Fig Widow Cast
By Dani Janae
Fig Widow Cast Nov 12, 2019
The Power of Narrative w. Kim Rooney
Hiya!
In this episode, I talk with Kim Rooney 高小荣, about writing about our trauma, truth in creative and journalistic writing, and being an "expert."
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Mothers and mothers and mothers
TW: parent loss
In this episode I read to you poems about mothers.
Room for All of Us w. Shelli Nicole
In this episode, I talk with my dear friend, writer, editor, and critic extraordinaire, Shelli Nicole!
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What We Know
tw: this podcast contains discussions of sexual assault
In this poem I read to you poems by survivors.
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Grief is the Thing w. K. Iver
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Dani v. Dani w. Dani Lamorte
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It's Fig Season
There's no guest this week, but it is my second favorite time of year, fig season. In celebration, I read you a bunch of fig poems from everyone from Louise Gluck to a special someone.
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Figgy Poems w. Elly Belle
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Lesbian Musings w. Alicia Mountain
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Legacy Legacy w. Willie Kinard III
This episode I talk legacy, read Camille T. Dungy, and talk to Willie Lee Kinard III about their new book Orders of Service available for pre-order now. The audio during Willie's readings is a little choppy which I apologize for!
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Begin Again w. Dior J. Stephens
In this episode, I talk about podcasts some more, read to you from Kaveh Akbar's Pilgrim Bell, and talk to poet Dior J. Stephens about beginnings and their new collection of poems Cruel/Cruel.
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In Hand
TW: this episode discusses sexual assault
hey babes, we are back with episode 2 where I discuss the making of my new manuscript, sexual assault, and writing through big trauma. I also read to you from Alicia Mountain's new collection Four In Hand.
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we back in this b*tch!
tw: episode contains mentions of sexual assault.
At long last, after 3 years of waiting, I'm back!
In this episode we catch up after a long hiatus, I read to you, I tease episodes to come.
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To Mars
Evolutions and Exorcisms with Gia Fagnelli
Cuz I Eats A Lotta Vegetables
Unnatural Devices
How To Write a Book
Exquisite and Sublime
Whorantine Diaries
Stay Black
The Roni
The Paying Guests - Sarah Waters
The Malevolent Volume - Justin Phillip Reed
Zami - Audre Lorde
Its in the Rhythm
Groin Kicks w/ Alecia McKee
Kidz Trap w/ Brittney Chantele
Another Goddamn Year End List
Sweet Freaks w/ Sarah Elaine Smith
Delphine Steals the Show
Lil thiccy and Big Fig w/Key Gabriel
The Other Woman
This week I read from Nikola Madzirov's Remnant of Another Age and talk about everyone's favorite mistress, the Muse.
It’s in the Cards w/ Ki11erpancake
Some Sort of Vegetable Casserole
We Eatin Good w/ Eric Pilgram
Anansi Said We Ain’t Friends
Spooky Slut Talk
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Also the movie I incorrectly attributed to Michael Kennedy was by Sam Wineman and it’s called “The Room”!
Attend Brittney’s event "A Fire on Venus" Oct 17 @ 8pm and Oct 18 @ 8pm. Theme done by Djor who you can follow at @djor.wav
Write for Your Life
This week I talk about making a living as a writer, my writing process, how I overcome writer's block and get to a finished product. This week’s recommendations:
Odes to Lithium by Shira Erlichman.
Dunce by Mary Ruefle
What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker by Damon Young.
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