Ep 167: Poetry Magazine, October 2024, Pt. 1

 

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Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:

Poetry Magazine, October 2024 (all of the poems discussed appear herein)

Allegory by Morri Creech

The 400-Pound CEO by George Saunders

My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

– The Razor’s Edge by W. Somerset Maugham

– Trust by Hernan Diaz

Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert

Frequently 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 Pearson

Other Ratbag Poetry Pods:

Poetry Says by Alice Allan

I Hate Matt Wall by Matt Wall

Versecraft by Elijah Blumov

Ratbag Poetics By David Jalal Motamed

Alice: Poetry Says

Brian: @BPlatzer

Cameron: CameronWTC [at] hotmail [dot] com

Matthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] com

Music by ETRNL

Art by Daniel Alexander Smith

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