Me Reading Stuff

There are clouds overhead, there are people whose fathers are dead, there are crime novelists writing poetry and those people sometimes die of cancer. There is this. And there is that. And there is you and there is me.Restless desires & unnerving fears,RobynLINKSKenneth Fearing, selected poems: http://www.loa.org/volume.jsp?RequestID=210Matthew Sontheimer's show: http://www.lacitycollege.edu/academic/departments/art/gallery.htmlJulie Weitz: http://www.julieweitz.com/touchmuseum/

If you feel like a Monday is best handled underwater, this is the Monday podcast for you. Bigots Not Invited!Today I read from the phenomenal book INTERFERON PSALMS by Luke Davies. A friend and someone I aspire to be more like every damn day, this book will tear your heart into pieces and leave you begging for more. We lift up our hearts, RobynLINKS:http://www.lukedavies.blogspot.comhttp://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13120632-interferon-psalmshttp://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/243066http://greatconcavity.podbean.com

I have never felt so desperate to share a book with you all. Anne Boyer's "Garments Against Women" is necessary. There's nothing like it. And if the world were right, those 800,000 people at that Kansas City Royals Parade the other day would have been there to celebrate Anne Boyer. That many people should be falling all over themselves & each other in order to honor their love of her books. That's the world I want to live in. http://www.anneboyer.comBuy Garments Against Women here: https://ahsahtapress.org/product/boyer-garments/

I saw three women do something bold and pretty distasteful already this morning. Listen to hear what they did. And then I came home to read you H.D.'s The Wind Sleepers. To Rocky Top, Robyn

As a special Halloween Bonus, I read you guys the first poem I ever memorized. I was a 7th grade goth cheerleader. Forever in black, Robyn

Thanks to artist & ME READING STUFF listener, Marcy Thomas, I'm doing the unthinkable. I'm reading Sylvia Plath's "Daddy." I've always really disliked Plath, and I loathe The Bell Jar. Furthermore, I've never said the words "daddy" & "jew" so often in my entire 38 years of existing. Also mentioned: my brain thinks it bought a donkey figurine in China, but I haven't even been to China. I have however been to East Texas. LINKS:http://marcyjthomas.weebly.comhttps://jasonpreu.wordpress.comhttp://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/19/opinion/oliver-sacks-on-learning-he-has-terminal-cancer.html?_r=0

“When you’re in the studio painting, there are a lot of people in there with you - your teachers, friends, painters from history, critics…and one by one if you’re really painting, they walk out. And if you’re really painting YOU walk out.”Philip GustonOther topics: anger, Toyota Tacomas, apes, coffee, water, John Goodman. And of course, the wonderfully complex Russell Edson.

Tonight, I sit on my drum throne appreciating DVD players. I pretend to bring you tea and cookies. And then I read to you both William Stafford's "A Ritual to Read to Each Other" & William Meredith's "Poem About Morning."It was a simple Saturday night, and we both enjoyed it. xo, Robyn

These two poets sat in a classroom together and wrote under the prompt: DEATH! Here is what happened. A man doesn't have time, Robyn

Austin writer Stephanie Goehring allowed me to read from her in-progress manuscript "Who Took This Selfie?" and I couldn't be more grateful. You can find much more about Stephanie and link to the numerous places she's been published on her website http://www.stephaniegoehring.comThere's a lot of internet related sadness in this World, and Stephanie seems to be particularly in tune with the subject. Also on today's podcast, I talk about bananas and assholes. Not the anatomical ones, I like to save that for face-to-face conversations. Until then, Robynp.s if you're in the Austin area, you can go hear Stephanie Goehring read at Malvern Books this Friday, October 23rd at 7pm! More info here: http://malvernbooks.com

"Why involve yourself? You'd be better to sit off to the side, on the sidewalk under the awning, hands over your mouth, your ears, your eyes...." - Margaret Atwood.Waiting for the word, Robyn

A man 900,000 years old, or is it 25? A worn-out love. A man staring directly at the sun. I read you two poems today even though my voice sounds like I own a wine bar. Enjoy it. xo, Robynp.s. special thanks to http://www.stephaniegoehring.com

Every day is a good day to read Rilke, especially when he reminds us to celebrate the burdens of life and love and all sorts of other shit. I also read Valéry Larbaud who seems totally cool with laying bare his soul for others to consume. Sound familiar? Take everything I am, Robynp.s. if you'd like to win a personal podcast by yours truly, please support my friends over at Free Beer Podcast. They'll be having a fundraiser in Austin on October 17th. Details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1700959660139337/

A poem compiled from thousands of sentences said by the poet's son while he was 2 and 3, this is resonant. I also talk overheard conversations, Jayson Musson, natbrut.com , ekphrasis, found poetry & more. I never want to minus you, Robyn

Sex, Death, Balls, Melancholy, iTunes reviews, Denim, Poems, Blue Crayons, Dahlia, Confederate Money, Royalty Free Music Haters, Longshoremen & Lists. What more could one want? With affection, Robyn p.s. please see my friend Iva Gueorguieva's stunning and thoughtful solo exhibition at ACME GALLERY. Details: www.acmelosangeles.com

I hadn't even stretched or breathed yet this morning when recording this one, so you get to hear me wake up. A dream come true, I'm sure. These are some poems that I had to cut out of previous podcasts due to time constraints. The C.K. Williams one rips me apart. If you've ever felt humiliated, it'll get to you for sure. I'm humiliated. Often. With love, yr girl Robby

Even though I wanted to read this poem to you, what I REALLY want is for you to go listen to Tracy Morgan read it on Def Poetry Jam. So do that! And have a wonderful day, week, year, life. Be kind to yourself. Drink lots of water. Eat an apple. Write letters. Do your thing.

This book is "a compendium of found poems pieced together form the post-game interviews of professional athletes." say writers Jeff Parker and Pasha Malla. This is a collection of truly remarkable, gorgeous, funny, bizarre & poignant poems by people like Ron Artest, Kevin Garnett, George Best and Tiger Woods. I can not recommend this book enough. It is phenomenal. Preorder it on featherproof.com for only $14.95.

Memorial episode to Pulitzer Prize winning poet C.K. Williams. "time, as do you, dismember me, render me, leave me slop in a pail"

First and foremost, I'd like to apologize for all the "ummmms" in recent episodes. I'm mortified by my horrendous speaking patterns these days. My dear friend (artist) Matthew Sontheimer sent me two really commanding poems via email today. That email & these poems fortified my insides. And I needed reinforcement. So how could I not share with you, my dear sweet friends? Warning though, I'm a little weird today. For that, and for many other things, I am sorry, Robyn