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PAGE 20 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY\;ANUARY 22, 1986 Marg Zavaros Chronicle Special "All poetry is just trying to make sense of the world in which we live."" So says University of Waterloo‘s writer in residence, Séan Virgo. â€"Séan‘s sojourn here is prceded by such notables as Hal Horwood, Graeme Gibson, and Susan Musgrave. Although Séan says he feels like a Canadian now he was not born here. His childhood was spent in South Africa and England with family roots in Ireland. In 1966, he came to Canada to teach in British Columbia. Over the following years a colourful lifestyle prevailed while employed at various jobs, two of them as writer in residence in Saskatchewan and Newfoundland. Serving as mentor and sounding board, Séan works with aspiring writers from the Univerâ€" sity and community on a one to one basis offering criticism and encouragement with some nittyâ€"gritty advice as to what it takes to be a writer. "If a writer shows me work and asks if I think they should go on, I always say, you‘ll go on if you really want to no matter how I feel. When I tell them they have potential I also add, writing is a hard work with a solitary, lonely life and it can take years before being acknowledged." Perhaps Séan is best known for his book of collected poems, "Deathwatch on Skidgate Narrows‘", written while employed in the logging industry on the Queen Charlotte Islands; these poems echo a wail for identity and understanding of the Haida Indian culâ€" Dear Patron: Speculating on what poetry is saying to people now as compared to poetry in the past, Wordsworth‘s ‘"Daffodils"" doesn‘t seem to fit in with what‘s happening today. ‘"An ode to a daffodil would be difficult to write now because we know of so much suffering in the world. We now see the beauty of nature as being threatened in the global village of ours." We would like to take this opportunity to present to you this scrumptious CHINESE NEW YEAR‘S FEAST on Feb. 4th and 5th. Reservations are required for 4, 8 or more persons and space is limited so reserve early! $30 includes champagne. We sincerely hope that we can celebrate this happy Year of the Tiger together with you. Some readers find poetry about ugly and The Management The World of Books k # #. hom. Chunks of beet sizzled up in a hot plate. DUCK MEAT WITH MIXED VEGETABLES Meat from the Peking Duck course, sautéed with fresh vegetables. A rainbow of colours! LOBSTER Stir fried with onions and ginger. TREASURE OF SEAFOOD Shrimp, abalone slices scallops and calmary stir fried with tresh vegetables RAINBOW FISH Pickeret seasoned the sweet and sour appetizing way OUR OWN CREATION IN HOUSE FRIED RICE Variations of pork, shrimp and everything nice ALMOND CUSTARD Wholesome, heartâ€"warming soup for a chilly winter day ORIENTAL SIZZLING BEEF TENDERLOIN Shrimp purée wrapped around the claw \ PEKING DUCK The crispy skin will be wrapped for you in a pancake pastry. WINTER MELON SOUP complex issues unsettling, Séan tries to explain why: "Some poets are affected by just the beauty of the world, but beauty and prettiness are not the same thing. The Old Masters painted the crucifixion and we say such a painting is beautiful but the crucifixion itself was not a beautiful thing. Some liked to depict a physically beautiful, young Christ with perfect features and shaven armpits. It‘s still imporâ€" tant to find peace and beauty in poetry but we can‘t ignore the other things. Poetry is not a cosmetic but serves as an antidote to the ugliness in the world." Concerning Séan‘s niche here, University of Waterloo has been labelled by outsiders as a competitive, businessâ€"oriented institution but there must be a melting of the arts and academic somewhere. "Although I‘m quite cloistered here at St. Jeromes College, I‘ve met many members of the University academic community and find them knowledgable of the arts and receptive to my work here. Two of the most talented writers here are in Engipeering." Despite hard work and talent all writers do not become recognized or famous. Séan gives another reason to keep on writing. _ "These two things do not insure success but the person will become an intelligent reader, a highly valued quality." _ â€" Séan‘s talent encompasses more than writâ€" ing poetry. "Through the Eyes of a Cat" is a collection of Irish stories. He said he wrote these for a reason. Through The Eyes of a Cat. Irish Stories. Séan Virgo. Sono Nis Press. 65 p. Deathwatch on Skidgate Narrows and Other Poems. Séan _ "‘I wrote these stories to get rid of my roots. I‘m a Canadian now. It‘s the truth that you can never go home, so many things change." _ Later this year a novel, "Selakhi‘‘ set in the Solomon Islands will be published. Virgo. Sono Nis Press. 142 p. We‘ve talked for 60 minutes, it seems like 10. A young writer is waiting at the door of Séan‘s tiny office with the announcement, "I‘ve got this great new short story I‘d like you to read." A happy ending with a dash of Amaretto STUFFED CRAB CLAWS Restaurant ‘"the distinguished style"" 450 Erb St. W., Waterioo (Beechwood Plaza) 746â€"1903 Menu o 6 p 4 p< ¢ SUPER BOWL SUNDAY Is winter starting to get you down? ... those Christmas bills starting to come in? . . . you‘re on a narrow budget, and you‘d still like to enjoy a night dining out at a price you can afford? 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