I talk with Erica Dawson (<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/when-rap-spoke-straight-to-god-erica-dawson/9739601?ean=9781947793033">When Rap Spoke Straight to God</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-small-blades-hurt-erica-dawson/10531791?ean=9781939574046">The Small Blades Hurt</a>) about Anne Sexton's poem<a href="https://poets.org/poem/her-kind"> "Her Kind."</a> We also talk about the term "confessional poetry," listen to a recording of Anne Sexton reading "Her Kind," and dip into the obsessive prose of one of Sexton's fans.

I talk with Erica Dawson (When Rap Spoke Straight to God, The Small Blades Hurt) about Anne Sexton's poem "Her Kind." We also talk about the term "confessional poetry," listen to a recording of Anne Sexton reading "Her Kind," and dip into the obsessive prose of one of Sexton's fans.

I talk with Erica Dawson (<a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/when-rap-spoke-straight-to-god-erica-dawson/9739601?ean=9781947793033" rel="noopener noreferrer">When Rap Spoke Straight to God</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-small-blades-hurt-erica-dawson/10531791?ean=9781939574046" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Small Blades Hurt</a>) about Anne Sexton's poem<a href="https://poets.org/poem/her-kind" rel="noopener noreferrer"> "Her Kind."</a> We also talk about the term "confessional poetry," listen to a recording of Anne Sexton reading "Her Kind," and dip into the obsessive prose of one of Sexton's fans.

Erica Dawson on Anne Sexton's "Her Kind"

On The Talking Poem Podcast, writer and teacher Charlie Green invites on a poet, critic, or reader to bring in any poem they'd like to discuss. The poem could be old or new, well-known or obscure, and they follow the poem and conversation where they turn. After they talk about the poem, there will be some silliness, a poetry game, and a conversation about poetry more generally. New episodes will be released every two weeks.

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On The Talking Poem Podcast, writer and teacher Charlie Green invites on a poet, critic, or reader to bring in any poem they'd like to discuss. The poem could be old or new, well-known or obscure, and they follow the poem and conversation where they turn. After they talk about the poem, there will be some silliness, a poetry game, and a conversation about poetry more generally. New episodes will be released every two weeks.

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Erica Dawson on Anne Sexton's "Her Kind"

Erica Dawson on Anne Sexton's "Her Kind"