The Kerouac Project of Orlando
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Episode 649: Ezza Ahmed!
In this week’s show, John speaks with recent writer-in-residence at the Kerouac Project of Orlando, the poet Ezza Ahmed. NOTES Miami Book Fair will take place November 22-24. To learn about the Kerouac Project of Orlando, go here. On December 3rd, The Drunken Odyssey’s writers take over the reading spots in the Loose Lips reading series… Continue reading
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Episode 618: A Book Discussion of Kenneth Patchen’s Memoirs of a Shy Pornographer, with Nick Georgoudiou!
In this week’s show, John and Nick Georgoudiou discuss Kenneth Patchen’s surreal postmodern novel, Memoirs of a Shy Pornographer, before a small crowd gathered at the Kerouac Project of Orlando. TEXT DISCUSSED NOTES The Kerouac House is re-opening its writers residency after taking a 1-year hiatus. We have also expanded the number of residencies from… Continue reading
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#593: Ryler Dustin!
On today’s show, I speak with the poet Ryler Dustin about creating new forms of sanctification and representing rural landscapes with familiarity without fetishizing or satirizing the setting. We probably digressed into a discussion of David Lynch’s Twin Peaks. TEXT DISCUSSED Episode 593 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature… Continue reading
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Episode 581: Joy Baglio!
Speculative fiction writer Joy Baglio talks with me about labels, the surprises needed for compelling stories, outgrowing being an MFA student despite the fabulousness of being an MFA student, being a Kerouac Project resident, and other important matters. NOTES Check out Joy Baglio’s website, which has links to her fiction. Learn more about The Kerouac… Continue reading
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Video: Joy Baglio’s Residency Farewell Reading at The Kerouac Project of Orlando.
On May 20, 2023, Joy Baglio ended her residency at the Kerouac Project of Orlando by reading from a works in progress.. The Kerouac Project of Orlando includes a residency program in which one writer each season gets to live and work in the house where Jack Kerouac lived when On the Road came out,… Continue reading
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Video: Kerouac House Farewell Reading: Jennifer Worley
Jennifer Worley is a professor of English at City College of San Francisco and President of the faculty union, AFT 2121. Her film Sex on Wheels documents the history of San Francisco’s sex industry and sex worker activism and has played at film festivals and universities worldwide. She is the author of Neon Girls: A… Continue reading
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