Between Oceans and Gold Teeth

In which Joel and Basie discuss Now Cry Kali and Take the Plunge! by Ramprasad Sen.

Err… fair warning, there are some human with allergy sounds in this episode.

Show notes here: https://betweenoceansandgoldteeth.tumblr.com/post/184767479175/show-notes-for-e036-now-cry-kali-and-take-the

In which Joel and Basie discuss "Birthday Incident" by Lü Yue. Special thanks to Sai for joining us this week!

Show notes here: https://betweenoceansandgoldteeth.tumblr.com/post/184450495336/birthday-incident-035-show-notes

In which Joel and Basie discuss "XIX" by Louise Labe.

Show notes here: https://betweenoceansandgoldteeth.tumblr.com/post/184285059016/xix-e34-show-notes

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In which Joel and Basie discuss History 2 by Sheenagh Pugh. Includes discussion of suicide, mental illness, and spoilers for the structure of Celeste Ng's Little Fires Everywhere. Feel free to be wary of our ignorant opinions, and please read Little Fires Everywhere.

Show notes here: https://betweenoceansandgoldteeth.tumblr.com/post/184116008626/history-2-e33-show-notes

In which Joel and Basie discuss Czeslaw Milosz's "Tenant."

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In which Joel and Basie discuss "At the edge of her bangle, Saraswati reckons with the one flame," by Purvi Shah.

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In which Joel and Basie discuss "History 1," by Sheenagh Pugh.

Proper Citations:

Pugh, S. (1990). Selected Poems. Bridgend, Mid Glamorgan: Seren Books

References, proof, mentions, recommendations, etcetera:

LevVar Burton: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LeVar_Burton

Reading Rainbow: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reading_Rainbow

LeVar Burton Reads: http://www.levarburtonpodcast.com/

Malcolm Gladwell's Article: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/01/14/is-marijuana-as-safe-as-we-think

Milarepa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milarepa

Definition of history: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/history

PBS Eons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ANNQKKwWGk&t=4s

Theological determinism: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theological_determinism

God, a human history: http://rezaaslan.com/book/god-a-human-history/

Palmar Grasp Reflex: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmar_grasp_reflex

Mirror test: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror_test

Stages of Childhood Development: https://childdevelopmentinfo.com/ages-stages/#.XIrhpihKjb0

Teenage Brains: https://raisingchildren.net.au/pre-teens/development/understanding-your-pre-teen/brain-development-teens

Origin of the Teenager: http://www.ushistory.org/us/46c.asp

Ado: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ado

Much Ado About Nothing: http://shakespeare.mit.edu/much_ado/full.html

Anthropocene: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropocene

6th Mass Extinction: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocene_extinction

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Between Oceans and Gold Teeth is a product of Accordion Productions. It is hosted by Basie Cobine and Joel Watson.

In which Joel and Basie discuss "La Vie C'est La Vie," by Jessie Redmon Fauset. Read the poem here: https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/la-vie-cest-la-vie

We talk some about last week's episode, which will be at the following link or wherever you like to get your podcasts: https://soundcloud.com/betweenoceansandgoldteeth/028-the-woman-who-comes-after-me-will-be-a-bootleg

Proper Citations:

This poem is in the public domain. :)

References, proof, mentions, recommendations, etcetera:

S'more on Fauset: https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/jessie-redmon-fauset

The Crisis: https://www.thecrisismagazine.com/

Harlem Renaissance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harlem_Renaissance

Acquiesce: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acquiesce

6 Types of Love: https://www.lifehacker.com.au/2017/02/there-are-six-styles-of-love-which-one-best-describes-you/

Jawbreakers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRRuOTuhL_o

The Invention of Lying: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/invention_of_lying

No Promises: The Dream Podcast: http://nopromisespodcast.podbean.com/

Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Reach us at [email protected] or @OceansGoldTeeth. Subscribe if you never want to miss an episode, and please, tell your friends.

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In which Joel and Basie and special guest Jake Taylor (thanks, Jake) discuss "the woman who comes after me will be a bootleg" and "the next time you," both by Rupi Kaur. Disclaimer - there are some thumps and weird stuff in the background (mostly at the beginning), and the episode is quiet. We're sorry, but the conversation is great.

Proper Citations:

Kaur, R. (2015). Milk and Honey. Kansas City, MO: Andrews McMeel Publishing

References, proof, mentions, recommendations, etcetera:

More about Rupi Kaur: https://rupikaur.com/faq/

Jake's music: https://soundcloud.com/spec-noise

On the sale of Instagram poetry, which we did not discuss: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/10/rupi-kaur-instagram-poet-entrepreneur/572746/

Rabia the Mysic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabia_of_Basra

Tierra Whack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOTebhPy04g

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Special thanks this time to Kaila Day, Charlie Tolar, Marilyn White, Paul Daily, and Thomas Reed. Especially Thomas Reed, for recording us on multiple mediums.

In which Joel and Basie discuss "She Attempts to Refute the Praises That Truth, Which She Calls Passion, Inscribed on a Portrait of a Poet " by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, first published in 1689. You can read a translation by Alix Ingber (copyright 1995) here: http://ingber.spanish.sbc.edu/cgi-bin/sonnets.py?activity=get_poem&poem_id=juana05

Surprise Surprise, you can also watch this episode of the podcast: https://youtu.be/ku-xCLsxK-M

Proper Citations (for the other versions we read):

- de la Cruz, S. J. I. (1992). A Book of Women Poets from Antiquity to Now: Selections from the World Over (A. Barnstone & W. Barnstone, Trans., Ed.). Germany: Schocken. (Original work published 1689).

(https://www.amazon.com/Book-Women-Poets-Antiquity-Now/dp/0805209972)

- de la Cruz, S. J. I. (2016). Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: Selected Works. (E. Grossman, Trans. & A. More, Ed.). New York, NY: W. W. Norton and Company Inc. (Original work published 1689).

(https://www.amazon.com/Sor-Juana-In%C3%A9s-Cruz-Selected/dp/039392016X/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=EKTWBQATNC6GQTTFR5AZ)

References, proof, mentions, recommendations, etcetera:

- More on Sor Juana (controversy, musical contributions, fame): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juana_In%C3%A9s_de_la_Cruz

- More on Petrarchan Sonnets (Hendecasyllable, structure, so on): https://soundcloud.com/betweenoceansandgoldteeth/002-now-that-the-sky-and-earth-and-wind-are-still

- His name is Francesco Petrarch: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petrarch

- Nahuatl: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nahuatl

- About the Egyptian paintings - I'm pretty sure I read that in Reza Aslan's "God, A Human History," but this is the only thing online I could find to partially confirm what I said about the Egyptian image in painting: http://www.shira.net/culture/kemetic-2d-art.htm#Bodies

- Since we're on the subject, God. A Human History was very interesting: http://rezaaslan.com/book/god-a-human-history/

- Apologies for agonizing Elizabethan sonnet math.

- Carpe Diem sonnet: http://www.spainthenandnow.com/spanish-literature/gongora-mientras-por-competir

- I, the Worst of All (Joel and I say "the worst of women"): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100990/plotsummary?ref_=tt_ov_pl

- Homily: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homily

- The Banished Immortal: A life of Li Bai: https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-5247-4741-1

- Also Li Bai lived in the 700's, not the 1700's. Oops.

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Between Oceans and Gold Teeth is a product of Accordion Productions. It is hosted by Basie Cobine and Joel Watson.