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vs m >. / *ki?>. v : <* * Richard Wi Garp From page 5 And The World According to a wr Garp is the story of Garp trying ? biogn trying to save that which he loves, "mino trying to banish that which he preser knows is wrone. At first hp pan nreser accomplish this through his own other fiction; everything obeys him Thegl there, his characters accomplish Garp his tasks for him. But as his own killed, life becomes more complicated The and violence marred, even his Irving writing reflects the failure in living by th< up to his own qualifications. But the redl message of the book, if one can say that a novel has a Hf ^ "message," is that the failure is not important as long as the at- j ': tempt is made. The glory of Garp's ? = life comes not from his success as j nam u PRpt I FUrrwd 1ij LIVE IN OHHUtr H MNUMMMQi This Picture Contains II vtr? Harsh And Vmy Vuigar Language ; ] ^ And May Bt Considered Shocking ||| H^^Hj And Offaneivs. No ExpNctt Ssx ^ j Or Vtotano* to Shown. 11 j ; : ..... Now Playing jg|gj mmssismmmsmlS mm j| reading, vour weeks, perhaps f| has had on me. to describe this [ than wallow striving to give nature. Born in New Y first book of poe Greeted with cri instantly establ promising younj sided. In 1957 Wilbui both thP Pnlit7pr He ^as '>een ._pr+ 4^-^^ \ M fellowships; in 1 BlSll^^ Rome, and in 196: p of the United Sta '..-with Russia. * V* 7 Heisagraduat at the latter he tx SkHHHHP ! he has instructc currently poet in J'. Aside from pc Jp number of other? M..,..'" noted for his sup< |T plays such as Car r use Department Wilbur's version < Wilbur is also r has edited sever ilbur James Diekev I editor for poets ar Dickey and Wi iter (we learn that his character, but it ipher considers him a part of the book, r author") or his success in painstakingly v> ving what he feels must be presents facts an< ved (he loses one son and the place and, thre* loses an eye and an arm), brings out thei orv of the world arcordinf tn ? o ? pui uaiii.c. una is that even after Garp is symbol and pit it still exists. conflict between technical perfection of John and makes the 's writing is almost dwarfed believable, e enormity of his central Garp's definitic wnminri iBHii Mm 7M M^Ug * M/ri:^/ Ibur electrif By Mark Chevalier each Q?m?cock Staff Writer Work. you who missed Richard Wilbur's "Thei >n, workshops and Wednesday night poetr ss is great. For myself it will take beaut years, to evaluate fully the effect it syllafc Wil I now find myself at a loss for words cijm? >oet who writes so well. He is no less ^ay q At a time when it is fashionable to we e! ;sion, Wilbur stands above the rest, parcj( validity to the very best in human reacjj jines ark City in 1921, Wilbur published his ' trv. The Rpnntifiil rh a r? ftoc in 1 CkAl ' *' ? ??? - 1,1 1 ' word! tical and popular acclaim, the book ished him as one of the most Th< \ poets. The praise has never sub- evide spell! 's book Things of This World won Propl Prize and the National Book Award, to Pa bestowed with two Guggenheim Mead 1954 he was awarded the Prix de 4'Flip 1 he was selected as a representative of a ri tes in a cultural exchange program Th< quiCA e of both Amherst and Harvard, and ovati< egan his teaching career. Since then Ric ;d at Wesleyan University and is leadii residence at Smith College. The etry, Wilbur is also known for a Depa activities. In theatrical circles, he is a?d grb translations of European period Chair idide and Tartuffe. This summer the the P1 of Theatre and Speech will perform The 3f Tartuffe. periei loieu lor nis laients as an editor and aimoi al books by USC poet-in-residence invoh n Dickey's words, "He is an ideal great id a marvelous poet himself.'' those ilbur became friends in 1954, and bring is an important "a doctor who only se Irving's novel is cases." The novelist i ?ell planned; he tries to keep everyi i situations in one defying nature and the _ 1 A - A ; cnapiers jaier, attempt to save that r powerful im- important to him. The rt interlocking of in The World Accordin )t removes any that John Irving has form and content story and his characters story shockingly The world according t really out there, some >n of a novelist is too, will never die. . 5 /* I '' ; ' -- ies crowd possesses an enduring respect for the other's Dickey has this to say about Wilbur's poetry: e are no cheap, spectacular fireworks in his jr. It is technically adroit and has a profound, :r..i 1 uui moaesiy. you can't change a word, not a tie, not even a punctuation mark." bur's two-day residency at USC reached its ix at Wednesday night's reading. Earlier that t his press conference a number of us said that specially liked one of his earlier poems, "The an." We were delighted when he opened his ng with this work. From those first opening a hush fell over the capacity crowd, and all eyes and minds rejoiced in the incredible flow of ; range and contrast of Wilbur's work was ? ' 41 ' ' nt. >11 auuicuv.c i cajAiiiae, nuiii me sucni ana )inding effect of "The Pardon" and "Advice to a let" to delightful surprise with "A Prayer to Go iradise With Donkeys" and "Two Voices in a low" to hysterical laughter with "Playboy," pancy" and "Opposites": "What's the opposite iot ? a lot of people keeping quiet." i hour of the reading seemed to pass far too ly for this mesmerized lot, and the standing )n followed like an intuitive response. hard Wilbur was the second in a series of lg authors to visit the USC campus this SDrine Writers' Series is sponsored by the USC rtment of English and the College of Humanities Social Sciences, with English Department man George Geckle serving as coordinator of ogram. ! amount of information and potential exrice this program offers to the students of USC is ;t incomprehensible, but you must become /ed to reap the rewards. I obviously encourage er response and give my heartfelt thanks to above and the numerous others responsible for ing this early spring to USC. V^NWERT SUSAN THOUGHT < is terminal \ LIT CLASS WAS < s one who r - a gltaan which is Jh ^flR where. it, ( mi SfF?j IVAU5K SUSAN TAKES CLIFF'S _ _HON<? to STUPy. MSR&USJC ww notES IV THE BOOK CORNER \ J* USC Campus Bookstore ^ (L Russell House \