ani difranco, the famously successful feminist indy singer-musician from buffalo has a recently published memoir. i've read the first 48 or 9 pages, it's very good, opening with a poem she wrote titled 'self evident', which contains many references to the 9/11 terrorist attacks as well as to other political opinions and observations of that time, in verse and rhyme. it's a hell of a poem imo.
here's a youtube video of an impassioned public performance of this poem by ms. difranco in front of a very enthusiastic and appreciative audience. part spoken, part sung, part a capella, part accompanied by jazzy jazz music. it's pretty cool imo (shame there's no video of the performance, tho. Just still pictures, along with the words of the poem displayed). a 9/11 appetizer, with a much meatier full course meal to follow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTY8sCzHTNc
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