June 4, 1996 Contact: Barbara McKenna (408) 459-2495; mckenna@ua.ucsc.edu

FRIENDS OF UCSC LIBRARY mark 30th year with poetry reading and reception

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

SANTA CRUZ, CA--The Friends of the UCSC Library invite the public to celebrate the group's 30th year in a gathering that will feature poetry readings, refreshments, and general good cheer. The meeting takes place on Thursday, June 13, at 4 p.m. under the cherry trees outside McHenry Library at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

In continuing the Friends' tradition of celebrating poetry, this special thirtieth anniversary program showcases the work of UCSC students. Readers will include a number of the talented students whose poems were selected for inclusion in the latest issue of Chinquapin--a literary magazine featuring the writing and art of UCSC students, alumni, faculty, and staff.

The moderator for the program is assistant professor of literature Peter Gizzi, a rising young poet and printer and recipient of the 1994 Lavan Younger Poets Award from the Academy of American Poets. Gizzi has served this year as mentor to the dedicated young staff of Chinquapin.

The gathering, which includes a brief business meeting to elect new members of the Friends Board of Directors, is free and open to the public. For more information, call (408) 459-3381.

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