Poetry
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Video: Amy Watkins Reads “One of My Favorite Video Games as a Kid”
Welcome to Sirens of Verse, The Drunken Odyssey’s own poetry video jukebox. Amy Watkins is the author of three poetry chapbooks (Milk & Water, Lucky, and Wolf Daughter), a graduate of the Spalding University MFA in Writing, and a parent of a human girl. Find her online at RedLionSq.com or @amykwatkins on Twitter. She lives… Continue reading
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Video: Stephen McClurg Reads “Stars Fell on Sylacauga”
In this video, Stephen McClurg reads his poem “Stars Fell on Sylacauga.” Stephen McClurg (Episode 473 & 666) composes and improvises in Serenity Dagger, The Abdomen, and other projects. Along with session work for mid-Alabama singer/songwriters, he frequently collaborates with musicians across the state adding bass, guitar, and synths to friends’ recordings. He currently writes reviews for Horror… Continue reading
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McClurg’s Musicalia #183: Too Many Movies
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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Episode 725: Melissa Crowe!
Episode 725 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 episode, John speaks with Melissa Crowe about her latest collection of poetry, Abider, now out with The University of Pittsburgh Press. TEXT… Continue reading
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McClurg’s Musicalia Playlist #181: Night Launch
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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Episode 724: Kathy Fagan!
Episode 724 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 episode, John speaks with Kathy Fagan about bathos, pop culture, and of course mortality. Her newest poetry volume, The Unbecoming, becomes on… Continue reading
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McClurg’s Musicalia #180: An Evening Boil
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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Episode 723: The Kerouac Project of Orlando Book Club Discussion of Gregory Corso’s The Happy Birthday of Death (with Alex Gurtis)!
Episode 723 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 episode, John and Alex Gurtis dive deeper into Gregory Corso’s poetry as part of The Kerouac Project of Orlando Book Club. TEXTS… Continue reading
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McClurg’s Musicalia #179: Still Here
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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Episode 722: Barbara Hamby!
Episode 722 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 episode, John King interviews Barbara Hamby about the array of odes in her wonderful new poetry collection, Burn. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES To… Continue reading
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