Hello.
Hi, and welcome to the Poetry Center.
My name is Sarah Minor, and I'm serving
as the Interim Education Programs Coordinator
here at the center.
We're so excited to have you here today
joining us for this reading by Margarita Engle.
Can I see a show of hands whose this is their first time
to the Poetry Center?
Wow, that's so great.
Yay!
Thank you so much for coming.
We're glad that you're here.
Margarita is here as part of the Poetry Center's Spring Reading
Series.
And as you know, she's also been kind enough
to spend much of her time participating
in our matinee program, during which she's
given readings and discussions to area
Tucson students like yourselves.
Can I have Mr. Rybeck's class stand up, please?
We're going to-- they're wearing some special attire today.
Can everyone see?
Mr. Rybeck's students went the extra mile
and are dressed in costume.
Thank you so much.
[APPLAUSE]
I'd like to give a special thanks
to the UA Foundation for sponsoring our reading
series this year and to the One Act Foundation, the Pitt Family
Foundation, and TCI Wealth Advisors for sponsoring
the educational outreach portion of Margarita's visit
to the center.
After the reading, we'll have a Q&A session
where you'll have the opportunity
to ask Margarita questions.
We're going to ask you to line up, you'll raise your hands.
When we'll pick you from the crowd,
you can line up on this side of the stage,
and then, you can ask your questions in order
through a mic that way.
Does that sound-- is that clear?
Sound good?