WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:01.110 align:middle line:90% Hello, everybody. 00:00:01.110 --> 00:00:02.510 align:middle line:90% Welcome. 00:00:02.510 --> 00:00:04.250 align:middle line:84% Can you guys hear me in the back? 00:00:04.250 --> 00:00:06.380 align:middle line:84% You can hear me in the back, great. 00:00:06.380 --> 00:00:09.560 align:middle line:84% All those thumbs up, lots of beautiful thumbs. 00:00:09.560 --> 00:00:10.680 align:middle line:90% Nice to see everybody. 00:00:10.680 --> 00:00:13.760 align:middle line:84% Thanks for choosing poetry on a Thursday night in Tucson. 00:00:13.760 --> 00:00:16.850 align:middle line:84% I want to affirm you have made an excellent decision 00:00:16.850 --> 00:00:17.870 align:middle line:90% with your time. 00:00:17.870 --> 00:00:19.350 align:middle line:84% And we're really glad you're here. 00:00:19.350 --> 00:00:21.650 align:middle line:90% Welcome to the Poetry Center. 00:00:21.650 --> 00:00:22.800 align:middle line:90% My name is Tyler. 00:00:22.800 --> 00:00:25.100 align:middle line:84% I work here as the director at the Poetry Center. 00:00:25.100 --> 00:00:28.910 align:middle line:84% And we're thrilled tonight to have Eileen Myles with us 00:00:28.910 --> 00:00:31.820 align:middle line:84% in Tucson and to be here at the Poetry Center 00:00:31.820 --> 00:00:33.797 align:middle line:90% to speak to everybody. 00:00:33.797 --> 00:00:38.570 align:middle line:90% [APPLAUSE] 00:00:38.570 --> 00:00:40.237 align:middle line:84% And really quickly, before we get going, 00:00:40.237 --> 00:00:42.153 align:middle line:84% I just want to give us some quick housekeeping 00:00:42.153 --> 00:00:44.000 align:middle line:84% things about what's coming up at the Center, 00:00:44.000 --> 00:00:45.560 align:middle line:84% just so you know what's happening. 00:00:45.560 --> 00:00:47.787 align:middle line:84% We have each Thursday for the next three weeks, 00:00:47.787 --> 00:00:49.370 align:middle line:84% there are readings here at the Center, 00:00:49.370 --> 00:00:51.740 align:middle line:84% right back in this space at 7 o'clock. 00:00:51.740 --> 00:00:56.720 align:middle line:84% So on November 2 at 7:00 PM, we have the poets Adam Davis 00:00:56.720 --> 00:00:58.280 align:middle line:90% and Manuel Paul López. 00:00:58.280 --> 00:01:00.180 align:middle line:84% And they'll be here reading together 00:01:00.180 --> 00:01:02.940 align:middle line:90% on the 2nd, back here at 7:00. 00:01:02.940 --> 00:01:05.040 align:middle line:84% On the 9th, on November 9, we have 00:01:05.040 --> 00:01:08.040 align:middle line:84% the poet and translator Sawako Nakayasu, 00:01:08.040 --> 00:01:11.940 align:middle line:84% who will be here as the keynote of the ALTA conference. 00:01:11.940 --> 00:01:15.450 align:middle line:84% So if you don't know, ALTA is the American Literary 00:01:15.450 --> 00:01:17.280 align:middle line:90% Translators Association. 00:01:17.280 --> 00:01:18.690 align:middle line:90% They're based here in Tucson. 00:01:18.690 --> 00:01:21.750 align:middle line:84% And they're bringing their conference to Tucson this year. 00:01:21.750 --> 00:01:25.260 align:middle line:84% So that happens November 9, 10, 11. 00:01:25.260 --> 00:01:28.530 align:middle line:84% And it's 400 translators coming to our city. 00:01:28.530 --> 00:01:30.810 align:middle line:84% So these are all the people that bring language-- 00:01:30.810 --> 00:01:33.390 align:middle line:84% bring literature between languages, all the languages, 00:01:33.390 --> 00:01:34.950 align:middle line:90% moving back and forth. 00:01:34.950 --> 00:01:37.590 align:middle line:84% And we're really thrilled about that, beautiful work. 00:01:37.590 --> 00:01:38.640 align:middle line:90% [APPLAUSE] 00:01:38.640 --> 00:01:42.450 align:middle line:84% You can learn more about ALTA on the-- by googling them, 00:01:42.450 --> 00:01:44.790 align:middle line:84% American Literary Translators Association. 00:01:44.790 --> 00:01:45.878 align:middle line:90% The conference has a fee. 00:01:45.878 --> 00:01:48.420 align:middle line:84% And I think there's maybe still a way that someone could sign 00:01:48.420 --> 00:01:49.950 align:middle line:90% up to come to the conference. 00:01:49.950 --> 00:01:51.180 align:middle line:90% Maybe not? 00:01:51.180 --> 00:01:52.632 align:middle line:90% On site, come on site. 00:01:52.632 --> 00:01:54.090 align:middle line:84% But there are also some free events 00:01:54.090 --> 00:01:56.160 align:middle line:84% you can learn about, if you visit the website, 00:01:56.160 --> 00:01:57.423 align:middle line:90% and things that are happening. 00:01:57.423 --> 00:01:58.590 align:middle line:90% So we're excited about that. 00:01:58.590 --> 00:02:00.330 align:middle line:90% Sawako's reading here is free. 00:02:00.330 --> 00:02:02.863 align:middle line:84% And that helps launch into the conference. 00:02:02.863 --> 00:02:04.030 align:middle line:90% So we're excited about that. 00:02:04.030 --> 00:02:06.480 align:middle line:84% And then on the 16th, we have the poet Marilyn Chin, 00:02:06.480 --> 00:02:07.770 align:middle line:90% who will be here reading. 00:02:07.770 --> 00:02:09.250 align:middle line:84% And we're thrilled about that too. 00:02:09.250 --> 00:02:12.060 align:middle line:84% So lots of great readings coming up, all of those poets. 00:02:12.060 --> 00:02:14.820 align:middle line:84% Many of those poets are teaching classes at the Poetry Center. 00:02:14.820 --> 00:02:17.310 align:middle line:84% So if you're interested in having a connection with them 00:02:17.310 --> 00:02:18.180 align:middle line:90% while they're here. 00:02:18.180 --> 00:02:20.820 align:middle line:84% Eileen taught an amazing class last night here. 00:02:20.820 --> 00:02:22.800 align:middle line:90% So we're thrilled about that. 00:02:22.800 --> 00:02:26.490 align:middle line:84% Great, lots of applause, this is good. 00:02:26.490 --> 00:02:28.865 align:middle line:84% You can learn all about those classes in these calendars. 00:02:28.865 --> 00:02:30.823 align:middle line:84% And there's some of these that are on the table 00:02:30.823 --> 00:02:32.132 align:middle line:90% right outside in the breezeway. 00:02:32.132 --> 00:02:33.840 align:middle line:84% And that will tell you about those events 00:02:33.840 --> 00:02:37.830 align:middle line:84% that I mentioned and everything else as well as the classes. 00:02:37.830 --> 00:02:40.260 align:middle line:84% We're going to forego a Q & A tonight because we want you 00:02:40.260 --> 00:02:41.910 align:middle line:90% especially to find the books. 00:02:41.910 --> 00:02:43.770 align:middle line:84% So those are for sale over here on my right. 00:02:43.770 --> 00:02:45.900 align:middle line:84% And you can find those after the reading. 00:02:45.900 --> 00:02:47.850 align:middle line:84% And they'll be happy to sell those to you. 00:02:47.850 --> 00:02:50.620 align:middle line:84% And then Eileen is happy to sign those afterwards. 00:02:50.620 --> 00:02:52.510 align:middle line:90% So make sure you do that. 00:02:52.510 --> 00:02:54.390 align:middle line:84% And then to introduce Eileen, I'm 00:02:54.390 --> 00:02:57.510 align:middle line:84% thrilled to welcome up a friend and colleague, Raquel 00:02:57.510 --> 00:03:01.710 align:middle line:84% Gutiérrez, a writer, journalist, poet. 00:03:01.710 --> 00:03:04.290 align:middle line:84% Raquel is the author of the excellent essay 00:03:04.290 --> 00:03:06.660 align:middle line:90% collection, Brown Neon. 00:03:06.660 --> 00:03:08.850 align:middle line:84% Teaches variously at many different places. 00:03:08.850 --> 00:03:10.800 align:middle line:84% And we're thrilled to be in community 00:03:10.800 --> 00:03:12.960 align:middle line:84% with Raquel here in Tucson and working 00:03:12.960 --> 00:03:14.460 align:middle line:90% with them as much as we get to. 00:03:14.460 --> 00:03:15.180 align:middle line:90% It's a gift. 00:03:15.180 --> 00:03:17.716 align:middle line:84% Please help me welcome Raquel Gutiérrez. 00:03:17.716 --> 00:03:20.454 align:middle line:90% [CHEERS, APPLAUSE]