Read By: Quan Barry

<p><em>Quan Barry on her selection:</em></p> <p>There are two books lying on an end table in my living room that I like to keep out should any visitor to my home feel inclined to pick them up. One is called <em>How to Be a Villain</em>, and the other is Gary Soto’s <em>What Poets Are Like</em>. I decided there’s enough villainy going around these days, so rather than perfect the fine art of being an arch nemesis, here’s a brief reading from one of Soto’s delightful essays on these crazy beings we call poets.</p> <p><a href= "https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781570618741?aff=NPR"><em>What Poets Are Like</em>, by Gary Soto</a> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Music: "Shift of Currents" by Blue Dot Sessions // CC BY-NC 2.0</span></p>