Welcome To My World
Sean MurphyI’m Sean Murphy, and you might have heard me on NPR’s “All Things Considered” or...
All About Bukowski
i. I welcome any chance, at any time, to talk about The Buk. For a...
On the Critic in a Changing Literary Landscape
It was, I can assure you, both an honor and delight to moderate this discussion...
Jazz Won’t Save Your Life
Some Thoughts on International Jazz Day i. A drowning man can be pulled from the...
On Poetry & Myth
(Author’s note: Huge appreciation to Holly Smith and the team at WIRB, where I last appeared to discuss This...
‘red, white, and blues’: A Primer
Two questions every author is asked, which theoretically should be easy to answer. What’s your...
LAUNCH PARTY: Talking ‘red, white, and blues’ with Justen Ahren
I’m not a fool, but I’ll play one on TV. Or Facebook, anyway. Fortunately, I’ll...
Introducing ‘red, white, and blues’
red, white, and blues is the fourth installment of a large, ongoing project acclaimed artist Matthew Shipp describes as “a...
David Bowie: 10 Years On
(From 2016.) ONLY THE BEATLES. That’s the sole comparison that comes to mind when compelled...
In the Light
We can (and should) talk about late-stage capitalism and the sickening disparities it has accelerated;...
December 8, 1980
I am he as you are he, as you are me and we are all...