WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:02.790 align:middle line:84% Thank you guys, all, for coming tonight. 00:00:02.790 --> 00:00:06.120 align:middle line:84% I will be taking the place of Samuel Ace, who usually 00:00:06.120 --> 00:00:10.470 align:middle line:84% does the hosting for these, and I'm really excited to be here. 00:00:10.470 --> 00:00:11.970 align:middle line:84% First, I want to start off by saying 00:00:11.970 --> 00:00:14.010 align:middle line:90% that POG is a very safe space. 00:00:14.010 --> 00:00:17.830 align:middle line:84% That's something that we promote and we take very serious here. 00:00:17.830 --> 00:00:21.350 align:middle line:84% Raise your hand if you're a board member of POG. 00:00:21.350 --> 00:00:23.270 align:middle line:84% First, give it up for our board members. 00:00:23.270 --> 00:00:26.240 align:middle line:84% They put a lot of work into making this happen. 00:00:26.240 --> 00:00:29.490 align:middle line:90% 00:00:29.490 --> 00:00:32.759 align:middle line:84% In the event that you do feel like your experience is not 00:00:32.759 --> 00:00:34.800 align:middle line:84% safe, I would recommend to definitely go 00:00:34.800 --> 00:00:36.780 align:middle line:90% to one of these people. 00:00:36.780 --> 00:00:38.790 align:middle line:84% Share your experience because it is something 00:00:38.790 --> 00:00:42.160 align:middle line:84% that we want to know to take action, if needed. 00:00:42.160 --> 00:00:45.480 align:middle line:84% Some upcoming events that we do have is on March 14th, 00:00:45.480 --> 00:00:48.510 align:middle line:84% we have Sommer Browning and Steve Salmoni. 00:00:48.510 --> 00:00:52.560 align:middle line:84% On April 17th through the 19th is the Tucson Poetry Festival. 00:00:52.560 --> 00:00:58.260 align:middle line:84% POG will be partnering to bring Claudia Rankine to Tucson. 00:00:58.260 --> 00:01:02.700 align:middle line:84% But for now, now we have Joshua Marie Wilkinson, as well as 00:01:02.700 --> 00:01:04.500 align:middle line:90% Ariana Reines this evening. 00:01:04.500 --> 00:01:10.280 align:middle line:90% 00:01:10.280 --> 00:01:12.950 align:middle line:84% They also have books for sale right outside, 00:01:12.950 --> 00:01:15.353 align:middle line:84% so I would definitely recommend checking them out. 00:01:15.353 --> 00:01:17.270 align:middle line:84% I've been skimming through them myself and may 00:01:17.270 --> 00:01:19.297 align:middle line:90% take a few of them home. 00:01:19.297 --> 00:01:21.380 align:middle line:84% We're going to go ahead and bring up John Melillo, 00:01:21.380 --> 00:01:25.270 align:middle line:84% and he will be introducing Joshua Marie Wilkinson.