Just Say No to Abuse Declaring War on Terrorism. For the first time, I participated in two poetry readings in a single week. My family suffered. When I walked into Barnes and Noble on a recent Thursday evening, I had no idea what to expect.
Poetry readings are a hard thing to gauge.
You find yourself in self-interrogation. The bookstore offers a wonderful setup. To be truthful, I have never used a microphone because I have a fear of that screeching sound that so often occurs, even with the wireless type. I also have one of those voices that carry a distance, probably a result of mothering two headstrong daughters. I was up third, and as I sat and listened to the first two fine poets, I was a little nervous.