And here to introduce her is Tony Luebbermann
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Well, thank you all for coming out.
It's terrific to see everybody here, and especially
on this occasion.
I've known Liza for a number of years.
I've ran into her at a couple of readings
that she sponsored and ran with a very firm hand.
And everybody was on time, and things got done.
It was terrific.
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It's really an honor to introduce Liza.
Her community work in poetry is well known.
She founded the Other Voices Women's Reading Series,
which reads monthly at Antigone Books.
She has been a member of the Fandango
8, a women's poetry collective and performance group.
And she was also one of the founding members of the Tucson
Women's Writers Group.
I'd just like to say on the side that her community work is just
outstanding, and it's appreciated by everyone
that's involved with poetry.
She's also a very fine poet.
Her poetry, which she has read at open mics around Tucson,
has appeared in AGNI, Barrow Street, Cimarron Review, Diner,
and many other journals.
And I can tell you, those are very fine journals.
I've tried to apply to a couple of them,
and I haven't been accepted, so.
[LAUGHTER]
Her essay, "In Plain View", was anthologized in the Best
American Essays 2006.
She has received grants for professional development
from the Arizona Commission on the Arts,
and many travel grants from TPAC to attend writers' residencies.
I was a friend of Mary Ann Campau, knew her well.
And I believe that her work in poetry, both as an artist
and as community leader, would make Mary Ann proud,
and pleased to have her recognized
with the award, the 2010 Campau Fellowship.
Please welcome Liza.
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