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I read some poems in Russian. Selected a few dozen that my father sent me during the plague.00:00— "New Year's Eve" by Boris Ryzhy01:00— two poems by Boris Ryzhy02:51 —"A Winter Night" by Boris Pasternak04:00—untitled poem by Sergey Gandlevsky07:30—several by Lidia Zaozerskaya12:00—"Neznakomka" by Alexander Blok15:00—"Mirror" by Arseniy Tarkovsky17:57—"From a Poet" by Arseniy TarkovskyTake a look at the limited edition folder of typed-out Russian poems with notes in English, illustrations, and collaged covers.

Four excerpts from Don DeLillo's Underworld, which I reread during plague lockdown in 2020.00:00—"Waste" (music by Charles Mingus)06:00—"An American Sort of Thing" (music by Miles Davis)10:50—"Quotidian" (music by Ornette Coleman)17:25—"Denizens" (music by Endless Boogie)

Recorded readings (circa 2020) of rough drafts of chapters from my 2021 book, Old Style.00:52 —"Flyover" (music by the Dick Slessig Combo)08:30—"Don Lived Upstairs from the Blue Light (music by Mute Duo)11:34—"Dead Rae" (music by Arvo Part)19:57—"Can't Recall" (music by Ran Blake)31:45—"Ask for Rose" (music by Thelonius Monk)41:07—"Innocent When You Dream"

I talk to one of my oldest friends, Chicago painter Frank Spidale. We talk art, music, jobs, living in Chicago, and more. See Spidale's work at his site: https://frankspidale.com/home.html and follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fspidale/.

A talk with writer Lucy Sante. We discuss immigration, her upcoming trip to her native Belgium, transitioning, and more. Learn about Sante at her website and follow her on Instagram. Read my reviews of The Other Paris and Maybe the People Would Be the Times and a newsletter about a lunch we shared in May, 2021.

A chapter from Olga Tokarczuk’s The Books of Jacob.

An audio tour of my collage show at Compound Yellow, January 15th to 29th, 2022.

A chapter from Evan Connell's Mrs. Bridge.