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</v:background></xml><![endif]--><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>FYI!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Bill<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div id="preview_text"><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-line-height-alt:.75pt'><span lang=EN style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white'>Read about one of our Braille Across America challengers, our upcoming poetry night, and more!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_main"><div id="section_1614097766638"><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#23496D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;background:white;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td width=600 valign=top style='width:6.25in;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;word-break:break-word'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:0in 0in 0in 0in'><div id="column_1614097744275_0"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_16140912990481"><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#23496D'><img width=559 height=373 id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://email.nbp.org/hs-fs/hubfs/poetry-quotes-1680x1120.jpg?width=1120&upscale=true&name=poetry-quotes-1680x1120.jpg" alt="A cup of tea and two open poetry books"><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse'><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt'><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_16140913029602"><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_16140913029602_"><h2 style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:175%'><span style='font-size:16.5pt;line-height:175%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#23496D'>Poems of Hope: Poetry Circle<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p style='line-height:175%'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:175%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#23496D'>It’s been a tough year! In honor of National Poetry Month, the National Braille Press is offering a poetry circle by Zoom with the theme of “Poems of Hope” on April 22, 2021 at 7pm EST.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:175%'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:175%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#23496D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:175%'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:175%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#23496D'>Come, read a poem you wrote, or a favorite poem that gives you hope. Or come and listen; all are welcome. Let us know if you want to share a poem and we’ll be in touch. All who register will be given a Braille copy of “The Hill We Climb” by Amanda Gorman and some resources for more wonderful poetry.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='line-height:175%'><span style='font-size:11.5pt;line-height:175%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#23496D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0 !important'><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt;word-break:break-word'><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_16140913059313"><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0><tr><td style='background:#23496D;padding:9.0pt 13.5pt 9.0pt 13.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a href="https://email.nbp.org/e2t/tc/VVrQyL840JSsW7GnF-H8nmtWpW58c1_74nwNv7N6klYWJ3p_97V1-WJV7CgZ8JW3JVVlR2yWBJqW2Hl2tX5F8PHfVqMBSM4DNHWkW75wDm66rVjkbV4XVYX3DWlsRW4py5lg4Jz1TnW79q_Ts4gWCq_W1dDKfB8JwFFCW4NVVnb5QJkN0W7Pzlj14FfH_dW10R1LC8VHh0KW7kJV-w2mX8QRW4BKrk66xTHk8W3gFw6n4FxK-KV2RSgB4bB8cxW7HbVvn51VyYsW1HhRJp2-dtl6W6S_hLt40KG9CW5Bv5Gh4gPZycW87W87X2F38mYVlHQNG4ZWF0fW2p2rpy5y6v-nW62P3dX3FlMH7W66mpdJ1GSngP3jHP1" target="_blank"><strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:white;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none'>Register Here!</span></strong><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#00A4BD;text-decoration:none'> </span></a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";display:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width="100%" style='width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:0 !important'><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 15.0pt 7.5pt 15.0pt;word-break:break-word'><div id="hs_cos_wrapper_module_16113479054001"><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#23496D'><img border=0 width=560 height=3 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image001.png@01D714DC.D7565940" alt="
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