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Thank you all for coming out.

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So I'm Ander Monson.

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And I'm directing
the prose series.

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And this is the last of
our events for the year.

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So thank you so much
for your support

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and for coming out to see what
probably going to be the best.

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It's odd actually
that Mary Ruefle

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doesn't count as
the prose series

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because you could definitely
call her a prose writer

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or can call her a poet.

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I don't think she cares,
as long as you call her.

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So I will say a reminder,
time to silence your cell

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phone in case it's not obvious.

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It's pretty embarrassing
when it goes off

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and your ringtone is "Take
My Breath Away" by Berlin.

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If it's not, then feel
free to leave it on.

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So I'd like to say thanks
to the English department,

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the College of Social
and Behavioral Sciences,

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and the Poets and
Writers grant that's

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helped to partially
underwrite this evening.

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I don't have a lot else to say
except that I'm really excited.

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These are two of
my favorite writers

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who will be reading
here tonight.

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And we're going to read
in alphabetical order.

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If you are interested in
asking questions afterwards,

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we'll have a brief Q
and A, no obligation.

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But if you have
questions, they'll

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happily answer a couple of them.

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And of course they have books.

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First, we'll have
Elena Passarello

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introduced by Caleb Klitzke.

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And then, we'll
have David Shields

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introduced by Dorian Rolston.

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So I'll hand it over to Caleb
with that, the hype-man.