University Daily Kansan, April 27, 1981 Page 7 Filmmaker to recite, show films By CORAL BEACH Staff Reporter Clad in a rough linen guru jacket, the wizard-like poet addressed the small gathering with soft tones and lively amiles. He stepped down from the platform, the lights dimmed and the evening's first film began. It was the Chaplin-like short entitled "Loony Tom," one of the poet's early, yet classic, cinematic works. The poet, James Broughton, is a visiting professional-in-residence and a guest of the KU English department. He arrived on campus Friday afternoon and will be here through Wednesday morning. Several of his early films, including "The Pleasure Garden," 1953, "The Bed," 1970; "The Golden Positions," 1970; and "This Is It," 1971, were shown Friday and Saturday nights. His most recent films, including the 1980 "Gardener of Eden," will be shown tonight at 7:30 in the Room of the Kansas Union. Tomorrow he will read some of his favorite poems at 8 p. m., also in the Forum Room. Both the films and the reading are open to the public. BROUGHTON ALSO WILL lecture in English classes and be available for private conferences with students and staff. Destined to live a poetic life since age 3, Broughton said he wrote his first poems when he was 9-years-old and, when he was 16, he wrote his first poems in military school. "One night when I was three, this wonderful, glittering, shining, sparkling angel came to me and told me I was to be a poet," Broughton said. "It told me not to be frightened or worry when people laughed at me. Ever since then my collective muse, it's not just one identity you see, has pushed me not guided, but rather literally pushed me to do what I have done." Broughton said his family sent him to military school in hopes of straightening him out. Instead of ridding him of those "strange notions about life," his stay in military school intensified the young poet's situation. His muse visited him again. "My angel rescued me by making me fall in love with the English language," he said. "I can't count the number of poems I've written since." "I suppose he still thinks my work is insignificant," Broughton laughed as he recalled the confrontation. "But I am not trying to impress people, I never have." CONTINUING HIS AFFAIR with language, Brought anattend Stanford University, where one professor or other author wrote a book, denouncing the poet's verse as trash. By his fourth year at Stanford, Broughton was "bored stuff." He joined the Merchant Marine and went to sea. He eventually did return to complete degree thought, and went on to write for The New York Herald Tribune for eight years. Besides sailor and newsman, the 67- Greeks postpone activities Greek Week activities, delayed this year because of conflicting schedules and apathy, have been rescheduled for Sept. 9 to 12. Committee members surveyed fraternities and sororities and researched Greek Weeks at the other Big Eight schools to get ideas, Donna Meeker, Panhellenic vice president for pledge affairs, said. "It's been really positive," she said. "We sent questionnaires to all the houses asking them what they wanted, or if they even wanted a car." We've had a lot better response from the people working on it." Not all the activities planned for this year, however, have been canceled, she said. Fraternity and sorority pledge classes painted two houses yesterday for a philanthropy materials were supplied by the city. Also, the IFC Fledge Council will sponsor a laun Thursday night for sorority pledge classes on Stewart Street between the Pi Kappa Alpha Society and Scholars fraternities. Tickets are $4 for men and free for women. Next year's Week Greek will kick off Sept. 9 with a picnic for the Big Brother-Big Sister's program and a movie night for KU students. new chancellor and to honor other University officials. Greek Sing, the annual fraternity and sorority competition, will follow the banquet. On Sept. 11, athletic events between the houses will be held in the afternoon, with a Greek night at the bars that evening. Earning Week will end Sept. 12 with a post-football game party on Stewart Street. "We need a short, concise program in order to build," Tim Powell, IFC vice president for fraternity affairs, said. "We're letting the houses know early so they can plan their schedules around it. "We do have dates set and people are aware of it. That's what's better this time." THE MOVIE "BEN HUR" MONDAY, APRIL 27 6:30 3139 Wescoe Admission $1.50 Tickets—Maranatha Table at the Union or Wescoe Sponsored: Maranatha Christian Ministry SENIOR FAREWELL TO BARS Tuesday, April 28 Say Goodbye to: the Wheel's special with senior class cards: 7-9 • $ 25^{\mathrm{c}} $ Draws & The Wagon Wheel other discounts until close $123 Bar Drinks until close 11-Close Gammon's special with senior class cards: ONE FREE DRINK Maupintour travel service AIRLINE TICKETS CALL TODAY! LORAHL PASSES TRAVEL INSURANCE TRAVEL INSURANCE ESCORTED TOURS NOW LEASING --year-old Broughton has had seven other careers, including playwright and teacher. Most recently he taught at the San Francisco Art Institute. 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He laughed and shook his head exclaiming, "Oh, I'll never write a best-seller." BROUGHTON'S DOUBTS about his chances at completing a best-selling novel responst he how he feels about much of his work. He said that he was continually surprised when one of his films or poems became popular. He has gotten somewhat used to it though through saturation. Since his first solo film, "Mother's Day" in 1984, Broughton's fame in the field of avant-garde cinema has grown steadily. His 1953 comic fantasy, "The Pleasure Garden," won a special jury prize at the 1964 Cannes Film Festival. After a 10-year respite from film Broughton resumed his cinematic work in 1968 when the Royal Film Archive of Bergsluhs commissioned him to "do The Bed." Since then he has produced a new film every year. AS HIS WORK became better known around the world, Broughton was approached by people in the commercial film industry. After brief consideration, he carefully avoided any further contact with the commercial world. "Commercial film is a business, and has nothing to do with art and certainly nothing to do with poetry," he said. "I have never had a head for business matters. People in commercial film are human make-up films because I make them. I have to go out that of me so I can go on to something else." "I go to commercial films to see if there are any new techniques I can use, or impressed. When people do things to be impressed all it does is depress me." Attention Topeka Area Students! With plans to continue in film and poetry, Broughton said that he didn't think he had begun to do his best work yet. The prospect of retirement "seems ridiculous" to him, as does the idea that he is considered a senior citizen. Summer Session 1981 "It's nice when you can get cheap bus tickets and things like that, but I don't consider myself to be senior citizen. I'm a late bloomer; I never feel older than ten years old. 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