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HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029603.txt

The document is an invitation from Elisa New, a professor at Harvard University's Department of English, to be a featured guest on the series Poetry in America. The poem they would read and interpret together is called "The Language of the Brag" by Pulitzer Prize winner Sharon Olds. The series airs on public television stations everywhere and streams via Amazon Prime and other services. Elisa New also mentions that she will use the content from this collaboration in an online course for medical professionals created in partnership with Harvard Medical School.

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029593.txt

In this email conversation between Lisa New and Jeffrey Epstein, Lisa is asking for help in wording an invitation to a woman named Serena Williams to join the company Poetry in America. She is unsure of how to ask without involving her in a poetry-related project. It is also mentioned that Serena Williams has some interest in Harvard poetry and childbirth-related issues. The exchange mentions Bill Clinton, Shaquille O'Neal, and Piers Morgan as individuals who have previously read poetry on television. Lisa also suggests reading My Antonia by Willa Cather for her next long plane trip.

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029589.txt

The document is a letter from Elisa New, the Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature at Harvard University, to Ms. Williams inviting her to be a featured guest on the public television series Poetry in America. The series discusses contemporary poems with various guests, including politicians, celebrities, and poets. If Ms. Williams agrees, they will spend 45 minutes discussing a poem by Sharon Olds that compares athletic prowess to childbirth at a location of her choice. The content from this conversation will be used in an upcoming season of the series and in a course for medical professionals created in partnership with Harvard Medical School.

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029569.txt

The document discusses the issue of inviting someone to join a company without asking them to be part of "Poetry in America". It also mentions that Serena considers herself a poetry person and how it might be relevant for her to appear on a Harvard poetry professor's show. The author would appreciate an edit for their invitation. In addition, the document references a poem about childbirth by Serena Williams, which raises awareness of discrimination against women athletes in sports and against women of color in childbirth. It is mentioned that Serena has appeared on PBS along with Bill Clinton and Shaquille O'Neal to read poetry for children. The author suggests starting with an invitation to join Clinton and mentions the need to hunt for a copy of Lolita or reread it on their way to Australia.

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029566.txt

The document discusses an invitation for Serena Williams to appear on a show and read a poem about childbirth that raises awareness of discrimination against women athletes in sports and women of color in childbirth. The conversation also mentions other people such as Bill Clinton, Shaquille O'Neal, and Lisa New. Additionally, there is discussion about reading the book "My Antonia" by Cather on a plane trip and releasing a "bootleg" episode.

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029517.txt

The document is a letter from Elisa New, Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature at Harvard University's Department of English, inviting someone to be a featured guest on the series Poetry in America. The series features distinguished guests including Bill Clinton, Joe Biden, Cynthia Nixon, Shaquille O'Neal, Yo Yo Ma, Samantha Power, Herbie Hancock, John McCain, Nas, Angela Duckworth, Bono, Regina Spektor, Frank Gehry, Stuart Weitzman, E.O. Wilson, and many others. The poem to be read and interpreted together is by Pulitzer Prize winner Sharon Olds called "The Language of the Brag" which compares feats of athletic prowess and poetic prowess to childbirth.

HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029298.txt

The document is a letter from Elisa New, Powell M. Cabot Professor of American Literature at Harvard University's Department of English, to Ms. Knowles-Carter. The letter invites her to be a featured guest on Poetry in America, a series that airs on public television stations and streams via Amazon Prime and other services. The poem they would read together is by contemporary poet Evie Shockley called "you can say that again, billie" which speaks back to Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit" and evokes a history of gender and race in the American South. Elisa New mentions that Ms. Knowles-Carter is the ideal reader for this poem.