The Drunken Odyssey with John King: A Podcast About the Writing Life

This week, it's this writing podcast's third mixtape.

Direct download: The_Drunken_Odyssey_Episode_141.mp3
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In this week’s episode, I talk to the memoirist, novelist, and journalist Marya Honrbacher,

Photo © Mark Trockman, trockstock.com
Photo © Mark Trockman (trockstock.com)

plus J.J. Anselmi reads his personal essay, "Atrophy,"

JJ Anselmi

and I offer a tribute to the late Philip Levine.

philip-levineTEXTS DISCUSSED

Madness

WaitingRead Marya Hornbacher's wonderful Smithsonian profile of Oscar Peterson here.

Coming CloseNOTES

J.J. Anselmi's "Atrophy" first appeared online in Cleaver Magazine.

Rest in peace, Philip Levine.

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Abe Chang with Phil Levine.

Read Aaron Belz's discussion of his correspondence with Philip Levine here.

Check out Orlando Shakes’ wonderfully colorful production of Merry Wives, which runs from February 4 to March 7, 2015.

Photo by Tony Firriolo.
Photo by Tony Firriolo.
Direct download: The_Drunken_Odyssey_Episode_140.mp3
Category:Arts/Culture/Writing -- posted at: 5:46pm EDT

This week features our third annual Erotic Poetry Night,

Erotic Poetry Nightwith moi and The Drunken Odyssey All-Stars:

Danielle Kessinger

Teege Braune

Genevieve Anna Tyrrell

Anna King

Erica Dawson.

Many thanks to our most excellent venue,

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Direct download: The_Drunken_Odyssey_Episode_139.mp3
Category:Arts/Culture/Writing -- posted at: 10:29pm EDT

In this week’s episode, I talk to the novelist Darcey Steinke,

"Sister Golden Hair" author Darcey Steinke

plus I share a spoken word poem by Wilson Santos, and a brief interview about his crowdfunding project for literacy in the Dominican Republic.

Wilson SantosTEXTS DISCUSSED

Sister Golden HairSuicide Blondehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkrDE5oYjRs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPhp5M3n0O0

NOTES

Check out more about Wilson Santos' Domican Republic project, including how to donate, here.

Check out Orlando Shakes' wonderfully colorful production of Merry Wives, with runs from February 4 to March 7, 2015.

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Photo by Tony Firriolo.

Michael Chabon is a lyricist for Mark Ronson's new album, Uptown Special, as covered by The Guardian.

Harper Lee's lost novel, Go Set a Watchman, will be published later this year. The Atlantic reports on the story of its discovery. In an attempt to allay fears of Lee's competence, she has apparently released a statement through her lawyer, saying, "“I’m alive and kicking and happy as hell with the reactions to ‘Watchman,’ ” according to The New York Times.

Direct download: The_Drunken_Odyssey_Episode_138.mp3
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