Top 10 Part 2:  James and Aaron continue recounting the top 10 things that got them through 2021. Here's there top 5 faves:

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James's Top 5:

5.  Postcolonial Love Poem by Natalie Diaz, winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize.  Visit the author's website here.

4. Dispatch by Cameron Awkward-Rich, 2019. Winner of the Lexi Rudnitsky Editor's Choice Award and published by Persea Books. Visit the author's website here.

Listen to Cameron Awkward-Rich read "What Returns" here.

3. No Doubt I Will Return a Different Man, Tobias Wray, from Cleveland State University Poetry Center Press, 2021, winner of their 2020 Lighthouse Poetry Series Competition, chosen by Randall Mann. Visit the author's website here.

In the show, James references an episode of Designing Women. You can watch the clip here.

2. Kontemporary Amerikan Poetry, 2020 John Murillo. Visit the author's website here. You can watch John Murillo read a few poems from Kontemporary Amerikan Poetry here. 

1. Olivia Laing, Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency. Visit the author's website here.

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Aaron's Top 5:

5. The Complete Poems of Anne Sexton (Mariner, 1999). Sexton was born on Nov. 9 (Scorpio) and died from suicide on October 4, 1974. You can see her read a few poems and be interviewed here.

4. Funny Weather: Art in an Emergency by Olivia Laing. You can see Laing in conversation with Maggie Nelson here.

3. Taylor Swift’s Folklore and Evermore. Visit Swift's website here.

Aaron mentions Karin Slaughter. She can be found online here.


2. Podcasts
Armchair Expert, Crime Junkies, and Gayish.

In Armchair Expert, Dax Shepherd and Monica Padman interview celebrities and experts and investigate topics from the culturally relevant to the scientifically fascinating, and just about everything in between.

Crime Junkies features Ashley Flowers and her sidekick Brit.

In Gayish, Mike Johnson and Kyle Getz talk about a different gay stereotype each episode, from the hanky code and handjobs to breakups and depression.

1. Greco Disco: The Art and Design of Luke Edward Hall
British artist and designer Luke Edward Hall was born on August 13, 1989 (Leo) and started his own studio when he was 26. Visit his website here.