Hello.
Hi.
Welcome, everybody.
There are so many of you here.
I'm so happy to see you all.
I'm Hannah Ensor.
I coordinate the reading and lecture series here,
that you are currently attending.
Tonight's reading is part of our annual series, which
remembers poet and publisher Morgan Lucas Schuldt, who
lived from 1978 to 2012.
Philip Metres described Morgan's poetics as being,
quote, "one of lyrical fracture, brokenness as neologism,
archaicism as innovation."
End quote.
Every year, thanks to the generosity of a private donor,
we present emerging and innovative poets in his honor.
We give ourselves this chance to remember how important he
was to poetry, and to Tucson.
Without further ado, I'd like to welcome up our introducers
for tonight, both poets and friends.
TC Tolbert will be introducing Danniel Schoonebeek,
and Farid Matuk will be introducing Solmaz Sharif.
Thank you to TC and to Farid, and thank you
to Danniel and to Solmaz.
We're really excited.