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SLEERICKETS

Written by: Matthew Buckley Smith
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  • Welcome to SLEERICKETS, a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems.
    © 2021 Matthew Buckley Smith
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  • Ep 151: The Sand Trap

    Ep 151: The Sand Trap
    May 11 2024
    My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here!For more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chat!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Come see a slew of poets, including me, at Suite in Morningside Heights in NYC on Sunday May 19 at 3:00 p.m. and join afterward for food/drinks!– Near the Summer Pavilion by Morri Creech– The Sentence by Morri Creech– For My Father: A Sonnet Redouble by Alexis Sears– The Swimmer by John Cheever– Late Wife by Claudia Emerson– American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin by Terrance Hayes– The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T. S. Eliot– Mr. Flood’s Party by E. A. Robinson– Sonnet 60– Sir Thomas Wyatt– The nightmarish antlionFrequently 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– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Ep 150: Against Literary Citizenship, ft. Only Poems

    Ep 150: Against Literary Citizenship, ft. Only Poems
    Apr 27 2024
    My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here!For more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chat!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Only Poems– The Only Poems Newsletter– The Only Poems Prize– Karan Kapoor– Shannan Mann– Sea Oak by George Saunders– Rattle– Tim Green– William Logan– December (magazine)– Maggie Smith– Nikki Giovanni’s interview with James Baldwin– Sylvia Plath– Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s final book– Smokelong QuarterlyFrequently 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– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith
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    1 hr and 21 mins
  • Ep 149: Owls in the Desert

    Ep 149: Owls in the Desert
    Apr 19 2024
    My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here!For more SLEERICKETS, check out the SECRET SHOW and join the group chat!Wear SLEERICKETS t-shirts and hoodies. They look good!Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:– The Antarctica episode of Poetry Says– Champagne Sharks– Roadhouse (2024)– A partial recording of Brian’s discussion with Angela Yee’s book club– Secret Show Ep 88. Keeping the Wall Wet, ft. VersecraftFrequently 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– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna PearsonOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah BlumovRatbag Poetics By David Jalal MotamedAlice: Poetry SaysBrian: @BPlatzerCameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] comMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith
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    1 hr and 34 mins
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