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Thank you, Susan, for such
a wonderful introduction.

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Oh my gosh.

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I hope the reading lives
up to that introduction.

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[LAUGHTER]

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Goodness, gracious.

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Well, thank you all for coming.

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Oh, I'm just so
pleased to be here.

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I was here in the last century.

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[LAUGHTER]

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What took you so long?

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[LAUGHTER]

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I want to thank Paola,
for being my guide

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through these couple of days.

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And i thank Claire McLane for
teaching my book in her class.

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A lot of you are out there,
youngsters, young poets

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out there, i thank you
for your great questions

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during the class.

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I thank Susan, for your
wonderful introduction.

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Oh, yes, yes,
Tyler and the whole

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posse, it takes a village
to take care of poets.

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[LAUGHTER]

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Thank you, so much.

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OK, I'm just trying to feel
the audience after so many--

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oh, there's somebody
dancing back there.

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OK.

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All right.

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[LAUGHTER]

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OK, I'm just I'm
going to have fun.

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OK.

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I'm going to have fun.