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She has changed forever the
concept of the lyric form

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of poetry.

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She is made of the
meditation, a song, a prayer,

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a spiritual quest, an erotic
experience, and a tender

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evocation.

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On a more personal note,
I've waited some 16 years

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to say in public
that it gives me

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great pleasure to introduce my
dearest friend, Jorie Graham.

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[APPLAUSE]

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