When Professor Bergman instructed us that we needed to go Joseph O'Connor's reading I had no idea what to expect. Literally no idea. I had never been to a reading before, I didn't even know what one was. Who Joseph O'Connor was, was a mystery and i was a little bit trepidatious. Anyway, I got there for the reception and the food was adorable. It was tiny little sandwiches and cheese, crackers and cookies.

But I digress. The experience of my first reading was inspiring. The format was very structured and formal at times and at others extremely ..............

He read sections of various lengths from eight different pieces of his work and told stories in between each. He explained how he got inspired for certain works, and helped the audience understand from what perspective he was writing each piece. I listened to his beautiful voice as he read and the words had so much more meaning to them when I heard his intonation and inflection.