Yay!!! That's great, pinksoil. I love going to poetry and book readings. Wish I could have been there... I went to a book reading with my youngest daughter on Thursday night. It was her idea. We both enjoyed it so much. Do you talk about your poems in between when you read them? Like give insights into your motivations or where the inspiration for this poem came from? Or do you just read the poems straight? Your posts here are often so filled with humor, I bet you would be a really engaging speaker to listen to.