I laughed with a poet for an hour last night. kate bear on stage…
Kate’s fourth book — how about now — The film, released today, explores friendship, marriage, parenting, and aging, all mixed with existential horror. I know it’s a bold statement, but it might be my favorite of her books so far.
“I’m an open book,” Kate told me (as evidenced by the fact that she has a poem called “In Pelvic Floor Therapy”). “Whenever I tell the truth, I always hear, “Me too.”
The audience was excited and asked some very good questions.
williamsburg pizza They also sent me some snacks before the lecture. How cute is that?
If you would like to watch the event, please watch the video below. I skipped the part where I tried to warm up the audience by asking them to wave and moved on to the actual discussion (lol). It’s a little hard to hear at first, but it gets better after about 30 seconds once you figure out how to hold the mic correctly.
If you want to skip, see the timestamps below.
12:16 — Talk about turning 40
13:52 — Kate reads the poem “The Frog Queen”
14:33 — Talk about funny preteens and teenagers
15:32 — Made Freddie stand up, hahahaha
17:22 — Kate reads the poem “One Day”
18:26 — Lily Allen album
20:09 — How Kate is an open book
21:08 — Favorite line in Kate’s book
22:22 — Round ends with questions about her pet name and sex playlist
27:45 — Kate is planning a trivia night and theme party
Where should I come next? Boston and Minneapolis are also on the list.
P.S. 9 ways Kate Bear makes your 40s the best decade everand Kate’s poems about having babies and toddlers.
Source: Cup of Jo – cupofjo.com
