Today, enjoy this audiogram of a poem by Catherine Cohen, a comedian and performer whose speaking voice—hot with self-critique and snark, and just a smidge of tenderness when she can’t take herself anymore—is perfectly suited to her verses.
poem I wrote after I tried to write a tweet about sparkling water
I’ve got a disease where I haven’t watched an entire feature film since the aughts do you like how I said “aughts”? you don’t see that every day! I’ve never been to a sex party but one time I made fun of this girl for bringing deviled eggs to an event and then I ate six of them. humiliation, satisfaction, a long walk home in spring. I love sex and I love before it— the double vodka soda leg touch Is it possible to miss everything at once?
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