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Eve Battles the Bullies
On creepy origin myths, the importance of self-knowledge, and the revenge of the power ties
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Be True, Episode 50: Eve Battles the Bullies
John reads his poem “Whatever you have given” from his chapbook The Dark Ways Mysterious. He also discusses creepy origin myths, the importance of…
Jul 22
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Be True, Episode 49: The Fear of Flying Free
John reads his poem “Mesosphere,” published in Facing Goodbye, the new anthology by The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. He also discusses mourning, the…
Jul 15
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Be True, Episode 48: Our Time is Ours
John reads his poem “Blue and Brown” from his collection The Americans. He also discusses good people of good faith, radical principles, and why The…
Jul 8
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A Change Gotta Come
"Blue and Brown," a poem for a desperate time in American history
Jul 2
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Be True, Episode 47: Hooked on a Feeling
John reads his 21st Century love poem, “There is a delicate line between us,” from his chapbook My City of Yesterday. He also discusses irrational…
Jul 1
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June 2024
Be True, Episode 46: Skeletons in the Desert
John reads his poem “We accept nothing less than literal translation” from his chapbook All the Lonely American Roads. He also discusses gun violence…
Jun 24
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Be True, Episode 45: Sexy Saints and Sinful Symbols
John reads his poem “we relish his body” from his chapbook The Dark Ways Mysterious. He also discusses the influence of martyrs, the power of…
Jun 17
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Be True, Episode 44: Illuminations and Cover Versions
John reads his poem “When a seeker finds the light” from his chapbook The Dark Ways Mysterious. He also discusses the forbidden energy of human…
Jun 11
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In Defense of Hubris and The Dark Ways Mysterious
Available today for Substack friends and subscribers: My new chapbook about the energies--dangerous, forbidden, creative--that make us human
Jun 5
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Be True, Episode 43: Hard Work and Hoop Dreams
John reads his poem “Afternoon at St. Joseph’s” from his collection The Americans. He also discusses the virtues of daily practice, weird church…
Jun 3
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May 2024
The Difference Between Fact and Feeling
In which a guy who writes poems thanks a lawyer for a valuable reminder
May 31
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