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I hope that you can all
come to the Student Union

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to meet Mr. Stafford
following tonight's reading.

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We'll be in the Terrace lounge
with our punch and cookies.

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We have a printed
newsletter which

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has general information and some
news about the creative writing

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department faculty and students,
some news about contest you

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might enter, magazines
that solicit submissions

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from students.

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And we'll have a stack of
them over at the reception

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if you'd like to have one.

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There also will be copies
of the Mr. Stafford's latest

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book, Braided Apart, for sale.

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Copies of Grilled Flowers
Magazine for sale.

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We had hoped to have the newest
issue of the Blue Moon News,

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but the printers were not able
to get it for the publishers

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today.

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I don't need to tell you
about William Stafford.

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You know.

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And you've been telling me
for the last three months

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that you couldn't wait
for him to get here.

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His most recent book
is Braided Apart.

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A collection of poems of
his and his son's, Kim.

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Mr. Stafford is still at
Lewis and Clark College

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where he's been since 1956.

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His publication's list is far
too long for me to read to you.

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I would like to tell you
about some of his honors.

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He's received a Shelley Memorial
Award, the National Endowment

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for the Arts Grant, Guggenheim
Fellowship, Yaddo Foundation

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Fellowship, National Book Award,
served as consultant in poetry

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for the Library of Congress.

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He was a lecturer in Egypt
Iran, Pakistan, India, Nepal,

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and Bangladesh for the United
States Information Agency.

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And I don't want to take
any more of his time.

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I'm very happy to introduce
to you Will Stafford.

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[APPLAUSE]

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