Poets Choose Hoffman Not the Other Way Around
Daniel Hoffman of Swarthmore College and Penn describes poetry as a life choice not a career. He became poet in residence at Penn after decades as Swarthmore faculty, with strong translations earning recognition from PEN. He credits teachers for guiding young writers and notes poetry’s economic challenges yet pursues writing alongside teaching to sustain his craft.
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Gerry Oliver
Arthmore
Daniel G. Hoffman
Swarthmore
University of Pennsylvania
Hoffman
Tom
Swarthmore College
Pop Bevan
Columbia University
N.Y
Penn
Ayer Pen Cho
Bidapen
Santi Penbang
Magyar Club
Hun
New Republic
American Poetry
New Hungarian Quarterly
Hoffman Ong
American Academy of Contemporary Poets
Harvard
Budapest
Edgar Allen Poe
Hoffmann
Poe
Saturday Review Book Club
Hhoffman
Penobscot Bay
Leisure highlights from Delaware County Daily Times
Leisure section notes from the Delaware County Daily Times dated Friday June 13, 1980. Includes society notes, local events, cultural items, and brief features reflecting community life in Delaware County.
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Delaware County
Superstitions Rule Ringling Brothers At The Spectrum
Circus performers fear Friday the 13th and taboo practices from entering the ring with the left foot to not wishing luck. Avoid knitting in front rows, counting the audience, or whistling Home Sweet Home. Elephants, trunks, and costumes carry omens. red fabric guards fate. Ringling Brothers recalls Lillian Leitzel's death on February 13, 1931.
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Philadelphia
Ringling Brothers
Lillian Leitzel
Draft Necessary Evil to Survive in a Draft World
Opinion piece arguing for universal conscription over voluntarism amid post Vietnam military strain. Calls for building up materiels, converting factories to war production, and drafting both men and women, with local notices about community programs and library events following the op-ed. Includes notices for Ridley Park playgrounds, Parkside picnic, Darby library hours, Marcus Hook Parent of the Year, and local judge attendance at a divorce seminar.
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Jimmy
Marine Corps
Vietnam
Baby Jane
Baby John
Philadelphia Conductor Guest at Youth Orchestra Final Concert
Festival schedules reveal William Smith guest conducts Community Youth Orchestra of Delaware Valley at Rose Tree Park Amphitheater for the final concert of the Tree Summer Festival. Rosalind Erwin debuts as regular conductor for 1960-61. alumni participation grows. auditions announced with Elizabeth Hammons listed.
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Gerry Oliver
Daily Times
William Smith
Philadelphia Orchestra
Swarthmore
Community Youth Orchestra of Delaware Oon
Rose Tree Park
Raim
Springfield High School
Moussorgsky
Bald Mountain
Maan
Philadelphia
Smith
Haddon Heights
Erate Pure Fest Music
Inel
Amerita String
Stra
Philadelphia Baroque Quartet
Curtis Institute of Music
Glinka
Ian
Ludmilla
Verdi
Copeland
Brahms
Rosalind Erwin
Miss Erwin
The
New School of Music
Doctors Symphony of
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Ridley Park Recrea
Lakeview School
Parkside
Parkside School Field
Ardele Gordon
Darby
Darby Library
Main
Tenth Sts
Marcus Hook
Millie DiPaolo
Delco Chapter
Parents Without Partners
Delco
Pennsylvania Eastern Regional Council
Lancaster
Millie
PWP
Pennsylvania Bar Institute
PBI
Sheraton Hotel
Robert A. Wright
Clement J. McGovern Jr
Rita E. Prescott
Joseph W. DeFuria
Howard F. Reed Jr
William R. Toal
A. Paras Surrick
Camp Sunshine
Margaret Lyman
Chester
Range’s
Range
Temple Cogic
7Th and
Fulton Sts
Ranges Temple
O.T. Jones
Ernest Robinson
Nether Providence High School
Elizabeth Hammons
Eugene Narmour
Martha deVries
Springfield
Eastman School of Music
Rochester
Miss deVries
Luciano Pavarotti
Acing Na Kag
Neal Ose
Dengater
Fignetti
Duke
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