Poems with Lois Letchford: If I Were Not a Wizard

19 Apr 2021 · 1 min

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In this YouTube video, author Lois Letchford introduces herself and her memoir, Reversed: A Memoir, before performing a spoken‑word reading of Jack Palutski’s poem “If I Were Not a Wizard.” The poem humorously lists fantastical transformations a wizard could perform—turning people into green, butter, hippopotamuses, antlers, giant beards, leaves, butterflies, fish‑melons, jam‑ears, gingerbread, and even a yam‑nose—contrasting each magical possibility with the mundane world that would exist if the wizard did not act. After the reading, Lois delivers a standard promotional call‑to‑action, urging viewers to like, subscribe, buy her memoir, leave a review, and enable notifications. The tone is playful and whimsical during the poem, shifting to a direct, marketing‑focused style at the end.

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Hello, I'm Lois Letchford, author of the book Reversed: A Memoir, reading from Jack Palutski's Monday Stroll, If I Were Not a Wizard. If I were not a wizard with craft unkind and keen, you wouldn't have to worry that you might wake up green. I couldn't, with no fanfare and a minimum of fuss, transform you into butter or a hippopotamus. If I were not a wizard unwaveringly weird, you'd not have sprouted antlers and a 50-foot-long beard. I'd lack the talent to transmute your breakfast into leaves, and there would be no butterflies residing in your sleeves. You'd find no fish and melons perched atop your feathered head. Your ears would not be fashioned out of jam. And gingerbread. I'd never have transmogrified your nose into a yam if I were not a wizard. But then again, I am. Enjoy. Hit like, hit subscribe, buy a copy of Reversed: A Memoir, and leave a review. Hit the bell for notifications and share. Thank you.