In 1941, a decade after the death of Kahlil Gibran, his good friend Witter Bynner responded to a query from a student asking about the Lebanese-born poet, artist, and philosopher. “Perhaps the best illustration I can give you of the man’s personal quality,” replied Bynner, “is an episode which took place at the house of Mrs. Simeon Ford (Julia Ellsworth Ford) through whom I met him.”
