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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! – Let me know if you’d like a review copy of my forthcoming chapbook The Soft Black Stars: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] com – Vanderpump Rules Season 12 The Great Pottery Throwdown Selling Sunset Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011) Queen of Chess (2026) how i be revising by Brandon Taylor Sashay away Coming down in Ohio by Dave Smith Ep 234: Midlife Show-and-Tell, ft. Katie Dozier Contrapoints Tangent: Liminal Spaces Step wells
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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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.