his
      may
      all
      sound
      a
      little
      heavy,
      but
      Professor
      Smith
     
     
      as
      other
      interests
      outside
      of
      such
      literature.
      He
     
     
      njoys
      scientific
      journals
      and
      does
      quite
      a
      lot
      of
     
     
      jalking,
      though
      the
      latter
      hobby
      has
      been
      curtailed
      by
     
     
      breathing
      problem.
      He
      also
      enjoys
      bird
      watching.
     
     
      ‘Of
      all
      animals,’’
      he
      says,
      ‘‘I
      like
      birds
      best,’’
      He
     
     
      otes
      wistfully
      that
      some
      species
      are
      quire
      scarce
     
     
      round
      the
      city
      now,
      and
      speculates
      that
      may
      bea
     
     
      sult
      of
      pollution
      and
      pesticides.
      Another
      favourite
     
     
      astime
      of
      his
      is
      classical
      music,
      which
      he
      listens
      to
      a
     
     
      1.
      “if
      you
      don’t
      keep
      this
      music
      alive,’’
      he
      warns,
     
     
      our
      culture
      becomes
      impoverished.’’
      Even
      greater
     
     
      an
      his
      love
      of
      music,
      though,
      is
      his
      passion
      for
     
     
      eatre.
      ‘*]
      make
      on
      major
      trip
      each
      year,’’
      he
      con-
     
     
      es,
      “to
      indulge
      in
      my
      addiction
      for
      theatre,
      either
     
     
      London,
      or
      Ontario,
      or
      both.’’
     
    
   
   
    
     
      yart
      from
      his
      teaching
      and
      his
      hobbies,
      Professor
     
     
      ith
      6ccupies
      his
      time
      with
      his
      poetry,
      which
      has
     
    

    
     
      i
      collected
      in
      such
      books
      as
      Sucking
      Stones
      and
     
     
      dnight
      Found
      You
      Dancing.
      Whenasked
      about
      the
     
     
      ality
      of
      his
      poetry,
      he
      says,
      ‘‘People
      tell
      me
      it’s
      a
     
     
      ferent
      poetry,
      and
      it
      probably
      is.
      It
      strikes
      me
      as
     
     
      ing
      a
      strong
      surrealist
      element
      in
      it.
      In
      the
      course
     
    
   
   
    
     
      orty
      years
      I’ve
      gone
      through
      quite
      a
      number
      of
     
     
      ferent
      styles.’’
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
     
         
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
         
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
         
     
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      iat
      motivates
      Professor
      Smith
      to
      write
      poetry
      is
      a
     
     
      mplicated
      idea
      of
      creativity.
      Ashe
      puts
      it,
      ‘‘There
     
     
      /
      Many
      answer
      to
      that:
      one
      reason
      is
      it’s
      a
      means
      of
     
     
      covery.
      it’s
      like
      exploring
      an
      unknowncountry,
     
     
      )
      the
      country
      doesn’t
      exist
      until
      it’s
      written
      about.
     
     
      alow-risk-taker’s
      means
      of
      discovery.”’
     
     
      ie
      are
      different
      motivations
      behind
      his
      teaching.
     
     
      teaching
      isn’t
      student-centred,”’
      he
      admits,
      ‘‘but
     
     
      centred.
      |
      have
      a
      burning
      desire
      to
      bring
      texts
      to
     
     
      lto
      keep
      them
      alive,
      because
      they're
      such
      an
     
     
      portant
      part
      of
      ourcultural
      heritage,
      and
      without
     
     
      nwe
      would
      all
      be
      much
      lessor
      beings."’
     
     
      njoy
      having
      students
      around,’’
      he
      says.
      ‘‘l
      enjoy
     
     
      mism
      and
      indomitability
      of
      young
      people.
      the
     
     
      sn'ta
      great
      place
      but
      they
      don't
      encounter
      it
     
     
      fe
      rand
      reluctance.
      Working
      with
      young
      people
     
     
      Very
      encouraging
      way
      of
      life...
      there's
      a
      lot
      of
     
     
      Ve
      energy
      in
      students."'
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      While
      John
      Smith
      will
      be
      retiring
      soon,
      he
      seems
      to
     
     
      have
      a
      great
      deal
      of
      that
      “‘positive
      energy’’
      himself,as
     
     
      his
      students
      can
      attest.
      Whether
      he’s
      snorting
      through
     
     
      a
      reendition
      of
      Falstaff
      or
      shouting
      the
      tragic
      ele-
     
     
      ments
      of
      Richard
      II,
      he
      brings
      the
      texts
      to
      life
      in
      an
     
     
      entertaining
      and
      educational
      fashion.
      If
      you
      haven’t
     
     
      checked
      out
      one
      of
      his
      classes
      yet,
      you
      may
      want
      to
     
     
      while
      you
      still
      have
      the
      opportunity.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sean
      McQuaid
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -STOVENT.
      DEFLZNIT
      Lons—
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      ad
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      e)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      —3
      DESK
      sizED
      DicnowaRY—
     
     
      KCRAPPELE
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      AND
      HERE
      wE
      FIND
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      IN
      HOS
      NATURAL
      HAQNAT,,.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      31,
      1991
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