A letter in the NYT Book Review on the 5th (from K. Margaret Schwarz of Hillsborough NJ): Erica Wagner’s review of Jonathan Galassi’s “Muse” (June 21) praises Galassi’s cleverness in referring to Amazon as “Medusa.” But Alison Bechdel did so years ago in “Dykes to Watch Out For.” Apparently Galassi’s metaphorical reference wasn’t actually clever, because … Continue reading Crediting inventiveness