…is the number of poems that we–Maureen Ewing, Liz Hildreth, Dave Landsberger, Todd McCarty, Daniela Olszewska, Eric Plattner, Rachel Slotnick, and I–wrote last night while doing Poems While You Wait at The Museum of Contemporary Art’s First Friday event, the theme of which was “House Party,” which of course meant House Music…

…and lots of sassily-dressed people (sequins!) requesting poems…

…from us…

…on such topics as “love” and “distance” and “sperm whales” and “sprezzatura,” the poem at which I am hard at work here: 

Stay tuned to the PWYW Tumblr for the results of last night’s requests, and also save the date of Friday, October 18 when we’ll be poeming at the Zhou B Art Center’s Third Friday. Thanks to the MCA for having us, and to everyone who came up to the fourth floor yesterday to request a custom-made poem to the rhythms of drum and bass!