so...poetry?

the full audio of the TO TRACY LIKE / TO LIKE / LIKE launch recorded live at Greedy Reads on July 12, 2018 the panelists: Mary Adelle - https://maryadellecom.wordpress.com/about-me/ https://www.theconsentcollective.org/ Tracy Dimond - http://tracydimond.tumblr.com/ Sharea Harris - http://shareathesound.tumblr.com/ Jane Lewty - https://www.pw.org/content/jane_lewty Mandy May - https://mandy-may.com...

in which Erin Dorney and i talk the wide world of erasure poetry, internal swiss cheese, and WHALE PROM!... where to find Erin: website - https://www.erindorney.com/ twitter - @edorney instagram - erindorney where to find I Am Not Famous Anymore - http://www.masonjarpress.xyz/chapbooks-1/i-am-not-famous-anymore Launch event June 17th/Baltimore - https://www.facebook.com/events/433903263733695/ Lau...

in which Joanna Valente and i talk the commodification of education, poetry collections as concept albums, and JAZZ! where to find Joanna: website - joannavalente.com/ twitter - @joannasaid instagram - joannacvalente Sexting Ghosts - https://unknownpress.org/sexting-ghosts/ other things referenced: House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/36526/house-of-lea...

in this hyper-condensed episode, Ben Purket and i talk poetic urgency, sticking it out for that long-form writing, and THE KICKASS READING HE'S GOING TO DO WITH VU TRAN IN CHICAGO ON APRIL 20TH! https://www.semcoop.com/event/reading-ben-purkert-and-vu-tran where to find Ben: benpurket.com twitter - @benpurket For the Love of Endings - https://fourwaybooks.com/site/for-the-love-of-endings/ other th...

in which Michelle Junot and Ann Marie talk the spirit of workshops, the nuances of revision, and the base-level qualifications one needs to effectively read/understand poetry... we also laugh...a lot... where to find Michelle: twitter - @MichelleJunot instagram - mjunot website - https://michellejunot.com/ where to find Ann Marie: twitter - @annmariebrok instagram - annmariebrok other things refer...

in which Drew Robison and i talk collaborative storytelling, extreme specificity, and how technology may change poetry as we know it other things referenced: The Adventure Zone - http://www.maximumfun.org/shows/adventure-zone Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_and_Loathing_in_Las_Vegas the Beat poets - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beat_Genera...

in which Olivia Hall and i talk the Kiwi spoken word scene, the betrayal of her favorite rugby player(which made her cry), and the only redeeming aspect of New Orleans' summers... Olivia on instagram: @livs_hall other things referenced: Bowery Poetry - http://www.bowerypoetry.com/ Carrie Rudzinski - https://www.facebook.com/CarrieRudzinski/ Ken Arkind - https://www.facebook.com/kenarkindpoetry/ Mo...

in which Vu Tran and i talk about his new novel (AHHHHHHH), one of my deepest fears, and the compulsion that is writing where to find Vu: http://www.vutranwriter.com/ twitter: @roomwithavu Dragonfish - http://books.wwnorton.com/books/Dragonfish/ other things referenced: Vermont Studio Center - http://vermontstudiocenter.org/ Mr. Pudgins by Ruth Christoffer Carlsen - https://www.amazon.com/Pudgins-...

in which Hollie Dugas and i discuss the benefits of workshops, the impact of Plath, and the bare bones of manuscript assembly where to find Hollie: interview with Under the Gum Tree - https://www.underthegumtree.com/blog/2016/6/2/meet-the-author-hollie-dugas As You Are Drying the Red Chili Peppers - https://www.breakwaterreview.com/single-post/2016/09/08/As-You-Are-Drying-the-Red-Chili-Peppers-by-...

in which Melissa Wyse and i talk zodiac profiles/myers briggs type, working for your art, and if one can ever have enough apple cider doughnuts where to find Melissa: www.melissawyse.com Instagram: @melissa.wyse Twitter: @melissa_wyse where to find Idlewild Arts (the next Idlewild Writers Retreat will be held Oct. 5-8, 2018; check website for details!) www.idlewildarts.com Idlewild Instagram: @idl...

in which Julia Leverone and i talk city vibes, poetic responsibility, and the lost sonic landscape of verse http://julialeverone.com/index.html http://www.sakurareview.com/ other things referenced: Kahlil Gibran - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/kahlil-gibran four poems from Fuel and Fire: Poems by Francisco Urondo, 1956 - 1976 - http://www.asymptotejournal.com/poetry/francisco-paco-urondo-...

in which Ruth Diaz and i have trouble with maths, uncover some emotional truths about the nature of poetry, and once again throw shade at T.S. Eliot other things referenced: Glacier National Park - https://www.nps.gov/glac/index.htm articles on Handmaid's Tale cinematography - https://www.buzzfeed.com/annehelenpetersen/blessed-be-the-fruit?utm_term=.xjLAo5Kx0#.hkJ0Gkyq9 http://www.latimes.com/ente...

in which JP Allen and i drop the names of poets you should DEFINITELY check out, arrive at some possibly essential truths about the nature of poetry, and STAY MOSTLY ON TOPIC HOLY SHIT THIS HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE MAYBE instagram: jpalln other things referenced: Home Alone recorder thingy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talkboy Hey You, Come Back - https://www.facebook.com/HeyYouComeBackReadings...

in which i try out a new recording program and Shannon McAleb and i talk about William Carlos Williams, the inability to combine poetry and music, and SO MUCH 90s NOSTALGIA instagram: shansopran opera biz: soundcloud.com/shannonmcaleb other things referenced: Damien Rice - http://www.damienrice.com/ Joni Mitchell - http://jonimitchell.com/ Queen - http://www.queenonline.com/ Kendrick Lamar - http:...

in which i expound upon the english-language haiku tradition in america... other things referenced: some great articles/sites i mostly cribbed from: http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Haiku#Haiku_in_the_West https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku_in_English http://www.webexhibits.org/poetry/explore_famous_haiku_background.html "The American Haiku Movement Part I: Haiku in English" by Charles T...

in which Alyse Richmond and i gush about each other's poetry, awkwardness in meeting your idols, and the possibility of SHIFTING INTERNAL LANDSCAPES WHAT THE FUCK twitter: @AlyseRichmond other things referenced: Blue Mornings by Alyse Richmond - https://squareup.com/store/akinoga-press/item/blue-mornings possessed by space by ME (wooo) - https://squareup.com/store/akinoga-press/item/possessed-by-s...

in which i provide the absolute briefest history of haiku imaginable... things referenced: haiku wikipedia article (that will lead to other good articles) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiku#Haiku_movement_in_the_West Bashō's Haiku translated by David Landis Barnhill (absolutely fantastic introduction) - http://www.sunypress.edu/p-3978-bashos-haiku.aspx Modern Japanese Haiku edited by Makoto Ued...

in which Steven and i talk about poetic theory, anime, and how other art mediums can influence poetry for an obscene amount of time... twitter: @sdleyva Little Patuxent Review: https://littlepatuxentreview.org/ other things referenced: Fences by August Wilson - http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/327272/fences-by-august-wilson/9780735216686 The Place Promised in Our Early Days by Makoto Shinka...

...in which the Black Ladies Brunch Collective and i talk the state of joy, poetic resistance, and luther vandross... the BLBC on instagram: @blackladiesbrunchcollective celseste doaks' site: www.doaksgirl.com Twitter: @thedoaksgirl Instagram: @thedoaksgirl the next BLBC reading: http://calendar.prattlibrary.org/event/an_evening_with_mason_jar_press#.WNbsP-v3aK2 Not Without Our Laughter: http://ww...

in which i talk about my 2017 AWP experience and do a looooong list of shoutouts... AWP - https://www.awpwriter.org/ other things referenced: Swamp Press - http://swamppress.com/ Draft - http://www.draftjournal.com/ Rebecca Olander - https://rebeccahartolander.com/ Perugia Press - https://www.perugiapress.com/ Roanoke Review - http://www.roanokereview.org/ Zephyr Press - http://www.zephyrpress.org...

in which i talk with Kendra Kopelke about holding her dog's paw and poetry as a spiritual practice Hopper's Women - https://squareup.com/store/passager/item/hopper-s-women kendra's press - http://www.passagerbooks.com/ other things referenced: Gertrude Stein - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/gertrude-stein Jackson Browne - http://www.jacksonbrowne.com/discography/ e e...

in which i say "fuck you" to Donald Trump and read poems by poets who would not be allowed in the US at the time of the recording (1.28.17) *update* a federal judge in Brooklynn temporarily halts some aspects of Trump's executive order - http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/court-blocks-trump-refugee-ban_us_588d4b53e4b0b065cbbc6a6f? i apologize again for my mispronunciations, especially to Maram al...

in which I ACTUALLY TO SOMEONE ELSE HOLY FUCK! WE EVEN READ POETRY AT EACH OTHER!!! twitter: @ASargusKlein Breezewood: http://asargusklein.wixsite.com/poetry kleinprince: https://kleinprince.bandcamp.com/ POEMS IN BIG LUCKS: https://www.biglucks.com/journal/andrew-sargus-klein A NOTE: Andrew talks about one of his favorite books, "Sara Or the Existence of Fire," but misnames the author, Moss Angel...

in which i talk a little bit more about mental health... other things referenced: Suicide Prevention Service (1-800-273-8255) - http://www.spsamerica.org/considering-suicide international suicide prevention info - https://www.reddit.com/r/circlejerk/comments/4rjuul/psa_if_youre_having_suicidal_thoughts_please_call/d51xxox/ Mental Health America - http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/ MentalHealth.go...

ehhh just listen to the episode... other things referenced: THING ABOUT CREATIVITY AND MENTAL ILLNESS THAT IS SO MUCH MORE ELOQUENTLY STATED THAN WHATEVER I RAMBLED OUT - http://weleavehome.tumblr.com/post/155362942448/thetomatowriter-hirakumblr shit ton of mogwai -https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=mogwai shit ton of toe - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=toe shit tone of as...