On Thursday, October 22nd 2009, I went to my first ever reading. As I was told about the event by Professor Bergman, I had no idea what kind of event I was going to. As I entered the room filled with other Macaulay students and Baruch faculty members, I still remained clueless. However, as Joseph O'Connor took the stand after a bunch of introductions, I realized where I was, at a reading. Honestly, I had no idea who this guy was because I have never heard of any of his books nor writings. However, I'd have to say that I was quite bored with the reading. It was way too quiet in there and I wasn't very interested in all that he was reading. Each of his excerpts took about 8 minutes each and it was continuous reading. Although I did like his sense of humor and personality, the things he were reading were not all that appealing to me. The only thing that caught my attention was the last thing he read, the towers poem. Not only did it take place near Baruch, but it was also very interesting because it sounded like he was rapping.