I'm outside, the fountain is spilling into words and I talk the muse and transcendental nature of research. Chapter 3 of the Other 23 and a half Hours. Then Patricia chats about her process through quotations and I read one of her wondrous simian poems.

Chapter 2 of The Other 23 and a half hours in which I discuss the act of memorization of poems, out of fashion but essential. It doesn't have to be your own. Take the sounds of others within you. They will be there in the dentist's chair then, while on a walk, when traveling. I talk about reciting Jeffers in Cuba. And mostly about my former teacher Susan and read her wonderful mini-corona. Poetry. It's an oral art form first.

Part 3 of Chapter 1 in the Other 23 and Half Hours collection in which I discuss the value performing has to poetry, whether at a single reading or on tour. Graham also contributes with her wise approach and her ability to memorize. It's WEDNESDAY!

Part 2 of Chapter 1 in The other 23 and a Half Hours where I chat about the importance of the ear in making changes to a poem, some thoughts about editorial ideology and then recite the tight sonority of a Dickinson piece. Don't be afraid.

This episode begins a 12 or so part series on the sections in my collection The other 23 and a Half Hours or Everything you wanted to know that your MFA didn't teach you (Wolsak & Wynn, 2015). I introduce it, talk about the first part on Reading and feature a poem by Steven Heighton called The Last Reader. Outlaw, there are many paths to poems.

I chat with Chris in my front yard about renegade sonnets, reckless Can lit behavior, the past in Vancouver and Canada's poetry scene (resonating with the Past Lane homage!), selling art on the streets and the ache for crowds again. Thanks for the engaging ramble! And the listening hibiscus relished it too :)

Part off the cuff and part read from a little memoir of the days I knew Pat Lane (1939-2019), this is the Season 2 homage episode to a renowned Canadian poet I once had the fortune to work with. I also read The Far Field, a poem from his 1991 book Mortal Remains. And excuse myself first for trying to recall too many titles from memory. Ahhhhh memories. Enjoy this renegade!

A master of anaphora and refrain, listen to Levine speak about the origins of this sonorous political poem and then its recitation. The final piece from the Jorie Graham anthology Earth Took of Earth (1994). And it's a sunny Wednesday.

A famous piece from Mr Lunch Poems in the Graham anthology. O Hara's compositional style might seem easy to mimic but it isn't. Unlike most Instagram word machines! In remembrance of Billie Holiday.

It's not addressed to you, this poem. But listen to it anyway! Mr Justice from the Graham anthology. We have a few more from there this week and then, onwards to an homage! Happy rainy Monday.