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Thank you, Peggy, that was just
marvelous, thank you so much.

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C.K. Williams.

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Charlie was born in
New Jersey in 1936.

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He presently resides halftime
in France and halftime

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at Princeton University, where
he teaches creative writing

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at the school.

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Charlie has authored
many, many books

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of poetry, as well as publishing
five works of translation.

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He has garnered many
awards and honors

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through the years,
including the Pulitzer

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Prize for "Repair", National
Book Award for "The Singing",

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National Book Critics Award
for "Flesh and Blood".

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Other awards and honors
include the American Academy

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of Arts and Letters Award,
a Guggenheim Fellowship,

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the Lila Wallace
Reader's Digest Award,

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the PEN Voelcker Award for
Poetry, and the Pushcart Prize.

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Probably most
important of all is

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Charlie was best
man at our wedding.

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Now, without any
further ado, I'd

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like to introduce C.K. Williams.

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[APPLAUSE]

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