Tonight, it's my pleasure to introduce
to you, N Scott Momaday, a professor of English
at Stanford University.
Professor Momaday's publications include two prose works
"House Made of Dawn" which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1969,
and "The Way to Rainy Mountain".
Recently, he published a book of poetry titled "Angle
of Geese and Other Poems".
Tonight, he'll read from a forthcoming book of poetry
titled "The Gourd Dancer".
Professor Momaday's visit is sponsored by the Amerind Club
and by American Indian Studies.
Professor Momaday.
[APPLAUSE]
Thank you and good evening, and Happy Halloween.
I don't think that I've ever given a reading on Halloween
before, it's a historic occasion for me.
I would like to read from a collection,
a recent collection, that I've put together.
And to make some informal comments as I go along,
or try to indicate something about the things which
may be helpful and may add a certain dimension
to the writing.
We'll see.
And then when I have finished the reading,
I should like to invite questions.
If you have any questions, I'll be
happy to try and answer them.