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Lumberton, NC Page 5A-The Robesonian, Sunday, December 21, 1969 Norman Macleod Continues to Win Literary Accolades PEMBROKE- Norman Macleod, who looks Mark Twainish with his abundant gray hair and white mustache, continues to win literary accolades for Pembroke State University. Maclead, 63, who has published two novels and five books of poetry, has been named advisory editor of a forthcoming literary magazine, "Quetzal," published at McMurry College of Abilene, Tex. This is not a college magazine, but one published by Randall Ackeley, head of the English Department of McMurry College. "McMurry already has a literary magazine for students," says Macleod." This will be one of greater scope although it will include the works of young writers from everywhere." Maclead, associate professor of English at PSU, was invited to fly out to McMurry during the Thanksgiving holidays to lecture. "It was with this new literary magazine in mind that the people there invited me," said Macleod. An article in the Abilene Reporter described Macleod as a "tall, bespectacled man with snow-white hair and the mustache of a prophet." During the visit to Texas, Macleod read a humorous poem about himself by Ogden Nash and then his own poetry. He prefaced each poem with an explanation of how he happened to write it. The McMurray audience was very interested in Macleod's close friendships with the great literary figures of the 1930's, including Ezra Pound and William Carlos Williams. He discussed that writing era with them. McMurray students asked many questions of Maclead, who has been described by his former teacher, Dr. George St. Clair, in the New Mexico Quarterly as follows: "I remember Norman Macleod as one of my very brilliant students, and I remember also the verse he wrote in those days. That verse, I thought, was strong, full of energy, had and intellectual. It still retains its energetic and intellectual qualities, but it has softened, too, and now there is definitely beauty in it...a work of genius." Macleod's first novel. "You Get What You Ask For," was published in 1939 by Harrison Hilton. It has an international background and concerns WPA days. His second novel, "Bitter Roots," was published by Smith and Durrell in 1941 and concerns Montana youth during World War I. Mcleod, who has traveled all over the world, received his B.A. from the University of New Mexico and his M.A. from Teachers College of Columbia University. His specialty at Pembroke State is creative writing. It is one of the most popular courses at this school- and the snowy-haired professor has quite a following. photo--image NORMAN McLEOD

A note to Jack Conroy from Norma Macleod Dec 31, 1969 Dear Jack- I thought you might like to have the copy of the letter from Norman Holmes Pearson- The Xeroxed letter attached hereto- in which Norman recalls his memories of you- Best always, Jack- Norman