Paul Muldoon, Princeton professor and poetry editor of The New Yorker, came to speak at the Athenaeum yesterday. I couldn't make it -- unfortunately -- as I had class, but from what I'm told, he was really amazing.
I saw Muldoon speak at my high school, Milton Academy, a few years back. I'm ashamed to say that I don't remember all that much about his talk, only that the creative writing teachers seemed to love him before he opened his mouth to speak. That and one of my friends asking him what music he listened to. He said Fountains of Wayne, which I found amusing.
"As in the same Fountains of Wayne that wrote 'Stacy's Mom?'" I asked.
"I'm rather partial to 'Hey Julie,' he said, laughing.
From that moment on, I've been a fan of his. Too often literary folks tend to obsess a little too much about their own work.
Larry Wilson over at Public Eye has more about Muldoon's visit.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Paul Muldoon at the Ath, in Claremont
Christopher Hitchens is Going to Speak at Pitzer?
This week has been downright screwy. First, Pomona has invited the American Enterprise Institute to offer her students jobs.
Now I hear that Pitzer College has invited Christopher Hitchens to speak. Yes, that's the same Pitzer College that damaged our fountains over inviting Karl Rove to come and speak.
Now they have invited Christopher Hitchens, a self-described neocon, and one of the boosters for the Iraq War. He'll be there on Nov. 11. I'm not complaining, I'm just curious as to what the heck happened. Didn't the people at Dining with Democracy get the memo that no one who supports the Iraq war is to be invited to campus? In any event, listen to Hitchens describe his steadfast support for the war to the editor of The Nation. The fight is worth it.
American Enterprise Institute Goes to Pomona ???
You've got to be kidding me.
The right-leaning American Enterprise Institute goes to one of the most left wing schools in the consortium, despite the (sometimes) right-leaning school being right across the street?
On Wednesday, November 5, 2008, at 7-8 pm, the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) will be holding an informational session on unpaid internships in Smith Campus Center, Rm. 208.
The Claremont Independent brought one of their scholars, Joshua Muravchik, barely a month ago and the Athenaeum has brought such AEI speakers as Christina Hoff Sommers in the past.
Pomona doesn't even bring moderate Democrats to their campus.
Sven Arndt, CMC prof., worked on key trade policies for AEI while Eric Helland gave both a presentation and wrote a book for their press. Meanwhile, Professor Bessette has written two books for their press.
