Our guest, Shell Game, is a gifted artist and runs the podcast Extra Credit. This episode, we talk about the perils and pitfalls of teaching poetry, the uneasy relationship between structure and content, and more.

Shell’s poem: Jorge Luis Borges, “Simplicity” (a slightly different translation than the one read on the show is available at https://paulweinfieldtranslations.wordpress.com/2015/09/30/jorge-luis-borges-simplicity/)

Neal’s poem: Harry Crosby, “Assassin” (https://soulonspace.blogspot.com/2009/05/assassin-by-harry-crosby.html)

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