Category Archives: Podcasts
Will Video Kill THIS Radio Star?
Seriously, it feels strange to self-promote on one’s blog, but I feel I must. I mean, blogs are these really objective, newsy, self-effacing spaces, so this feel so awkward to talk about myself. Yet I must. Yesterday, two teachers from … Continue reading
A Cat Under a Collard Leaf
This summer, during the TRWP, I was prompted to write about a memory, and this is the story that emerged. Not sure if it’s worth reading, but I had fun writing it, and given my recent trip home for mother’s … Continue reading
Birthweek Poem #3: “Marginalia”
For today’s poem, I return to Billy Collins, who became one of my favorite living poets some years ago, just before he became Poet Laureate of the United States. When I first picked up Picnic, Lightning, it was the poem … Continue reading
Birthweek Poem #2: “Janet Waking”
While I should surely be reading student papers or working on projects, I’m drawn again to some poetry and specifically to a poem I once loved to teach: John Crowe Ransom‘s “Janet Waking” … When I was at Georgia Southern, … Continue reading
Birthweek Poem #1: “The Triumph of Achilles”
To kick off my birthweek, I offer a Monday poem. Louise Glück‘s “The Triumph of Achilles” … Back when I taught a lot of literature, I loved this poem. It’s nice to have something short and sweet that speaks to … Continue reading
Collins’s “Taking Off Emily Dickinson’s Clothes”
I read this poem to my grad students last night … apropos of nothing, as it should be. For fun, I’ll offer as a podcast … [Audio clip: view full post to listen] “Taking Off Emily Dickinson’s Clothes” First, her … Continue reading
For Dan . . . A Poohcast
. . . in which we find Piglet traveling to give Eeyore some violets (because how sad it must be to be an animal to whom no one has ever picked violets!?!) and Eeyore pontificating about the nature of education … Continue reading
Where Aunt Peggy?
Dear Berto, Why you ain’t tell me that Aunt Peggy got interviewed by Roy? Click here to listen to her threaten to whoop some ass if she have to: Maybe we can get this woman to join us with the … Continue reading
A Little Fall of Rain
Today, we had the first tiny bit of sun we’ve seen in G’ville for almost a week, just a deluge of rain, day after day. And while I don’t mind rain that much — in fact, I enjoy it periodically, … Continue reading
Another Podcast
I had trouble making it work, but I recorded myself reading the Mo Willems book at have added the ‘cast to that blog posting . . . I’m experimenting with the Digital Voice Recorder, so bare with me as I … Continue reading
