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Poetry reading,
November 9, 1970,

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Modern Languages
Auditorium, room number 350.

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It's a pleasure to
welcome you to the second

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in a series of
readings by visiting

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poets, sponsored by the
Ruth Stephan Poetry Center.

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Our next reader will be Mr
Bill Roecker of the University

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English department, reading
in this auditorium, Tuesday,

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November 24.

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Mr Harrison is in town as part
of a tour for the National

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Endowment for the Arts poetry
in the schools program.

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At the same time, another
noted poet, Miss Diane Wakoski,

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is tutoring for the poetry
in the school's program.

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She will read Thursday
night at Pima College,

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I think in building G,
that's the new campus.

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And I'm sorry, I can't instruct
you on how to get there.

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It's on Anthem road,
and you'll just

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have to look for the lighted
area, when you get out.

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The reading will be at 8:30.

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Well, it's pretty dark out
there in the desert, I tell you.

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You are invited to meet
Mr Harrison at reception

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this evening, following
the reading, in the terrace

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room of the Student Union.

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Jim Harrison was born
and educated in Michigan.

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He and his family live on a
farm in northern Michigan.

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His honors include two
awards from the National

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literary anthology, a
grant from the National

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Endowment for the Arts,
a Guggenheim Fellowship.

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He's one of the
editors of Sumac,

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a national literary magazine.

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His poetry is represented in
the following anthologies--

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Out Of The War Shadow, Lyric
Poems, 31 New American Poets,

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Contemporary American Poetry.

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Among the periodicals in
which he has published

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are poetry, The TriQuarterly
Review, The Stony Brook

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Journal.

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In addition to his
poetry, Mr Harrison

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is a feature writer
for Sports Illustrated.

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He has two volumes
of poetry published--

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Plainsong, in 1965,
Locations, in 1968.

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A third volume,
entitled Outlier,

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will appear in
January, published

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by Simon and Schuster.

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The same publishers
will also present

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Mr Harrison's first novel,
next summer, entitled, Sheens.

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It is my pleasure to present
to you, Mr Jim Harrison.

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[APPLAUSE]

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