Cece and Anthony are joined by Dora Malech for our poetry month episode. In this episode, the group discuss Dora's background and what she's up to now (1:20), what Dora loves about poetry (6:50), and what she wishes she could change about it (12:30). Dora then speaks toward the sonic nature of her poetry (20:50) and what it was like publishing with a UK press (24:00). In the pop section, the group tackle the proposed cultural appropriation of Bruno Mars (28:35) and the issues with Cambridge Analytica and Facebook at large (42:30). Finally, in the Bang section, the group share their most embarrassing stories from the literary world (51:55).
Links
Dora Malech Faculty Page
http://writingseminars.jhu.edu/directory/dora-malech/
Love poem by Dora Mallech:https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/54096/love-poem-56d2340f56532
Dora's blogs on Kenyon Review:https://www.kenyonreview.org/2017/12/american-sonnets-part-viii-tale-two-sonnets/
Cathy Park Hong essay:
http://arcade.stanford.edu/content/delusions-whiteness-avant-garde
Why Poetry by Matthew Zapruder
https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062343079/why-poetry
Story about Bruno Mars
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/12/entertainment/bruno-mars-cultural-appropriation-reaction-trnd/index.html
Story about Facebook and Cambridge Analytica
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/19/technology/facebook-cambridge-analytica-explained.html
"Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46712/introduction-to-poetry