No Rhyme or Refill is back for the rest of 2021!

Beer: Manic Pixie Dream #2 from Second Self Brewing Company (Atlanta, GA)

Poetry: "Oceanic" by Aimee Nezhukumatathil (Copper Canyon Press, 2018)

Girl Crush: Michelle Zauner, fabulous author, musician and the force behind the indie band Japanese Breakfast

After a much longer than anticipated break(hey, we needed it!), Erica and Alyx are back with new episodes of No Rhyme or Refill for the rest of summer 2021 and onward. With master degrees under their belts, a new job for Alyx and a new house for Erica, they're settling back into a beer lovin' and poetry praisin' routine.

This week, Erica introduces us to our first ever barleywine, Manic Pixie Dream #2, from a favorite brewery Second Self, and Alyx chats about aubades and the force of beauty that is Aimee Nezhukumatathil's "Oceanic" book. Episode 40 also features a knife lesson from Erica, whether people who don't typically like beer would like barleywines, and a fabulous poem that involves the gigantic whale shark. Cheers!

Also recommended: Aimee Nezhukumatathil's "World of Wonders"