Marxist Poetry

Behrouz Boochani's No Friend But the Mountains with Tren

Official Australian correspondent @woketren is back to talk about Iranian Kurdish writer Behrouz Boochani's book of prose, poetry, & theory No Friend but the Mountains. Boochani has been detained indefinitely on Manus Island by the Australian government; this book chronicles his time there.

The Time Unraveller’s Travel Journal with upfromsumdirt

@upfromsumdirt returns to talk about his chapbook The Time Unraveller’s Travel Journal with Sankofa Paradox and much much more.

Beyond the Zip Code with Scherezade Siobhan

@zaharaesque joins the podcast! We begin by talking about this poem by Namdeo Dhasal. Then, we talk about Scherezade's essay in Queen Mobs.

 

a world where we can fully enjoy the muppets with fargo tbakhi

@YouKnowFargo is here! We talk about Fargo's poems for paintbucket as well as Augusto Boal, Mahmoud Darwish, & Frank O'Hara.

How to pray for revolution with Teagan Steele-Fisher

@barnonepoems comes on to talk about the important questions: is religion good or bad? are the end times near? will restaurants exist after the revolution?

What's after sigh-fi with upfromsumdirt

@upfromsumdirt joins to talk about his poetry collections Caul & Response and Tangerine Tubman. You can read more about his work here and see some of his visual art there as well.

 

As always, the theme music is by @BigProsody. You can follow us @MarxistPoetry.

The Little Red Songbook with Julie

New Episode! With @steals_valor! We talk about the Little Red Songbook & the IWW's One Big Songbook project.

 

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Ernst Toller with Mathilda

@Mathildork returns to talk about her podcast @prolesound & her translation of Ernst Toller's Poems of the Imprisoned

 

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Getting high to write poems with Wendy Trevino

New episode! With Wendy Trevino! We talk about how she came to the San Francisco poetry scene and her poetry with Commune Editions. You can read her chapbook for free here & you can buy her book Cruel Fictions here.

The intro music I usually play but can't today because the file is on another computer is by @BigProsody. Follow us @MarxistPoetry

Was Roberto Bolaño a snitch? with KM Cascia

@KMCascia returns! First returning guest! KM talks about an essay they wrote on the poetry of Mario Santiago, the infrarealists, and Roberto Bolaño. You can read some of Mario Santiago's poems here. We also discussed this book by Mario: Advice from 1 Disciple of Marx to 1 Heidegger Fanatic.