@benreadspoetry: Originally written by Mary Schmich, a journalist and columnist for the Chicago Tribune. She published it on June 1st 1997 under the title ‘Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young.’ It was written as a hypothetical commencement speech she would give if she were asked to deliver one. Director Baz Luhrmann then turned it into a track and asked the actor Lee Perry to read the words. It was released as single and made number one in the UK in 1999. #bazluhrmann #poetrytok #wearsunscreen #spokenword #benreadspoetry