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SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems.
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Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:
– Order Brian’s book The Optimists! It’s so good! – My chapbook The Soft Black Stars is out now! – Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011) Queen of Chess (2026) Poetry Says Ep 296. Gena Rowlands Poetics Adam Curtis Night by Ellie Wiesel Ikigai: The Japanese secret to a long and happy life by Francesc Miralles and Hector Garcia Marie Kondo After Apple-Picking and Mending Wall by Robert Frost Malcolm Gladwell Tim Ferriss Julie Steiner Egg and Dart by Matthew Buckley Smith Deceptacon by Le Tigre The touch move rule The Queen’s Gambit (2020) Judit’s TED talk My Best Game Ever: Vishy Anand vs. Judit Polgar Judit Polgar tricks Magnus Carlsen in a game of blitz in the park Nigel Short vs. Judit Polgar Two Catholic sonnets by Julie Steiner On Noticing How Many Pro-Life Men Are Smokers by Julie Steiner Julie’s Sapphics thread on Eratosphere
Secret Show notes The Sparrow by Mary Roia Russell Dana Gioia Weldon Kees I Saw the TV Glow (2024) Supernatural Horror and Literature by H.P. Lovecraft
Secret show notes Meanjin lives! Tropical Skiing by John Forbes Limiting Poetry’s Feedback Loop by Steven Searcy
Ep 231: Insidious Tendencies, ft. Steven Searcy A Caveat-Filled Case for Atheism The Via Negativa of R.S. Thomas on Versecraft Nick Cave’s Red Hand Files Issue #265 The Siberian unicorn A Holy Dread by R. A. Villanueva Bill Hicks: Pro Life
Frequently mentioned names: – Joshua Mehigan – Shane McCrae – A. E. Stallings – Ryan Wilson – Morri Creech – Austin Allen – Jonathan Farmer – Zara Raab – Amit Majmudar – Ethan McGuire – Coleman Glenn – Chris Childers – Alexis Sears – JP Gritton – Alex Pepple – Ernie Hilbert – Joanna Pearson – Matt Wall – Steve Knepper – Helena Feder – David Yezzi – Victoria Moul – Katie Dozier & Tim Green – Tristram Fane Saunders
Other Ratbag Poetry Pods: Poetry Says by Alice Allan I Hate Matt Wall by Matt Wall Versecraft by Elijah Perseus Blumov Ratbag Poetics By David Jalal Motamed
Alice: In Future Posts Brian: @BPlatzer Cameron: Minor Tiresias Matthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] com Music by ETRNL Art by Daniel Alexander Smith
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NB: Right, right, right, actually “nights” and “ignites” don’t make a true rhyme but rather an identical rhyme.
SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems.
SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems.
NB: Yes, yes, yes, of course I meant to mention Putin. Putin also, yes.
SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems.