Heems reads "Portrait of the alcoholic three weeks sober"

Heems reads Kaveh Akbar's poem "Portrait of the alcoholic three weeks sober".
Heems:
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POEM: Portrait of the alcoholic three weeks sober
BOOK: Calling a Wolf a Wolf
AUTHOR: Kaveh Akbar
PUBLISHER: Alice James Books
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[@amimusic3]

"Today, I'm finding problems in areas where I didn't have areas before."

[@yuvalne]

This^^

[@AdaSoto]

+

[@lyralyon]

This hits and hurts and hums

[@WhichDoctor1]

Wish a mood

[@WhichDoctor1]

Wish a mood

[@kujmous]

The reader's tiniest of stammers was sincerely breathtaking. I have a tiny stammer, too.

[@yxgen4]

lonely-as-the-slow-charge-into-a-bayonet is one hell of an adjective

[@victoria_bongiorno]

"It just seems such a severe sort of miraculousness."

[@Arttojisannn]

Some day this will all have been worth it.
... I love it♡

[@ourspoetica]

Such a perfect ending!-Paige

[@jonathanjacobus7057]

His voice lends a softness to this piece that makes it so much better.

[@IguessImight]

My favourite one yet.

[@UpasanaSharma013]

My worlds colliding. Gives me so much joy to find two people I absolutely adore in one video. This is such a blessing.

[@FDLHtv]

Been waiting for this since the trailer dropped. Love Heems

[@matts2304]

I loved this, I'm 3 years sober after a 20 years binge. Also, "Sailing to Byzantium" by Yeats might be a good poem for the channel :)

[@thatjillgirl]

"Today I'm finding problems in areas where I didn't have areas before" is basically the slogan for aging.

[@mcpenso285]

That stuff about thirst really got to me

[@Simoneister]

Heems is one of my favourite lyricists. I'm so glad he got to be on this channel!

[@labibapauline964]

This poem is raw beautiful

[@DeathTrapProductions]

Im glad my mans is still on this rock

[@roastbeefy0weefy]

oh indeed

[@Fattydeposit]

I love this man so much

[@sund00bie]

Amazing.. His voice and enunciation are so perfect

[@herbaldude]

Wow, that is my favorite poem yet on this TH-cam channel

[@stilljustlily]

Absolutely beautiful, one of my very favorite readings yet.

[@Ravenlock]

This is a great piece. Thank you.

[@tasniatarannum3256]

Earliest I've ever been.

[@Margaretfogs]

His voice is giving me a throwback to my Das Racist obsession days #combinationpizzahutandtacobell

[@WhichDoctor1]

Now that’s some melon farming poetry!