<p>David wrote this essay when he was in high school. It appeared in the New York Times in 1976. He graduated from Curry College in 1981. This comes from the compilation of essays, "Models for Writers."</p>

David wrote this essay when he was in high school. It appeared in the New York Times in 1976. He graduated from Curry College in 1981. This comes from the compilation of essays, "Models for Writers."

"On Being 17, Bright, and Unable to Read" by David Raymond

Walter Bowne may pontificate on the glories of Walt Whitman; or regale listeners to his travels to the Frost Farm in New Hamposhire; or speculate on the miracles in Emily Dickinson; he may lecture long on Greek and Roman rhetoric; he may sopar box on college costs; and he may even say something wise about literature, writing, and the human condition.

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