Here be the first stanza of Ani D’Franco’s “32 Flavors.”

Squint your eyes and look closer
I’m not between you and your ambition
I am a poster girl with no poster
I am thirty-two flavors and then some
And I’m beyond your peripheral vision
So you might want to turn your head
‘Cause someday you are gonna get hungry
And eat most of the words you just said

Although Ani may need an introduction to many folks, there is no way to properly introduce one of her songs. You just let her sing it. This in no way is the best version of her poem, 32 Flavors, being sung, but last night I enjoyed a live performance of STOMP!, and they made it clear the difference between a good version, and a version with audience participation. To read the complete lyrics to this, one of my favorite Ani songs. If you would prefer a better version to listen to, this is it.