I'm going to begin by reading from a recent book.
This portion of the reading is quite short.
And these are poems in one line or since they have titles,
perhaps they're two long poems.
Dishonestly masquerading as one long poems.
I won't read the whole book, which
takes a full three minutes.
Instead, I'll give you the highlights
of one section of the poems.
There are about four of these.
The first of them is called Why I Didn't Notice It.
The Moss on the milk is white.
This is a poem on the theme of royalty.
The short forms tempt you to large subjects, it turns out.
Many deluxe features.
Each mattress is mounted on a pea.
To thine own self be true, as if you had a choice.
Premature ejaculation.
I'm sorry, this poem is already finished.