PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT


	Poet and editor David Lehman will read from his poetry on
Monday, Nov. 11, at 8 p.m. in the University of Virginia Bookstore. 

	Lehman's most recent collection, "Valentine Place," has just
appeared from Scribner's, and he is the author of more than 10 other
books of poetry and criticism.  He has been the editor of "The Best
American Poetry" series since 1988, and is also the editor of the
acclaimed "Poets on Poetry" series from the University of Michigan
Press.  He is the recipient of many honors, including awards from
the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest foundation, the American Academy of
Arts and Letters, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the
Ingram Merrill Foundation.  He teaches at Columbia University and
Bennington College.  The reading, sponsored by the U.Va. Creative
Writing Program and English department, is free and open to the
public.
Information: (804) 924-6675.

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November 6, 1996

START DATE:   Immediate
KILL DATE:      Nov. 12, 1996