Last Sunday night, indie folk star Ani DiFranco engaged in a lively talk at the 92nd Street Y with music journalist Anthony DeCurtis. In addition to discussing her life, groundbreaking career and world outlook, she performed several readings from her new book of poetry and paintings, Verses. In the video excerpt above, she displays her signature depth by meticulously probing the soul of a nation with the 9/11 poem, "Self Evident."