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[APPLAUSE]

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Thank you, Lisa.

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Dear poets, dear poetry, dear
friends of poets, and desert

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sky.

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Desert sky dreams and
reminds me I'm home.

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I'm happily overwhelmed to be
here and have so much gratitude

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to everyone who helped make this
possible to the Poetry Center,

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and to Kore Press, and
to all the organizers

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and supporters of poetry
here, POG, and Casa

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Libre, and Jewish Museum.

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So I just wanted to say
thank you to everyone who--

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whose efforts help
sustain poetry.

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