Witches in Britches

episode 2.4: the witch doesn’t burn in this one

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happy harvest moon, witches! and happy fall equinox!

this month we’re discussing the witch doesn’t burn in this one by amanda lovelace. content warning for discussions of sexual assault (+ a brief mention of louis c.k.) and eating disorders.

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our theme song is “moon and spruce” by sarah littledrum.

here’s a listening guide for the episode. (for a description of our segments, go here.)

introduction (0:00 – 2:01)

which craft? (2:08 – 27:16)

  • what is poetry? and who can write it?
  • organization and structure; repetition
  • fire imagery
  • poetry as visual art: lowercase text, font color/ size, white space, etc.
  • poetry as an open text; allusions to other works of literature and pop culture

    • works we reference:

    • carmina burana
    • “goblin market” by christina rossetti (check out foodstuff’s dramatic reading here)
    • “the yellow wallpaper” by charlotte perkins gilman
    • the handmaid’s tale by margaret atwood
    • how to get away with murder
    • winterling by sarah prineas
    • paprika
    • goodbye earl
    • mad max: fury road
    • “nanette” by hannah gadsby

      • related links

      secret feminist agenda episode 2.16: poetry is cool

      rupi kaur: the inevitable backlash against instagram’s favorite poet

      the comedy-destroying, soul-affirming art of hannah gadsby

      “are you a good witch or a bad witch?” (27:20 – 37:15)

      • making space for all women
      • fallacy of “not all men” and “boys will be boys”
      • the “not like all the other girls” trope

        • related links

        “not like other girls” trope

        “bald heads and queer noses” (37:17 – 49:45)

        • textual bodies: writing through trauma, women as more than textual objects, reclaiming our voices and stories
        • bleeding poetry
        • eating disorders and body image

          • secret feminist agenda episode 2.18: fat liberation

          “eat” by zion t.

          male authors writing female characters

          what's cool is being a young woman with literary aspirations being confronted with The Canon Of Great Writers and trying to find a place in it, whilst typing, breastily

          — . (@swordsjew) April 1, 2018

          “round about the cauldron go” (49:49 – 1:08:05)

          • lavender
          • what we can learn from trees
          • self-love potions
          • the importance of breath and clean air
          • symbolism of fire

            • related links

            the lavender menace

            lunar ritual: parsley moon (1:08:08 – 1:11:41)

            final thoughts (1:11:45 – 1:14:05)

             

            next month we’ll be discussing shadow of night (book 2 in the all souls trilogy) by deborah harkness. you can listen to our episode about a discovery of witches (book 1) here.

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