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Show Fage 28 - THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, A fU. Thursday. June 13. 1955 Music, drama, books, the people film, art and their works (Li) U v flvoiify fviy nib By MICHAEL OLSON Special to the Herald Nationally recognized poet Rich- ard Eberhart read his poems for an hour recently on the Brigham Young University campus before a smali audience of literature enthu- There must be some medicine in words that grind away at truth, and that medicine must be good for the voice, because the hour passed by swiftly no matter how weighty the subject matter ol his poems. siasts. Eberhart, 81 years old, is creator of the poem "The Groundhog," an introspective Groundhog." but he did read his other most famous poem. The much-anthologiz- Eberhart Furv of and decay human exist- didn't read poetry itself saying he had no idea where it conies irom but that he usually ends up meditating poetically on events long after they have happened. One thing emerged clearly during the reading: poetic meditations on the serious elements of existence have not sapped the vitality oi the man. Few answers to hie s problems come out of poetry, but there is something about seeing things clearly that must matter somehow. When he was a younger man he wondered about the disintegration of the corpse of a groundhog and how that disintegration applied to him and all men. That wondering, which still seems present, judging by his most recent poetry, has been healthy lor him. Eberhart's achievements include winning the Bollingen Prize in poetry in 1962. a Pulitzer Prize in 1966 and a National Book Award in 'The Aerial Bombardment." of death examination and the meaning of ence. Like "The Groundhog." most of Eberhart's poetry dwells on very serious themes, often death and the ultimate questions of life. Because of that, one would expect an reader. But such was not the case. Oh, he looked all of 81: slightly frizzy stooped, a little watery-eyeand scanty white hair, a slight trip on the stairs leading to the podium. But when he began speaking and reading, out came the voice of a 31 year-old. A crisp, clear, resonvoice: the ant, voice of, well, a poet. -- Review along with many new ones and one written when he was only 15. He included some biographical background on several oi his poems, indluding "The Fury of Aerial Bombardment," and he read a student reacmion to another of his poems, a poem taking a stark look at the mysterious beauty and horror of a photograph of cancer cells he had seen in 1977. His most recent book of poems is Long Reach," published by New Directions in 1984. "The "Life'magazine. He brushed upon the mystery of Aris Council to Host Draper Open House The Utah Arts Council has scheduled an open house for Council Executive Director Ruth R. Draper who will leave her post on July 1, 1985. The public is invited to attend the open house at the Liberty Park Chase Home on June 18 from 6 p.m. Mrs. Draper has served as director of the Utah Arts Council for the past ten years. Under her guid- - Topic of Talk Will be Occult ance, the Council has become one Popular youth speaker Lynn Bry-so- n will present a series of seminars nightly through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Lakeridge Junior High. 951 S. 400 W., Orem. of the most respected and successful state-ru- n arts agencies in the country. The Utah Arts Council is a division of the State of Utah's of Community and Economic Development. Department For more information please contact the Utah Arts Council, 617 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, Utah 84102, 533-589- The topic will be "The Occult and Rock Music." If enough interest is generated, the series will be extended through Monday and Tuesday at Mountain View School in Orem. High Delia Reese Will Upen eason For Symphony singer Delia Reese joins the Utah Symphony and associate conductor Charles Ketcham in Symphony Hall on June 20 and at Snowbird on June 23 as the orchestra begins its exciting summer season. The Symphony Hall performance begins at 8 p.m. on June 20 and the Snowbird concert begins at 4 p.m. on June 23. A performance will also be given at Kent Concert Hall in Logan at 8 p.m. on June 21. Delia Reese is for her romantic ballads and well-know- n hard-drivin- i g songs utilizing her unique voice. Throughout her formative years, Ms. Reese was involved in spiritual singing and at 13 she wqas hired by the late Mahalia Jackson to sing with her group. n Ms. Reese is also for her acting roles the most popular of which was on ""Chico and the Man." The program will include Rossini's Overture to "la Gazza Ladra," Korngold's Seclections from "The Seahawk," Loewe's "Camelot" Medley, as well as jazz and popular selecitons featuring Delia Reese. Charles Ketcham joined the Utah Symphony in 1982. He has conducted some of the major orchestras in the United States, including those of Pittsburgh, Dallas, St. Louis, Denver and Portland. A "ticket rush" sale for students will be available to students just prior to the concert. Tickets are available at the Symphony Hall box office, at Deseret Book outlets, and at Basil's in Trolley Square. well-know- i If' jM'j Singer Delia Reese will join the Utah Symphony for concerts in Symphony Hall and at Snowbird. Disney Classics To be Seen In a major television breakthrough, The Disney Channel will present the exclusive world television premieres of two Walt Disney ; animated classics, "Robin Hood" in June and "The Sword In the " Stone" in August. Programmed during the "summer slump" months, the two features combined with an encore performance of the "Alice in Wonderland" in July will be the centerpiece of the family-oriente- d channel's most comprehensive and highest budgeted subscriber acquisition in its two year history. In discussing the unique summer promotion, James P. Jimirro, Disney Channel president said, "This massive marketing effort, conducted in tandem with the local cable operator, is designed to maintain the continuity and momentum of our previous promotions which during 1984 made The Disney Channel the fastest growing pay service in America. "Our research has shown that the type of by programming most our subscribers is animated features, and we are delighted to make three of the most popular Disney "crown jewels' available extiusifely to our subscribers this summer. requested full-lengt- h marsupport the keting effort more than 16 million bill stuffers and customized To three-mont- h self-maile- will be sent to basic scribers at the more than systems that are expected to ticipate in the promotion. sub1,000 par- Woodruff said that more cable affiliates are participating in the summer effort than ever before. One thousand systems, reaching 60 percent of all potential basic subscribers, are joining the 100 day campaign. reach the consumer the Channel has set a joint promotion with 1,000 libraries nationwide which will build displays around the theme, "Great Books Make Great To Our entire stock of Spring and Summer blouses has been reduced. Beautiful prints, stripes, solids in fashionable colors. Misses sizes 0 Womens sizes 36-4Sells in fine stores for $29-3- 7 8-2- 6. A VLYv' jQffV yZ0v& Movies. Don't Miss 'Robin Hood.' 'Alice in Wonderland' and "Sword In The Stone' on The Disney : ' ; Noted Author Wins A ward UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. iAPi Paul West, whose latest book chronicles the life of the "Rat Man of Paris." is the recipient of an of American Academy-Institut- e Arts and Letters Award in Literature. Previous winners of the litera-- ; ture award include William Faulk- ner, John Cheever, Theodore Dreiser, and John O'Hara. V Factory Outlet Orem ,4 WZT: W.-s- i ( (. Mf.-- .'44 t.',!,!, 10 iim to li prii - Monday through S.ilwday VISAMASTER CARD PERSONAL CHECKS ACCEPTED Closed Sunji, 'SS Vlt y$k f - |