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FFFL Episode 03: Gregg Shapiro on Denise Duhamel!

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Hey friends! The third episode finds Fish For Fallen Light heading (figuratively) down to South Florida to be in conversation with writer Gregg Shapiro  about one of his favorite poems, a classic gem by Denise Duhamel , titled, "The Boy Who Dimmed Light Bulbs!"  Check it out on youtube right here: You can read the poem online here: http://capa.conncoll.edu/duhamel.smile.html#25 Share! Like ! and Subscribe on YouTube!

FFFL Episode 2: Lupe Mendez!

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Hi friends!   The 2nd episode of the semi-regular podcast which is Fish For Fallen Light is up online. It features Houston poet Lupe Mendez in conversation with me about  Natalie Diaz 's poem "No More Cake Here."    You can see it online on YouTube below: You can read Natalie Diaz's poem online at the Poetry Foundation website: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/56356/no-more-cake-here

FFFL Episode 1: Sheila Black & David Campos!

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Hi friends!   The first episode of the semi-regular podcast which is Fish For Fallen Light is up online. It featured Sheila Black in conversation with me about John Keats' last poem, "This living hand" and then David Campos talking about Louise Gluck's "Witchgrass." You can see it online on YouTube below: You can read the Keats' poem online at the Poetry Foundation. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/50375/this-living-hand-now-warm-and-capable