Notes
Editors' note: In addition to his counseling director duties, Gary Margolis was Associate Professor of English and American Literatures (part-time) at Middlebury and the recipient of the Saint Michaels College Clinical Psychology Sam Dietzel Award for mental health practice in Vermont. His book Fire in the Orchard was nominated for the 2002 Pulitzer Prize. His new book of poems is Below the Falls (Addison Press). Dr. Margolis retired in December after 38 years of college counseling service.
“To the Young Man with the Unwanted Thought” is from Below the Falls, copyright by Gary Margolis. Reprinted by permission of Addison Press and the author.
“To the Young Woman Looking for the Eating Disorder Workshop Who Found a Poetry Reading Instead” is from Fire in the Orchard, copyright 2002 by Gary Margolis. Reprinted by permission of Autumn House Press and the author.