WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:01.260 align:middle line:90% 00:00:01.260 --> 00:00:05.190 align:middle line:84% In addition to the reading tonight and tomorrow night, 00:00:05.190 --> 00:00:08.370 align:middle line:84% the four poets are participating in panel discussions. 00:00:08.370 --> 00:00:10.440 align:middle line:84% We had one this afternoon, and there 00:00:10.440 --> 00:00:12.782 align:middle line:84% will be another tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock 00:00:12.782 --> 00:00:13.740 align:middle line:90% in the junior ballroom. 00:00:13.740 --> 00:00:16.329 align:middle line:90% 00:00:16.329 --> 00:00:20.550 align:middle line:84% I forgot to tell about the cookie thing. 00:00:20.550 --> 00:00:22.530 align:middle line:84% Please come to the union following the reading 00:00:22.530 --> 00:00:25.710 align:middle line:90% tonight for crunchy cookies. 00:00:25.710 --> 00:00:30.630 align:middle line:84% We'll be back in our usual spot in the terraced lounge. 00:00:30.630 --> 00:00:32.375 align:middle line:84% Carolyn Kizer comes to us from Berkeley, 00:00:32.375 --> 00:00:35.670 align:middle line:90% where she's currently living. 00:00:35.670 --> 00:00:42.210 align:middle line:84% Her books include The Ungrateful Garden, Knock Upon Silence, 00:00:42.210 --> 00:00:44.880 align:middle line:90% and Midnight was My Cry. 00:00:44.880 --> 00:00:48.780 align:middle line:84% She was co-founder of Poetry Northwest. 00:00:48.780 --> 00:00:52.440 align:middle line:84% She has served for the United States State Department 00:00:52.440 --> 00:00:55.680 align:middle line:84% as Poet in Residence in Pakistan. 00:00:55.680 --> 00:00:58.650 align:middle line:84% She has served as program director for literature 00:00:58.650 --> 00:01:00.480 align:middle line:84% on the National Council of the Arts. 00:01:00.480 --> 00:01:04.530 align:middle line:84% So very happy to introduce to you Carolyn Kaiser. 00:01:04.530 --> 00:01:06.980 align:middle line:90% [APPLAUSE] 00:01:06.980 --> 00:01:13.000 align:middle line:90%