European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 16, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 b c i he stars and stripes tuesday june 16, 1992 faces no places 7 St 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. Quot its a strange title a she said by phone from her so Louis Home. A fall the general Public knows is England s 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 Pov pickup list editors note a if your name is on this list your car has arrived in Germany. You can use this list As the written verification the Pov contractor requires before a pickup appointment can be scheduled. The list is issued to the stars and stripes by the Bremerhaven terminal. The numbers Are the final four of your social Security number. For farther assistance please Contact the local transportation office servicing your Community. Angstadt 937 3 Baldwin 6452 Barnfather 2953 Beltran 7324 Bone 1063 Boyle 0492 brielb60b Burruss 9977 Carr 4842 Clarke 4687 Cole 4436 Denmark 2066 Downey 1268 Dungan 7911 Elyott 0033 Freeman 7b09 Gar an 40b3 Garrett 1802 Hall 0137 Hernandez 3604 Hunsicker 0857 Jenkins 0162 Jenkins 3824 Johnson 6343 Jorgensen 6105 Joy 0956 Karr 1974 Kim 7123 King 1810 Larson 0339 Leslie 4986 le9ter 3232 Lewis 0492 Mann 7060 Matos 9731 Mcallister 9205 Mcclellan 3935 Miller 2692 Mojica 9638 Neal 7000 Nguyen 6460 Ortega 4459 Politte 4018 Reiner 7919 Roberts 6617 Robinson 6906 Roseau 6206 Rosson 7622 russell9264 sayler4322 Schumann 0256 Stam Baugh 3914 Statler 1769 sturgess9634 Taylor 0551 Thomas 1617 Valencia 6970 Walker 7011 White 9971 Williams 9100 Wright 9149 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 i 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 sue 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 Welt 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 laureat ship has to be rethought. Its a tremendous co median 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 Saia. A i was extremely frustrated wit surf and turf fun the Lazy crazy Days of summer have hit Russia. A Young woman takes advantage of the hot weather sunday to try some wind surfing on a Lake in Moscow s suburbs White sunbathers lounge on the Shore. Temperatures reached in the High 70s in the Moscow area on sunday. 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. 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