Postcard to Jan Trexler Kennedy, 1984

To get started, here's a postcard Updike sent to my wife in 1984, in reply to a letter saying how she had enjoyed his poem "Azores." Jan wasn't a complete stranger: Updike would certainly have recognized her maiden name, and she undoubtedly pointed out that her uncle was Jim Trexler, who appears in the 1950 Shillington High School yearbook directly above JU. His description of the UGA campus as "longitudinal" is precise; indeed, it extends southward from downtown Athens. The final word is misspelled. On the front, note his trademark rubber stamp.