Our Towns: His Poetry Was Odd, but His Letters to the Police Were Odder
Alfred Starr Hamilton, an untutored poet who lived in Montclair and attracted literary admirers, left a number of baffling messages to the Montclair Police Department.
From: NYT > Books
Monday, 23 August, 2010
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