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Thanks, Farid, for
the introduction.

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I have some other thank
you's to say before I start.

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And I have printed
and written them

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out on this piece
of paper, so I make

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sure I don't forget anyone.

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But thank you first for
everyone for coming to listen

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to me and to the other readers.

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So I want to say thank
you to Wendy and Sarah,

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the librarians here, for
their wonderful introduction

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to the collection
they've given me.

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It's been really
invaluable as I've

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been writing some new work over
the last couple of weeks, which

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I'm going to be reading
from tonight, which is part

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of the slogan's project,
which I'm provisionally

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calling Living In.

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And it's the most recent part.

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So it's a little raw, but
we'll see how it goes.

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I want to also thank Cybele for
all her work getting me here

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and for entering my face into
the photographic library that

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exists this afternoon.

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I also want to
thank some docents--

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Mary Myers, Katie Sharar,
and Christine Baines

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for taking me around Tucson.

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It's been really great
to see this town.

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Finally, Eric Magrane, for
taking me to the Biosphere 2,

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and I want to apologize to
him for rowing him around

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in circles in the
fabricated lake.

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[LAUGHTER]

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I also want to
thank Tyler, who's

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been really endlessly generous,
introduced me to his family,

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driven me-- driven
me around in his car,

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suggested restaurants to go to.

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It's been really fun.

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So thank you also to
Farid one more time

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for your good introduction,
your kind introduction,

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and selecting my work
for the residency.

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So I'm almost at the end
of this pre-prepared stuff.

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So this poem section
I'm reading tries

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to come to terms
with my second return

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to and departure from Palestine.

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I first visited
in 2009, and then

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returned last year to run some
workshops, poetry workshops,

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to be a witness participant
in what ended up

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to be a street
protest in the camp,

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and to reconnect with
friends who I made in 2009.

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I don't think this
poem finishes when

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I stop reading it so I can--

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I echo Tyler's encouragement
to come up and speak to me

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or to sign up for an
office hour slot which

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are on Mondays if
anyone wants to continue

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talking about this poem.

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