What possible reason would Ginsberg have had to lie about this? Or is this
just to keep up the constantly chipping paint job on Ezra?

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>Subject: Re: Looking for magazine article: Ginsberg visits Pound, 1967
>Date: Sat, Feb 17, 2001, 4:09 AM
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> Michael Reck.  Someone else will remember the name of the book.
> The man who first introduced me to Pound, Forrest Read, had very strong
> doubts that Pound said what Ginsberg claims he said: "The one thing I regret
> is the suburban prejudice of anti-Semitism".  When AG visited Chapel Hill, NC
> in 1976, Prof. Read walked up to him and said that he doubted Pound said such
> a thing.  Ginsberg said he did. I'll never forget the look Read visited upon
> Ginsberg, eyes locked for what seemed like minutes, Ginsberg getting
> progressively less comfortable.  Read finally responding,"No, he didn't."
> Read stared a little longer and walked away.
> Jay Anania
>