Poetry
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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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Episode 338: Horror Movie Poetry Night V!
Episode 338 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 am joined by Joshua Begley, AC Warner, Katherine Parker, Elise McKenna, Tom Lucas, Amy Watkins, Joshua Dull, Dianne Turgeon Richardson, and Vincent Crampton Count Orlock for Horror Movie Poetry Night… Continue reading
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Buzzed Books #76: Because Everything is Terrible
Buzzed Books #76 by Will Rincon Because Everything is Terrible by Paul Guest Paul Guest’s fourth poetry collection, Because Everything is Terrible, wastes no time pulling the reader into his world. “First this happened: you woke in a dim glade, / pine trees leaning in, all around.” The twenty-two-page opening poem, “After Damascus” is broken into thirteen… Continue reading
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Episode 336: Sean M. Conrey!
Episode 336 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 the poet Sean M. Conrey about poetry, religion, trees, and our long ago time at Purdue University. TEXT DISCUSSED Episode 336 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast… Continue reading
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Buzzed Books #71: Earthling
Buzzed Books #71 by Will Rincon James Longenbach’s Earthling Few poetry collections can connect with both poetry aficionados and newcomers alike the way Earthling does. Professor and critic, James Longenbach exemplifies contemporary poetry with his fifth collection, one that draws readers in with simplicity into the themes of childhood, mothers, and nihilism. The speakers of these poems… Continue reading
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Buzzed Books #70: Pulse/Pulso: In Remembrance of Orlando
Buzzed Books #70 by Amy Watkins Pulse/Pulso: In Remembrance of Orlando, edited by Roy G. Guzmán and Miguel M. Morales In the aftermath of tragedy, there’s poetry. I don’t know if that’s a universal truth, but it looks like one. Gregory Orr says that poetry exists at the threshold, which is why we feel compelled… Continue reading
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