so...poetry‪?‬ so...poetry?

in which writer Dina Paulson and i talk launching her newest chapbook, TOUCH/breaks!!!!!

where to find Dina:
instagram - @dinaspaulson
tumblr - dinapaulson.tumblr.com
TOUCH/breaks - akinogapress.com/books/touchbreaks

in which poet/writer Dina Paulson and i talk social media acumen, poetry-as-process, and the joys of re-readability...

where to find Dina:
instagram - @dinaspaulson
tumblr - https://dinapaulson.tumblr.com
TOUCH/breaks - https://akinogapress.com/books/touchbreaks

other things referenced:
Jenny Holzer - https://projects.jennyholzer.com/

Amanda Gorman - https://www.theamandagorman.com/

Rupi Kaur - https://rupikaur.com/

Bianca Stone - https://bianca-stone.com/

Beyond the River by Leah Maines - https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/beyond-the-river-winner-of-the-kentucky-writers-coalition-poet-by-leah-maines/

in which Pushcart-nominated Baltiomore cryptid Dave K and i talk literary gatekeeping, the motives behind writing, and art's tethering to capitalism (at least in the US)...

where to find Dave:
website - https://okaydavek.com/
insta - @davekisdavek

other things referenced:
Don't Waste Flares by Dave K - https://www.bruisermag.com/davek_flares

Batman: The Golden Streets of Gotham - https://readcomiconline.li/Comic/Batman-The-Golden-Streets-of-Gotham

Anti-Story: An Anthology of Experimental Fiction by Philip Stevick - https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Anti-Story/Philip-Stevick/9780029315002

Marat/Sade by Peter Weiss - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marat/Sade

The Death of the Author by Roland Barthes - https://writing.upenn.edu/~taransky/Barthes.pdf

Last Days by Brian Evenson - https://coffeehousepress.org/products/last-days

The Three Sunrises by Edward Mullaney - https://www.publishinggenius.com/catalog/the-three-sunrises-by-edward-mullany/

Raymond Carver - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Carver

Paul Auster - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Auster

Haruki Murakami - https://www.harukimurakami.com/

Hush up and listen stinky poo butt by Sparling, Ken - https://archive.org/details/hushuplistenstin0000spar/mode/2up

in which i finish my series on emo with a special two-parter! in on with the show, i play college radio dj and give you a HEALTHY dose of emo. strap in, this one's a doozy...

other things referenced:
american football - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Football_(band)

mineral - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineral_(band)

sunny day real estate - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunny_Day_Real_Estate

citizens here and abroad - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_Here_and_Abroad

football, etc. - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football,_etc.

on the might of princes - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Might_of_Princes

elliott - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elliott_(band)

twelve hour turn - https://twelvehourturn.bandcamp.com/

coping - https://coping.bandcamp.com/

algernon cadwallader - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algernon_Cadwallader

hemingway - https://hemingwaypdx.bandcamp.com/album/enjoy-your-life

awakebutstillinbed - https://awakebutstillinbed.bandcamp.com/

probably not - https://probsnot.bandcamp.com/album/more-than-skin

the jazz june - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jazz_June

leiah - https://leiah.bandcamp.com/

mock orange - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mock_Orange_(band)

the promise ring - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Promise_Ring

улыбайся ветру - https://smiletothewind.bandcamp.com/album/--2

Rites of spring - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rites_of_Spring

Crash of rhinos - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crash_of_Rhinos

Kaddish - https://kaddishuk.bandcamp.com/

cap’n jazz - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap%27n_Jazz

the get up kids - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Get_Up_Kids

sad breakfast - https://sadbreakfast.bandcamp.com/

boys life - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boys_Life_(band)

carson wells - https://carsonwells.bandcamp.com/

quiqui - https://quiquihashima.bandcamp.com/

frail hands - https://frailhands.bandcamp.com/

princess of north sudan - https://ponsemo.bandcamp.com/

left in-between - https://leftin-between.bandcamp.com/album/left-in-between

the blue period - https://theblueperiod.bandcamp.com/

rika - https://rikaband.bandcamp.com/album/tired-hands-solace

portraits of past - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portraits_of_Past

the ivy crown - https://theivycrownmi.bandcamp.com/album/after-so-much-red-wine

roman candle - https://romancandlex.bandcamp.com/album/discount-fireworks

the beautiful mistake - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beautiful_Mistake

the forms - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Forms_(band)

snowing - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowing_(band)

i create - https://icreate.bandcamp.com/album/all-we-are-is-now

pity sex - https://pitysex.bandcamp.com/album/feast-of-love

messes - https://messesky.bandcamp.com/album/the-ever-closing-door

the diggs - https://thediggsband.bandcamp.com/

materic - https://materic.bandcamp.com/

in which i finish my series on emo with a special two-parter! in setting the stage, i talk a little bit more about emo as a genre and attempt some loose definitions

other things referenced:
emo - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emo

Sophie's Floorboard - https://sophiesfloorboard.blogspot.com/

Drifting with the Ice - https://driftingwiththeice.blogspot.com/

Emo subreddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/Emo/

Emo/scream subreddit - https://www.reddit.com/r/EmoScreamo/

When Emo Conquered the Mainstream by Peter C. Baker - https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/when-emo-conquered-the-mainstream

Exploring the Waves of Emo by Gabe Roach - https://www.wiux.org/article/2023/02/exploring-the-waves-of-emo

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE EMO TWINKLE - https://youdontneedmaps.substack.com/p/a-brief-history-of-the-emo-twinkle

in which jason b. crawford and i talk poetic lineage, why there's no YA poetry, and the X-Men

where to find jason:
website - https://www.jasonbcrawford.com/
instagram - @jasonbcrawford
twitter - @jasonbcrawford

other things referenced:
Crush by Richard Siken - https://minedit.com/richard-siken-crush-pdf/

She-Hulk (2022), issue 12, bottom of page 5 for the Mary Oliver quote

Pop Culture Poetry: The Definitive Collection by Mike Tager - https://akinogapress.com/books/popculturepoetry

Terrance Hayes - https://terrancehayes.com/about/

Danez Smith - http://www.danezsmithpoet.com/bio-encore

Literati Bookstore - https://www.literatibookstore.com/

Slow Lightning by Eduardo C. Corral - https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300178937/slow-lightning/

THE BLACK AUTOMATON by Douglas Kearney - https://fenceportal.org/book/the-black-automaton/

sam sax - https://www.samsax.com/

Desireé Dallagiacomo - https://www.desireedallagiacomo.com/

Hanif Abdurraqib - http://www.abdurraqib.com/

Discipline by Dawn Lundy Martin - https://nightboat.org/book/discipline/

Ada Limón - https://www.adalimon.net/

Raych Jackson - https://www.raych-jackson.com/bio

Ross Gay - https://www.rossgay.net/

Taylor Byas - https://www.taylorbyas.com/about

The Future of Black - https://blairpub.com/shop/p/the-future-of-black