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There are a few scattered
single chairs around,

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if anyone wants to come closer,
and there are chairs up here,

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if you'd like to be closer.

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Smoking is not allowed
in this auditorium.

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I have 7,000
announcements to make.

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There's a reception for Mr.
Wilbur in the terrace lounge

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following tonight's reading.

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I hope you can come.

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On Tuesday of next
week, there will

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be a student reading at Pima
College in the boardroom

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of building C at 8:30.

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That's March 13th, Tuesday.

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Three Pima College students
and two University students

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will read together.

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Also next Tuesday
evening, in this room,

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Mr. Robert Houston
will be reading

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under the auspices of
the English Department,

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from his prose writings.

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The next poet who is scheduled
to visit, is Sandra McPherson,

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and she has kindly
agreed to substitute

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for Richard Howard,
whose name appears

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on the calendar we sent to you.

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Today is March the
7th, and April 6th

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will be the due date for entries
in our spring poetry contest.

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Poetry Center, as an agent for
the Academy of American Poets,

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presents a $100 prize
to student, graduate,

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or undergraduate,
and then there are

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smaller prizes also offered.

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We'll have the rules and
entry forms available

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by the middle of next week.

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And if you'd like
any information just

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call the Poetry Center.

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I'm very happy to introduce Mr.
Richard Wilbur, this evening.

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Mr. Wilbur read for
us in 1964, and is

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one of our happiest
memories at Poetry Center.

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As well as poetry, he is a
well-known critic, translator,

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and writer of one of my
favorite children's books

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called Loud Mouse.

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His book of poetry called
Things of This World,

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in 1957, won both the National
Book Award and the Pulitzer

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Prize.

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Mr. Wilbur's other
prizes and credits

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are so numerous that I
will not read them to you.

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His most recent collection of
poetry is Walking to Sleep.

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I'm very happy to introduce one
of the most distinguished poets

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in the English language,
Mr. Richard Wilbur.

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[APPLAUSE]

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Thank you, Mrs. Shelton.