so...poetry?

in which Jessica Hylton and i discuss her book Gag Order, muse about erasure poetry in general, and take a hard look at the state of poetry in the US

where to find Jessica:

fb - facebook.com/Xopiboz

where to find Gag Order:

akinogapress.com/books/gagorder

other things referenced:

Lou Gallo - radford.edu/content/chbs/home/english/faculty/gallo.html

On Teaching and Writing Fiction by Wallace Stegner - penguinrandomhouse.com/books/286428/on-teaching-and-writing-fiction-by-wallace-stegner/

Inferno (a poet's novel)by Eileen Myles - orbooks.com/catalog/inferno-a-poets-novel/

Sea Garden by H.D. - gutenberg.org/files/28665/28665-h/28665-h.htm

Sylvia Plath - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Plath

The Great Scissor Hunt - headmistress-press.square.site/product/the-great-scissor-hunt-by-jessica-k-hylton/9?cs=true

Headmistress Press - headmistresspress.blogspot.com/

Mary Meriam - www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/mary-meriam

Kristofer Schofield photography - istaphoto.com/

All We Saw by Anne Michaels (that one book i couldn't remember) - penguinrandomhouse.com/books/537841/all-we-saw-by-anne-michaels/

AND PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GODS GO VOTE (AGAINST TRUMP) - vote.org/

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sorry about that weird dead spot towards the end. don't know what happened, but the missing audio has been returned to its rightful place.

...in which Kelly Purtell and i talk collaborative poetry, leaping poetry, and the synchronicity of dreams...

where to find Kelly

instagram - https://www.instagram.com/kellypurt/

Radium and Roses - https://open.spotify.com/show/3w836W3k7EZ7acaxb21lPb

other things referenced:

Lia Purpura - http://liapurpura.com/

Leaping Poetry by Robert Bly - https://upittpress.org/books/9780822960034/

Sarah Kay - https://kaysarahsera.com/

Touched With Fire by Kay Redfield Jamison - https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Touched-With-Fire/Kay-Redfield-Jamison/9780684831831

Why Poetry by Matthew Zapruder - https://www.amazon.com/Why-Poetry-Matthew-Zapruder/dp/0062343084

I sincerely hope everyone is staying safe and successfully managing all the aspects of y'alls internal/external health.

featured past guests:

Mary Adelle

JP Allen

Danielle Ariano

Stanford Cheung

Mandy May

Christine No

Meredith Purvis

Meggie Royer

Kerrin Smith

Joanna Valente

featured poets (being read):

adrienne maree brown

Lucille Clifton

Seamus Heaney

Tove Jansson

Ada Limón

Malena Morling

Sayaka Osaki

Eleni Vakalo

W.B. Yeats

in which i talk about my recent aerial silks performance, my relationship with my body, and my experience with taking aerial silks classes in general...

other things referenced:

so...poetry? on spotify! - https://open.spotify.com/show/0LEyC5nV3XH6bT2Xiok3vE

Mobtown Ballroom - https://mobtownballroom.com/

In the Dark Circus Arts - http://inthedarkcircusarts.com/about

Wonderful podcast - https://maximumfun.org/podcasts/wonderful/

Wednesday Campanella - http://www.wed-camp.com/ OR https://open.spotify.com/artist/0bp9CvkjQYhUJvWRHjFRWI

2020 showcase performance - https://youtu.be/L6srR92ZB8M

in which i set intentions and review Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino

other things referenced:

Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino -https://designopendata.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/calvino_italo_invisible_cities.pdf

Kino's Journey - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kino%27s_Journey

in which poet Maia Kiley and i consider internal listening, speculate on the different creative energies of writing poetry and creative non-fiction, and gush about Mary Oliver for a bit

where to find Maia:

Wings instagram - instagram.com/wings_poems/

Wings at Sano Press - https://www.sanopress.com/books/wings?fbclid=IwAR3O4JKtnrnfIvbys-sNHjT_zBktwktGdBI_VD_CudxlYnPa3QH-GUy3NgY

other things referenced:

Brazilian Zouk - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_Zouk

Lambada - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambada

Lindy Hop - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_Hop

The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/349644/the-artists-way-by-julia-cameron/

Letter to My Daughter by Maya Angelou - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/3929/letter-to-my-daughter-by-maya-angelou/

Joan Didion - https://www.thejoandidion.com/about

Emily Dickinson - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/emily-dickinson

Rumi - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumi

Mary Oliver - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/mary-oliver

David Whyte - https://www.davidwhyte.com/

This Is For The Women Who Don’t Give A Fuck by Janne Robinson - https://shopcatalog.com/product/this-is-for-the-women-who-dont-give-a-fuck/

Andrea Gibson - https://www.andreagibson.org/

Rupi Kaur - https://rupikaur.com/

...in which i talk chapbooks and review bedful of nebraskas by jill osier

other things referenced:

"Chapbooks: A Short History of the Short Book" by Sam Riedel - http://www.thethepoetry.com/2012/02/chapbooks-a-short-history-of-the-short-book/

"WHAT ARE CHAPBOOKS? AND WHY YOU SHOULD READ THEM" by Lyndsie Manusos - https://bookriot.com/2019/07/08/what-are-chapbooks/amp/

"Chapbooks: Definition and Origins" - http://web.mit.edu/21h.418/www/nhausman/chap1.html

chapbook wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapbook

sunnyoutside press - http://www.sunnyoutside.com/

Jill Osier - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/jill-osier

in which Meggie Royer and i talk shit about the literary canon, dissect instagram poetry, and generally agree with each other a lot...

where to find Meggie:

fb page - facebook.com/MeggieRoyerPoetry/

tumblr - writingsforwinter.tumblr.com

Persephone's Daughters - http://www.persephonesdaughters.tk/

other things referenced:

Rita Dove revision article - http://owrite.blogspot.com/2008/01/narrow-world-made-wide.html

close reading - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Close_reading

Sharon Olds - https://www.sharonolds.net/

Natalie Diaz - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/natalie-diaz

Joy Harjo - https://www.joyharjo.com/

Have You Prayed? by Li-Young Lee - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/52208/have-you-prayed

Nikki Giovanni - https://www.nikki-giovanni.com/

Adroit Journal - https://theadroitjournal.org/

Storied Owl Books - http://storiedowlbooks.com/

Emily Skaja - https://emilyskaja.net/poems/

in which Christine No and i talk the inherent autonomy of artistic expression, the nature of time, and manuscript organization as works of intuitive sculpture...

where to find Christine:

website - www.christineno.com

twitter/instagram - @iamchristineno

Barrelhouse announcement - https://www.barrelhousemag.com/news-and-updates/2019/8/7/barrelhouse-books-to-publish-new-poetry-collections-by-gina-myers-and-christine-no

other things referenced:

circus arts - https://www.arts.gov/art-works/2015/beginners-guide-circus-arts

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_Upon_a_Time_in_Hollywood

wabi-sabi - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wabi-sabi

kintsugi - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kintsugi

Marie Kondo - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Kondo

Dana Levin - http://www.danalevinpoet.com/poetry

Schizophrene by Bhanu Kapil - https://nightboat.org/book/schizophrene/

In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Aeroplane_Over_the_Sea

...in which i review Red Bird by Mary Oliver...but preface it with some discussion of gender and intended spaces and privilege...

other things referenced:

Red Bird by Mary Oliver - http://www.beacon.org/Red-Bird-P661.aspx

MOLLY Malone Cook (i don't know why i always think her first name is "Mallory") - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molly_Malone_Cook

Dream Work by Mary Oliver - https://groveatlantic.com/book/dream-work/

House of Light by Mary Oliver - http://www.beacon.org/House-of-Light-P367.aspx

Death Tractates by Brenda Hillman - https://www.amazon.com/Tractates-Wesleyan-Poetry-Brenda-Hillman/dp/0819512028