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This is a podcast in which Professor Deulen introduces poetry to her irreverent husband, Max. Each show is a close reading of a single poem. They discuss it for a bit, allowing the conversation to tak... more
FAQs about Lit from the Basement:How many episodes does Lit from the Basement have?The podcast currently has 72 episodes available.
March 11, 2019032 "Dangerous for Girls" by Connie VoisineDanielle shares "Dangerous for Girls" by Connie Voisine with Max. Talking points include dead girls, associative leaps, capitalist consumption, and watching infomercials while depressed....more1h 2minPlay
March 04, 2019031 "Cities in Dust" by Siouxsie and the BansheesDanielle and Max discuss "Cities in Dust" by Siouxsie and the Banshees. Talking points include March Vladness, Pompeii, verse-chorus form, Pliny the Younger, and Goth! Goth! Goth!...more58minPlay
February 25, 2019030 "The Same City" by Terrance HayesIn this episode, Danielle shares "The Same City" by Terrance Hayes. Talking points include revision poems, cold and flu season, crappy weather, and mixing up biblical stepfathers. ...more51minPlay
February 18, 2019029 "The Cinnamon Peeler" by Michael OndaatjeIn this episode, Danielle shares Michael Ondaatje’s “The Cinnamon Peeler.” Talking points include encounters with wild bears, how specifics make life interesting, persona poems, and Dune spice....more57minPlay
February 11, 2019028 "Litany" by Rebecca LindenbergIn this episode, Danielle shares Rebecca Lindenberg’s “Litany.” Talking points include Gal-entine’s Day, the classical formula of god summoning, lethologica vs. aphasia, and sabotaging people’s efforts to break up with you....more56minPlay
February 04, 2019027 "What Myth Is" by Carl PhillipsIn this episode, Danielle shares Carl Phillips’s “What Myth Is.” Talking points include what myths we identify with, Sonnet 130, the blazon, objective correlatives, and languid fingering....more56minPlay
January 28, 2019026 "Letter from New York" by Erika L. SánchezIn this episode, Danielle shares Erika L. Sánchez’s “Letter from New York.” Talking points include, well, New York, obviously, the epistolary form, our flooding basement, and poet Richard Hugo literally dropping bombs on five-year-old poet Charles Simic in Belgrade....more56minPlay
January 21, 2019025 "Report from the Daughter of a Blue Planet" by Yona HarveyIn this episode, Danielle shares with Max Yona Harvey’s "Report from the Daughter of a Blue Planet." Talking points include Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Audre Lorde, and perfect line breaks....more49minPlay
January 14, 2019024 "[ode]" by D.A. PowellIn this episode, Danielle overcomes Max's resistance to D.A. Powell's "[ode]." Talking points include Pindar vs. Horace, odes, hyacinths, trochees, and blue movies....more58minPlay
January 07, 2019023 "Meditation at Lagunitas" by Robert HassFor her 40th birthday, Danielle has selected Robert Hass’s “Meditation at Lagunitas.” Talking points include Platonic ideals, blackberries, the linguist Saussure, and mastodon steaks....more1h 1minPlay
FAQs about Lit from the Basement:How many episodes does Lit from the Basement have?The podcast currently has 72 episodes available.