The Poet Heroic

In the twenty-first episode of The Poet Heroic I explore wonderful writing. Poems: “Love” Dear God I’m a Faggot (2019) By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://www.powells.com/book/dear-god-im-a-faggot-9780368135866 “These Seasons Endure” By: Anna Lobianco “That’s His Thing” Dear God I’m a Faggot (2019) By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://www.powells.com/book/dear-god-im-a-faggot-9780368135866 “Live LikeTh...

In the twentieth episode of The Poet Heroic I explore pensive possibilities. Poems: “We Live in Strange Times (It’s Not Our Fault)” By: Robert Westlake “A Battery, A Dragon, A Reason to Move Across the Country” Dear God I’m a Faggot (2019) By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://www.powells.com/book/dear-god-im-a-faggot-9780368135866 “Outside My Body” By: Carrie A. Stotts Instagram: @carrie.a.stotts “Ha...

In the nineteenth episode of The Poet Heroic I explore existential enigmas. Poems: “Only in the movies” By: Ken Tomaro Twitter: @AnxietyMlkshake “Where Life Began: Nature 1. Forests” Deep Overstock: Issue 10 - Origin of Life By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://deepoverstock.com/2020/10/01/where-life-began-nature-timothy-arliss-obrien/ “Our Chasm, So Far Part 1” By: DeForest Dalbec “Where Life Began:...

18. In the eighteenth episode of The Poet Heroic I explore daunting doting. Poems: “Where Life Began: Nature 1. Waters” Deep Overstock: Issue 10 - Origin of Life By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://deepoverstock.com/2020/10/01/where-life-began-nature-timothy-arliss-obrien/ “Stuck Inside Your Web” By: Liam Ortmeier Instagram: @liam_ortmeier @worldeatermagazine “Where Life Began: Nature 2. Trees” Deep...

In the seventeenth episode of The Poet Heroic I explore fluctuating feelings Poems: “Being a Third Wheel at a Party is Like Spilling a Drink” Dear God I’m a Faggot (2019) By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://www.powells.com/book/dear-god-im-a-faggot-9780368135866 “Quarantine” By: Tiffany Kanny “The Architecture of the Apple Tree” Deep Overstock: Issue 8 - Structures By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://...

In the sixteenth episode of The Poet Heroic I explore obvious opposites Poems: “Hollywood Rain” The Oddvillepress Summer 2020 https://oddvillepress.com/pdf/The-Oddville-Press-Summer-2020.pdf By: Scott Laudati https://www.instagram.com/scottlaudati/ “Her” Dear God I’m a Faggot (2019) By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://www.powells.com/book/dear-god-im-a-faggot-9780368135866 “Bought roses on impulse”...

In the fifteenth episode of The Poet Heroic I explore occasional oddities. Poems: “I had a thought” Crêpe & Penn Issue 6 By: Wayne Benson https://crepeandpenn.wixsite.com/litmag/issues6-7 “At the ocean” Dear God I’m a Faggot (2019) By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://www.powells.com/book/dear-god-im-a-faggot-9780368135866 “I (exponentially speaking)” By: Jacob Howell https://www.phenomastrology.com/...

In the fourteenth episode of The Poet Heroic I explore helpful heartbeats. Poems: “Your Commute Never Takes You Home” Dear God I’m a Faggot (2019) By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://www.powells.com/book/dear-god-im-a-faggot-9780368135866 “Shower Thoughts” By: Andrew Oakes https://www.instagram.com/andrew.oakes.737/ “Empty Cupboards” Deep Overstock: Issue 9- New Arrivals By: Timothy Arliss OBrien ht...

In the thirteenth episode of the Poet Heroic I explore opulent moments. Poems: “Kronos by the Sea” By: John Chrostek https://johnchrostek.wordpress.com/ https://twitter.com/yoncrowstack “The Rat King” Dear God I’m a Faggot (2019) By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://www.powells.com/book/dear-god-im-a-faggot-9780368135866 “The Sounds of Quarantine” By: Andy Anderson https://www.blurb.com/b/9405616-hel...

In the twelfth episode of the Poet Heroic I explore hopeful happenings. Poems: “8100 Polls.” Spoken Word By: Timothy Arliss OBrien Music by Banadu https://open.spotify.com/artist/4fPkcgyXEB93JncKYAcmUv “The Eruption of Mount Novak” Calyx, vol. 31, no. 1 By: Jennifer Kemnitz https://www.instagram.com/hopelessecstatic/ “Memories from Oklahoma” Deep Overstock: Issue 6- Westerns By: Timothy Arliss OBr...

In the eleventh episode of the Poet Heroic I explore indispensable imagery. Poems: “Anna and the Wobbly Star.” Dear God I’m a Faggot By: Timothy Arliss OBrien “Familial Vice” By: The Cult Leader www.thecultleader.com “Living Structures” Deep Overstock: Issue 8- Structures By: Nicholas Yandell https://deepoverstock.com/2020/03/17/living-structures-nicholas-yandell/ “Forever and Always” By: J. M. St...

In the tenth episode of the Poet Heroic I explore grand gestures Poems: “Tiger Preens Its Cage” By: Robert Torres www.instagram.com/gayspacecommunismwillwin “The Chosen One” Dear God I’m a Faggot By: Timothy Arliss OBrien “New Plague” By: Colin Keating www.instagram.com/francisbaconbits “If You Were to Cut Open My Stomach” Dear God I’m a Faggot By: Timothy Arliss OBrien “Common Places” By: Rudyard...

In the ninth episode of Poet Heroic I indulge in sizable solutions. Poems: “Skin” Dear God I’m a Faggot By: Timothy Arliss OBrien “Sebastapol” by: Samuel Alberts www.instagram.com/patchoulibluez “The Feeling of Love” Dear God I’m a Faggot by: Timothy Arliss OBrien “7.1 California Earthquake, July 2019” by: Jacob Michael Howell www.phenomastrology.com “A Ballade of Suicide” by: Gilbert Keith Cheste...

In the eighth episode of Poet Heroic I explore arduous aggressions. Poems: “Take Refuge in the Sky” By: Nicholas Yandell www.nicholasyandell.com “Ordinary Day” Dear God I’m a Faggot by: Timothy Arliss OBrien “Cold Tea” By: Kelsey Davis instagram @kels.davis.art ”NE Grand and Broadway” Dear God I’m a Faggot By: Timothy Arliss OBrien “Desert Places” By: Robert Frost Music: “Arduous Aggressions” By:...

In the seventh episode of Poet Heroic I explore lurking emotions. Poems: “A Generic Understanding of Everything” Dear god I’m a Faggot By: timothy arliss obrien “Sphenoid” Juxtaprose Literary Magazine vol 15 by: Delany Lemke https://twitter.com/delovelylany “The Aesthetic of a Day Spent Without You” Dear God I’m a Faggot By: timothy arliss obrien “A poem in which I try to talk about being queer in...

In the sixth episode of Poet Heroic I wander across brave exaltation. Poems: “I Am” Dear god I’m a Faggot By: timothy arliss obrien “Transformation of Night” Lisa MoonCat Stormler https://medium.com/@lmcatstormler “Things I have lost” Dear God I’m a Faggot By: timothy arliss obrien “Tabitha’s Trip to the Lake” By: Tabitha Acidz Insta: @tabitha_acidz “Dreamland” By: Lewis Carroll Music: “Brave Exal...

In the fifth episode of Poet Heroic I travail across movable thoughts. Poems: “I followed ma joad to cali, why did you stay behind? ” Dear god I’m a Faggot By: timothy arliss obrien “Love in the Season of Uncertainty.” Lisa MoonCat Stormler https://medium.com/@lmcatstormler “This one is for Jess” Dear God I’m a Faggot By: timothy arliss obrien “Poems that kept me up at night” Deep Overstock Issue...

In the fourth episode of Poet Heroic I embark on an adventure through syllables that collide into one another. Poems: “How can we even afford to breathe?” Dear God I’m a Faggot By: Timothy Arliss OBrien www.timothyarlissobrien.com “Christianity Fucks You Up” My Name is Andy By: Andy Anderson https://www.blurb.com/b/9405616-hello-my-name-is-andy “Lunatic Vision” By: Jacob Davis Instagram @j.cubdavi...

In the third episode of Poet Heroic I embark on an adventure through moments in verse. Poems: “Dawn Came” My Name is Andy By: Andy Anderson https://www.blurb.com/b/9405616-hello-my-name-is-andy “The Memory” Dear God I’m a Faggot By: Timothy Arliss OBrien www.timothyarlissobrien.com “Float My Way” By: The Cult Leader www.thecultleader.com “The Fox and the Stocking” Dear God I’m a Faggot By: Timothy...

In the second episode of Poet Heroic I take the listeners on a journey through some poetic confessionals. Poems: “Red Dawn” Deep Overstock: Issue 4 - Nautical Lore By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://deepoverstock.com/2019/03/01/aqua-poems-from-the-sea-timothy-arliss-obrien/ www.timothyarlissobrien.com “Eventide’s Lament” By: Nicholas Yandell https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-alan-yandell/eventides-la...

In the first episode of Poet Heroic, I introduce you to some of my favorite poems. Poems: "Kaleidoscope" Patchouli Bluez - 2017 by: Samuel Alberts insta: @patchoulibluez "365" Dear God I'm A Faggot - 2019  by: Timothy Arliss OBrien www.timothyarlissobrien.com "The Wraith" Deep Overstock: issue 5 - Dreams by: Nicholas Yandell https://deepoverstock.com/2019/06/03/the-wraith-nicholas-yandell/ www.nic...