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Carl will be introduced
by Colleen Burns.

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Colleen is one of the Poetry
Center's very, very, very

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bestest friends.

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She's a long time
development committee

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member, a Walt Whitman circle
member, and a Poetry Center

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docent.

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She is a poet and a
lifelong student of poetry.

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Just a few nights ago, she led
a wonderful shoptalk discussion,

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right here in this room, on
the poetry of Carl Phillips.

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And we all enjoyed that so
much, and learned so much.

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Speaking for myself, it
always brightens my day

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so much when she
graces the Poetry

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Center with her presence.

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I'm pleased and honored to
introduce Colleen Burns.

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[APPLAUSE]

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