Poems and Whiskey

*There is a short-ish promo for The Hiatus Zone before the episode begins*INARA Cease Fire Today MAP Islamic Relief for Palestine The Ghassan Abu Sittah Children's FundDemine the Ukraine Legacy of War FoundationDoctors without Borders UNHCRSunk cost is a vile lie. The urge to create, is inherent to humanity and you are not lost to yourself. Pam says so many good things I should just make a list and let that be the description. Here's a couple doozies for ya, "We are here to tell our stories" and "We are not here for nothing." I know, right? What a knock out! It's all about connection, babies. It's all love.Cheers y'all.Here's your VERY OBVIOUS LINK Mentions:The guy I couldn't remember at the beginning, was Raymond CarverIf you miss GISH too, Random Acts is a good place to go.Anne LamottCheryl StrayedLinda HoganShawn ColvinCurly Bear WagnerJohn LinstromVirginia WoolfMarge PiercyEmily DickinsonKahlil GibranThe Ghost and Mrs Muir (only 77 years old, r1947)Sharon OldsKrista TippettEsther PerelGhost City ReviewAnne CarsonHélène CixousKurt VonnegutCharles BaxterJulie ShoemakerLorrie MooreDenise LevertovChristopher MerrillPaul EluardPaul AusterPhillip GlassRobert MacFarlaneJohn GardnerJim WelchLouise EldritchMark ReiserKeith HaringJeanette Winterson

*There is a short-ish promo for The Hiatus Zone before the episode begins*INARA Cease Fire Today MAP Islamic Relief for Palestine The Ghassan Abu Sittah Children's FundMutual Aid Diabetes Demine the Ukraine Legacy of War FoundationDoctors without Borders UNHCRExcuse me, waiter? I would like 10 more Greggi Glenn please. Hm? Yes, in a box. Thank you. Oh! And some breadsticks, thanks again!I could say Greg brings an element of the sacred fool to his work, I could say that his American wordplay shines like pennies at the bottom of a silty creek, I could also say that he's one of the people I feel really lucky to meet but instead I will just say, Thank you.VERY OBVIOUS LINKMentions:J.D. ScrimgeourMark StrandSamuel MacIntyreRupi KaurCharles BukowskiSylvia PlathFrank O HaraJack McCarthyJason O TooleCatch-22Pity the ReaderKurt VonnegutJames TateSam SzaboPatricia CallenMP CarverJD DebrisCatherine FaheyLeticia Priebe RochaChandler Hyde CameratoTom SnarskyWislawa SzymborskaRoss GaySteven CraneElizabeth BishopJavi AwanHoward NemerovNossrat Yassini Poetry FestivalThe Meg and Greg ShowMegan MiragliaDaniel JonesAmanda Shea*The Hiatus Zone is clearly based on Rod Serling's, The Twilight Zone. It will continue to be a blatant rip off. You know, for fun!**Also good to remember that those official people and orgs I link to, they have nothing to do with me. They don't know me. I just think they're trying to be good humans.

INARA Cease Fire Today MAP Islamic Relief for Palestine The Ghassan Abu Sittah Children's FundMutual Aid Diabetes Demine the Ukraine Legacy of War FoundationDoctors without Borders UNHCRIn Caroline's shining return we hit the themes of death and rebirth on a creative level hard. It would be fair to call it the theme of this episode. The snake is forever eating their tail, the least someone could do is give 'em some ketchup. Maybe some A1? Mustard even, c'mon! Maybe that's what all this creative work is. Garnish on Mobius-strip dinnerware. Anyhoo!Caroline reads from her new book, Shake the Atmosphere to Reclaim an Empty Moment , and we get into keeling of the highs and lows that come with reaching your dreams. If this isn't nice, what is?Mentions and drops:John ComptonStark PoetryKai CogginCynthia AtkinsAldo AmparanTupelo QuarterlyLet everything happen to you...Chola Needles Art & LiteraryPS: The links to organizations up there at the tippy top, aren't affiliated with me, I'm no one and nobody, but they aren't. Look for the helpers, babies.Free Palestine. From the river to the sea.

INARA Cease Fire Today MAP Islamic Relief for Palestine The Ghassan Abu Sittah Children's FundMutual Aid Diabetes Demine the Ukraine Legacy of War FoundationDoctors without Borders UNHCRTerrel Hale is one of the real ones, guys. We talk about letting go of the illusion of power, about poetry communicating first without need for understanding, and the effects of the transformative nature of the creative act on the inner and outer world perspectives. Desire can often be a gateway to inspiration and vision, and managing your intensity is something that is a practice, not a prefect. A poem is something to be made and the poet is the maker.Cheers y'all.Language PoetryCalifornia College of the ArtsRichard DiebenkornT.S. EliotNathan OliveiraJames JoyceLe Morte d'ArthurThomas BernhardEdith WartonSamuel BeckettSusan HoweEdgar Allen PoeCharles BaudelaireBernadette MayerKaveh AkbarJohn AshberyLeslie Marmon SilkoLarry McMurtryRoy Coffee PhotographyMadeline MillerEmily WilsonHerman HesseThomas MonFire in the HeadMont-Saint MichelE.M. ForsterThe Archetypical Artist

INARA Cease Fire Today MAP Islamic Relief for Palestine The Ghassan Abu Sittah Children's FundMutual Aid Diabetes Demine the Ukraine Legacy of War FoundationDoctors without Borders UNHCRI said I was gonna do it and I did by damn! In the second TWK, I read the first two chapters from the 50th Anniversary edition of Slaughterhouse-Five : The Children's Crusade released by Modern Library a division of Penguin Random House LLC. I do alright for the most part. My German accent is very silly and my English one is sorta Irish. I do not regret it though. I had a nice time and that's nothing to sniff at.I of course own nothing and make no profit from this little venture. In fact, I lose money every month on this road to no where, so put that in your pipe and smoke it.Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Museum and Library The Website™️and then there's me...sorry bit of a let down after Kurt but hey...The bird is a red-winged blackbird and I snagged the call here***Third Wednesdays with Kurt pod cover is based on Carin Goldberg's stunning designs, in particular my own cover of Slaughterhouse-Five by Dell.

INARA Cease Fire Today MAP Islamic Relief for Palestine The Ghassan Abu Sittah Children's FundMutual Aid Diabetes Demine the Ukraine Legacy of War FoundationDoctors without Borders UNHCRJohn Compton is back and better than ever, announcing his political campaign for 2028. Vote John Compton! Just kidding, just kidding...or are we?It keeps coming back to community, doesn't it? Which communities care for you, and which want to feed off you. Create the world you want to see, void babies. Cheers y'all!From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free. Free Gaza.Mentions:Ghost City ReviewAtmospheric QuarterlyElizabeth BishopPrairie Schoonerone artIdentity TheorySplit LipSmall Poem SundayBlack Mountain PressFlower Song PressCA ConradJennifer MartelliJessica StarkWilly CarverJason B. CrawfordI'm here, if you're lookin

INARA Cease Fire Today MAP Islamic Relief for Palestine The Ghassan Abu Sittah Children's FundMutual Aid Diabetes Demine the Ukraine Legacy of War FoundationDoctors without Borders UNHCRWhen it comes right down to it, it's all about love isn't it? As cliche as it is, it doesn't make it any less true. Jason O'Toole, is right. We are in a golden age of writing and communicating and yes, loving. There has never been a time like this one and by the grace of what have you, there may never be again. Here's another cliche for you while we're here, you're never alone. Yeah yeah yeah, I know, same to you buddy but hey I didn't make the rules. What you love, what speaks to you, is as much your lineage as anything else.Cheers y'all!Mentions:Anne BradstreetHerman MelvilleGloria AlbertJT LeroyWilliam Carlos WilliamsWilliam S. BurroughsSam McPheetersResident AlienKrista LambTed HughesAllen GinsbergTruman CapoteStanley DiamondAleister CrowleyCarolyn CassadyChinua AchebeThe Art of RecklessnessThe Spirit line is a Navajo traditionAnother Chicago MagPower Cut MagRolodexThe Archetypal Artist and Iron John are still the book buddies.

INARA Cease Fire Today MAP Islamic Relief for Palestine The Ghassan Abu Sittah Children's FundMutual Aid Diabetes Demine the Ukraine Legacy of War FoundationDoctors without Borders UNHCRTilly and I talk about how inspiration can be recognition of possibility, and how can be the opposite of desire, as desire is a lack, whereas inspiration is an opening. We discuss the importance of mentorship, in whatever form available, and the lineage of craft. Don't worry, the impact of art on personal growth, and the mysterious nature of intuitive experiences is all in there. This is good 'un. "Believe in doing a thing well", the rest will follow.Cheers y'all!Tilly's LinksMentions:Allen GinsbergIrvine WelshAlexandra TeagueThe Archetypal ArtistStewart LeeBill HicksIron JohnAndrea Long ChuPatty SmithJudith ButlerDean YoungYoko OnoZach HoustonTom WolfeHey! I got a Ko-fi now!(I kinda wanna be Tilly when I grow up, don't you?)

INARA Cease Fire Today MAP Islamic Relief for Palestine The Ghassan Abu Sittah Children's FundMutual Aid Diabetes Demine the Ukraine Legacy of War FoundationDoctors without Borders UNHCRWhat is art and its worth? What makes something art and not-art? Pretentious and overreaching? Probably! But we're honest about it. Val and I hit lots of gongs and pans and make some good noise I think. We talk about fan creations, the dreaded ai, art as religion, eating lead paint, and maybe a little bit about why creating something real (away from value judgements, the fall of capitalism), is so important to human animals. At least for these two beasts anyway."The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake." K.V.Cheers y'all!Val's LinkMentions:Dean YoungThe Archetypical Artist by Mary Antonia WoodVan GoghMonetCaravaggioIron John by Robert Bly501st GarrisonGISHGeorgia O'KeeffeFrancis BaconPS: Dear void listeners, I didn't forget to edit anything out. Love what you love y'all.*Title snagged from Zepp's No Quarter