in which Meggie Royer and i talk shit about the literary canon, dissect instagram poetry, and generally agree with each other a lot... where to find Meggie: fb page - facebook.com/MeggieRoyerPoetry/ tumblr - writingsforwinter.tumblr.com Persephone's Daughters - http://www.persephonesdaughters.tk/ other things referenced: Rita Dove revision article - http://owrite.blogspot.com/2008/01/narrow-world-made-wide.html close reading - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_reading Sharon Olds - https://www...
Oct 21, 2019•1 hr 51 min
in which Christine No and i talk the inherent autonomy of artistic expression, the nature of time, and manuscript organization as works of intuitive sculpture... where to find Christine: website - www.christineno.com twitter/instagram - @iamchristineno Barrelhouse announcement - https://www.barrelhousemag.com/news-and-updates/2019/8/7/barrelhouse-books-to-publish-new-poetry-collections-by-gina-myers-and-christine-no other things referenced: circus arts - https://www.arts.gov/art-works/2015/begin...
Aug 12, 2019•2 hr
...in which i review Red Bird by Mary Oliver...but preface it with some discussion of gender and intended spaces and privilege... other things referenced: Red Bird by Mary Oliver - http://www.beacon.org/Red-Bird-P661.aspx MOLLY Malone Cook (i don't know why i always think her first name is "Mallory") - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molly_Malone_Cook Dream Work by Mary Oliver - https://groveatlantic.com/book/dream-work/ House of Light by Mary Oliver - http://www.beacon.org/House-of-Light-P367.asp...
Jun 08, 2019•1 hr 11 min
in which Bushra Rehman and i reminisce/bliss out/extol the virtues of the Vermont Studio Center (and residencies in general), break down language to its fundamental components, and bond over our respective lapsed faiths... where to find Burshra: website - http://www.bushrarehman.com/ Marianna's Beauty Salon - https://siblingrivalrypress.bigcartel.com/product/marianna-s-beauty-salon-by-bushra-rehman Corona - https://siblingrivalrypress.bigcartel.com/product/corona-by-bushra-rehman Colonize This! ...
May 18, 2019•1 hr 5 min
in which Jane Lewty and i discuss the joys and perils of residencies, the challenge of arranging collections, and the value of all the work you've never published... where to find Jane's poetry: BRAVURA COOL - https://www.journal1913.org/publications/bravura-cool/ In One Form to Find Another - http://www.csupoetrycenter.com/books/in-one-form-to-find-another where to find Jane on instagram: janelewty other things referenced: Vermont Studio Center - https://vermontstudiocenter.org/ New Orleans Poe...
May 02, 2019•1 hr 58 min
in which i review After the Quake by Haruki Murakami other things referenced: The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury - https://www.amazon.com/Martian-Chronicles-Ray-Bradbury/dp/1451678193 Invisible Cities by Ito Calvino - https://www.hmhbooks.com/shop/books/Invisible-Cities/9780156453806 Crack the Skye by Mastodon - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_the_Skye Come Now Sleep by As Cities Burn - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Come_Now_Sleep Not to Disappear by Daughter - https://en.wikipedia.org/w...
Apr 08, 2019•1 hr 50 min
in which Lindsay Lusby and i talk project books, the revelatory process of writing poetry, and the behind-the-scenes work of editors... where to find Lindsay: website - lindsaylusby.com twitter/instagram - @lindsaylusby Catechesis: a postpastoral (published by The University of Utah Press) - https://uofupress.lib.utah.edu/catechesis/ other things referenced: Rose O'Neill Literary House - https://www.washcoll.edu/centers/lithouse/ Cherry Tree - https://www.washcoll.edu/centers/lithouse/cherry-tre...
Mar 11, 2019•2 hr 29 min
in which i review/respond to jane: a murder by maggie nelson https://softskull.com/dd-product/jane/ other things referenced: maggie nelson - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/maggie-nelson bluets by maggie nelson - https://www.wavepoetry.com/products/bluets the glass essay by anne carson - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48636/the-glass-essay nox by anne carson - https://www.ndbooks.com/book/nox/
Mar 02, 2019•55 min
in which Natalie Wang and i talk the Singapore lit scene, the differences in writing for performance and writing for the page, and the cultivation of reading set lists... where to find Natalie: website - https://www.nataliewang.me/ The Woman Who Turned Into A Vending Machine - https://www.booksactuallyshop.com/products/the-woman-who-turned-into-a-vending-machine other things referenced: Singapore Poetry Writing Month - http://www.singlitstation.com/singpowrimo/ Sharon Olds - https://www.poetryfo...
Feb 17, 2019•50 min
in which Dr. Sophia Frentz and i discuss HAIKU (FINALLY), the poetry process/es, and the inclusion of the arts in the STEM field... where to find Dr. Frentz: twitter - @sophiafrentz Things of Interest podcast - https://www.thingsofinterest.co/ other things referenced: Lisa Randall - https://www.physics.harvard.edu/people/facpages/randall Glenn Colquhoun - https://www.glenncolquhoun.net/ Playing God by Glenn Colquhoun - https://www.amazon.com/Playing-God-Poems-About-Medicine/dp/1905140169 Patrici...
Jan 20, 2019•2 hr 16 min
in which Jasmine V. Bailey and i talk about the intersection of poetry and lyric essays/creative non-fiction, gush about Anne Carson and Charles Wright, and dive deep into the mechanics of translation... where to find Jasmine: https://jasminevbailey.com/ https://facebook.com/jvbailey https://facebook.com/ironhorsereview/ other things referenced: Curtis Bauer - http://curtisbauer.net/ Silvina López Medin - https://www.uglyducklingpresse.org/about/participants/silvina-lopez-medin/ Anne Carson - ht...
Dec 09, 2018•2 hr 9 min
in which i talk about death, poetry reportage, Kino's Journey, and Mary Oliver... things referenced: Blue Pastures by Mary Oliver - https://www.amazon.com/Blue-Pastures-Mary-Oliver/dp/0156002159 House of Light by Mary Oliver - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/204278/house-of-light-by-mary-oliver/9780807068113/ Kino's Journey - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kino%27s_Journey
Dec 01, 2018•41 min
in which Stanford Cheung and i talk the intention of performance, where you can and can't bring your lab, and the artistic merits of being vulnerable... where to find Stanford: website - https://stanfordcheung.com/ STRUCTURES FROM THE STILL - http://akinogapress.com/books/structures other things referenced: The Life of the Poet by Lawrence Lipking - https://www.amazon.com/Life-Poet-Beginning-Ending-Careers/dp/0226484513 Richard Siken - http://www.richardsiken.com/ Phil Hall - https://bookthug.ca...
Sep 09, 2018•1 hr 40 min
in which i right the terrible wrong of not mentioning Nap Attack! in the music episode
Aug 31, 2018•33 min
in which i talk about my relationship with music, how it coexists with my poetry, and some of my longterm favorite and new favorite musicians... other things mentioned: ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION - https://open.spotify.com/artist/0MK8l3nURwwQIjafvXoJJt toe - https://toe-music.bandcamp.com/ (i was wrong about: philly show on the 9th) Rainer Maria - https://rainermaria.bandcamp.com/ Mates of State - https://www.facebook.com/matesofstate/ Pelican - https://pelican.bandcamp.com/ football, etc. - https...
Aug 26, 2018•2 hr 43 min
the full audio of the TO TRACY LIKE / TO LIKE / LIKE launch recorded live at Greedy Reads on July 12, 2018 the panelists: Mary Adelle - https://maryadellecom.wordpress.com/about-me/ https://www.theconsentcollective.org/ Tracy Dimond - http://tracydimond.tumblr.com/ Sharea Harris - http://shareathesound.tumblr.com/ Jane Lewty - https://www.pw.org/content/jane_lewty Mandy May - https://mandy-may.com/ the location: Greedy Reads - https://greedyreads.com/ the books: Girl Flame by Mary Adelle - https...
Jul 14, 2018•1 hr 23 min
in which Erin Dorney and i talk the wide world of erasure poetry, internal swiss cheese, and WHALE PROM!... where to find Erin: website - https://www.erindorney.com/ twitter - @edorney instagram - erindorney where to find I Am Not Famous Anymore - http://www.masonjarpress.xyz/chapbooks-1/i-am-not-famous-anymore Launch event June 17th/Baltimore - https://www.facebook.com/events/433903263733695/ Launch event June 21st/Philadelphia - https://www.facebook.com/events/1424782640955660/ other things re...
Jun 17, 2018•1 hr 45 min
in which Joanna Valente and i talk the commodification of education, poetry collections as concept albums, and JAZZ! where to find Joanna: website - joannavalente.com/ twitter - @joannasaid instagram - joannacvalente Sexting Ghosts - https://unknownpress.org/sexting-ghosts/ other things referenced: House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/36526/house-of-leaves-by-mark-z-danielewski/9780375420528/ Haunted by Poe - https://www.amazon.com/Haunted-Poe/dp/B000...
May 27, 2018•1 hr 46 min
in this hyper-condensed episode, Ben Purket and i talk poetic urgency, sticking it out for that long-form writing, and THE KICKASS READING HE'S GOING TO DO WITH VU TRAN IN CHICAGO ON APRIL 20TH! https://www.semcoop.com/event/reading-ben-purkert-and-vu-tran where to find Ben: benpurket.com twitter - @benpurket For the Love of Endings - https://fourwaybooks.com/site/for-the-love-of-endings/ other things mentioned: The Trees The Trees by Heather Christle - http://www.octopusbooks.net/books/the-tree...
Apr 15, 2018•47 min
in which Michelle Junot and Ann Marie talk the spirit of workshops, the nuances of revision, and the base-level qualifications one needs to effectively read/understand poetry... we also laugh...a lot... where to find Michelle: twitter - @MichelleJunot instagram - mjunot website - https://michellejunot.com/ where to find Ann Marie: twitter - @annmariebrok instagram - annmariebrok other things referenced: Babe Press - http://babepressbaltimore.wixsite.com/babepress Writers and Words - https://writ...
Mar 25, 2018•2 hr 2 min
in which Drew Robison and i talk collaborative storytelling, extreme specificity, and how technology may change poetry as we know it other things referenced: The Adventure Zone - http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/adventure-zone Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_and_Loathing_in_Las_Vegas the Beat poets - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_Generation Storybook Weaver - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storybook_Weaver Killing the Black Dog by Les ...
Feb 19, 2018•2 hr 6 min
in which Olivia Hall and i talk the Kiwi spoken word scene, the betrayal of her favorite rugby player(which made her cry), and the only redeeming aspect of New Orleans' summers... Olivia on instagram: @livs_hall other things referenced: Bowery Poetry - http://www.bowerypoetry.com/ Carrie Rudzinski - https://www.facebook.com/CarrieRudzinski/ Ken Arkind - https://www.facebook.com/kenarkindpoetry/ Mohamed Hassan - https://www.facebook.com/Mohamedhassanpoetry/ Button Poetry - https://buttonpoetry.co...
Jan 28, 2018•2 hr 24 min
in which Vu Tran and i talk about his new novel (AHHHHHHH), one of my deepest fears, and the compulsion that is writing where to find Vu: http://www.vutranwriter.com/ twitter: @roomwithavu Dragonfish - http://books.wwnorton.com/books/Dragonfish/ other things referenced: Vermont Studio Center - http://vermontstudiocenter.org/ Mr. Pudgins by Ruth Christoffer Carlsen - https://www.amazon.com/Pudgins-Nancy-Pearls-Crush-Rediscoveries/dp/1477849424 Red Bird by Mary Oliver - http://www.beacon.org/Red-B...
Dec 18, 2017•1 hr 15 min
in which Hollie Dugas and i discuss the benefits of workshops, the impact of Plath, and the bare bones of manuscript assembly where to find Hollie: interview with Under the Gum Tree - https://www.underthegumtree.com/blog/2016/6/2/meet-the-author-hollie-dugas As You Are Drying the Red Chili Peppers - https://www.breakwaterreview.com/single-post/2016/09/08/As-You-Are-Drying-the-Red-Chili-Peppers-by-Hollie-Dugas other things referenced: Off the Coast - http://www.off-the-coast.com/ Breakwater Revie...
Nov 23, 2017•2 hr 6 min
in which Melissa Wyse and i talk zodiac profiles/myers briggs type, working for your art, and if one can ever have enough apple cider doughnuts where to find Melissa: www.melissawyse.com Instagram: @melissa.wyse Twitter: @melissa_wyse where to find Idlewild Arts (the next Idlewild Writers Retreat will be held Oct. 5-8, 2018; check website for details!) www.idlewildarts.com Idlewild Instagram: @idlewildarts Idlewild Twitter: @IdlewildArts other things referenced: MBMBAM/TAZ/other McElroy products...
Oct 29, 2017•1 hr 44 min
in which Julia Leverone and i talk city vibes, poetic responsibility, and the lost sonic landscape of verse http://julialeverone.com/index.html http://www.sakurareview.com/ other things referenced: Kahlil Gibran - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/kahlil-gibran four poems from Fuel and Fire: Poems by Francisco Urondo, 1956 - 1976 - http://www.asymptotejournal.com/poetry/francisco-paco-urondo-four-poems/ David Rivard - http://www.davidrivard.net/ Michael Collier - https://www.poetryfoundatio...
Oct 01, 2017•1 hr 54 min
in which Ruth Diaz and i have trouble with maths, uncover some emotional truths about the nature of poetry, and once again throw shade at T.S. Eliot other things referenced: Glacier National Park - https://www.nps.gov/glac/index.htm articles on Handmaid's Tale cinematography - https://www.buzzfeed.com/annehelenpetersen/blessed-be-the-fruit?utm_term=.xjLAo5Kx0#.hkJ0Gkyq9 http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-st-female-gaze-television-20170505-htmlstory.html http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/di...
Sep 19, 2017•2 hr 34 min
in which JP Allen and i drop the names of poets you should DEFINITELY check out, arrive at some possibly essential truths about the nature of poetry, and STAY MOSTLY ON TOPIC HOLY SHIT THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE MAYBE instagram: jpalln other things referenced: Home Alone recorder thingy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talkboy Hey You, Come Back - https://www.facebook.com/HeyYouComeBackReadings/ Starts Here - http://startsherereadingseries.blogspot.com/ release info for Apsara in New York by ...
Aug 27, 2017•1 hr 58 min
in which i try out a new recording program and Shannon McAleb and i talk about William Carlos Williams, the inability to combine poetry and music, and SO MUCH 90s NOSTALGIA instagram: shansopran opera biz: soundcloud.com/shannonmcaleb other things referenced: Damien Rice - http://www.damienrice.com/ Joni Mitchell - http://jonimitchell.com/ Queen - http://www.queenonline.com/ Kendrick Lamar - http://www.kendricklamar.com/ "So Emotional" by Whitney Houston - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YjSHbA...
Aug 21, 2017•1 hr 45 min
in which i expound upon the english-language haiku tradition in america... other things referenced: some great articles/sites i mostly cribbed from: http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Haiku#Haiku_in_the_West https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku_in_English http://www.webexhibits.org/poetry/explore_famous_haiku_background.html "The American Haiku Movement Part I: Haiku in English" by Charles Trumbull - http://www.modernhaiku.org/essays/AmHaikuMovement1.html Imagism - https://en.wikipedia.org...
May 28, 2017•1 hr 45 min
