Dan O’Brien
The poet and playwright Dan O'Brien discusses his new collection of poetry Survivor's Notebook (Acre Books, 2023), with Joseph Planta.
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Episodes (4)
Show 048 "Photo of a Girl, 1988: Cyborg" by Faylita Hicks
We discuss the poem "Photo of a Girl, 1988: Cyborg" from Faylita Hicks's debut collection Hoodwitch. Topics include: the mother figure in literature, enjambment, end-stopped lines, Afrofuturism, and the ampersand.
037 "Lightening" by A. Molotkov
Danielle shares A. Molotkov's "Lightening" with Max. Talking points include the prose poem, Aloysius Bertrand, fig trees, eye surgery, and Duncan MacDougall's dead-weighing experiments.
017 "What is the Body" by Hannah Dow
Danielle shares Hannah Dow's poem "What is the Body" from her debut collection Rosarium with Max. Topics touched upon include René Descartes, nesting instincts. and tape worms.