It goes like this. Nude Body. Bed. Public hairs detach and stick to blankets. They migrate north. They attach to pillow cases and jump onto human faces. End of story.

LINKS:

More on Robert Yarber: http://www.robertyarber.com

Buy 50 Texas Artists by Annette Carlozzi here: https://www.amazon.com/50-Texas-Artists-ANNETTE-CARLOZZI/dp/B00AQ5ENNE

David Drury's new project Folded Shorts here: https://www.instagram.com/foldedshorts/

David Drury on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/DavDrury

Buy The Best American Non Required Reading 2003 here: https://www.amazon.com/Best-American-Nonrequired-Reading-2003/dp/0618246967

Collected Poems Mark Strand here: http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/236122/collected-poems-by-mark-strand/

Today I admit some things and I ask some questions. I didn't talk about it, but I thought about steamed vegetables while recording this. Cabbage. And finally, never has a poet illustrated my way of crushing on people in high school more accurately. "If you come anywhere near my house, I will close my sandalwood doors, and lock you in." -Mirabai

LINKS:

Buy Robert Bly's The Winged Energy of Delight here: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780060575861/the-winged-energy-of-delight

More on Mirabai here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meera

Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil

Me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/

Luby's Shooting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luby's_shooting

Today I admit some things and I ask some questions. I didn't talk about it, but I thought about steamed vegetables while recording this. Cabbage. And finally, never has a poet illustrated my way of crushing on people in high school more accurately. "If you come anywhere near my house, I will close my sandalwood doors, and lock you in." -Mirabai

LINKS:

Buy Robert Bly's The Winged Energy of Delight here: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780060575861/the-winged-energy-of-delight

More on Mirabai here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meera

Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil

Me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/

Luby's Shooting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luby's_shooting

No dogs in this race. Too many dogs in other races. Is it even "race?" Is it "fight?" Either way, too many dogs. Too many races. Way too many fights.

LINKS:

Buy The Wesleyan Tradition: Four Decades of American Poetry here: http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-8195-2210-8

More on Donald Revell here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/donald-revell

Me on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/

Me on twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil

No dogs in this race. Too many dogs in other races. Is it even "race?" Is it "fight?" Either way, too many dogs. Too many races. Way too many fights.

LINKS:

Buy The Wesleyan Tradition: Four Decades of American Poetry here: http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-8195-2210-8

More on Donald Revell here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/donald-revell

Me on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/

Me on twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil

Today, I ask that you take off your tight jeans. Privately, away from me.

LINKS:

Buy “Migration” by W.S. Merwin here: https://www.coppercanyonpress.org/pages/browse/book.asp?bg=%7BE438BB84-0D6E-4AB4-B564-0FDB6B4DB0C3%7D

Sign up for a Poem-a-day here: https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem-day

I’m on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/

I’m on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

There are Denny’s in Omaha, Nebraska and I'd like to meet you there: https://katstrm3.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/20140612_092118.jpg?w=300&h=225

Sheila, is that you?: http://drinks.seriouseats.com/images/2013/04/20130417-bartender--%20McComber.jpeg

Today, I ask that you take off your tight jeans. Privately, away from me.

LINKS:

Buy “Migration” by W.S. Merwin here: https://www.coppercanyonpress.org/pages/browse/book.asp?bg=%7BE438BB84-0D6E-4AB4-B564-0FDB6B4DB0C3%7D

Sign up for a Poem-a-day here: https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem-day

I’m on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/

I’m on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

There are Denny’s in Omaha, Nebraska and I'd like to meet you there: https://katstrm3.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/20140612_092118.jpg?w=300&h=225

Sheila, is that you?: http://drinks.seriouseats.com/images/2013/04/20130417-bartender--%20McComber.jpeg

"It's occurred to me I've read enough, at my age all I'm doing is confirming my sadness." -C.K. Williams

My own personal heart right now: 4.67

LINKS:

Buy "Wait" by C.K. Williams here: http://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374532765

Write ME READING STUFF an iTunes review here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/me-reading-stuff/id1010827465?mt=2

Take the Enneagram test(s) here: https://www.eclecticenergies.com/enneagram/test.php

Follow me on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Follow me on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/

"It's occurred to me I've read enough, at my age all I'm doing is confirming my sadness." -C.K. Williams

My own personal heart right now: 4.67

LINKS:

Buy "Wait" by C.K. Williams here: http://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374532765

Write ME READING STUFF an iTunes review here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/me-reading-stuff/id1010827465?mt=2

Take the Enneagram test(s) here: https://www.eclecticenergies.com/enneagram/test.php

Follow me on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Follow me on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/

"Define loneliness? Yes. It's what we can't do for each other." - Claudia Rankine

LINKS:

Rankine's VITAL books from Graywolf Press: https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/dont-let-me-be-lonely

https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/citizen

Stephanie Goehring's website, including info on how to hire her for copy editing, editing, freelance work: http://www.stephaniegoehring.com

If you're in Austin, you can see/hear Stephanie read Saturday, November 12th! Check that out here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1800368103547421/

Stephanie on Twitter: https://twitter.com

Claudia Rankine on KCRW's Bookworm: http://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/bookworm/claudia-rankine-citizen-an-american-lyric