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At this time, it's my
pleasure to introduce

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Nora Naranjo Morse, tonight's
writer, as I mentioned.

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The U of A press has
just very recently

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released her new book, Mud
Woman: Poems from the Clay.

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Nora is Santa Clara
Pueblo from New Mexico.

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She's one of those
sort of special people

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who is able to work in--

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originally I wanted to
say two disciplines,

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but it's actually multiple
disciplines that she works in.

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Certainly this
morning, we found out

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she is a storyteller, not
only oral storyteller,

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but certainly a storyteller
through her sculpture.

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Her book, of course,
represents her other medium,

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which is poetry.

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And of course it all
combines with her sculpture.

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Nora's clay sculptures have
been acclaimed for their humor,

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and, of course, for
that unique extension

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that she has made from
traditional pottery

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to something that is
actually, really not

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that much different from
traditional pottery.

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Nora, this morning,
explained to us

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that she still is in every
essence a Pueblo potter.

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This evening, Nora will be
reading from her collection,

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as I mentioned, Mud Woman:
Poems from the Clay.

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Would you please welcome
Nora Naranjo Morse.

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[APPLAUSE]

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