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ao Lin has published six books of poetry and fiction. I haven’t read any of them. I’d like to think there’s a reason for this, like I haven’t been that into reading fiction lately, and I haven’t been that into reading poetry ever. But really I think the reason is that I haven’t read them. It’s just one of those things I haven’t done yet—like sex things with Pop Rocks or watching The Matrix. But I have read some of Lin’s poetry on the Internet, and I’m going to prove it to you by quoting it now. The first two lines of his poem “i’m going to touch you very hard” are: “I’m tired of not being/an out-of-control asshole.” And although I didn’t care enough to read more than those two lines, the poem stuck in my mind. For me, and for a lot of people I know, this semester marks the beginning of the end. A little over two months from now, we’ll graduate and be thrown out so fast it’ll be like when you drink too quickly and you choke and your throat f lap has to work overtime to keep the liquid from going into your lungs. And so for now, the best we can be are out-of-control assholes, from embracing college student poverty to reading only the covers of books, to giving Aaron Marcus four whole pages in our magazine. Read on, reader. And if you’re graduating in May, don’t be afraid to be an asshole, as long as you’re nice to me. And also maybe try to find a job, cause who the fuck is Tao Lin anyway?
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