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in pencil Masanik, Al

July 27, 1976

Hello Jack Conroy,

thanks for your letter. most of the time there is no feedback at all. someone must read the littles. someone must like what's in them

but it hardly even gets back to the writer. & it's good when it does.

okay on using the "Satchel Paige" poem. all or part, whatever you want.
enclosing a new chapbook -- Spring Training just came out last week & this battered, beer stained copy of one of my early books,

it's just about out of print now. the few I love left look like this after one bad night recently I got drunk & did battle with my bookcase. ?ry about the appearance. Al Masanik 120 Southern Hgts. #2 San Francisco, Ca. 94107