The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life

I n this week's episode, I interview poet Campbell McGrath about XX , his tenth book of poetry. Campbell McGrath (left) and John King (right). Photo by Shawn McKee. TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES All 7 panels from Litlando 2016 are now available on youtube here . Read Amy Watkins's review of XX here . My creative nonfiction piece, "Just Barely," recently appeared in the Fantastic Floridas section of Burrow...

I n this week’s episode, I share Litlando 2016's publishing panel, featuring Danita Berg, Lisa Roney, Raquel Henry, and Ryan Rivas. plus Chris Bedell writes about how Sara Shephard's Pretty Little Liars: Toxic changed his life.   TEXTS DISCUSSED Pretty Little Liars 15 Toxic"> NOTES Check out the music of The Tequila Worms .    

I n this week’s episode, I present my lecture,  Postmodernism for Creative Writers . TEXTS DISCUSSED The Memoirs of a Shy Pornographer" target="_blank"> French Lieutenants Woman" target="_blank"> Gravitys Rainbow" target="_blank"> True Places Never Are" target="_blank"> Break Every Rule: Essays on Language, Longing, and Moments of Desire" target="_blank"> _

I n this week’s episode, I talk to the poet and memoirist Brian Turner , Poet Brian Turner. Photograph by Kim Buchheit. plus Heather Whited reads her essay, "Scotland Break Up." TEXTS DISCUSSED   My Life as a Foreign Country A Memoir" target="_blank" rel="attachment wp-att-13383"> Here Bullet" target="_blank"> Phantom Noise" rel="attachment wp-att-13382"> NOTES According to The Guardian , some rea...

I n this week’s episode, I talk to the New York Times bestselling novelist Ridley Pearson from Walt Disney World, plus Mistie Watkins writes about how  The Night Circus  changed her life. TEXTS DISCUSSED Kingdom Keepers: The Return Book Two Legacy of Secrets" target="_blank"> Kingdom Keepers 01 Disney After Dark" target="_blank"> Starcatchers 01 Peter & The Starcatchers" target="_blank"> Choke Poi...

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I n this week’s episode, I talk about Carole Maso's Break Every Rule  with  Vanessa Blakeslee , Break Every Rule: Essays on Language, Longing, and Moments of Desire" target="_blank"> plus Jeremy DaCruz writes about a lucky day on the Econlockhachee River. TEXTS DISCUSSED Break Every Rule: Essays on Language, Longing, and Moments of Desire" target="_blank" rel="attachment wp-att-12165">

  Episode 196 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing, literature, and drinking, is available on  iTunes , or right click  here  to download. In this week’s episode, I interview the actor Joe Vincent, Plus  John McMahon  writes about how  Moby Dick  changed his life. TEXTS DISCUSSED   NOTES Check out Orlando Shakespeare Theater's current offerings , and use the discoun...

In this week’s episode, I interview the creative nonfiction writer Sarah Viren, Plus Amy Oestreicher writes about a book that changed her life. TEXTS DISCUSSED Sarah Viren's My Murderer's Futon . Sarah Viren's How to Unmarry Your Wife .   Courage to Heal 4th Edition A Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse 20th Anniversary Edition" target="_blank">                       NOTES Learn more a...

In this week’s episode, I interview the poet J. Scott Brownlee , plus Dan Lauer reads his memoir essay, "Helen of Troy." TEXTS DISCUSSED Requiem%20for Used Ignition Cap (The Orison Poetry Prize)" target="_blank"> Sex Drugs & Cocoa Puffs A Low Culture Manifesto" target="_blank"> Break Every Rule: Essays on Language, Longing, and Moments of Desire" target="_blank">  

In this week’s episode, I interview fiction writer Mary Gaitskill , and share her reading from Miami Book Fair International, plus Beverly Army Williams and I discuss Mary Gaitskill's new novel,  The Mare . TEXTS DISCUSSED The Mare" target="_blank" rel="attachment wp-att-11673"> Veronica" target="_blank" rel="attachment wp-att-11672"> NOTES Check out Beverly Army Williams's site, Mothershould . Ge...

This week features our 4th annual Erotic Poetry Night, featuring Jesse Bradley, Teege Braune, Stephanie Rizzo, Danielle Kessinger, Amy Watkins, David James Poissant, Ashley Inguanta, Sarah Viren, and (ahem) John King.  

In this week’s episode, I interview poet Erin Belieu, plus I share the Miami Book Fair International reading she participated in with Carl Phillip s, Rowan Ricardo Phillips , and Kevin Young . TEXTS DISCUSSED Slant Six" target="_blank"> Reconnaissance Poems" target="_blank"> Heaven Poems" target="_blank"> Book of Hours" target="_blank"> NOTES Check out my first interview with Erin Belieu back on e...

In this week’s episode, I interview Adrian Todd Zuniga, the host of Literary Death Match , plus Heather Whited writes about how Susanna Clark's Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell . TEXTS DISCUSSED NOTES Learn More about Literary Death Match here . Get tickets for Litlando here .

I n this week’s episode, I talk about Lawrence Ferlinghetti's Poetry as Insurgent Art with Vanessa Blakeslee , Plus Alice Lowe writes about how Virginia Woolf's A Writer's Diary changed her life. TEXTS DISCUSSED Poetry As Insurgent Art"> Coney Island Of The Mind" target="_blank"> Writers Diary Being Extracts from the Diary of Virginia Woolf" target="_blank"> NOTES Coney Island was much more intere...

In this week’s episode, I interview memoir writer J.J. Anselmi, Plus Patty Hawkins eulogizes David Bowie. TEXTS DISCUSSED Heavy" target="_blank"> Low" target="_blank" rel="attachment wp-att-10773"> NOTES Check out Drew Perlmutter's kickstarter campaign for his upcoming documentary, US Highway 98: The Florida I Never Knew . He was my cinematographer for The Drunken Odyssey's first documentary, The...

In this week’s episode, I interview fiction writer Kelly Link, Plus I share the reading she participated in, "Short Stories, Tall Tales," also featuring Adam Johnson and Padgett Powell. TEXTS DISCUSSED Get in Trouble: Stories" target="_blank" rel="attachment wp-att-10669"> NOTES Get in Trouble: Stories" target="_blank"> A Quaker high school in Philadelphia has removed Huckleberry Finn from its cur...

In this week’s episode, I interview the poet and memoirist Nick Flynn, Plus I share the reading he participated in about 45 minutes after our interview, a reading that also included Ed Skoog and Denise Duhamel ( Episode 134 ).   TEXTS DISCUSSED My Feelings Poems" target="_blank"> Another Bullshit Night in Suck City A Memoir" target="_blank"> Rough Day" target="_blank">  

In this week’s episode, I interview Teege Braune , who reads short story, "Top Takes a Top," which just appeared in Bridge Eight . TEXTS DISCUSSED Ethiopiques%204" target="_blank"> Ulysses Complete & Unabridged As Corrected & Reset in 1961" target="_blank" rel="attachment wp-att-8475"> NOTES Scott McCloud and Cory Doctorow: A Conversation is now available on TDO's youtube channel. http://www.youtu...

In this week’s episode, I interview Cory Doctorow and Amy Hempel, plus Shawn McKee reads his personal essay, "A Confession." TEXTS DISCUSSED In Real Life" target="_blank"> Down & Out In The Magic Kingdom" target="_blank"> Information Doesnt Want to Be Free" target="_blank"> The Hand That Feeds You" target="_blank"> Collected Stories of Amy Hempel" target="_blank"> NOTES http://www.youtube.com/watc...

In this week’s episode, I interview Mary Karr, and share her talk at Miami Book Fair International 2015, plus I share a Miami Bookfair Event I was in, Tiffany Razzano's Saved by the Sunshine State. Tiffany Razzano ruling over The Swamp!  

I n this week’s episode, I interview fiction writer Elizabeth McCracken, and share her reading at Miami Book Fair International 2015, plus Dallas Woodburn reads her personal essay, "First, Please Yourself." NOTES David Henry Hwang is apparently going to be okay after being seriously attacke d with a knife in Brooklyn. Special thanks to Lisa Martens, Don Royster, and Racquel Henry for sharing their...

I n this week’s episode, I interview fiction writer Rick Moody plus Ryan Rivas reads his essay, "Reporting from Inside the Vortex of Miami Book Fair," which first appeared on lithub . TEXTS DISCUSSED Check out Rick's new band, The Unspeakable Practices .   Episode 181 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on  iTunes , or right click here t...

I n this week’s episode, I interview fiction writer Cate McGowan, plus Shawn McKee reads his piece, "Job Letter." & Racquel Henry discusses her experience with NANO-WRIMO. TEXTS DISCUSSED True Places Never Are Short Stories" target="_blank"> NOTES