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We are preparing to publish
this final newsletter

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for the semester, so if you
have any good news with you

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please give it to me
within the next week.

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We only publish good news.

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Tonight's reading is
made possible by a grant

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from the National
Endowment for the Arts.

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I hope you'll come
to the Poetry Center

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for the following reading.

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The reception honor--

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Dr. Abse and his wife Joan.

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Poetry Center is
two blocks north,

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the corner of
Speedway and Highland,

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and will be on the South
Lawn if the weather permit.

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Dannie Abse has published
nine collections of poetry,

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three novels, a collection
of plays, an autobiography,

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and a book on medicine.

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12 of his plays have
been produced in London,

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and five plays have
been broadcast on radio.

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His most recent American
pub-- publication

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is Collected Poems 1948-1976.

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His new book, Way Out in the
Centre, is now available,

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and we have a few copies on
sale after reception tonight.

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I'm very happy to introduce
to you Dannie Abse.

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[APPLAUSE]

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