Word: gambet
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...converse with shoppers.Solano said that under her ownership, the shop had Saturday afternoon coffee hours when customers were encouraged “to stay around and talk.”LOUISA’S POETIC LICENSEThe Grolier Poetry Shop was founded in 1927 by Gordon Cairnie and Adrian Gambet, but Solano took the helm in 1974, when Cairnie died.Solano was asked to submit several poems for consideration for a memorial book that was made in the late owner’s memory, but she was intimidated by the notion at the time that women could not write poetry...
...Grolier Poetry Shop was founded in 1927 by Gordon Cairnie and Adrian Gambet, but Solano took the helm in 1974, when Cairnie died...
...does now. Perhaps Adrian Gambet and Gordon Cairnie, who founded the Grolier in 1927, would scarcely recognize it today. The original shop was not a poetry shop, but rather a place for overseas books, fine printing and contemporary limited editions. By the 1950s, it had become an established gathering place for writers, poets and students. Members of the Harvard Advocate were especially frequent visitors. The Grolier wasn’t really a place to purchase books, for sales were almost nonexistent and Cairnie often failed to collect payments on the sales he made. Instead, it was a place...