Adam Gottlieb is 16 years old and attends Northside College Preparatory High School. This piece was recorded as part of the 2006 collection of Louder Than a Bomb Teen Poetry Festival and Competition studio recordings, presented by Chicago Public Radio. The station invited competition finalists from this nationally-renowned teen poetry slam in-studio to record their work. Louder Than a Bomb is hosted by Young Chicago Authors; for more information about the competition visit: http://www.youngchicagoauthors.org/.