A Brief Chat

In which I talk about Buddhism, Catholicism, the Quakers, reading tarot, and other religious experiences to which I feel drawn. It’s confusing, y’all.

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In which I envision a world without police (and with good things in place of them).

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In which I talk about why cops are bad and cannot be reformed. (Contains part of ABC #15 plus new material.)

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In which Lois P. Jones reads her poetry. Lois P. Jones was the shortlist prize winner for two poems in the 2018 Terrain Poetry Contest judged by Jane Hirschfield. Other awards include the Lascaux Poetry Prize, the Bristol Poetry Prize judged by Liz Berry and the Tiferet Poetry Prize, with work thrice listed for the Bridport Prize and the National Poetry Competition. Jones has work published or forthcoming in Guernica Editions (2021), New Voices: Contemporary Writers Confronting the Holocaust (Vallentine Mitchell of London); Narrative and American Poetry Journal. Her poem “Reflections on La Scapigliata” was one of 30 featured film-poem collaborations for the 2019 Visible Poetry Project. She is the poetry editor for Kyoto Journal and the host of Pacifica Radio’s Poets Café on KPFK. Her first collection of poems, Night Ladder, is published by Glass Lyre Press.

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In which I present an episode of the podcast This Week with David Rovics. David discusses corporate media myths about unrest in the streets. You can find more of David’s music and conversation at davidrovics.com. You can also find previous interviews with David at ABriefChat.com. Just type “rovics” into the search bar.

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In which Farwa Zaidi joins me for our monthly book segment. This month, in light of the national protests over yet more police murders, Farwa talks about the memoirs of two black men: How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones, and What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker by Damon Young. You can find more of Farwa’s reviews at FarwaReads.com and on Instagram at farwareads.

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In which I read “Who My Dog Thinks I Am,” a piece by Taylor Plimpton from the summer 2020 issue of Tricycle, a Buddhist magazine.

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In which I talk about getting in fewer fights than I used to. Also there’s a short song.

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In which Sparrow reads his poetry. Sparrow lives in Phoenicia, New York, in the shadow of Roemer Mountain. He cooks every day. Small Happiness & Other Epiphanies will come out this fall from Monkfish. You can hear Sparrow on the podcast Baffling Combustions and also follow him on Twitter.

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In which I talk about identity theft, chatting online with friends, and the Arrowverse.

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