Ep 259: We’re Not Avocados, ft. Alexis & Joanna

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Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:

– Order Brian’s book The Optimists! It’s so good! Now give Brian’s book a 5-star review! – My chapbook The Soft Black Stars is out now! – The Necklace of Harmonia, Sonnets of Thebes by Elijah Perseus Blumov, out now from Lettre Sauvage – The Drama (2026) – ContraPoints on Twilight – Liking What You See: A Documentary by Ted Chiang – Hell Is the Absence of God by Ted Chiang – Exhalation (story) by Ted Chiang – The Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling by Ted Chiang – The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – Bad Neighbors by Edward P. Jones – Good Country People by Flannery O’Connor – Deadwood (2004–2006)

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 – MattWall – Steve Knepper – Helena Feder – David Yezzi – Victoria Moul – Katie Dozier & Tim Green – George David Clark – Tristram Fane Saunders – Philip Metres – Helena Feder – Nida Sophasarun – Alex McKeown

Other Ratbag Poetry Pods: Poetry Says by Alice Allan I Hate Matt Wall by Matt Wall Versecraft by Elijah Perseus Blumov Advice from an Unknown Poet by Alice Allan & Jonathan Farmer

Alice: In Future Posts Brian: brianplatzer [at] gmail [dot] com Cameron: Minor Tiresias Matthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] com Music by ETRNL Art by Daniel Alexander Smith