Poetry
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Buzzed Books #62: Spill
Buzzed Books #62 by Stephanie Porven Kelle Groom’s Spill Kelle Groom’s Spill begs to be read by candlelight in a dark room. Groom’s poems, many of which are narrative, read as almost autobiographical in their expression of her speaker’s struggle with fears that prey on all of us at some point in our lives: fear of… Continue reading
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Episode 315: Terri Witek!
Episode 315 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 the poet Terri Witek. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES I’ll be reading with the other contributors to this awkward sexcapade anthology! Episode 315 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite… Continue reading
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Episode 313: A Craft Discussion of An Essay on Criticism, with Vanessa Blakeslee!
Episode 313 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 with Vanessa Blakeslee about Alexander Pope’s Essay on Criticism and twitter and other stuff. NOTES Pre-order Vanessa’s forthcoming short story collection, Perfect Conditions, or check out Vanessa’s other work. If you like Walt… Continue reading
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Episode 312: Gerald Stern & Victor Hernandez Cruz!
Episode 312 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 poets Gerald Stern and Victor Hernandez Cruz, plus I share the prologue to John McMahon’s A Boy from Nantucket. Texts Discussed NOTES Learn more about J. McMahon’s A Boy From… Continue reading
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Aesthetic Drift #18: O, Miami!
Aesthetic Drift #18 by Freesia McKee O, Miami! When you move to a new city and tell strangers that you’re a poet, brace yourself for reactions like, “Do you actually make money?” and “I don’t really get poetry.” But when you tell strangers in Miami that you’re a poet, they tend to say, “Have you… Continue reading
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Episode 309: David McLoghlin!
Episode 309 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 show, I talk to the poet David McLoghlin about the pains and joys of being a third culture kid, the aesthetic fun of the poetic sketch, the importance of travel and… Continue reading
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Buzzed Books #60: Gregory Orr’s A Primer for Poets & Readers of Poetry
Buzzed Books #60 by Amy Watkins Gregory Orr’s A Primer for Poets & Readers of Poetry Why do we write poetry? As an experienced poet, I’m supposed to have an eloquent, compelling answer to this question. I’m supposed to acknowledge that the reasons for writing poetry are various and all valid. I’m supposed to quote… Continue reading
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Episode 306: Sean Patrick Mulroy!
Episode 306 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 show, I share my interview with poet Sean Patrick Mulroy, plus I chat with my veteran friend Joshua Dull (on the right) about his plans to do more mission work in… Continue reading
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Buzzed Books #58: Square Inch Hours
Buzzed Books #58 by Amy Watkins Review of Sherod Santos’s Square Inch Hours I read Sherod Santos’ collection of prose poems, Square Inch Hours (Norton, 2017) during a rainy cold snap—what amounts to bleak midwinter for a Floridian—and the poems were perfect for the weather. Not perfect like a warm cup of cocoa to comfort me… Continue reading
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Episode 298: A Night of Protest Poetry!
Episode 298 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download. On January 19th, 2018, Dianne Turgeon Richardson hosted an evening of protest poetry at Milk Bar in Orlando, Florida! The readers included on this recording are Talor Carr, Rachel Fox, Lana Ghannam, Drew Weinbrenner, John… Continue reading
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