…is the number of poems that we–Alex Berge,  Eric Plattner, & I–wrote while doing Poems While You Wait …

…at the 826CHI Printers Row Prologue Party for such people as these…

… & these:

Thanks to Jeffrey Levine, Kendra Curry-Khanna, & everyone at 826CHI for having us and putting on such a lovely event, and to everyone who came out on a Friday night to request a poem and support a great local/national organization! Stay tuned to the PWYW tumblr for the results!