Los mejores podcasts de Jack Stratton (2024)

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Jack and Jill: The Dynamic Duo of Chaturbate 58:50

5d ago58:50

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Key Topics: Their love story: How they met and became cam partners What drew them to Chaturbate and the evolution of their camming journey Insights on the changes and lessons learned throughout their careers The impact of technology on their live shows and VR content Behind-the-scenes of their record-breaking ticket shows and fan interactions Balan…

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Episode #179 [Hiatus!] Tune - Kay Ryan 10:06

1+ y ago10:06

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Connor pops in to announce incredibly belatedly what has already been apparent for months: Close Talking is on a hiatus! We've had some big life and career changes that have unexpectedly cut into our capacity for the podcast, but it's not a permanent hiatus! Okay, a poem:TuneBy: Kay RyanImagine a seaof ultramarinesuspending amillion jellyfishas sof…

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Episode #178 Remembering Charles Simic 22:59

1+ y ago22:59

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A slight departure from our regular format. On today's show, Connor and Jack remember the recently departed poet Charles Simic. They read some of his poems, reflect on them, discuss his life and legacy, and even give a shoutout to the Oak Park Public Library.Poems Connor and Jack read in this episode include: "Summer Morning" "Hotel Insomnia" "Wate…

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Episode #177 [Flicking off the light switch.] - Sherwin Bitsui 58:06

2y ago58:06

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Connor and Jack bid farewell to the year they've taken to calling "Twenty Twenty Poo" and contemplate the complexities of language in a wide-ranging conversation about a spectacular untitled poem by Diné poet Sherwin Bitsui, from his 2009 collection Flood Song. They discuss movement, the natural world, an extremely informative dissertation and more…

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Episode #176 Topsoil, In Repentance - Sherry Shenoda 1:28:43

2y ago1:28:43

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Connor and Jack discuss the sonically and thematically dense poem "Topsoil, in Repentance" by Sherry Shenoda. Shenoda's book MUMMY EATERS was longlisted for the National Book Award in 2022. The conversation moves from an exploration of internal rhymes and alliteration, to the climate crisis, to the religious implications of the word "repentance," t…

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Episode #175 - Poetry Spoken Here Ep. 132: Black Lives Matter 28:52

2y ago28:52

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After a busy couple weeks at Close Talking headquarters, a slightly different show. This episode is from our sister-podcast, Poetry Spoken Here. The episode first aired in the summer of 2020 and was simply called "Black Lives Matter." The poems and voices featured are all from the Poetry Spoken Here archives and address race, policing, and more. Re…

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Episode #174 National Book Award Winner John Keene and Punks - SPECIAL EPISODE 53:44

2y ago53:44

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In this special episode, Connor and Jack discuss the 2022 National Book Awards — the long list, the finalists, and the winner "Punks: New and Selected Poems" by John Keene. They read and explore a marvelous poem from the collection, "Folks Are Right, My Nose Was Wide Open," which also appeared in BOMB Magazine.Listen to the National Book Awards Awa…

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Episode #173 The Dancing - Gerald Stern 1:22:37

2y ago1:22:37

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Connor and Jack discuss a classic poem from a classic poet: The Dancing by the recently departed Gerald Stern. They marvel at how the poem is constructed, get deep into a discussion of encroaching fascism, and even have time to rage at the "evil Mellons," bring in Bruce Springsteen and Michael Bay, and pause to reflect on how lyric poetry can addre…

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Episode #172 A Time - Allison Adelle Hedge Coke 1:07:40

2y ago1:07:40

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Connor and Jack have a time talking about the poem "A Time" by Allison Adelle Hedge Coke. She is a multi-award winning poet whose latest book-length poem "Look at This Blue" is on the short list for the 2022 National Book Award. Come for the poetry analysis, stay for the discussion of red wolves, climate crisis, Tolkein, impermanence, and diectic w…

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Episode #171 Not Writing - Anne Boyer 1:25:49

2y ago1:25:49

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Connor and Jack dig into the list/poem/prose piece/literary mystery Not Writing by Anne Boyer. Along the way they discuss what they are and are not writing themselves, Jack asks about why the poem never becomes monotonous, and Connor offers his thoughts about how writing, time, and capitalism intersect both in the poem and in life.Read the poem, he…

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Episode #170 america, MINE - Sasha Banks 1:24:30

2y ago1:24:30

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Connor and Jack discuss Sasha Banks' poem, america, MINE from her collection of the same name. They start by examining some of the poem's formal elements like its lack of traditional punctuation, and quickly jump to big themes like how the idea of vengeance is transformed in the poem and the contested symbol of the American flag is used.Read the fu…

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Episode #169 I Hear A Dog Who Is Always in My Death - Samuel Ace 1:25:19

2y ago1:25:19

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Posted at long last after overcoming major technical difficulties!! Connor and Jack dive into the poem "I Hear a Dog Who is Always in My Death" by Samuel Ace. They discuss the poem's evocative imagery, ruminate on it's call to action against encroaching fascism, and find resonances with English and Egyptian mythology. They also make some time to du…

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Episode #168 First Snow - Arthur Sze 1:15:59

2y ago1:15:59

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Connor and Jack discuss the poem "First Snow" by Arthur Sze. They discuss life, death, being, nothingness, and all the hidden meaning waiting to leap out of the every day. They also talk about how some poems can urge us towards presence and mindfulness and the necessity of taking the occasional pause in life.First SnowBy: Arthur SzeA rabbit has sto…

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Episode #167 REBROADCAST: The Lynching Postcard, Duluth, Minnesota - Ray Gonzalez 30:44

2+ y ago30:44

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A dive into the Close Talking archives - one of the first episodes we ever recorded in which we discuss the poem "The Lynching Postcard, Duluth, Minnesota" by Ray Gonzalez. Poetry can seem a little insignificant in the face of an onslaught of historically awful news, like the one we've all been experience the last few weeks. But poems like this one…

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Lily LaBeau on Being A ‘Cam_Girlfriend’ 45:36

2+ y ago45:36

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Sex Squad, settle in for one of the most riveting episodes of “Sex Tales” yet! Listen in as hosts Melody Kush and Lana del Bae welcome Lily LaBeau to the podcast, where she talks about how she got started in the industry, how she landed the role in “Cam_Girlfriend” and the type of porn she watches; the answer may shock you! To watch the full episod…

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Episode #166 Small Illuminations from REFUSE TO DISAPPEAR w/Special Guest Tara Betts 1:49:25

2+ y ago1:49:25

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Connor and Jack are joined by special guest Tara Betts to discuss the poem "Small Illuminations" from her forthcoming collection REFUSE TO DISAPPEAR. They discuss the legacy of Margaret Taylor-Burroughs, the realities of incarceration, and how the collection REFUSE TO DISAPPEAR grew over time.Get a copy of REFUSE TO DISAPPEAR, here: https://wordwor…

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Episode #165 Self-Interrogation from DEAR GOD. DEAR BONES. DEAR YELLOW. w/Special Guest Noor Hindi 1:24:54

2+ y ago1:24:54

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Connor and Jack are joined by poet, essayist, and journalist Noor Hindi. They dig into the poem "Self Interrogation" the first poem in Hindi's new collection DEAR GOD. DEAR BONES. DEAR YELLOW. coming out on 5/31 from Haymarket Books. She discusses the inspiration behind some of the poems in the book, the significance of the color yellow, and the im…

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Episode #164 Elegy - Aracelis Girmay 1:02:20

2+ y ago1:02:20

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Connor and Jack explore Aracelis Girmay's poem "Elegy" from her 2011 collection Kingdom Animalia. They talk through the opening line's call to community and the ways it resonates with Mary Oliver's "Wild Geese," they get scientific while discussing the nature imagery in the poem, and they delve into the poem's pandemic-era relevance.ElegyBy: Aracel…

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Alexis Fawx is High AF 1:02:38

2+ y ago1:02:38

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Sex Squad, you definitely want to tune in to the latest episode of “Sex Tales” to hear 2022 MILF Performer of the Year Alexis Fawx talk with Lana del Bae and Melody Kush about her 12-year career, whether she prefers indoor or outdoor sex, her favorite countries to visit and where she thinks you need to avoid ordering seafood. To watch the full epis…

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Stormy Daniels and the Orange Elephant in the Room 1:05:02

2+ y ago1:05:02

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What do a best-selling autobiography, paranormal investigations and a former president have in common? Why, Stormy Daniels, of course! Sex Squad, you do not want to miss a single minute of this episode as the legend herself dishes with Melody Kush and Lana del Bae about the worst injuries she suffered as a stripper, how she almost became a veterina…

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Episode #163 Revelations, Time Distortion, and Surprise - Line Break Week Ep. 7 33:47

2+ y ago33:47

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Connor and Jack conclude their exploration of poetic line breaks with a bit of a catch all episode looking at how line breaks can reveal information, play with time, and enhance surprise. They pull examples from Audre Lorde, Chris Tse, Rae Armantrout, and Emily Dickinson. There's even time for mentions of laminated dough and Indiana Jones.Episode 1…

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Episode #162 Ambiguity in Line Breaks - Line Break Week Ep. 6 31:52

2+ y ago31:52

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As line break week hurdles towards its conclusion, Connor and Jack pause to consider ambiguity in line breaks. When the meaning of a word or phrase is altered by the positioning of a line break. They discuss the classic WB Yeats poem "Leda and the Swan" and Franz Wright's "Empty Cathedral." Along the way they talk about twists and turns in other li…

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Episode #161 From Meters to Measures: Rhythm in Line Breaks - Line Break Week Ep. 5 34:01

2+ y ago34:01

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Connor and Jack delve ever deeper into the world of poetic line breaks. This time they're looking at how line breaks build rhythm in poems. They discuss rhythm within lines running through various literary terms and talking through some of the most popular meters. Then they move on to how line breaks facilitate rhythm through rhyme and anaphora. us…

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Episode #160 Using Poetic Line Breaks for EmPHAsis - Line Break Week Ep. 4 21:50

2+ y ago21:50

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Connor and Jack continue their exploration of all the ways lines can be broken and all the reasons a poet might have for breaking a line. Today they discuss using line breaks for emphasis focusing on the poem "The Pope's Penis" by Sharon Olds. They also discuss the sacred and profane resonances the poem has with Bob Dylan's masterpiece, "It's Alrig…

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Episode #159 Drama's Silent Cousin: Miming with Line Breaks - Line Break Week Ep. 3 26:04

2+ y ago26:04

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Connor and Jack continue their dive into the intricacies of the poetic line break this time discussing miming in line breaks. They draw examples from Pierre Joris, James Wright, and Frank O'Hara to close out National Poetry Month 2022 in style!Episode 1 of Line Break Week: https://soundcloud.com/close-talking/episode-157-why-break-a-line-line-break…

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Episode #158 Who Will Bring the Drama? The Line Break! - Line Break Week Ep. 2 23:21

2+ y ago23:21

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Connor and Jack continue their week-long exploration of line breaks in poetry closing out National Poetry Month 2022. Today they focus on how line breaks can build drama in a poem. Do they take a detour into discussing Entourage along the way? Maybe. But that's all part of the drama. The focus on a poem by Tacey M. Atsitty that uses line breaks to …

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Episode #157 Why Break a Line? - Line Break Week Ep. 1 30:07

2+ y ago30:07

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Starting a little later than planned, but it's time for the fourth annual last-week-of-poetry-month Close Talking extravaganza! In past years Connor and Jack have talked about haiku, shared comforting poems, and investigated the sonnet. Now, they take on their grandest subject yet - the line break. They dig into why poets break lines, what makes li…

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Episode #156 Beckoned - Forrest Gander 1:09:41

2+ y ago1:09:41

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Connor and Jack discuss "Beckoned" by living legend Forrest Gander. The poem, from Gander's Pulitzer Prize winning collection "Be With" grapples with grief and loss. In the discussion, Connor and Jack touch on the poem's use of anaphora and use of sound, investigate the ways nature imagery shows up throughout, and even find some stylistic connectio…

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Episode #155 Buttercream w/Special Guest Caitlin Scarano 1:23:17

2+ y ago1:23:17

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Connor and Jack are joined by special guest Caitlin Scarano to discuss the poem "Buttercream" from her new collection THE NECESSITY OF WILDFIRE. The collection won the Wren Poetry Prize, selected by final judge Ada Limón. Scarano discusses the poem, the collection, and the ways her work has taken what she describes as an "environmental turn" since …

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Natalie Wood Was a Water Sign

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Episode #154 A Sunset of the City - Gwendolyn Brooks w/Special Guest Michael Kleber-Diggs 1:30:54

2+ y ago1:30:54

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Connor and Jack are joined by special guest Michael Kleber-Diggs for a conversation about the Gwendolyn Brooks poem "A Sunset of the City." Michael Kleber-Diggs won the 2020 Max Ritvo Poetry Prize, has been widely published, and teaches poetry through the Minnesota Prison Writers Workshop. In addition to digging into Gwendolyn Brooks' captivating p…

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Episode #153 The Snow Man - Wallace Stevens 1:09:59

2+ y ago1:09:59

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Connor and Jack discuss a classic poem by a classic poet - The Snow Man by Wallace Stevens. They talk about something. They talk about nothing. They talk about how the something of the poem perhaps resides in the nothing. Along the way they reference Taskmaster, King Lear, and much more.(Delayed after some technical difficulties!)The Snow Man By: W…

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Brock Cooper on Sending the Perfect Dick Pic 1:00:50

2+ y ago1:00:50

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What makes the perfect dick pic? We got you. Join Sex Tales hosts Melody Kush and Lana del Bae as they interview award-winning performer, cam model, and daddy - Brock Cooper. Brock dishes on how he has found success in camming, how to eat pussy, and his three C’s for good sex - climate, comfort, and chemistry. Brock also shares his tips on how to s…

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Ana Foxxx on Mastering the Pussy 48:48

2+ y ago48:48

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Ana. Fucking. Foxxx. Meet the hot shot model who has been named a Playboy model, a Playboy producer, Female Performer of the Year, A Fleshlight Girl, a Vixen Angel, and has over 400 credits in the adult industry to her name. Ana dishes to Sex Tales hosts Lana del Bae and Melody Kush all about her career in adult, her favorite dicks, the first time …

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Hanna Miller the International Cam Star 43:21

2+ y ago43:21

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Sex Squad! Get ready for episode four with Colombian cam model and influencer Hanna Miller. Hanna gets candid with hosts Lana del Bae and Melody Kush about her rise to fame, her favorite cam shows, her charity work, and what the future holds for her. Hanna also shares what really makes her squirt, the best way to use a vibrator, her love for public…

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Holly Randall on Making Great Porn. 1:10:10

2+ y ago1:10:10

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Sex Squad. Have you ever wondered what exactly it is like to direct a porno? What the secret to being a good pornstar is? The actual issues you run into on set? Holly Randall is here to give you all the tea on porn! The legendary adult director and producer joins Lana del Bae and Melody Kush on this week’s episode of Sex Tales to debunk all your my…

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Episode #152 I.R.L. - Chris Tse 1:12:31

2+ y ago1:12:31

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Connor and Jack discuss the poem I.R.L. by New Zealand poet Chris Tse. They talk about how media representations and creations can cross into reality, the meaning of "gritty," and why S.O.S is so evocative.In the second part of the show they answer a listener question about how to know where to submit poetry. Connor recommends a study that examines…

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Lauren Phillips and her love for Gang Bangs 1:10:40

2+ y ago1:10:40

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Gang bangs, anal, jerk-off instructions oh my! Join pornstar and Chaturbate cam model Lauren Phillips as she sits down with Sex Tale hosts Lana del Bae and Melody Kush for a conversation on sex, fame and titties! Aunty Lauren discusses her MILF status, her love for group sex, the craziest custom requests she has received, and what it really takes t…

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Casey Kisses on her Award-Winning Dick 54:47

2+ y ago54:47

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Sex Squad, Season two of Sex Tales is here and it’s cheekier, sexier, and funnier than ever! Buckle up for a wild season of tales from the industry's hottest talent. For episode 1, join hosts Lana del Bae and Melody Kush as they sit down with fellow cam girl and award-winning porn star Casey Kisses. Casey discusses some of her favorite sex scenes s…

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Episode #151 Hear the Dogs Crying - Christy Passion 1:05:56

2+ y ago1:05:56

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Connor and Jack discuss the generation melding poem "Hear the Dogs Crying" by Christy Passion. They discuss the power of car radios, the way the language of the poem leaps along with its subject matter, and even arrive at new readings of the last stanza in real time. In the second part of the show, Connor recommends the recent adaptation of "Statio…

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Episode #150 Dreams - Nikki Giovanni 1:08:48

2+ y ago1:08:48

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Connor and Jack celebrate the 150th episode of Close Talking with a classic poem from a living legend - "Dreams" by Nikki Giovanni. They dig into poem's coming-of-age narrative discussing and along the way make musical references galore. Ray Charles and Marjorie Hendrix are just the tip of a harmonious iceberg in this wide-ranging conversation.Lear…

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Episode #149 Epistemology - Catherine Barnett 1:14:45

3y ago1:14:45

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Connor and Jack discuss Catherine Barnett's beautiful poem "Epistemology." Fittingly for the season of solstice logs, Hannukah bushes, and Christmas trees, this poem - which contemplates the nature of knowing - name checks "The Secret Life of Trees" and considers the aliveness of our arboreal friends.Learn more about Catherine Barnett, here: https:…

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Episode #148 If God Is A Virus - Seema Yasmin 1:29:51

3y ago1:29:51

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Connor and Jack discuss a poem from Seema Yasmin's book "If God Is A Virus." They discuss Yasmin's status as a journalist, poet, and medical doctor; the way she weaves her many areas of expertise together in the poem; and what kind of art might one day represent this period of time.Read more about Yasmin, here: https://pulitzercenter.org/people/see…

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Episode #147 Remembering Kamilah Aisha Moon, Etel Adnan, and Robert Bly 11:40

3y ago11:40

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In a slight departure from our regular format, Jack offers a brief remembrance of three recently departed poets - Kamilah Aisha Moon, Etel Adnan, and Robert Bly. Links to more information about the poets and to the poems read in the episode are below.Learn more about Kamilah Aisha Moon, here: http://www.kamilahaishamoon.org/Read Disbelief here: htt…

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Episode #146 National Book Award Winner Martín Espada and Floaters - SPECIAL EPISODE 53:56

3y ago53:56

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In this special episode, Connor and Jack discuss the 2021 National Book Awards - the long list, the finalists, and the winner "Floaters: Poems" by Martín Espada. They dig into an excerpt from the title poem "Floaters" and discuss how it brings urgent attention to issues of immigration and uses narrative to fight against the dehumanizing language of…

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Episode #145 Episode 3: Amanda Waller Has a Woman-to-Woman with Harley Quinn w/Dr. Len Lawson 1:12:50

3y ago1:12:50

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Connor and Jack are joined by special guest Dr. Len Lawson, co-editor of the new collection "The Future of Black: Afrofuturism, Black Comics, and Superhero Poetry." just released from Blair Publishing. Together they discuss Lawson's poem "Amanda Waller Suite Episode 3: Amanda Waller Has a Woman-to-Woman with Harley Quinn." They discuss finding the …

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Episode #144 We Are Going - Oodgeroo Noonuccal (Kath Walker) 1:23:56

3y ago1:23:56

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Connor and Jack dive into an iconic poem by an iconic poet - Oodgeroo Noonuccal, also known as Kath Walker, a trailblazing indigenous Australian writer and activist. They discuss the history of racism towards indigenous Australian people, explore the ways the poem plays with perspective, and get a little lost on an environmental tangent about invas…

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Episode #143 REBROADCAST: Additional Notes On Tea - Fady Joudah 48:19

3y ago48:19

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A return to when Connor and Jack explored Fady Joudah's poem "Additional Notes on Tea." They discuss how the poem moves around the globe, how it interrogates history, and engages with the concept of God.Close Talking Ep. 132: Poetry and Palestine - https://soundcloud.com/close-talking/episode-132-poetry-and-palestineUNBOXED Vol 15: Poetry and Pales…

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Episode #142 The Nightmare Touched Its Forehead to My Lips - Andrés Cerpa 59:34

3y ago59:34

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Connor and Jack discuss a poem by Andrés Cerpa whose book "The Vault" was recently long-listed for the 2021 National Book Award in Poetry. They dive into the short poem "The Nightmare Touched Its Forehead to My Lips" unpacking the ways it describes grief and loss, the meaning of vaults, and spend time on the title, which is also the title of a whol…

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EXTRA: Foreign Policy Follies and Congressional Subcommittees - More on Shitty Kitty by Don Mee Choi 25:26

3y ago25:26

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In this bonus episode Connor and Jack continue their discussion of Don Mee Choi's poem, Shitty KItty. This time they focus on (rant about?) the history of US foreign policy failures, the lack of consequences for the architects of those disasters, and connect the histories that Shitty Kitty surfaces to contemporary struggles. They also share a some …

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