First Reading

At the WordXWord Festival, right after the great poetry slam at Shawn's Barbershop...

you learn a lot about how it sounds when you read in public for the first time. it's different than practicing, or reading for some friends. you can feel the response to your words in an almost physical way... especially when the energy wanes. those words are falling flat, not justifying their existence. the ideal is that your listener hungers for every next word, and you can feel it when it happens and you can feel it when it doesn't. the latter is highly motivating. cut, cut, practice. do it more, as much as you can. Ok then. What's next?