# Randall Jarrell

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Steve McCauley on Barbara Pym: The Comic Novel Explored and Adored (JP)

Back in 2019, John spoke with the celebrated comic novelist Stephen McCauley. Nobody knows more about the comic novel than Steve--his latest is You Only Call When You're in Trouble, but John still holds a candle for his 1987 debut, Object of My Affection, made into a charming Jennifer Aniston Paul …

Ep 202: Listener Crit #3

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or here For more SLEERICKETS, subscribe to SECRET SHOW, join the group chat, and send me a poem for Listener Crit! Leave the show a rating here (actually, just …

Randall Jarrell's "The Lost World"

Today’s poem is the first half of Randall Jarrell’s reverie about his Los Angeles childhood–and one of the most effortless examples of terza rima in all of English poetry. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dailypoem…

Ep 218: Fair Play

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. NB: Oops, got this out late! The reading already happened, but I think it went well! My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or here For more SLEERICKETS, subscribe to SECRET SHOW, join the group cha…

Ep 223: Dowsing Rods & Decoder Rings

SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. My book Midlife now exists. Buy it here, or leave it a rating here or here For more SLEERICKETS, subscribe to SECRET SHOW, join the group chat, and send me a poem for Listener Crit! Leave the show a rating here (actually, just …

“Field and Forest” by Randall Jarrell

Amanda Holmes reads Randall Jarrell’s “Field and Forest.” Have a suggestion for a poem by a (dead) writer? Email us: podcast@theamericanscholar.org. If we select your entry, you’ll win a copy of a poetry collection edited by David Lehman.   This episode was produced by Stephanie Bastek and features…

Randall Jarrell's "Well Water"

Today is the birthday of poet Randall Jarrell, and today’s poem does what birthdays themselves can sometimes do: remind us of the simple glories of every-day existence. Happy reading. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, vis…

Are Straight Women Gay Men? (w/ Phoebe Maltz Bovy)

In this episode we talk about gay men and women: friendships, commonalities, and the often overlooked sexual tensions. We’re joined by Phoebe Maltz Bovy, who deals with some of these issues in her book, The Last Straight Woman: On Desiring Men, from bachelorettes at gays bars to straight girls on G…

Finding Life’s Meaning in Epiphany

We are tackling one of the most underrated tracks from Taylor Swift’s folklore album, epiphany. The poem compares past war tragedies to 2020’s pandemic, and Uncle Jerry uses the poem to teach us about Hemingway’s Iceberg Theory.  *Links with an asterisk are affiliate links, which allow us to make …

Ethan Hawke

For Bustle’s first ⁠One Nightstand⁠ Live, Charlotte Owen sits down with Ethan Hawke at Strand Bookstore. The five-time Oscar nominee talks about his love of The Animal Family, explains why he was jealous of Dave Eggers, and shares his true feelings on those Lonesome Dove rumors. Ethan Hawke’s One N…