Transcript for the Unhosted Version version of Just a Girl

HOST IN: I’m Kurt Andersen. This month, Studio 360 presents “In Verse” – a multimedia reporting project combining poetry, interviews, and photography. This installment takes us to Troy, New York, where the median income for a family of 3 is under $17,000. We’ll hear a poem called “Just a Girl,” by Susan B.A. Somers-Willett. It documents an afternoon with Billie Jean Hill, a 25-year-old woman with a young son, who lost her job in May. Heads up: this poem contains some coarse language, and describes situations not appropriate for younger listeners. Lu Olkowski produced this story.