European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 a d the stars and stripes tuesday june 16, 1992 faces no places 1st woman poet laureate in . Finds title strange from wire reports Mona Van Duyn Long lauded for her Celebration of married love and daily life was named sunday in Washington As the United states new poet laureate. The Post attached to the Library of Congress was created by Congress in 1985 As an upgraded version of the position of poetry consultant. Van Duyn pronounced Quot Van diner71, is the first woman laureate. A a it a a strange title a she said by phone from her St Louis Home. A fall the general Public knows is England a Long Long tradition of having a poet laureate with each staying in the Post until he Dies. Whereas we in our weird american Way have a new laureate every year. I find it very hard to explain to my non literary her solution she said a is to keep the super honorable title far Back in my mind because it makes me feel top instead Shell concentrate on the most clearly defined part of the Job choosing among her fellow poets to come and read at the Library of Congress one of the most prestigious venues in the poetry world. As for being the first woman laureate a i search my feelings and i swear i can to find any significance. In a so used to there being so few women in anthologies and places of Power in the poetry world that 1 did no to find it Odd that the Library of Congress should wait seven years to get a Van Duyne a first Book of poems Valentines to the wide world appeared in 1959. Since then there have been six More with the most recent near changes winning the pulitzer prize last year. Van Duyn has taken Home practically every other award the Field has to offer including the Bollinger the National Book award and the richest of them All the $25,000 Ruth Lilly award. Poetry critics generally applauded Van Duyne a selection. A she has had a distinguished career and has earned the respect of her fellow poets a said David Lehmann critic and series editor of the annual volume Best american poetry. Dana Gioia an outspoken critic who managed to alienate much of the poetry world last year with his article can poetry matter in Atlantic Magazine not with the inbred Slack and incestuous poets we have today was his conclusion also was enthusiastic. A a it san estimable Choice a Gioia said. A a she a a Good poet intelligent poet very much in the mainstream. A poet who a comfortable writing about ideas As Well As feelings writing Public As Well As personal poetry. She a not widely known but she a highly regarded by her the Post of laureate has a separate problem one that stems not Only from its Blurry nature but also from the fact that the United states is a country where As the poet Phyllis Mcginly once said a not Reading poetry is a National Joseph Brodsky and Mark strand the two most recent poets laureate went Public last month with their dissatisfaction Brodsky said the Job was a will paid ill defined and ultimately ill executed a and added a i experienced More hindrance than support from the Library. Strand chimed in with a the whole poetry program and the laureate ship has to be rethought. Its a tremendous plans Benefit comedian Jerry Seinfeld says he was outraged by the Rodney g. King beating verdict and he plans a Benefit to help victims of the los Angeles riots. A i Felt like doing a Little rioting myself when that happened a he said. �?o1 was extremely frustrated with the racist social ignorance that caused that to four White current and former police officers were acquitted in the videotaped beating of King a Black Motorist. One officer faces retrial on one unresolved count. Seinfeld 38, Star of the Abc series Seinfeld is scheduled to appear thursday with comedian George Wallace to raise Money for riot victims. A i thought this would be the Best thing i could do As far As making a Dent in the problem a probably not a Dent just a scratch a he said. A if i was Ross Perot i could Send a entertain Bush actress Rita Moreno Singer Vikki Carr comedian Paul Rodriguez and Mambo dance King Tito Puente were among those entertaining president Bush at a fund Raiser for the National hispanic scholarship fund and Fords theatre in Washington. The hosts for the show were Jimmy Smits of . Law and fantasy Island Star Ricardo Montalban. 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