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6 Artjgg ntertainment The Wednesday. Oct. 26, 2005 Clackamas Prii Local writer gives poetry readin C.J. Ciaramella The Clackamas Print Students and faculty alike were treated last Thursday to a poetry reading by Judith Barrington in the Literary Arts Center. Barrington, a local writer, was reading from her latest book of poetry, “Horses and the Human Soul,” which was recently announced as a finalist for the Oregon Book Award. The poems that she read were varied as far as subject was concerned, but many contained a reccurring image, which led to the title. “As you probably guessed from the title, there are quite a lot of horses in these poems,” said Barrington. Horses only appeared briefly in many of the poems, but in others they were the main theme, such as in one of the first pieces she read, “Living without Horses.” “To live without horses is to carry them with you always: | the one who lifted you over the tiger trap,| the one who kicked you when you deserved it,| and the dappled grey one who lay down under you| and died as you ran away,” read Barrington. Besides horses, Barrington’s poems were rich with fresh imag- C.J. Ciaramella Clackamas Print Local writer Judith Barrington talks to faculty member Linda Vogt at the Literary Arts Center after reading from her latest book of poetry, “Horses and the Human Soul.” ery and topics. Her subjects and settings ranged from the politi cal to the personal, from* rural England to underwater seascapes. Some of her more personal poems included “Before I was Bom,” the story of her birth dur ing an air raid in England during WWII. The poem described “The Germans grumbling in, dron bombs,” and the people lookS the sky for “the barrels of deat they tumbled through the sky,’ Another of her poems entr “The Dyke with No Name,” < uments her travels to Spain dealing with being a lesbian. On the political end, man Barrington’s poems dealt i environmental and peace issi One of the best poems of reading dealt with, as she pi! “the difficulty of embracing realities.” The piece describes | a walk in nature and the President Bush initiated war Iraq, and it ends with the omin image of a shadow falling aci “middle-eastern sand.” Barrington’s poems shows keen ear for rhythm and! ics, even though it esche devices like conventional rhj schemes. “I like rhyming - slant-rh] half-rhyme, off-rhyme,” Barrington. “I’m not necessa a fan of direct rhyme.” After her reading, Banin opened the event up to ( tions, where she entertained audience with her writing ha and thoughts on various iss Afterwards, she took time to a graph books for her fans. Night Stalker rises from dead; will it outlive the origina . Ben Maras movie — and not in the good way. Without the story develop ment of the original, the “pulse It can only go uphill from pounding” climax was little here. Situated in the competi more than a “look, a scary tive 9 p.m. slot on Thursday monster!” moment. nights, ABC’s newest thriller The high point came from a “Night Stalker” roughly (key three-second shot of McGavin word here) based on the 70’s — dressed in his trademark cult hit “Kolchak: The Night attire — smirking knowingly Stalker” has some big shoes at the camera and seemingly to fill, and some unrealistic packing up his things. It was expectations. It also may soon a touching homage to the past, suffer the same tragic fate as but not enough to save it from its predecessor. its own dry dialogue and shal I have quite the emotion low scare-factor. al attachment to the original. But luckily, each episode Watching reporter Carl Kolchak has consistently gotten bet chase zombies, demons, vam ter than the one before, using pires, and peat moss monsters more elaborate story lines, bet on reruns when I was but a wee ter use of suspense, plot twists lad is what sparked my interest and dark humor. But, I fear, in journalism and galvanized change comes not fast enough. my fate as a newsroom junkie. The show’s only downside: Criticism is rampant, espe it was cancelled after less than cially by those who were a year, leaving slim-pickins for expecting an exact remake. second generation fans. Coupling that with a lack of One could easily imagine publicity (the only market my excitement when I heard ing I’ve seen has been done the news of a remake in the by Apple, who is featuring works. The heavens opened it in their new video section up and choirs of artgels began of iTunes) ... I smell defeat singing, for now was the time again. of the night stalker’s arrival. But, “Night Stalker” fans, But alas, the name seems to ¿put away the razor blades, lock be where the similarities end. up the key to the liquor cabinet Gone is Darren McGavin’s and hide the bottle of Valium bumbling demeanor and rum —- it will be ok, I promise. bled clothes. The new Kolchak There are a few things we can (played by Stuart Townshend) hope for from this. is suave, sexy, and everything First one being that “Night McGavin wasn’t. Stalker” lasts long enough to Also changed is the city go through the proper char (from Chicago to L.A.) and the acter development and plot tone of the show (now “Night maturing. Then, we may have a Stalker” adopts a much dark really good show on our hands, er tone), among many other one that could last and grow to changes. Most notably that the stand on its own to legs. new Kolchak lacks McGavin’s Secondly, it could be adopt signature hat, which became ed as the methadone for those such a icon among fans that pining for their X-Files fix. reproductions are now sold on And last, 'but not least, that the internet for 200 dollars. reruns of “Kolchak” will be The pilot was iffy at best. boosted by this new “remake.” Focusing on Kolchak’s sketchy All in all, it’s really a win-win past, the monster du-jour was situation, and it only shows seemingly straight out of a B sigjjs of getting better. || Co-Editor-in-Chief Can Stuart Townshei (above) portrayal Carl Kolchak live! to Darren McGay original Night Sta (left)? 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