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By DAPHNE McCULLOUGH Rappahannock New* Staff Writer
Former Senator Eugene McCarthy, the “Clean Gene” who drew thousands of young people out of political apathy to support his 1968 presidential bid, gave a poetry reading at the Rappahannock County Library last Tuesday. Billed as an evening of politics and poetry, McCarty’s presentation emphasized his poetry over his politics, much to the delight of a standing-room only audience. McCarthy set a light tone in his opening remarks. He let the audience in on a secret — the real reason why he decided to run for president. “Poets will do almost anything to get published,” he admitted.
McCarthy apologized for not including any pieces on the county in the selections he’d chosen to read. “I haven’t been moved to write about Rappahannock yet,” he said.
Most of the poems he presented were more humorous than serious. He tried a couple of “heavier" examples of his poetry — the first met with no noticable reaction while the second sparked a scattering of “ahs” and “uhms”.
The rest of the readings, however, won acclaim in laughter. McCarthy himself appeared as tickled as his audience. Other than chuckles and applause, the only noise in the crowded library was the squeeking from chairs as the listeners tried to rearrange themselves more comfortably between selections.
The question and answer period following the readings was not limited to inquiries m poetry. “1 can make rash judgements in any field,” McCarthy announced.
He acknowledged that he was collaborating with Scrabble resident and national columnist Jack Kilpatrick on a book. "It's with the publishers now,” said McCarty. "I don’t know what the editors will do with it,” he added.
In the book, McCarthy said he and Kilpatrick ascribe animal characteristics
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