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And finally, Anne.

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The etymological origin
of Anne is Hebrew.

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In Hebrew, Anne means
favor and grace and prayer.

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It also means, "God
has favored me."

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OK, Anne.

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Actual origin of
Anne is Milwaukee.

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Anne means poet, critic,
translator, sculptor, truck

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gardener.

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That's true.

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Anne's truck, which is
right around the corner,

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she has a garden growing
out of her truck.

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Dog lover, daughter, sister,
collaborator, and friend.

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The poetic origins
of Anne can be

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found in her book Undertow,
winner of the Lexi Rudnitsky

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prize, and Dido in Winter,
which is forthcoming from Persea

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Books in 2013.

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Her poems have appeared or
are forthcoming in journals

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including the Harvard Review,
Black Warrior Review, Denver

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Quarterly, Crab Orchard Review,
and New American Writing.

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She's also a visual
artist, and she's currently

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a graduate student of
writing and sculpture

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at the School of the Art
Institute of Chicago.

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You can learn more about Anne's
many origins at anneshaw.org.

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So please join me in welcoming
Melissa, Karen, and Anne

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to the Poetry Center.

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[APPLAUSE]

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