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Tonight's reading is the last
in the Poetry Center series,

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but there are other
readings in town.

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This Saturday night
among other things

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is sponsoring a reading by
three of the university's MFA

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students, Ann Cummins, Nancy
Johnson and Debra Gregerman.

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And that will be at 8:00 at
the Central Arts Collective

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at 250 East Congress.

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And in December
among other things

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we'll present Jon Anderson.

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The Lamplight Series
on December 4th

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will present Barry Briggs,
Joe Darwish reading

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from their prose,
and the Museum Series

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will present Barbara Kingsolver
reading from her new novel.

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This is December 6th at
the Tucson Museum of Art.

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And Writers at Work has
scheduled two readings.

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Two weeks from tonight, the 30th
in this auditorium, Jonathan

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Penner and Michael Harwin
will read together.

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Jonathan is in the
creative writing department

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and Michael is a MFA candidate.

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And Writers at Work will
present on December 7th Susan

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Lowell and Marty Schechter.

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Also, a special
lecture has been set up

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for poet, and novelist,
and general writer Margaret

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Randall.

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She will speak at 3:00 at the
Student Union on December 5th.

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I'm sure you can't remember all
of that, but you can call us

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and we'll be happy to tell
you about them on the phone.

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I hope you can stay
after tonight's reading

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and have some refreshments
and meet Mr. Kennedy.

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As you know Mr.
Kennedy is well known

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in other areas in
addition to his poetry

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as an editor of textbooks, as
a writer of children's books,

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both prose and poetry.

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But tonight he's here
for the Poetry Center.

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His books of poetry for
adults include Nude Descending

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a Staircase, which was the
winner of the 1960 Lamont

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Award.

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And most recently Cross Ties,
which is Selected Poems.

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We have some copies of Cross
Ties available for purchase

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tonight at a special
discount of $5.

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I took a few to Rincon
University High School

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this afternoon and they
jerked them out of my hands,

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and I wished I'd taken more.

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They're wonderful
books, and I know

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you're going to enjoy
hearing him read tonight.

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X. J. Kennedy.

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