We invite you to come to the Terrace Lounge of the Student
Union following tonight's reading to meet Mr. Gunn.
The Terrace Lounge is in the upper level in the west end
of the Student Union.
I'm happy to announce that we have added another poet
since the schedule was printed.
Two weeks from tonight, Denise Levertov
will read in this auditorium.
[CLAPPING]
Yeah, that's good.
That's October the 18th.
We're very happy to have a poet tonight whom we have long
sought to come visit.
Thom Gunn spelled with a T-H-O-M.
Our poster-makers spelled it with a T-O-M. Somewhere,
there's 200 great posters that might be collector's item
someday.
Mr. Gunn is a native of Kent in England.
He's lived in San Francisco for the last 12 years.
First came to the United States as a student
at Stanford University in 1954.
I'd like to read a quote from Edwin Muir writing
on Mr. Gunn's book called The Sense of Movement.
"He states afresh and with great force questions which
have troubled poets and thinkers in all ages,
but he is aware of them as existing now in his life
and he contributes something new to the old debate."
Mr. Gunn is a very prolific writer.
I am not going to read all of his publications
but I would like to mention some of them.
Most familiar to you might be The Sense of Movement and My
Sad Captains.
Touch is his most recent publication.
And in March, Farrar, Strauss and Giroux will bring out Moly.
It's my pleasure to introduce to you Mr. Thom Gunn.
[APPLAUSE]
Thank you.