WHY attend a bookstore reading?

~ a leading American poet and anthologist supplies three reasons ~

"#1. Supporting writers is a very good thing.

#2. Supporting bookstores (especially independents) is a terrifically good thing.

#3. Witnessing the moment when a poem or a story sizzles to life and makes literature come alive for a crowd of people all at once—that's priceless."

—Ryan Van Cleave