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

Episode 347 of The Drunken Odyssey, your favorite podcast about creative writing and literature is available on iTunes, or right click here to download.

This week is a cornucopia of poetry conversation with Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Juan Felipe Herrera, and Billy Collins!

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Here's a present, something I acquired when collecting bootlegs in the 1990s. I hope you enjoy it while I get over this damned cold.

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In this week’s episode, I share a conversation I had with author, editor, comic book fan, and book designer Chip Kidd, from about 40 feet away from Biscayne Bay. We spoke about the DC/Marvel divide, the sublime art of Alex Ross, how art springs from our need to see the work we want to enjoy the most, and how so many areas of the book business intersect, if you are paying attention.

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TEXTS DISCUSSED

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In this week’s episode, I share a recording of Loose Lips, the monthly current events literary thing run by Burrow Press, who selected Katherine J. Parker to curate and host this installment.

Dec 2018 Loose Lips 2Katherine J. Parker by Jared Silvia.

 

Dec 2018 Loose Lips 3Joshua Begley by by Jared Silvia.

Dec 2018 Loose Lips 4Whitney Paige Hamrick by Jared Silvia.

Dec 2018 Loose Lips 6John King by Jared Silvia.

Dec 2018 Loose Lips 1Karen Price by Jared Silvia.

Dec 2018 Loose Lips 5Tom Lucas by Jared Silvia.

TEXTS DISCUSSED

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NOTES

Check out John's previous appearances on Loose Lips:

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In this week’s episode, I talk with Vanessa Blakeslee about the new story anthology, A Very Italian Christmas, from New Vessel Press.

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In our discussion, we manage to talk about yuletide loneliness, poverty, despair, prostitution, elk herds, Christmas, fascism, prostitution, friendship, Paul Auster's screenplay for Smoke, and David Sedaris's classic essay, "Dinah the Christmas Whore."

TEXTS DISCUSSED

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NOTES

Check out Vanessa and I talking about A Very French Christmas from last year.

Check out my interview with Davis Sedarisback on episode 50.

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