Ani DiFranco at the 92nd Street Y

[erinmarieschmitt]

YES

[spareaxe]

That's a fucked up poem...weird!

[chloeindigo]

@spareaxe try listenning to it a few times. or in the right head space. i didnt get all the references at first. but you gotta flow with it. it is my fav poem of hers. it's amazingly written, and worth your energy.

[baconandeggs80]

Thank you. Never take this down.

[susanharrell1]

You are a talented moron.

[susanharrell1]

@MrDanielleann

So.... you are saying its impossible for a moron to not have talent?

[susanharrell1]

Respond to this video... 

Cause I can give you a list

[Jenchol]

Oh Ani you are just so great and you keep amazing me.

I loved this as a song, and it sounded even better with you reading it out like you did here. You are just ... AMAZING.

[LiftYourSkinnyFist]

I COMPLETELY fail to see any and all beauty in this poem. Sorry to disappoint everyone everyone that does; but the closest it came to any beauty was 5:49. I will give her credit for making that a swift 7 and a half minutes, though.

[bethanyjones]

How can you not care if babies are killed but then get upset about the death penalty?

[marifran42]

I love how sometimes she seems like she's just gonna start singing. I love it. The first time I heard this song I swore I listened to it at least a million times. She's amazing.

[rhojul]

i've never heard her "tell" this poem without music - how amazingly POWERFUL! Thanks for this posting!

[Bollemedrosiner]

Wow, she seemed very shook up after she finished.

[iluvu4uraqt53]

amazingamazingamazingamazingam­azingamazingamazingamazingamaz­ingamazingamazingamazing!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bripv]

This poem is so powerful... even after hearing it for the probably 100th time.

[OneWomynArmy]

you go girl. <3

[myporchlight]

i think it's funny she's reading from the book, considering she could probably recite this in her sleep.

[noobzilla389]

y the fuk am i watching this shit

[sahem62896]

if not my favorite poem, up there in the top 5.

[27959]

what is this poem called?

[herinfinitevariety]

self-evident.

[iluvu4uraqt53]

Is this book in Australia? Coz i'm killing for a copy

[tsopuaifa]

She is just fantastic.

[artgalleryEmTi2]

Great poetry!

[glassjawx10]

Wow... she delivers the words so much better than I can read them.

[artiefiscal]

oh my god. I want everyone to see this... That woman's mind is so fluid and so crystal in her expression. Thanks to the universe for bringing to us Ani DiFranco.

[KR0GG]

She's amazing.

[mrman2u2]

Powerful.

[adventureskope]

what book is this amazing poem from?

[rhymbi8]

can you buy the book in australia yet

[ARasiel93]

I carry that book with me everywhere I go.

[nunya5]

Brilliant poem.

[Poetivity]

amazing Ani.

[onegreenday]

that poem always makes me cry.

thanks Ani.

Nobody gets it quite so clearly as you.

[freedomland11]

all she needs is a black wardrobe, and black lenses, and some candles, dim lights, and ppl snapping there fingers!!!after she recites

[lickmynose]

Mwah! Perfect. Does Ani find the words or do they hunt her down and grab her and plead with her to give them their place on her pages? Whatever it is, it's magical.

[getyourfancyon]

I love that poem.

Its a true masterpiece. She reads it beautifully even with a bung throat.

[patrickpico]

ani is spitting lihop in that poem (let it happen on purpose) bout 911...id prefer mihop (made it happen on purpose)

[jerseytiptoer]

Cant wait to see her on the 23rd!

[kimmerv2]

Thank you for posting .. I was unable to make it down to see her at this!

[doublelindsay]

she seems shy and nervous and unenthusiastic.

[ceciliam23]

I saw her do a reading in DC in November. She seemed the same way. She said that having a baby, "broke her ego." As well as her tail bone apparently...

[Romperjet]

I think she's just quiet because she had problems with her voice.

[dillydabbin]

and goddamn that makes her flawlessly beautiful...

[h4ygur1]

you've got to be kidding.

you can see the passion in her face, you can hear it in her words.

does she really need to be overly dramatic and loud? granted, the loud, confident ani is who we are all used to but i do believe she has entered a new phase. shes said it herself. her baby has brought her inner peace i'm sure, and so shes is calm on the outside as well.

though i saw her in DC and in VA Beach earlier this year and she was just as confident and energetic.

[redletteryear]

Why did she cut her hair?????

[Romperjet]

She changes her hair all the time.

[happymyster]

Well she's had worse "do"s. Brilliant poem. It must be kind of strange for her not to be interrupted every few seconds by screaming fans!

[bornalittlelate]

this is so amazing...so powerful.

[rwilson7401]

her voice sounds funny, maybe shes sick...

[dykespyke]

She recently had to take time off of touring for illness. Laryngitis I think it was?

[rwilson7401]

yeah i know. i just saw her play in providence on monday she still looked under the weather.

[donnerbrandpear]

She seems oddly shy...

[galadriel6969]

thank you for this...Ani D...woooo....no one like her.