Fabulous, Jim! I consider many of these to be classics, and it's a great selection of your work.
I've had the pleasure of hearing you read in person -- I think you said it was your first publlic reading ever, as I recall -- and I somehow didn't think I'd manage to hear you read again anytime soon, so this was a real treat. The biggest problem is that we can't go out for beers afterwards, which is a serious defect in the whole internet concept.
Actually, from what Alex says, I apparently had the chance to hear this any time I wanted with the CD that accompanied your book, which remains on a shelf in my office within arm's reach of my desk, but somehow I either misplaced the CD or just forgot that I had it all these years. I definitely need to track it down to put on my iPod. In the meantime, it's so nice to have these poems available on the internet just a click away.
Good job!
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