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The poet who will read to you
this evening, Mr. Bert Meyers,

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teaches at Claremont
College in California.

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He is the author of
two books of poetry--

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Early Rain, published
in 1960, and Dark Birds,

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published in 1968.

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Mr. Meyer's work has appeared
in numerous periodicals

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in this country and abroad and
in a great many anthologies.

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He has been recognized by
awards from the Ingram Merrill

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Foundation and the National
Foundation on the Arts

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and Humanities.

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Behind all this is
a man who has worked

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with his hands
for over 16 years.

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I suspect that everything he
does shows fine craftsmanship.

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And I get this impression
from having read his poetry.

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His poetry is enormously
strong and yet very delicate.

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It is vibrant, and very
much alive, and yet,

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in a strange,
uncanny way, quiet.

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About the nicest thing I think
I could say about Mr. Meyers

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is something which could not
be said of a great many poets.

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But I firmly believe it from
a very brief acquaintance,

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which I hope to extend later.

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That is that there
is no credibility gap

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between this man and his work.

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It gives me a great
deal of genuine pleasure

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to present Mr. Bert Meyers.

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[APPLAUSE]

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