Doggerel Diaries: Ben & Matthew's Literature Program

In this episode, Ben and Matthew discuss Amina Gautier's "Surely, Not," which was published in the Boston Review in 2019 as well as in Amina's collection The Best That You Can Do. After that, as always, they'll share music and book recommendations.

In this episode, Ben and Matthew discuss Terra Travis's "Ham Hocks," which appeared in Oroboro's May 2026 volume 12, then share music and book recommendations.

In this episode, Ben and Matthew discuss Carlos Portugal’s "Deserts," translated by Asheley Nova Navarro, which appeared in March 2026 in Joyland, then share music and book recommendations.

In this episode, Ben and Matthew discuss Ágnes Makó's "Snow White," which was published in Ploughshares in their winter 2025/26 edition, then share some  music and book recommendations.

In this episode, Ben and Matthew discuss artificial intelligence and its relationship, or lack thereof, to literature.

In this episode, Ben and Matthew check in on the books they picked for fall reading on the September 19 episode. Each recommended five and this is the winter update, plus they'll give you a few more to read now that the weather's full-on-cold.

In this episode, Ben and Matthew discuss Sharon Wahl's "Friends,” which was published in Action, Spectacle's summer 2025 edition, then share some small literary magazines they've discovered lately as well as music and book recommendations.

In this episode, Ben and Matthew discuss Riddhi Dastidar’s “Darling, Darling,” which was published in Electric Literature. Then, they share some small literary magazines you should be reading and give music and book recommendations.

*Correction: The story was mistakenly referred to as "She Stole My Heart and My Favorite Toe" in the introduction. The actual title is "Darling, Darling." 

In this episode, Ben and Matthew recommend five books apiece for the fall that they will be reading and debut a new feature called Things I've Been Noticing in the Zone. If you'd like to see the recommendations, check out their Instagram.

In this episode, Ben and Matthew discuss Lauren Groff's "Dogs Go Wolf," which appeared in the New Yorker in 2017, as well as sharing recommendations for reading and listening.