by Rich Smith
We've been conditioned since childhood to fall sleep shortly after someone begins reading to us, so it should come as no surprise that maintaining the appearance of consciousness at readings can be a real struggle, even for adults who love to read.
But that sweet sleepy feeling didn't slosh over me the last time I saw Tyehimba Jess in person. The poet, who is coming back to town this season for a Seattle Arts & Lectures appearance, gave a Hugo House reading at Fred Wildlife Ref
We've been conditioned since childhood to fall sleep shortly after someone begins reading to us, so it should come as no surprise that maintaining the appearance of consciousness at readings can be a real struggle, even for adults who love to read.
But that sweet sleepy feeling didn't slosh over me the last time I saw Tyehimba Jess in person. The poet, who is coming back to town this season for a Seattle Arts & Lectures appearance, gave a Hugo House reading at Fred Wildlife Ref