Glad to see so many people here and on a beautiful to Sunday.
My name is Tyler Meier.
I work as the executive director here at the Poetry Center.
Thank you for coming today.
Thanks for coming out to hear Dick Shelton
read from this new book and help us launch this new book.
Here at the Poetry Center, we're so grateful in particular
for the group that's supporting the event today.
The University of Arizona Press, who's a fantastic collaborator.
They've published this book, they've got a reception for us
afterwards with really nice cheese,
and they've got lots and lots of the book for sale in the back.
So I just want to start--
Kathryn Conrad is here.
She's been in the back over here.
She's the director of the press.
Kristen Buckles is here, who's an editor at the press.
Rose Brandt is in the back, who's a publicist
and helps with the press.
So grateful for all that the press does.
Thank you guys so much for collaborating and being
a partner.
And for being such a great literary anchor
in Southern Arizona.
We're grateful for that.
And in this region and in this country we need all of it.