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Journalist, humorist, and novelist Calvin Trillin reads a poem from his latest book Deciding the Next Decider: The 2008 Presidential Race in Rhyme.
In it, he describes the hopes and fears of Americans on November 4th, 2008.
Calvin Trillin describes the challenges of writing topical, timely poetry. He explains that not only is he on a tight schedule, but also has to use names that may be hard to rhyme, like Blagojevich.
Calvin Trillin responds to comments made by Henry Kissinger on the most recently released set of Nixon tapes.
He suggests that he would like to see Kissinger tried for war crimes, but goes on to describe a fantasy he has where the people he has insulted confront him at a dinner party.