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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, October 10, 1968
Edward English, the Vagabond Poet
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Bearded poet gives his views
English told the group he began his career in 1957.
the bearded vagabond Negro folk poet performed today in the Kansas Union Forum Room to a crowd of about 75 persons.
By REBECCA MASSEY
Kansan Staff Writer
Dressed in a blue turtle neck sweater, a blue and white cheeked shirt, a black and white tweed overcoat, black socks and matching tennis shoes, Edward English read his poetry.
"I quit smoking marijuana and drinking alcohol, lost all my friends and was lonely. So I went to the beach and started to pick up driftwood. I was out there one morning and I saw the waves and I thought they were telling me something, so I wrote it down. I've been writing ever since," he said.
He read "This Was America, and said when he read the peom in Buffalo, "all the Communist groups come up and shook my hand."
There were also references to England throughout his works. "London, England, has more importance in this country than we think it has," he said.
"I wrote this one poem about southern Alabama three years ago and sent it to Mr. George C. Wallace," he said. "I didn't hear anything from him for about a month. I said to my mother, 'You know, I think I was a little too heavy for him.'"
"England is still recognized as the world's power. The President of the United States cannot
Almost every poem he wrote ended with "God is here. Every living thing is God. Now we all can say love, charity and hope."
make a decision without the man from No. 10 Downing Street coming and talking with him."
When asked how he felt about the United States government he said, "I love the system"
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