Just Another Day Getting Struck by Lightning with Frank O'Hara
The Crane Bag Podcast
An exploration of the poems "To the Harbormaster" and "The Day Lady Died" by Frank O'Hara. www.JayLeeming.com
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The Iliad Part Five: The Horse Sacrifice
The Crane Bag Podcast
When I got to the whispering forest and the dark I thought of the sacrifice of the horse, and how it bound us to the god of the sea and the way the horse's nostrils flared and later by the fire the branches devoured by flame seemed wrinkled ancestors confessing their bright crimes to the rain. www.JayLeeming.com
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Steve Scafidi Interview: "What if Faulkner is Wrong and We Do Not Endure or Prevail"
The Crane Bag Podcast
An interview with the poet Steve Scafidi, who reads his poem "What if Faulkner is Wrong and We Do Not Endure or Prevail" and discusses laughter, oblivion, religion, high school, and poetry with host Jay Leeming. www.JayLeeming.com
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The Iliad, Part Four: Zeus' Wild Daughter
The Crane Bag Podcast
Achilles is born and narrowly misses his change at immortality; meanwhile a storm drives prince Paris across the sea and to the palace of a particularly wild and beautiful queen. www.JayLeeming.com
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Sharon Olds: "California Swimming Pool"
The Crane Bag Podcast
An exploration of the poem "California Swimming Pool," by Sharon Olds. www.JayLeeming.com
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Joel Christensen: Stories as Living Beings
The Crane Bag Podcast
An interview with Professor Joel Christensen about Homeric Epic and the possibility of regarding stories as living beings. www.JayLeeming.com
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Pablo Neruda: "Ode to My Socks"
The Crane Bag Podcast
The odes of Pablo Neruda explored by poet and storyteller Jay Leeming. www.JayLeeming.com
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The Iliad Part Three: Paris, the Sea-Dragon, and the Prophecies of Cassandra
The Crane Bag Podcast
The epic of the Iliad brought to life by performance storyteller Jay Leeming. www.JayLeeming.com
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The Iliad Part Two: The Judgement of Paris
The Crane Bag Podcast
The epic of the Iliad, brought to life by performance storyteller Jay Leeming. www.JayLeeming.com
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The Iliad Part One: Prometheus, Paris, and the Goddess of Deep Water
The Crane Bag Podcast
Performance storyteller Jay Leeming brings the sprawling epic of the Iliad alive with all of its birds, thunder, and goddesses intact. www.JayLeeming.co
info_outlineDo we live in a world of infinite possibilities, or of barriers and limits? A wizard, a blue snake, and a mermaid help us to explore this question in this story from deep within the mythic cosmos known as Stories from One Thousand and One Nights.
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