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--Poetry Center to
begin all readings

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with several announcements.

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Number one, smoking is not
allowed in the auditorium.

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Our next reading will
be Wednesday, October

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the 4th one week from tonight.

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British poet, Thom
Gunn, will be here.

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We invite you to a reception
to meet Mr. Hall tonight

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in the Student Union
Terrace Lounge.

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If you're not familiar
with the Terrace Lounge,

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it's the top floor in the
west end of the Student Union.

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Donald Hall could come
to us as an actor,

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an editor, scholarly lecturer,
but we invite him as a poet.

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He can tell us all about Charles
Laughton and Henry Moore.

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We've invited him to tell
us all about Donald Hall.

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His prizes include a Lamont
for his first book of poetry,

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Exiles and Marriages.

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He's had I don't how
many Guggenheims?

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I forgot to check how many.

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He's presently on leave from
the University of Michigan,

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on his way to England
where he's working

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on a biography of the
actor Charles Laughton.

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His 25th book is due out soon,
one I'm looking forward to.

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It's a collection of dirty
limericks with illustrations.

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[LAUGHTER]

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His other books of poetry
are The Dark Houses,

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A Roof of Tiger Lilies, The
Alligator Bride, and most

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recently, The Yellow Room.

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It's my pleasure to
introduce Mr. Donald Hall.

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[APPLAUSE]

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Thank you.