Rich in its landscapes and its search for personal discovery, John Matthias' poetry encompasses vast territories of history and culture. Robert Duncan once called Matthias "?one of those wandering souls out of the Dark Age in our own time." He has published more than twenty-five books, twelve of which are poetry, and is the editor of Notre Dame Review. This is his first visit to the west coast in over twenty-five years.

Support for this series is provided by Mrs. William Main, the Library, The Morrison Library Fund, the dean's office of the College of Letters and Sciences, and the Townsend Center for the Humanities. These events are also partially supported by Poets & Writers, Inc. through a grant it has received from The James Irvine Foundation.

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