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m APRIL 25. 2001 - WCC CAMPUS VOICE 21 Dr. Anthony Abbott autographs his collection entitled The Search for Wonder in the Cradle of the World for Catherine Saleska, college transfer student, following his reading in the Music Room. PHOTO: VOICE STAFF Poet reads works, shares healing power of words Dr. Anthony S. Abbott, professor of English at Davidson College, spoke on Tuesday, April 3, to about 90 students at 10 and 11 a.m. prior to his performance as the speaker for the Rotary Club Henry Belk Lecture. Margaret Baddour, humanities instructor at WCC and Abbott’s friend, received a Foundation mini-grant to support Abbott’s poetry reading for students and arranged for his performance in the Music Room of the Dogwood Building. The 66-year-old poet captured the attention of college students 40 years younger than he. He shared his youth in a dysflinctional family, facts of his life, his success in the academic world, his adolescence in boarding schools with their share of playground betrayals, his despair over the death of his young daughter—and his discovery through poetry of reconciliation and peace. By JOY COX Abbott told students and faculty members that he began writing poetry when he was 40 years old: “It came to, me when I needed it. I began to write poetry to deal with my feelings, to keep alive those things that would otherwise be dead,” referring to his 4-year- old daughter who died suddenly. fmmmmmmmmmmw^ 10% off with coupon r1l (919) 580-0880 3E. (919) 580-0884 DAILY BUFFET Mon.' Sun. Lunch Buffet Fri. - Sat. Seafood Dinner Buffet Chinese Food To Take Out & Eat In 1803 E. A»h Street, Ooldiboro. NC 27530 Mon.-Thurs. 11 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Fri. & Sat 11 a.m.-ll p.m. Sun. 12 noon-10 p.m. Dress for Success of NC, Inc. '*Help us get women into the workplace and out of unemployment'* This 501C-3 tax-deductible organization needs monetary contributions, ladies' clothing Carolyn Glenn 205A East Walnut St. (919) 735-4334 Goldsboro, NC 27530 He asked, “What is poetry that we should care about it?” Crushing a piece of notebook paper and tossing it across the room, Abbott demonstrated what he said Robert Frost noted about poetry, that it is “experience we throw ahead of us which we later come across and realize the meaning of” Abbott shared *that he was bom with a deformity, bilateral club feet, which took several surgeries to repair. He told how this condition made him sympathetic to but also scornful of those who are different. He said some of his poems are really apologies to those that he should have treated better than he did in his youth. After the readings, he responded to questions from the audience and signed copies of three volumes of poetr>^, including The Search for Wonder in the Cradle of the World. Wellness from p. 20i Of 353 participants, 26 faculty/staff and 11 students had referrals. Blood pressure: 53 participants 3. faculty/staff and 1 student referral. Body Composition: 51 participants no referrals; Cholesterol: 63 participants,! faculty/staff and no student referrals; Diabetes: 49 participants, 3 faculty/staff and 1 student referral; Glaucoma: 45 participants, 2 faculty/staff and 2 student referrals; Hearing: 30 participants, 7 faculty/staff and 1 student referral; Skin Cancer: 17 participants, 2 faculty/staff and 1 student referral; Vision: 47 participants, 8 faculty/staff' and 5 students. The areas that most faculty/staff and students had trouble in were hearing and vision. , The fair was rewarding to all that attended; it provided lots of health advice. The following students, faculty and staff members won door prizes: Susan Elliot, Teresa Hart, Beverly Lip ford, Chrissy Alers, Varonda Manley, Syreeta Worrells, Sean Lamb, Janis Hardy, Amanda Lund, Sherry Grandberry, Donna Potter, Peggy Moses, Doug Davis, Yolanda Faison, Brenda Bowie, and Carolyn Wooten. Anointed Painting & Cleaning Service by Keith Commercial Residential Industrial Power PreMurc Washing # Window Cleaning # Carpet Cleaning "Don'tFuss—Call Us Tokay!" Free Estimates Home 919-580-1074 Available Pager 919-705-0706 Bishop Keith Bridges Mobile 919-252-1842 Owner Cover The World Business Cecil Williams Jackson & Sons Your Cemlorl Speclallsit Heating & Air Conditioning 2330 Indian Springs Road Dudley, NC 28333 www.jacksonandsons.com 1-800-646-8460 Office: Home: 919-658-5054 919-658-5492 AVON it r Get Your Orders Delivered to You! Order By Phone! Joy Cox (919)583-0413 Expert Sales & Service 2211A East Ash St. Goldsboro. NC 27530 BtCYCLm • GT • SCHWINN • TREK • CANNONDALE • HARO • JAMIS • SCHWINN Randall Parrish, Manager FITNESS 735-2964 . 735-5673 Fax 1.800-849-2964
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