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041 "Map" by Bruce Snider
Lit from the Basement
07/01/19 • 70 min
We open season three (and celebrate 4th of July) with a fistful of Americana as Danielle introduces Max to Bruce Snider through his poem "Map." Talking points include the ghazal structure, Indiana, the color yellow, homoerotic Americana, and Walt Whitman.
034 "The Romantic Lead" by Ian Williams
Lit from the Basement
03/25/19 • 56 min
Danielle shares "The Romantic Lead" by Ian Williams with Max. Talking points include contemporary sonnets, sextets and octaves, Swan Lake vs. Ladyhawk, reaction shots, and finding displeasure with Aquaman.
032 "Dangerous for Girls" by Connie Voisine
Lit from the Basement
03/11/19 • 61 min
Danielle shares "Dangerous for Girls" by Connie Voisine with Max. Talking points include dead girls, associative leaps, capitalist consumption, and watching infomercials while depressed.
029 "The Cinnamon Peeler" by Michael Ondaatje
Lit from the Basement
02/18/19 • 56 min
In this episode, Danielle shares Michael Ondaatje’s “The Cinnamon Peeler.” Talking points include encounters with wild bears, how specifics make life interesting, persona poems, and Dune spice.
027 "What Myth Is" by Carl Phillips
Lit from the Basement
02/04/19 • 55 min
In this episode, Danielle shares Carl Phillips’s “What Myth Is.” Talking points include what myths we identify with, Sonnet 130, the blazon, objective correlatives, and languid fingering.
026 "Letter from New York" by Erika L. Sánchez
Lit from the Basement
01/28/19 • 55 min
In this episode, Danielle shares Erika L. Sánchez’s “Letter from New York.” Talking points include, well, New York, obviously, the epistolary form, our flooding basement, and poet Richard Hugo literally dropping bombs on five-year-old poet Charles Simic in Belgrade.
025 "Report from the Daughter of a Blue Planet" by Yona Harvey
Lit from the Basement
01/21/19 • 48 min
In this episode, Danielle shares with Max Yona Harvey’s "Report from the Daughter of a Blue Planet." Talking points include Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Audre Lorde, and perfect line breaks.
024 "[ode]" by D.A. Powell
Lit from the Basement
01/14/19 • 57 min
In this episode, Danielle overcomes Max's resistance to D.A. Powell's "[ode]." Talking points include Pindar vs. Horace, odes, hyacinths, trochees, and blue movies.
023 "Meditation at Lagunitas" by Robert Hass
Lit from the Basement
01/07/19 • 60 min
For her 40th birthday, Danielle has selected Robert Hass’s “Meditation at Lagunitas.” Talking points include Platonic ideals, blackberries, the linguist Saussure, and mastodon steaks.
044 "Who Would I Show It To?" by Sally Ball
Lit from the Basement
08/19/19 • 59 min
Addressing a recent loss in her own life, Danielle shares with Max an elegy by Sally Ball that helped with her grieving. Topics include: elegies, suicide, stages of grief, Virginia Woolf, W.S. Merwin, and Dancer pose.
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FAQ
How many episodes does Lit from the Basement have?
Lit from the Basement currently has 53 episodes available.
What topics does Lit from the Basement cover?
The podcast is about Poetry, Literature, Humor, Podcasts, Books, Education and Arts.
What is the most popular episode on Lit from the Basement?
The episode title 'Show 051 "To the Fig Tree on 9th and Christian" by Ross Gay' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Lit from the Basement?
The average episode length on Lit from the Basement is 57 minutes.
How often are episodes of Lit from the Basement released?
Episodes of Lit from the Basement are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Lit from the Basement?
The first episode of Lit from the Basement was released on Aug 28, 2018.
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