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It couldn't go to a larger hall.

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But the only larger
hall to go to

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is the liberal arts auditorium.

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And it's awful.

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I'd rather sit- on the floor
here than go over there.

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If you are in on the aisles,
would you keep the aisles open?

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And if possible,
come on to the front.

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We've had a lot of troubles with
smoking and blocking the aisles

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and just do not get
fined or get in trouble.

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If you didn't get one
of our newsletters,

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there are copies
available in the hall.

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If you're uncomfortable
where you're sitting,

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there is a speaker in the hall.

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And you can sit
outside in the hall.

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If you don't like
it, Thursday the 24th

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is the last day to submit
poems for the spring contest.

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I have quite a few
entry blanks with me,

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and I have a few of
the rules with me.

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You may submit your contest
entries to the Poetry Center

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or to the English
department upstairs.

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I don't know how
to tell you this.

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But there are no punch
and cookies tonight.

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I'm sorry.

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But it's scheduling
difficulties.

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And Mr. Merwin is willing to
stand around for a few minutes

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and talk to people
after the reading.

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But we can't go
over to the Union

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for our general reception.

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Our next reading will be one
week from tomorrow Wednesday,

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March 30th.

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It's a student reading.

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The readers will be Jan De,
Laura Hobson, Michael Hogan,

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Helen Lederer, Cynthia
Munro, and be open guard.

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And that reading will
be in the Terrace lounge

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when the Student Union.

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You're here tonight to hear
Bill Merwin and not me.

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W.S. Merwin has been a friend
of ours for nine years.

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We're very happy to have
him with us again tonight.

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You know his past publications
his most recent book

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is called, The Compass Flower.

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And I'm very happy to introduce
him to you this evening.

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Merwin.

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Thank you.

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It's nice to be back here.