Poetry
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Aesthetic Drift #20: Poetry in Pajamas
Aesthetic Drift #20 by Rose Lopez O, Miami’s Poetry in Pajamas As parents, my husband and I are constantly looking for things we can do with our kids. So when I first look over the calendar of events for the O, Miami Poetry Festival, I know right away we’ll check out their Poetry in Pajamas… Continue reading
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Aesthetic Drift #19: The Underdog Saga: An Afternoon of Poetry and Baseball
Aesthetic Drift #19 by Rose Lopez The Underdog Saga: An Afternoon of Poetry and Baseball April 6, 2019 In October 2017, my husband and I moved with our daughter from Germany back to Miami. We’d been gone from the city nearly seven years. But I have been following O, Miami since at least 2011. Back… Continue reading
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Episode 360: Poetry Jazz BBQ!
Episode 360 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. In this week’s episode, Karen Price, Erik Deckers, Terry Ann Thaxton and I read Jack kerouac’s poetry to the accompaniment of Ben Deckers’s walking bass. TEXTS DISCUSSED Episode 360 of The Drunken Odyssey, your… Continue reading
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Old Poem Revue #2: Raleigh’s Last Poem
Old Poem Revue #2 by Aaron Belz Raleigh’s Last Poem Before being beheaded, Sir Walter Raleigh served as one of Queen Elizabeth’s “Sea Dog” anti-Spanish pirates; founded two failed settlements at Roanoke, Virginia; introduced Europe to the curative effects of tobacco; twice ventured to South America in search of El Dorado; wrote a lot of poetry… Continue reading
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Episode 352: Terry Ann Thaxton
Episode 352 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. In this week’s episode, I chat with my friend Terry Ann Thaxton about poetry, parents, mortality, yard work, mud, and the underrated useful of writing prompts for professional writers. We were tired, but we laughed… Continue reading
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Old Poem Revue #1: They Flee From Me
Old Poem Revue #1 by John King They Flee From Me Who wants to discuss old poems? I’ve decided that on Thursdays we here at TDO should try to share pre-twentieth century poems that have stuck with us. I’ll begin with this 1535 bluesy verse from a sixteenth century courtier: They Flee From Me by… Continue reading
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Episode 347: Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Juan Felipe Herrera, and Billy Collins!
Episode 347 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. This week is a cornucopia of poetry conversation with Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Juan Felipe Herrera, and Billy Collins! TEXTS DISCUSSED Episode 347 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is… Continue reading
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Pensive Prowler #26: Angel Frankenstein
Pensive Prowler #26 by Dmetri Kakmi Angel Frankenstein When George Mouratidis asked me to launch his first collection of poetry, Angel Frankenstein, I decided to talk about the cover, rather than the work contained therein. The jacket speaks volumes. It tells us everything we need to know about the poetry and about the poet. It… Continue reading
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Episode #341: The Interplanetary Acoustic Team!
Episode 341 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. In this week’s episode, I talk to Brian Turner & Jared Silvia about making a beautiful, experimental poetic album of space ballads and duets. Episode 341 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about… Continue reading
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Episode 339: Kimberly Lojewski!
Episode 339 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. In this week’s episode, I talk to fiction writer Kimberly Lojewski! TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES Check out my interviews with Tony Hoagland back on episode 40 and 132. Episode 339 of The Drunken Odyssey, your… Continue reading
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