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Podcasts

  • Episode 17: I-74 Streetcorners of America Poem

    6/19/2017

    In this special Father's Day episode, Connor and Jack dig into "I-74 Streetcorners of America Poem (Written on the Road Between Albany Illinois and…

  • Episode 16: Excerpt from 'Antony and Cleopatra'

    6/9/2017

    In this super-sized episode of Close Talking Connor and Jack are joined by special guest Molly Booth. Molly is a YA author whose books have many…

  • Episode 15: To Make a Prairie

    5/26/2017

    Connor and Jack admire and discuss the work of a classic American poet: Emily Dickinson. On this week's episode they dive into "To Make A Prairie" a…

  • Episode 14: A Woman Without a Country

    5/12/2017

    Connor and Jack discuss Eavan Boland's poem "A Woman Without A Country." To read the poem, see below or go here. For more on Eavan Boland, go here. A…

  • Episode 13: Presque Isle

    4/14/2017

    Connor and Jack discuss Louise Gluck's poem "Presque Isle" Read the poem below or at this link. For more on Louise Gluck, go here.