Hi.
Thank you, Ander.
Thanks to the Poetry Center.
OK.
Ah!
Is this super loud?
That's right?
I'm actually an extremely quiet person, until you put me
in front of people.
And then, I seem to scream.
I have two volumes, but--
so I will be reading funny poems.
They're funny to me.
I hope they're funny to you.
And there definitely is a element of the depressing in it
as well, which sometimes I find funny.
And sometimes, I just write such depressing work
that I think I just need to make myself laugh.
And I accomplished that.
OK, so you are allowed to laugh.
I actually hope you laugh.
Even if you don't think it's funny, just laugh,
because otherwise, I may start crying.
And it's awkward.