Aviya Kushner reads “The First Time”

The transcript is a reading of a poem titled 'The First Time' from the chapbook 'Eve and All the Wrong Men'. The poem is inspired by the author's lifelong obsession with visual art, particularly the painting Venus of Urbino. It reflects on the author's personal growth and change over the years, contrasted with the unchanging nature of the painting. The author first encountered the painting in college and describes the experience and the painting's features in detail.

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