Show GOFF COFF GIVES CIVES POETRY HISTORY TO UPS SIG-UPS Deals With Early Utah Poetry Women Best Poets Claims Speaker Speaker Harold Goff an alumnus of the University spoke before the Sigma Upsilon fraternity last Thursday evening on the subject of early Utah poetry H He dealt with the poetry from the coming of the pioneers until 1880 He has made a study of several several several sev sev- eral years on the subject and had the material well arranged The poetry of Utah said Mr Goff was mostly religious because of the theco co conditions of s settlement here There has been the matter of praising over the criticism of Utah poetry and that has hasben ben the matter of praising over Utah verse and ranking the ability of the writers too high The best Utah poetry for the period before 1880 was written by women Such names as Eliza R. R Snow Emily Hill Mrs and Mrs Sarah E E. Carmichael were all prominent writers The latter Mr Ir Goff stated was one of if it not the greatest Utah poet and would have done better work worle if misfortunes had hadnot hadnot hadnot not prohibited it She has been claimed claim claim- ed by California as a native of that state but their claims are not well founded I The lecture was one of the most I interesting given before the club I |