Hi, everybody. Welcome to the librarian is in the New York Public Library's podcast about books, culture, and what to read next. I'm Gwen. I'm Celine Dion. I think you've done that one before.

Have I? No, I haven't. But you know what? I always was like, who should I be? It's like,

it's like, I hate saying the name Frank. But if you ever watch like stuff in the cultural world,

what do I talk about? You ever watch watch stuff she is so hilarious like she's

back in the news and she had the Vegas show selene dion and she does she's working with fashion

designers I don't know really know I'm not following her but she has I didn't know she had such a wacky

eccentric lovable sense of humor she's hilarious. She does these eccentric things like in these videos for clothes that are just adorable. That's delightful. She's hilarious. She's like a comedian. Anyway. That's awesome. Celine Dion. We should have a field trip and go see her sing. Non-book break. And be hilarious. Right? I'd actually love to see a Vegas show.

I've never, never seen one.

I have.

I went to Vegas when I was a kid at all things and I couldn't do anything. A couple years ago. Okay. So, hey. Books. Cirque de Soleilet. Celine Dion. Not only is it a books podcast. It is a very special episode, all caps.

Where are you rolling your eyes? I'm saying it's very special.

It's very special episode, all caps. Why are you rolling your eyes?

I'm saying it's very special. Let the list you decide. I'm telling you it's special. Well,

okay, the reason that I believe it's special is that I'm excited because we're going to talk about

poetry today. We thought it would just be really fun to share some of our favorite poets old and new and read a whole lot of poetry. So I actually feel like this might not be

that much of us talking and more of us reading poems. Really, you're prepared to read. Are you not

prepared to read? I've never prepared. No, but you are? You know, when I... Poetry, though, I know. But poetry, like, used to be such intimidating, you know, almost to the point where it was

not interesting to me because it was like, oh, never understand it.

It's just, what is it?

And as I've gotten older, I've less intimidation of just, like, jumping in and just

realizing how much I do love words and not feeling

any feelings of negativity if I don't feel like I quote understand it right because it's also

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