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way light shines through a
transparent flower petal.
The program included poems on
love, “Evening Music,” in which Sar-
ton says to “eat, rest and be nourish-
ed on the tide of love.”
Sarton read poems honoring her
parents, “A Celebration for George
Sarton,” evoking her father’s image writing if you knew how it was go-
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She also presented sessions
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A hush fell over the large audience.
A stooped bespectacled petite
woman with fluffy white hair form-
ing a halo walked onto the stage.
Quoting a ninth century Japanese
poet, May Sarton opened the first of
a series of three lectures Nov. 12 at
McAllister Fine Arts Center.
“But after all I have come to make
my livelihood ... appearing to be do-
ing nothing.”
Sarton held her audience transfix-
ed while reading her poetry.
Sarton arranged the poetry by the
categories of light, natural world—
such as animals and trees—love,
solitude and creation.
Sarton read “Meditation in
Sunlight” from her book, “The Lion
and the Rose.”
Another poem Sarton read was “A
Light Left On,” expressing a poig-
nant moment of recognition bet-
ween two lovers returning after a
night out to a lighted room.
From her book, “Letters from
Maine,” Sarton read a poem written
in honor of the French painter,
Claude Monet, who painted in the late
19th century and early 20th century,
titled, “Monet.”
Her poetry has been compared to
his painting because of their preoc-
cupation with light, Sarton said.
Some poems were rigidly controll-
ed and structured; others were free
verse.
Sarton carefully enunciated each
poem so the audience could feel and
i visualize her meaning; see what she
saw.
Each poem painted a vivid picture
in the mind’s eye creating space,
light, the transparency of a flower
petal, the antics of a gander and
especially vibrant emotion.
The seemingly feeble poet spoke in
a firm clear voice although she had
to sit once during the reading for a
few minutes to rest as she is recover-
ing from a stroke.
in the listeners’ imagination, and
“The First Autumn,” celebrating her
mother who was an artist.
Each poem expressed the passion, At the journal writing lecture, Sar-
dignity and soul of the poet, display- ton said she began writing journals
ing imagery and emotional depth.
“You’re Stout at 60,” a three-part
poem, worked out Sarton’s anguish
in a garden.
Sarton’s reading was the highlight
of the three lectures. •
revelation if we are ready.
“Absolute attention is prayer. And
if you can pay real absolute attention
to anything, something happens you
never thought of before.”
Sarton said journalists must edit
their work.
“Words have to be used so careful
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because she was in deep depression.
Sarton said she thought, “writing
a journal will help me find out who
I really am and what I want.”
Comparing herself with other jour
nal writers, Sarton commented,
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“Anais Nin is one example of a nar-
cissistic journal keeper, who puts
herself up as a saint.”
Nin loaned her typewriter to Henry
James. In Nin’s journal she lets the
reader know she loaned the
typewriter to him. What she failed to
relate was she is married to a rich man
and went out and bought a new one.
Sarton has written several journals
from different periods in her life.
Sarton said a journal makes a per-
son look at the painful things and
helps one find out what really
happened.
“A journal is about what has hap-
pened today: ‘life caught on the
pulse’.”
Sarton advised students to try to
write early in the morning while “the
door to the sub-conscious is still
open.”
“Think of priorities. Focus on
something special like a look on a
face.
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“Words have to be used so careful Excursions to Steamboat Springs,
ly. You don’t want to read it yourself Colo., London and Mexico City are
available for those wanting to travel
during the Christmas holidays.
Student activities sponsors the three
trips.
The London tour, conducted by
Mary Muller, professor of reading
Sarton chose to delete the poems
on solitude from the program,
reading instead three poems from
nature.
“France the Goose” sketched a
word picture of the daily ablutions
of a regal goose Sarton saw outside
her window on a return visit to her
native Belgium.
Sarton said she got the idea for
“Snail Watchers,” from an article
about research.
“A Fig for You” expressed Sarton’s
feelings about figs.
“Now bite it deep for bitter or for
worse,” she quipped.
Sarton explained she finds things
to write about in every day occur-
rences; such as a moose she saw in
Maine.
Sarton advised her fans to take a
second to look at nature and enjoy £e sradFcrowd.^
“Writing a novel is like taking an
examination on which your whole
life depends every day for a year.”
She said writing a novel is pro-
bably the most difficult form of
writing she does.
Sarton said she never knows what
is going to happen in her works.
“What would be the point of
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Author May Sarton says novels require nurturing.
Writer shares writing regime
A person must nurture the novel
as one would a child, writer May Sar-
ton told students here last week.
A novel has to be active, has to be a
certain point of view, Sarton advised
if it isn’t well written—exact.”
Sarton used as an example a
description of the descent of a hawk
on its prey.
She used 12 verbs while editing to
express the thought, “I saw a hawk . .
today flash down and catch a fish.” and education, includes sightseeing
Sarton said the major event of the an^ live theater. Departure is Dec. 27
day may not be the most important.
“There is a connection between the
inner world and the outer world.”
Sarton advises journalists to find
that connection. ___ __ __________ ___ __
, At her poetry reading, Sarton told 29-Jan. 4?
Winter sports and recreation in
snowy Colorado including participa-
tion in “College Days” fills the agen-
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