In a wonderful essay titled “Lunching on Olympus,” Steven L. Isenberg recalls his afternoons with W. H. Auden, E. M. Forster, Philip Larkin, and William Empson. In Isenberg’s telling, these literary giants were gracious, generous, a tad eccentric, and extremely kind. Enjoy!
(sorry about the terrible title pun; it had to be done)
JACQUELINE A. POLLARD 