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On Reading an Original Poem About Sex & Drugs to College Students

“Oh yeah,” Rhea said casually. “I used to read poetry at those open mics at Spider House.”

Rhea and I were eating brunch on the patio at Bouldin Creek Cafe. Between bites of toast, Rhea explained that they used to read and sometimes even win money at the poetry nights up by the UT Austin campus.