14—The Daily Collegian Wednesday, March 26, 1975 Poet laureate Brooks presents works By LEAH ROZEN Collegian Staff Writer Gwendolyn Brooks has spent a large part of her 57 years writing poetry because, to her, "Poetry is life distilled." "That's what I decided many years ago," she said last night at the Paul Robeson Cultural Center, "and I have found nothing to change my opinion." Brooks read and commented on her poems for the more Impressions than 300 persons who came the hear the poet laureate of Illinois. After reading a few poems by other authors, Brooks delved into her own material. Hearing Brooks read her own poetry made it more im- now since some of our highest officers have tended to mediate to the audience, She stretched out words, swooped popularize them recently." her voice high and low, punctuated lines with laughter and "Riots are truly an inspiration td a poet's pen," Brooks said. made the black and white lines of the printed page come alive. 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John Mahoney Hollywood Repdrter Produced & Directed by Russ Meyer -4( Thur - Sun Waring Lounge : 7:30 & 10:00 75c Dm ,f. * it **************************************************************4 MOVIE TIMETABLE JOHN BOORMAN 1111111101 an EVE PRODUCTION 'a EASTMANCOLOfiI After reading a poem on abortion, Brooks turned to one about horses grazing. "Some of my little blatk friends say e, `That ain't black, that ain't relevant,' but I don't apologize about writing this little poem," Brooks said. Before reading a poem about love, Brooks said, "It's all proper," since it was dedicated to her husband. "Of late, I have become a very bannable poet," Brooks said. Her poem "We Real Cool" recently was banned in a Nebraska school because of a line in which the protagonists say they „, want to "jazz June." — Jazz' was taken as a sexual reference," Brooks said. "I piadn't intended p it to be a sexual reference, but I don't mind If. • Before reading "The Ballad of Pearl Mae Lee," a poem she said had been Langston Hughes' favorite from among her works, Brooks said it had some words that were "acceptable WVCAUYAVUEN ILLitAit ITATUNI ICNO" UCUELIS JELLY IACY and SALSA% ANSTACIEI Jf kNilf SHIT andllVl!:sc eeee #441 u ll% P , od..ced o, ti 11111. /4,4 P, 11111 l 11.1%%(•,..e0,J.-,4141411111.1.14111 Basea 'sec a, P,1 4 111 4.1 • 4.111% .oa.cea,o , e v o ,, v..x p, Men,* . Scwee tn, 8 r Ga ae , oo, 44. A, o• • - 8:00 &10 0O Redifer "D" Fri, Sat, Sun $l.OO FUB NORTH HALLS presents It was 1948 and all the boys at school knew Billie but Buster loved her and no one understood. BUSTER and BILLIE Thur - Sun 7:30 & 9:30 Thur - Sun 7:30 & 9:30 hur - Simmons Fri -Sun 105 Forum 75` The ; Marx Brothers SOUTH CINEMA presents An Arth,r P Jacobs Production n assoc , al , on with Rollins-Joffe prcd,t,a, "IDLASY II ACAINi, SA A" A Herbert Ross F,lm 102 Forum 75c Luther King Jr. spurred her to write a poem about a young white liberal, John Cabot, who is suddenly faced by crowds of defiant young blacks. Brooks has the man say, as he falls to the ground, "Lord, forgive these•niggers, for they know not what they do." "Boy Breaking Glass," a poem about the young "militants" of the racial turbulence from recent years, was Brooks' at tempt to :`distill some degree of their motivation." Reading a poem she wrote for the dedication of the Picasso statue which now rests in Chicago's Civic Center, Brooks recited, "Does man love art, man visits art but squirms." Brooks said she was glad the Picasso statue had been given to Chicago, calling it a "real mind-extender." "I'm going to close with another banned poem," Brooks told the audience. "This one was just banned in West Virginia. It appeared 35 years ago in my first book." Many emminent critics have said that this poem functions on several levels and hai many meanings. This is not true," she said. "It is merely the distilled resentment my brother and I felt at being restrained by our proper mother." The poem, "A, Song in Vie Front Yard," includes a line where Brooks expresses a desire to be a "bad woman" and "to strut down the street witWnfalie-up on my face." Spring Clearance Sale SAVE AS NEVER BEFORE ON OUR WINTER JACKETS SAVE 10% ON OUR SPRING JACKETS Regular Sale Nylon-Quilt Lined $15.50 $12.00 Nylon-Pile Lined `'15.50 $12.00 Penn State navy and white $24.95 $15.50 SAVE ON HOODED SWEATSHIRTS REGULAR $7.50 SALE $5.50 Greek letters and Penn State decorations FREE with your purchase Sale ends March 29, 1975 Bahrain 326 E. Coltege Avenue State College, Pa. WITH LARRY TOMCZAK and C. J. MAHANEY Theme: "THE UNSHAKABLE KINGDOM" (Hebrews 12:28) Purpose: Building up the Body of Christ (Ephesians 4:11-13) Dates: Friday evening May 2nd and all day Saturday Mai• 3rd, 1975 Place: University Auditorium, Penn State Campus Times: 7:30 pm Friday, May 2nd 10:00 am 2:00 pm Saturday, May 3rd 7:30 pm For everyone in the academic and local communities. Plan to attend ALL the sessions enjoy the continuity of the total conference. Christians live in the Kingdom of God, not the Kingdom of the world. "All authority in heaven and on earth" has been given to the Lord Jesus Christ who NOW reigns as "the blessed & only Sovereign, King of Kings, and Lord of Lords." There is a tremendous difference between the, Kingdom of God and ,the Kingdom of this world. We liVe now in a redeemed community as a body, not just individuals. The life of the believer in the Kingdom of God is marked by different lifestyles, values, and relationships and love of the brethren continues in true fellowship. The Lord Jesus is King! Praise the Lord! Learn to live in His Kingdom as King's kids. Your life will never be the same. Larry & CJ taught here Jan 31 and Feb 1 at Grace Lutheran and Schwab Auditorium. The Lord has brought them back to us on May 2nd & 3rd and has opened up the new University Audi torium for His Glory. They have ministered together 4 gint D.C., Rochester, NY, Florida, and the 1974 Collegiate Conference in Roanoke, Va. They teach out of an in-depth understanding of the Holy Scriptures -nd under the power of the Holy Sp rit. Larry is author of _c_buL Your Hands & a dynamic speaker. SPRING TEACHING CONFERENCE Larry & CJ. are involved in a large teaching ministry in. Wash. D.C. called T.A.G. (Triumphantly Abiding Gwendolyn Brooks Malizia elected head of ARHS Sam Mahzia )9th-business arts) Dave Robbins 7th administration) last night business administration I was was elected president ot the eliminated on the first ballot, Association of Residence Hall • In other ARILS action . Students. Malizia reported that the Malizia. mining un- ~ ni‘ ersity Concert Com contested, said before the mince vetoed the proposed balloting he would work to April 30 Livingston Taylor Flake ARHS "the most im- concert, due to a scheduling portant group on campus in conflict with its own May 4th terms of service, program- concert ming and relations with the (University) administra ot Lite for 5300 was denied Tom Trask 9th-physics) AIMS agreed to reconsider was elected vice president on the matter after Residence the second ballot over Hall Week expenses are Georglyn Lashak (6th-liberal covered FREE U BELLY DANCING CLASS will be cancelled Wednesday, March 26 And Wednesday, April 2. in God) .1 request Sy the Festival CJ. brings youthful vigor & enthusiasm & speaks dynamically. Photo by Jeff Shortntz
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