WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.080 align:middle line:84% --Poetry Center to begin all readings 00:00:02.080 --> 00:00:05.800 align:middle line:90% with several announcements. 00:00:05.800 --> 00:00:10.330 align:middle line:84% Number one, smoking is not allowed in the auditorium. 00:00:10.330 --> 00:00:13.690 align:middle line:84% Our next reading will be Wednesday, October 00:00:13.690 --> 00:00:16.720 align:middle line:90% the 4th one week from tonight. 00:00:16.720 --> 00:00:21.670 align:middle line:84% British poet, Thom Gunn, will be here. 00:00:21.670 --> 00:00:25.390 align:middle line:84% We invite you to a reception to meet Mr. Hall tonight 00:00:25.390 --> 00:00:28.622 align:middle line:84% in the Student Union Terrace Lounge. 00:00:28.622 --> 00:00:30.580 align:middle line:84% If you're not familiar with the Terrace Lounge, 00:00:30.580 --> 00:00:34.855 align:middle line:84% it's the top floor in the west end of the Student Union. 00:00:34.855 --> 00:00:39.220 align:middle line:90% 00:00:39.220 --> 00:00:43.060 align:middle line:84% Donald Hall could come to us as an actor, 00:00:43.060 --> 00:00:51.910 align:middle line:84% an editor, scholarly lecturer, but we invite him as a poet. 00:00:51.910 --> 00:00:57.520 align:middle line:84% He can tell us all about Charles Laughton and Henry Moore. 00:00:57.520 --> 00:00:59.680 align:middle line:84% We've invited him to tell us all about Donald Hall. 00:00:59.680 --> 00:01:02.680 align:middle line:90% 00:01:02.680 --> 00:01:07.030 align:middle line:84% His prizes include a Lamont for his first book of poetry, 00:01:07.030 --> 00:01:11.100 align:middle line:90% Exiles and Marriages. 00:01:11.100 --> 00:01:13.110 align:middle line:84% He's had I don't how many Guggenheims? 00:01:13.110 --> 00:01:15.750 align:middle line:90% I forgot to check how many. 00:01:15.750 --> 00:01:19.980 align:middle line:84% He's presently on leave from the University of Michigan, 00:01:19.980 --> 00:01:21.690 align:middle line:84% on his way to England where he's working 00:01:21.690 --> 00:01:23.955 align:middle line:84% on a biography of the actor Charles Laughton. 00:01:23.955 --> 00:01:29.080 align:middle line:90% 00:01:29.080 --> 00:01:34.570 align:middle line:84% His 25th book is due out soon, one I'm looking forward to. 00:01:34.570 --> 00:01:39.035 align:middle line:84% It's a collection of dirty limericks with illustrations. 00:01:39.035 --> 00:01:41.890 align:middle line:90% [LAUGHTER] 00:01:41.890 --> 00:01:47.260 align:middle line:84% His other books of poetry are The Dark Houses, 00:01:47.260 --> 00:01:52.090 align:middle line:84% A Roof of Tiger Lilies, The Alligator Bride, and most 00:01:52.090 --> 00:01:54.310 align:middle line:90% recently, The Yellow Room. 00:01:54.310 --> 00:01:56.897 align:middle line:84% It's my pleasure to introduce Mr. Donald Hall. 00:01:56.897 --> 00:01:59.332 align:middle line:90% [APPLAUSE] 00:01:59.332 --> 00:02:05.190 align:middle line:90% 00:02:05.190 --> 00:02:07.010 align:middle line:90% Thank you.