Poetry
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Episode 706: Richard Blanco
Episode 706 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature, is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. On this week’s program, I catch up with the amazing Richard Blanco about his recent collected poems, Homeland of my Body, a book sandwiched with two sections of new work. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES To… Continue reading
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McClurg’s Musicalia #160: The Icing Cracks
Sublime eclectic mayhem. That’s been my playlist project and musical life, one that begins with The Muppet Movie soundtrack and later involves performing hymns, death metal, surf, and bluegrass. I’ve played in theaters, tents, and basements, for multi-stage festivals and squirrel rodeos. I’ve written and recorded music for The Drunken Odyssey. Sublime eclectic mayhem. A… Continue reading
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705: Mamie Pound!
Episode 705 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature, is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. On this week’s program, I talk to Mamie Pound about how flash fiction works, poetry, and finding the authentic, messy, true emotion and understanding despite the editors in our brains. NOTES To learn more… Continue reading
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McClurg’s Musicalia #159: War Chest
Sublime eclectic mayhem. That’s been my playlist project and musical life, one that begins with The Muppet Movie soundtrack and later involves performing hymns, death metal, surf, and bluegrass. I’ve played in theaters, tents, and basements, for multi-stage festivals and squirrel rodeos. I’ve written and recorded music for The Drunken Odyssey. Sublime eclectic mayhem. A… Continue reading
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McClurg’s Musicalia #152: Scattering the Mirth
Sublime eclectic mayhem. That’s been my playlist project and musical life, one that begins with The Muppet Movie soundtrack and later involves performing hymns, death metal, surf, and bluegrass. I’ve played in theaters, tents, and basements, for multi-stage festivals and squirrel rodeos. I’ve written and recorded music for The Drunken Odyssey. Sublime eclectic mayhem. A… Continue reading
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Video: Anne Waldman Interview
On episode 694, I interviewed the poet Anne Waldman. Since there is a lag between editing of audio and video, here is the video, for those who prefer seeing the talk. Continue reading
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694: Anne Waldman!
Episode 694 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature, is available on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or click here to stream (right click to download, if that’s your thing). In this week’s show, John interviews Anne Waldman about her extraordinary new work, Mesopotopia. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES On Friday, December 12th at 7 PM, Mamie… Continue reading
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Episode 693: Emily Van Duyne!
Episode 693 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature, is available on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or click here to stream (right click to download, if that’s your thing). On this week’s show, John and Rachael Tillman interview the scholar and poet Emily Van Duyne about Sylvia Plath’s legacy as discussed in her remarkable… Continue reading
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Episode 692: Fire x Fire x Fire 2025 with Tod Caviness and Dianne Turgeon Richardson!
Episode 692 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature, is available on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or click here to stream (right click to download, if that’s your thing). On this week’s show: John concocted a daft poetry game for friends with a body of work substantial enough to withstand randomization of theme and… Continue reading
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McClurg’s Musicalia Playlist #141: Keeping Things Whorled
Sublime eclectic mayhem. That’s been my playlist project and musical life, one that begins with The Muppet Movie soundtrack and later involves performing hymns, death metal, surf, and bluegrass. I’ve played in theaters, tents, and basements, for multi-stage festivals and squirrel rodeos. I’ve written and recorded music for The Drunken Odyssey. Sublime eclectic mayhem. A… Continue reading
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