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Our next reading is on Tuesday
night instead of Wednesday

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night.

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Next Tuesday, November
3, in this auditorium.

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And the reader
will be John Barth.

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Tonight, I hope you can come
over to the Poetry Center

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after the reading to
have some refreshments.

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We'll be on the lawn
beside the guest house.

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That's the corner of
Speedway and Highland.

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It's a great pleasure to
have Lisel Mueller with us.

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We had the good fortune to share
living quarters with her summer

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before last at the conference
in Port Townsend, Washington

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and grew to love her very much
and cherish her friendship as

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well as her beautiful work.

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Her latest collection of
poems, The Need to Hold Still,

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won the 1981
American Book Award.

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Her earlier books are
Dependencies, Life

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of a Queen, The Private Life.

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The Private Life was the winner
of the 1976 Lamont Award.

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She lives in the Chicago
metropolitan area.

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In addition to
writing poetry, she

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writes criticism, and
translates, and is a teacher.

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It's a great pleasure to
introduce to you Lisel Mueller.

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[APPLAUSE]

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