The Waste Land

CANYON- West Texas A&MUniver-
sity’s Great Books Series will return in

September with an examination of one
of the 20th century’s most recognizable

poems. Dr.Robert Fulton, assistant pro-
fessor of humanities and English at Am-
arillo College, will lead the discussion of

T.S. Eliot’s “The Waste Land,” which

famously opens with “Aprilis the cruel-
est month.”

The Great Books discussion will take
place at 7p.m. Sept. 10at Burrowing Owl
Books, 7406 Southwest 34th Ave., Suite
‘, 2B,’in Amarillo.
Sponsored by the Department of

English, Philosophy and Modem Lan-
guages in the Sybil B. Harrington Col-
lege of Fine Arts and Humanities, the

discussion series is open to those who
either have or haven’t read the story,
” said organizer pro Daniel Bloom.
~-. wr professors and guest lecturers
lead the monthly Great Books discus-
·-sions. For information, email Bloom at
dbloom@wtamu.edu.