The ladies are joined by the Queen herself, Diane Seuss, to spread some love for Galentine's Day.

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We discuss Aaron Smith's Book of Daniel , and you can check that book out here.

Read Marianne Moore's "No Swan So Fine,"  first published in Poetry Magazine in October 1932.
Read Moore's famous and oft-anthologized poem "Poetry" and then read Slate's article about her revisions of that poem: "Marianne Moore's 5-decade Struggle with 'Poetry'"

If you haven't dipped your toe into the fabulous Marianne Moore pool yet, here's Interesting Literature's "10 of the Best Marianne Moore Poems Everyone Should Read"

A great essay on Moore's difficulty was published in Lithub here.

George Platt Lynes took an iconic photo of Marianne Moore in her tricorn hat and cape in 1953.  Read more about Lynes and his iconic photos of poets here.

 
Read Sylvia Plath's poem "The Munich Mannequin" (briefly mentioned in the episode) here. And listen to Plath recite it here.

Read Plath's poem "Edge" and hear Jane Gilbert recite "Edge" here (~1.5 min)

Discover "59 Years of Book Covers for The Bell Jar" (a fascinating read in Lithub).