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26 Tammi 202422min
Nicky Beer on torrin a. greathouse's "Abecedarian. . ."
I talk with Nicky Beer (Real Phonies and Genuine Fakes) about torrin a. greathouse's poem "Abecedarian Requiring Further Examination Before a Diagnosis Can Be Made." We talk cripple-punk, bad doctors,...
19 Tammi 202438min
Presenting Absence: William Matthews' "Men at My Father's Funeral"
In this Short Form episode, I talk about the difficulty of depicting absence in a poem and how we need the contrast of presence and absence. I use William Matthews' "Men at My Father's Funeral" as the...
12 Tammi 20246min
Kinsale Drake on Natalie Diaz's "They Don't Love You Like I Love You"
I talk with Diné poet Kinsale Drake about Natalie Diaz's poem "They Don't Love You Like I Love You," when about Kinsale's poem "(Re)location." We talk about platonic love, Indigenous writing, line bre...
5 Tammi 202442min
Carolyn Oliver on John Milton's "When I Consider How My Light Is Spent"
I talk with Carolyn Oliver (Inside the Storm I Want to Touch the Tremble) about John Milton's Sonnet 19, "When I Consider How My Light Is Spent." Topics include: Would John Milton be a fun hang?; Milt...
29 Joulu 202340min
J. Robert Lennon on Russell Edson's "The Neighborhood Dog"
I talk with my colleague J. Robert Lennon (Subdivision, Let Me Think, Critical Hits: Writers Playing Video Games) about Russell Edson's hilarious, strange poem "The Neighborhood Dog." Highlights inclu...
22 Joulu 202336min
Amit Majmudar on Sir Walter Raleigh's "The Lie"
I talk with Amit Majmudar (What He Did in Solitary; The Map and the Scissors; Black Avatar and Other Essays) about Sir Walter Raleigh's "The Lie." We talk about the poem's range and skill; specificity...
15 Joulu 202343min
Greg Londe on Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven"
I talk with colleague Dr. Greg Londe (The Cracked Lookingglass) about Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven." Topics include: Poe's sneaky interest in math and the cosmos; the ways sound works in the poem; how...
8 Joulu 202343min
