Last night's reading

Ross Gay, my buddy, was one of the readers at last night's faculty reading. And he rocked it. He read the title poem of his latest book catalogue of unabashed gratitude (plus a few others). I was really impressed with how he sustained the energy of a poem that length in a reading. (It's quite a long poem.) Here he is, in the midst of reading it:

The audience really responded to his vibrant energy. You could feel it in the air.

Speaking of energy, while I want to write more, I must turn in. I'm exhausted. More details in tomorrow's post!