I'm asked to remind you that smoking is not
allowed in the auditorium.
There will be a poetry reading at Pima College
a week from tomorrow night, December the 9th at 8:30.
The poet's name is David Henderson.
He's the author of The Mayor of Harlem.
He's touring in the Southwest as part
of the poets in the schools project.
The reading will be in building C, on the second floor.
That's the administration building.
If you need any further information,
call us at the Poetry Center, we'll be happy to help you.
The next program sponsored by our Poetry Center
will be a student reading, two weeks from tonight, December 15
the terrace room at the Student Union.
Christine Lackey will read and Lee Vandemar and one
other reader to be announced later.
Following Mr Gerber's reading tonight,
we invite you to the Student Union,
the terrace room for a reception to meet him.
Mr. Gerber comes to us from Fremont, Michigan.
In his short life, he's had varied career.
As a race car driver, high school teacher,
university professor.
And in addition to his poetry, he
is currently the co-editor of the Sumac Press.
He's published one book The Revenant.
His work has appeared in many magazines among them
Inscape, The Nation, The New Yorker, The Partisan Review.
His work is represented in three anthologies, Five Blind Men,
Inside Outer Space and Michigan Signatures.
It's my pleasure to introduce Dan Gerber.