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Episode 629: Li-Young Lee!
On this week’s show Chrissy Kolaya talks to Li-Young Lee about his latest collection of poems, The Invention of the Darling. Together they explore the rooms of poetry, the systems of the human imagination, and the voice of angels. BOOKS DISCUSSED NOTES The Society for Speculation presents: The World Ahead: a talk on a new collaborative project… Continue reading
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Episode 628: Kent Wascom!
On this week’s show, I talk to the novelist Kent Wascom about the continuation of the Woolsack legacy in his new novel, The Great State of West Florida. We discuss the vibrantly chaos of Florida, the postmodern pulp possibilities of the western genre, and the importance of a great book cover. BOOK DISCUSSED NOTES Check out our earlier… Continue reading
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Episode 627: David McLoghlin!
On this week’s show, I talk to the poet David McLoghlin about his newest collection of poems, Crash Centre, history, religion, rugby, boarding school, trauma, and exiting the comforts of metaphor. TEXT DISCUSSED Buy Crash Centre here. NOTES Check out our earlier conversion back on episode 309. Check out David reading Rilke’s “Presentiment” back on episode… Continue reading
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Episode 626: Ian Patterson (Redux)!
In this week’s show, Chelsea Alice interviews translator Ian Patterson again. This time they discuss The Theory of the Four Movements by the 19th century French utopian thinker Charles Fourier, as a way of thinking about 19th century history, science, and philosophy. They also discuss Ian’s recent poetry collection Shell Vestige Disputed. The last time these two discussed Ian’s translation of… Continue reading
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Episode 625: Daniel Handler!
In this week’s show, John talks with Daniel Handler about the absurd fun of stress-testing reality, the joys of listening to Sun Ra, the efficacy of writing on ordinary writing pads, and the importance of waiting for the good stuff to come to us as writers. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES If you are an amazon customer,… Continue reading
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Episode 624: Ann Hood!
In this week’s show, John talks with Ann Hood about her newest novel, The Stolen Child, which features a storyline about artists during World War I. During this interview, I may have defended IHOP perhaps too strenuously. Talking with Ann was, as always, charming. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES Kent Wascom will read from his new novel,… Continue reading
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Replay: Episode 278 with Brittany Perham!
On this week’s replay episode, I talk poetry with Brittany Perham! TEXTS DISCUSSED Episode 278 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. Continue reading
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Episode 623: Nicholson Baker!
In this week’s show, John talks with Nicholson Baker about the potential sorrows of writing, the drive to discover joy, and the need to explore other creative endeavors besides writing. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES If you are an amazon customer, one way to support this show is to begin shopping with this affiliate link, so that the… Continue reading
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Episode 622: Michael Korda!
In this week’s show, John talks with prose writer Michael Korda about telling the historical stories of the poets of World War I. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES If you are an amazon customer, one way to support this show is to begin shopping with this affiliate link, so that the podcast is granted a small commission on… Continue reading
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Episode 621: Tyler Mills!
In this week’s show, John talks with Tyler Mills about her extraordinary multimedia memoir, a poetic people’s history of America’s secretive relationship to the atomic bomb. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES Join Jared Silvia and other members of Energy Wheel in this upcoming writer’s retreat (May 2-5) at the Atlantic Center for the Arts. The Kerouac House is re-opening… Continue reading
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