I read my poetry today as the featured speaker at the Hudson (NY) Rotary Club. Once again, reading to Rotarians proved to be a ton of fun. They were a very attentive and appreciative audience, and they bought all but one of the books I brought. Amazing!
Click on the PLAY button above to hear a complete recording of this 22-minute reading. This is the first time I’ve read exclusively from my book, Unexpected Sunlight. Well, almost exclusively — I did toss in one new poem at the end.
Side note: Charlie, one of the members of the club, came up to me before I read and said, “Have you heard of John Ashbery? He goes to my church and lives here in town.” No pressure!
john ashberry? never heard of him.
ha!
Me neither!