Ep 243: Literary Matters 18.2

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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! – On Marriage by Victoria Moul – Literary Matters 18.2 – Not the Greatest Time to Be a Poet, ft. Horace & Friends, Part 1 & Part 2 – Handbook for the Recently Deceased Poet – A dolphin for the Dutch; or, is there any verse culture without occasional poems? by Victoria Moul – Merrily We Roll Along by Stephen Sondheim and George Furth – The Lower Depths by Maxim Gorky – Rachel Getting Married (2008) – Glee (2009–2015) – Sinners (2025)

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 – George David Clark – Tristram Fane Saunders – Philip Metres

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 Ratbag Poetics By David Jalal Motamed

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