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And we're very happy to
present the Next Word in Poetry

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tonight with Srikanth Reddy,
Brian Turner, and Joshua Marie

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Wilkinson--

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three poets whose
works we believe

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herald a dynamic new era
in contemporary poetry.

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They will be introduced
by graduate students

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in the creative
writing MFA program

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and introducers
are correspondingly

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Arianne Zwartjes, Taylor
Johnson, and Mary Marburg.

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Tomorrow afternoon there
will be a panel discussion

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at which tonight's readers
and introducers will

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give their thoughts on new
trends in contemporary poetry.

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And as you'll soon hear, there's
some fundamental similarities

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in their work and
perhaps more obviously

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some fundamental distinctions.

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So I suspect that the
ensuing conversation will

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be lively,
thought-provoking, and rich,

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and we hope to see you there.

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And thanks again for
being here tonight.

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Now, I will welcome
our first introducer

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Arianne Zwartjes, who will
introduce our first reader.