For a very special seventh episode, we are joined by Galway writer Caileigh Ryan to discuss Philip Larkin's famous meditation on death, Aubade. Listen now as we drink hot whiskeys and consider how the poem treats death as a lover, whether Larkin should be read in an Irish accent, and why this...
Published 10/21/21
Ada Limón's "Late Summer After a Panic Attack" is a poem rich in disquiet and suburban claustrophobia. Join us as we discuss Limón's mastery of stillness, and whether or not we should get these lines as a tattoo: "What if I want to go devil instead?/ Bow down to the madness that makes...
Published 09/04/21