Share this postThe 70th Birthday Poememmatattenbaumfine.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherThe 70th Birthday PoemEmma Tattenbaum-FineAug 07, 20231Share this postThe 70th Birthday Poememmatattenbaumfine.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherShareListen here and I’ll read my poem to you:1×0:00-1:41Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade.And here’s the text version:The 70th Birthday PoemEmma Tattenbaum-Fine·August 18, 2021I ask you about the “rest of your life.” You ask me if I’ll have kids. Both questions so rude we laugh. What we’re really talking about is our deaths. Far apart on our calendars, but simultaneous, in the scheme of things. The Queen of Thailand. Champagne and Carlisle Hotel in the 80s.Read full storySubscribeLeave a commentShare