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        &lt;p&gt;Today's &lt;strong&gt;anonymous poem &lt;/strong&gt;was found in my library book about &lt;em&gt;Medieval Art&lt;/em&gt; and was dated &lt;strong&gt;Feb 7, 1958&lt;/strong&gt;! How exciting is that?!? &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I also answer some listener questions &amp;amp; ask you some of my own in everyone's favorite segment - &lt;strong&gt;Question Corner. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;I wish you well, I hope you can gain acceptance of disappointment, and we shall find peace.&lt;br&gt;With love, Robby &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;LINKS:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My &lt;a href="https://youtube.com/@robyn_oneil?si=HpRp6MbXMsRYY3cZ"&gt;Youtube&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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Today's anonymous poem was found in my library book about Medieval Art and was dated Feb 7, 1958!...

Today's anonymous poem was found in my library book about Medieval Art and was dated Feb 7, 1958! How exciting is that?!? I also answer some listener questions &amp; ask you some of my own in everyone's favorite segment - Question Corner. I wish you well, I hope you can gain acceptance of disappointment, and we shall find peace.With love, Robby LINKS:My InstagramMy Youtube&nbsp;

Episode 406: Mystery Poem Found in a Library Book

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        &lt;p&gt;Today, I explain how I use my fists to understand the days in a month. I regret (again) not learning Greek or its myths. We read Fuyue Anzai, Walt Whitman and Allen Ginsberg. We celebrate taking walks, aggressively. And something about Doritos. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;LINKS:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Buy The Penguin Book of the Prose Poem &lt;a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/624428/the-penguin-book-of-the-prose-poem-by-edited-with-an-introduction-by-jeremy-noel-tod/"&gt;HERE.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Buy Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass &lt;a href="https://citylights.com/general-poetry/complete-poems-whitman/"&gt;HERE.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Check out &lt;a href="https://www.blurringbooks.com"&gt;BLURRING BOOKS! &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Watch the Walt Whitman scene in &lt;em&gt;Now, Voyager&lt;/em&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8CLDfXNxjk"&gt;HERE.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Today, I explain how I use my fists to understand the days in a month. I regret (again) not learn...

Today, I explain how I use my fists to understand the days in a month. I regret (again) not learning Greek or its myths. We read Fuyue Anzai, Walt Whitman and Allen Ginsberg. We celebrate taking walks, aggressively. And something about Doritos. LINKS:Buy The Penguin Book of the Prose Poem HERE.Buy Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass HERE.Check out BLURRING BOOKS! Watch the Walt Whitman scene in Now, Voyager HERE.

Episode 405: Fuyue Anzai, Walt Whitman & Allen Ginsberg

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        &lt;p&gt;"I am one who does not think that the Earth was made for us. I think that we are first to last strangers on it, and that it takes us a good first half of our lives just to get used to gravity. That it's not easy." &lt;em&gt;-Michael Silverblatt &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;LINKS:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Visit the Bookworm &lt;a href="https://www.kcrw.com/shows/bookworm/all-episodes"&gt;ARCHIVES&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Buy David Markson books on &lt;a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/this-is-not-a-novel-and-other-novels-david-markson/0bfab3dca921f911?ean=9781619027145&amp;amp;next=t"&gt;INDIEBOUND&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Watch Michael Silverblatt at Cornell &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SfWDUzXlNw"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Listen to David Markson on &lt;a href="https://www.kcrw.com/stories/david-markson"&gt;Bookworm&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
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"I am one who does not think that the Earth was made for us. I think that we are first to last st...

"I am one who does not think that the Earth was made for us. I think that we are first to last strangers on it, and that it takes us a good first half of our lives just to get used to gravity. That it's not easy." -Michael Silverblatt&nbsp;LINKS:Visit the Bookworm ARCHIVES.Buy David Markson books on INDIEBOUND.Watch Michael Silverblatt at Cornell HERE. Listen to David Markson on Bookworm.&nbsp;

Episode 404: A Michael Silverblatt Tribute & a David Markson Reading

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        &lt;p&gt;"I think mostly about clothes, sex, food, and seasonal variations. I have done so much to be ordinary and made a record of this: first I was born, next I was a child, then I learned things and did things and loved and had those who loved me and often felt alone. My body was sometimes well, then sometimes unwell. I got nearer to death, as did you." -Anne Boyer, &lt;em&gt;Garments Against Women&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/em&gt;"I think mostly about my health, food, the past, and sweatpants. Although I complain often and suffer from depression, my general demeanor is actually quite positive. I wish I liked hot tea and stillness more than I do." -Me &lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;LINKS:&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Buy Anne Boyer's &lt;a href="https://www.biblio.com/booksearch/author/boyer-anne/title/garments-against-women?srsltid=AfmBOoo8-hPXhoruG70QGUB2wNTDrHsAbILBubaiajbbwZE3_NWhKAlA"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Garments Against Women &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Me on &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Me on &lt;a href="https://robynoneil.substack.com"&gt;Substack&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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"I think mostly about clothes, sex, food, and seasonal variations. I have done so much to be ordi...

"I think mostly about clothes, sex, food, and seasonal variations. I have done so much to be ordinary and made a record of this: first I was born, next I was a child, then I learned things and did things and loved and had those who loved me and often felt alone. My body was sometimes well, then sometimes unwell. I got nearer to death, as did you." -Anne Boyer, Garments Against Women"I think mostly about my health, food, the past, and sweatpants. Although I complain often and suffer from depression, my general demeanor is actually quite positive. I wish I liked hot tea and stillness more than I do." -Me&nbsp;LINKS:Buy Anne Boyer's Garments Against Women Me on InstagramMe on Substack

Episode 403: Anne Boyer & Floor Piles 

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        &lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;"Twisting it in the right hand - I love another." &lt;/em&gt;via The Public Domain Review&lt;br&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br&gt;"Donna Logan felt badly for her younger sister, Katie, ,who was suffering from acne." &lt;/em&gt; via The Bold and the Beautiful: 10th Anniversary Celebration&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;LINKS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Visit&lt;a href="https://publicdomainreview.org"&gt; The Public Domain Review&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Watch &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKJIXPbuQYI&amp;amp;list=PLStB9N4VLUeIzGyxQ09RC0ddVwaKXvZSL"&gt;The Bold and the Beautiful &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;My &lt;a href="https://robynoneil.substack.com"&gt;Substack&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Join Grig's &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rS_-mNFLC4w"&gt;Poetry Party&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Listen/Watch to &lt;a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYiMmCLRIQ0&amp;amp;t=1070s"&gt;Anne Carson's Lecture on Corners.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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"Twisting it in the right hand - I love another." via The Public Domain Review"Donna Logan felt b...

"Twisting it in the right hand - I love another." via The Public Domain Review"Donna Logan felt badly for her younger sister, Katie, ,who was suffering from acne." &nbsp;via The Bold and the Beautiful: 10th Anniversary CelebrationLINKSVisit The Public Domain ReviewWatch The Bold and the Beautiful My InstagramMy SubstackJoin Grig's Poetry PartyListen/Watch to Anne Carson's Lecture on Corners.

Episode 402: The Public Domain Review & The Bold and the Beautiful 


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