No smoking.
OK, just wanted to get that out of the way.
I have several announcements I'm supposed to make
before we begin the reading.
Next question?
Are you reading first?
That's out of order.
OK.
Our next poet is will be Philip Levine, who
will be reading March 15, at 8:30 PM in the modern languages
auditorium, and that should be worth coming to his good poet.
There's a new literary magazine which has just come out
in Tucson called Ironwood, which is published by Michael
Cuddihy, and it's available at the Hip Pocket Bookstore
at Gayatri and at the Arizona Bookstore,
and it's a lovely little magazine.
Tomorrow night at Pima College, Jon Anderson
will be reading his poetry in the East Dining
Hall, Building A at 8:30.
OK, Jon Anderson East Dining Hall, Pima College 8:30.
Tonight after Marvin Bell's reading
there'll be a reception in the terrace lounge of the Student
Union.
A man impersonating Marvin Bell will be reading tonight.
He's born in the East and has published two books of poetry
and several pamphlets.
The first book was called The Probable Volume of Dreams,
published by Athenaeum.
The second, and most recent is The Escape Into You.
He teaches at the Graduate Writers Workshop
at the University of Iowa, where he was my teacher
about five years ago.
His batting average is 325, and it should
be enjoyable reading, Marvin.
He's also known as Joe Elephant.
[APPLAUSE]
This is a very freaky campus, isn't it?
Excuse me while I do this.
I guess I should try this, is it working now?
If I read about this level?
They're working now?
Is there someone on the controls?
Is it working now?
It's working now.
Is it working now?
OK.
Well, I'm pleased to be here--
let me chatter while I get this on fine,
because among other things, because there's
so many good writers here and, because there's
such a serious attention given to literature, poetry included.
And it'll get mushy if I say more, so I won't.