Ep 28: Unobjectionable Title Here
NB: Yes, I confusingly say I’m going to read David Yezzi’s poem “The Chain” aloud and then don’t read it aloud. Another day! Sorry!
Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:
– A classic sketch from The Kids in the Hall
– Desert island poetry
– An email from Varun
– Emily Dickinson’s poem “Further in Summer than the Birds”
– Leah Asmelash’s article “Poetry is experiencing a new golden age, with young writers of color taking the lead”
– Elisa Gabbert’s column “Louise Gluck’s Stark New Book Affirms Her Icy Precision”
– Herbert S. Gorman’s review of Countee Cullen’s “Color”
– The Aeneid
– Matthew Arnold’s poem “Dover Beach”
– Philip Larkin’s poem “High Windows”
– Auden’s poem “The More Loving One”
– Paul Laurence Dunbar’s poem “The Mystery”
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