WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:00.870 align:middle line:90% 00:00:00.870 --> 00:00:02.370 align:middle line:84% Tonight's poets will be introduced 00:00:02.370 --> 00:00:05.250 align:middle line:84% by graduate students in the Creative Writing program. 00:00:05.250 --> 00:00:08.340 align:middle line:84% Catherine Wing will be introduced by Kerry Balzer. 00:00:08.340 --> 00:00:12.000 align:middle line:84% Deborah Bernhardt will be introduced by Donald Dunbar, 00:00:12.000 --> 00:00:17.170 align:middle line:84% and Sawako Nakayasu will be introduced by Lisa Ciccarello. 00:00:17.170 --> 00:00:19.240 align:middle line:84% Tomorrow, the poets and their introducers 00:00:19.240 --> 00:00:21.820 align:middle line:84% will present a panel discussion, New Trends 00:00:21.820 --> 00:00:25.750 align:middle line:84% in Contemporary Poetry, at 1:00 PM in the Poetry Center. 00:00:25.750 --> 00:00:27.850 align:middle line:84% Parking can be confusing on campus. 00:00:27.850 --> 00:00:30.070 align:middle line:84% So if you don't know where to park 00:00:30.070 --> 00:00:32.220 align:middle line:84% in the middle of the day on campus, 00:00:32.220 --> 00:00:33.970 align:middle line:84% pick up one of these little, yellow slips, 00:00:33.970 --> 00:00:35.770 align:middle line:84% which will give a few recommendations 00:00:35.770 --> 00:00:38.680 align:middle line:90% and some handy tips. 00:00:38.680 --> 00:00:42.412 align:middle line:84% And there's also more information 00:00:42.412 --> 00:00:43.870 align:middle line:84% out in the lobby table, where those 00:00:43.870 --> 00:00:46.240 align:middle line:84% can be found, on other upcoming events in Tucson, 00:00:46.240 --> 00:00:48.310 align:middle line:90% so check those out also. 00:00:48.310 --> 00:00:50.890 align:middle line:84% Before leaving the mic, I must express our gratitude 00:00:50.890 --> 00:00:54.370 align:middle line:84% to the College of Humanities, the UA Foundation, the National 00:00:54.370 --> 00:00:57.190 align:middle line:84% Endowment for the Arts, the Arizona Commission on the Arts, 00:00:57.190 --> 00:00:59.620 align:middle line:84% and of course, friends of the Poetry Center. 00:00:59.620 --> 00:01:01.180 align:middle line:84% And I realize I just introduced you, 00:01:01.180 --> 00:01:03.513 align:middle line:84% but we didn't talk about the order that you are reading. 00:01:03.513 --> 00:01:06.790 align:middle line:84% Is what I just presented fine with you all? 00:01:06.790 --> 00:01:10.770 align:middle line:84% Then please welcome our first introducer, Kerry Balzer.