claudette colbert.applause] she did what rosa parks did a year before rosa parks did and then she had the guts to sue the city of montgomery and the state of alabama, claiming that the bus segregation laws were unconstitutional and they won. it went all the way to the supreme court. and because of this woman, our lives have changed and it's so often that way. women and children, people who are unknown, or under known. their stories are not told and we got to tell one. thank you. thank you so much. [applause] thank you, thank you, thank you. [applause] >> to present the book award in poetry. which was a finalist in the national book award in poetry in 2004. she is also translated several volumes of contemporary french poetry including art poetic title livia cardillo, published in 1999, gives me great pleasure to introduce colt swinton. [applause] >> thank you and good evening. i'd like to thank herald and everyone at the national book foundation. on behalf of the entire poetry selection committee, which