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FED CHAIRMAN OF OUR BOARD IS THE AUTHOR OF OF THE DEFINITIVE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF OUR PRESIDENT... |
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DID HE BEING AND WELCOME TO THE NUYORICAN POETS CAFE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEHALF WHICH LIKE TO... |
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THANK YOU. SOMEBODY HAVING A METEORIC RISE IS A CLICHE BUT THIS CERTAINLY APPLIES TO MR. OF THE KU... |
| 00:12:07 |
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HELLO. EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. IT IS MY HONOR AND PLEASURE TO BE HERE AS THE PRESIDENT OF THE BEFORE... |
| 00:16:49 |
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THEY Q2 ISHMAEL FOR SAVING MY HALLMARK. THEY Q2 EVERYBODY I 12 TRY TO AVOID A DEDUCTIONS BECAUSE... |
| 00:23:13 |
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THANK YOU. THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE PREDECESSORS I HAVE WROTE A SPEECH BUT I WILL NOT DELIVER IT BECAUSE... |
| 00:32:11 |
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IT IS AN HONOR TO BE HERE AND I KIND OF NERVOUS AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOUNDATION FOR THIS... |
| 00:42:56 |
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THANK YOU. THE NEXT AWARD WINNER IS JERICHO BROWN FOR HIS COLLECTION OF POEMS. [APPLAUSE] AND IT SEEMS... |
| 00:43:50 |
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THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS. I AM... |
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THANK YOU. YEAH, DON'T FORGET THAT CERTIFICATE. [LAUGHTER] WE USED TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD PLAQUES, BUT... |
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ARIANA MIMI BLASTEMA. |
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I AM DANIEL. |
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AND THIS IS JOSE ANTONIA BURCIAGA. |
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HE IS WITH US TONIGHT. |
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ONE OF THE REVIEWERS OF THE BOOK SAID THAT TONY'S WOULD MAKE A BIOGRAPHER JOE -- CENTRAL AND HE DID... |
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I'M GOING TO READ A SHORT EXCERPT FROM AN ESSAY. [LAUGHTER] I GUESS YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS. ACTUALLY... |
| 01:00:06 |
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OF LEVERS THAT LIVE FAR AWAY FROM EACH OTHER. [SPEAKING SPANISH] IT IS ALSO DEFINED HAS PUBIC HAIR... |
| 01:03:04 |
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SORRY PAR I HAVE TALL GENETICS IT IS A PROBLEM ONE WAY OR THE OTHER. HOT OF THE NEXT AWARD WINNER... |
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THIS IS SUCH AN HONOR. THANK YOU TO THE BEFORE COLUMBUS FOUNDATION AND I AM HONORED TO BE HERE WITH... |
| 01:17:54 |
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AND FOR THOSE OF YOU IN THE TECHNOLOGY AGE, WE FORGOT TO FINISH THIS AT THE VERY BEGINNING TO ANOTHER... |
| 01:19:48 |
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I AM AMAZED TO BE HERE TO BE PART OF THE LEGACY OF THE AMERICAN BOOK AWARDS FROM THE VERY FIRST TIME... |
| 01:23:11 |
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SINCE ITS FOUNDING ON THE BLACK SOUTH SIDE OF CHICAGO IN 1965 THE AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSICIANS KNOWN... |
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THEY GIVE. THANK YOU THAT REMINDS ME OF EXPERIMENTAL MUSIC OF YOUR A ROCK MUSICIAN JUST PLAY OUT ... |
| 01:36:48 |
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THIS IS REALLY GOING TO BE SURE TO. I LOVE QUIET SPEECHES. THE AMERICAN BOOK AWARD, TO READ THE RECOGNITION?... |
| 01:37:22 |
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NO. I HAVE A VOICE. AND THE SIMPLE LANGUAGE OF THE AMERICAN BOOK AWARD OF DID NOT EXIST IN THE NUYORICAN... |
| 01:39:22 |
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I THINK WE HAVE A THEME RUNNING. WE WILL JUMP AROUND A LITTLE MORE BECAUSE WE HAVE RESPECT FOR CHILDREN.... |
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DID YOU SPELL MY NAME RIGHT? YOU DID? THANK YOU. |
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JUST LIKE IT SOUNDS. |
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I NEVER WRITE ANYTHING DOWN BUT I WANTED TO WRITE DOWN MY THANKS SPECIFICALLY. THAT IS MY NIECE. DO... |
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ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT THEY COULD STAND ON THEIR OWN SO I WILL READ IT BACKWARDS.... |
| 01:43:53 |
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LET ME READ ANOTHER PAUL M.. YOU CAN PICK A NUMBER PRECOCIOUS DIGEST GIVE IT TO HIM? FIRST BRUSH... |
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I DO HAVE TO SAY THAT PEOPLE REFERRED TO THE AMERICAN BOOK AWARDS AS ONE OF THOSE STRANGE AWARDS THAT... |
| 01:48:18 |
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I AM ALL CONFUSED. PARTLY BECAUSE IT IS LATE AND WE'RE SECRETLY THINKING WE NEED TO GET THE SHOW DONE... |
| 01:52:25 |
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I KNEW THIS WAS A WEIRD DAY. THIS IS A NEW YORK POEM CALLED LIES AND LONGING. THIS IS ABOUT A WOMAN'S... |
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EIGHT TO DEER ON THE SLOPE OF THE SUMMER MORNING BEST. THAT NIGHT SKY BLUE. ME LIKE A MAYOR LED OUT... |
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THANK YOU. ONE THING I DO HAVE TO APOLOGIZE TO EVERYBODY SO MANY OF THE AUTHORS CAME OUT. THERE... |
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THANK YOU. THANKS TO THE AMERICAN AND A BOOK AWARD FOR HONORING THE WORK OF JACK SPICER AND HIS PROJECT... |
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I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING THIS EVENING. AND FOR HANGING IN THERE AND TO ALL THE AUTHORS I... |
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[INAUDIBLE] |
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YES. MY OLD PROFESSOR HERE -- [LAUGHTER] -- I'M NOT DONE YET. I WANT TO ALSO THANK C-SPAN FOR COVERING... |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.