Poetry
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Episode 664: Rigoberto Gonzales and Richard Blanco!
This week, John talks to editor and poet Rigoberto Gonzalez about the curation of the Library of America anthology of Latino Poetry. Then John talks to Richard Blanco, whose poem, “Como Tú,” appears in that anthology. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Residency applications are now open at The Kerouac Project of Orlando. There is a new video over Continue reading
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McClurg’s Musicalia Playlist #116: Froggy Days
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: Robert Pinsky Interview
Back on episode 654, John spoke with Griffin Dunne at Miami Books Fair 2024. Here is a video of that interview. Continue reading
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Episode 663: A Discussion of Bill Knott’s The Naomi Poems (with Rachael Tillman)!
On this week’s episode, Rachael Tillman and I discuss the surreal paradoxes and sullen joys of Bill Knott’s debut collection of poetry, The Naomi Poems: Corpse and Beans, which was recently reprinted by Black Ocean Press, with a worthy introduction penned by Richard Hell. TEXTS DICUSSED NOTES Residency applications are now open at The Kerouac Project of Continue reading
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McClurg’s Musicalia Playlist #114: Contemporary Living?
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: Robert Pinsky in Conversation with Campbell McGrath
Former U.S. Poet Laureate ROBERT PINSKY reads from his latest book and discusses the role of poetry in the community. In Proverbs of Limbo, he mines and maps limbal regions both demographic and personal – clashing ways of understanding, personal history and world history, health and illness, freedom and compulsion, intimacy and community, personality and Continue reading
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Episode 659: Duy Đoàn!
In this week’s show, John talks to poet Duy Đoàn about his latest collection, Zombie Vomit Mad Libs; the poetic provocations of horror films like Let the Right One In, A Girl Walks Home Alone in the Night, and A Chinese Ghost Story; and experimenting with erase and fragmentation. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES There is a Continue reading
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Episode 658: Denise Duhamel!
In this week’s show, John talks to the delightful poet Denise Duhamel about the nuts and bolts of poetry, the construction of themed collections, Barbie, and other matters of literary interest. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Check out my previous conversations on episodes 134, 296, and 462. If you’d like to support this show with a monthly Continue reading
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Episode 656: Fire by Fire by Fire with Dianne Turgeon Richardson & Tod Caviness
On this week’s show, John convenes with Loose Lips hosts Dianne Turgeon Richardson for a poetry game in which three friends draw themed cards and read original poems somehow connected to those themes. Alcohol was consumed, too. Jeff Wilfong provided audio support for this lovely outing, one I hope becomes a December tradition. NOTES If Continue reading
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Episode 654: David Kirby, Traci Brimhall, and Robert Pinsky!
This week’s show collects three interviews with poets David Kirby, Traci Brimhall, and Robert Pinsky in joyful, fun conversations conducted last November at Miami Book Fair. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES For excellent tattoos in the Orlando area, check out The Tattooed Society. Follow artist (and show editor) Jeff Wilfong on IG. If you are an amazon customer, one Continue reading
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