Me Reading Stuff

“I like to read because it kills me.” -Mary RuefleLINKS:Buy Mary Ruefle’s new book “My Private Property” at Wave Books here: http://www.wavepoetry.com/products/my-private-propertyNYC, come see me: http://www.inglettgallery.com/oneil-3-february-2017LA, come see me: https://revisingloneliness.com/2017/01/09/i-present-two-at-echo-park-film-center/Trailer for my film: https://vimeo.com/26486761Echo Park Film Center: http://www.echoparkfilmcenter.orgMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/

(I'll be back next week, I promise) (and I'm sorry) Can you head out into the world without issue? Can you think about your past and be all "ehhh, it was ok, no big deal." Can you attend a party and enjoy it? Can you just eat regular, healthy meals & head to the gym after work and not overthink the whole thing? Well good for you! Please listen to another reading of Anne Boyer from her astounding book "Garments Against Women" which can be purchased through the link below. I can not explain how much I revere this book. If I could give it every single award there is, I would do exactly that. I love you guys, Robyn Buy the book here: https://ahsahtapress.org/product/boyer-garments/ Learn more about Anne Boyer here: http://www.anneboyer.comAnd here: https://twitter.com/anne_boyer?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorAnd here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/harriet/2015/08/literature-is-against-us-in-conversation-with-anne-boyer/

You know the old proverb, "If you follow bikini models on instagram, your eyes and brain will dull into nothingness." Well, let's keep in mind the other one, "If you follow smart, interesting & talented people on instagram, your insides will glow & you'll become more intelligent with every scroll downward." I follow Water Liars on instagram, so my insides get to glow a lot.And thanks for all the positive reviews and feedback on iTunes! Keep 'em coming, friends.Reaching infinity, RobynLINKS!Me on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/Water Liars: http://www.waterliarsmusic.comWater Liars Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waterliars/Buy "Astonishments" here: http://www.paracletepress.com/astonishments-selected-poems-of-anna-kamienska.html

God help you. Jesus help you. Everybody else help you. Everybody. Everybody make happy. Make everybody happy. Be a comedian.-Bill BorchardtLINKS:Buy "American Movie" here: http://www.secondspin.com/s/product/1012045?c3apiks=362_969172&cid=1334109&gclid=Cj0KEQjw09C5BRDy972s6q2y4egBEiQA5_guv8XgnJNJAAm7lQ0ecVlCU5GrwPsb6aX7fK3NlCMJ1CQaAq1W8P8HAQ#.VzS7PccleRsWatch this scene here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDAUhfFO6mUFollow Mark Borchardt on twitter: https://twitter.com/morethescarier?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

It goes like this. Nude Body. Bed. Public hairs detach and stick to blankets. They migrate north. They attach to pillow cases and jump onto human faces. End of story. LINKS:More on Robert Yarber: http://www.robertyarber.comBuy 50 Texas Artists by Annette Carlozzi here: https://www.amazon.com/50-Texas-Artists-ANNETTE-CARLOZZI/dp/B00AQ5ENNEDavid Drury's new project Folded Shorts here: https://www.instagram.com/foldedshorts/David Drury on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/DavDruryBuy The Best American Non Required Reading 2003 here: https://www.amazon.com/Best-American-Nonrequired-Reading-2003/dp/0618246967Collected Poems Mark Strand here: http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/236122/collected-poems-by-mark-strand/

Today I admit some things and I ask some questions. I didn't talk about it, but I thought about steamed vegetables while recording this. Cabbage. And finally, never has a poet illustrated my way of crushing on people in high school more accurately. "If you come anywhere near my house, I will close my sandalwood doors, and lock you in." -MirabaiLINKS:Buy Robert Bly's The Winged Energy of Delight here: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780060575861/the-winged-energy-of-delightMore on Mirabai here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MeeraMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/Luby's Shooting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luby's_shooting

No dogs in this race. Too many dogs in other races. Is it even "race?" Is it "fight?" Either way, too many dogs. Too many races. Way too many fights. LINKS:Buy The Wesleyan Tradition: Four Decades of American Poetry here: http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-8195-2210-8More on Donald Revell here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/donald-revellMe on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/Me on twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil

Today, I ask that you take off your tight jeans. Privately, away from me. LINKS:Buy “Migration” by W.S. Merwin here: https://www.coppercanyonpress.org/pages/browse/book.asp?bg=%7BE438BB84-0D6E-4AB4-B564-0FDB6B4DB0C3%7DSign up for a Poem-a-day here: https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem-dayI’m on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/I’m on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorThere are Denny’s in Omaha, Nebraska and I'd like to meet you there: https://katstrm3.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/20140612_092118.jpg?w=300&h=225Sheila, is that you?: http://drinks.seriouseats.com/images/2013/04/20130417-bartender--%20McComber.jpeg

"It's occurred to me I've read enough, at my age all I'm doing is confirming my sadness." -C.K. Williams My own personal heart right now: 4.67LINKS:Buy "Wait" by C.K. Williams here: http://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374532765Write ME READING STUFF an iTunes review here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/me-reading-stuff/id1010827465?mt=2Take the Enneagram test(s) here: https://www.eclecticenergies.com/enneagram/test.phpFollow me on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorFollow me on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/

"Define loneliness? Yes. It's what we can't do for each other." - Claudia RankineLINKS:Rankine's VITAL books from Graywolf Press: https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/dont-let-me-be-lonelyhttps://www.graywolfpress.org/books/citizenStephanie Goehring's website, including info on how to hire her for copy editing, editing, freelance work: http://www.stephaniegoehring.comIf you're in Austin, you can see/hear Stephanie read Saturday, November 12th! Check that out here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1800368103547421/Stephanie on Twitter: https://twitter.comClaudia Rankine on KCRW's Bookworm: http://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/bookworm/claudia-rankine-citizen-an-american-lyric

"I woke up at 12:30p.m. and sat on my bed. I emailed people and ate cereal and that took three hours because I took my time. When I finished I didn't know what to do so I emailed some more people." - tao linLINKS:Buy "you are a little bit happier than i am" here: http://www.spdbooks.org/Products/9780976569237/you-are-a-little-bit-happier-than-i-am-.aspxMore on Tao Lin with Michael Silverblatt here: http://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/bookworm/tao-lin-taipeiInfo about my upcoming solo exhibition here: http://www.talleydunn.comTao Lin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tao_linMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/

"The making of a home is a serious problem."I HEAR THAT, FABRE!More gripping sentences from this crazy book:"They are, I am convinced, completely ignorant of their own wonderful talents." "This is how things happen." "The mouth of the cells is, of course, always turned upwards. A pot cannot hold its contents if it be upside down." Oh and one chapter is called "SELF-DENIAL OF THE SPANISH COPRIS." Another is called "TWO STRANGE GRASSHOPPERS." AND and and (I can't stop getting excited to share this book with you), one of the illustrations is titled "Sometimes the Scarab seems to enter into partnership with a friend." LINKS:Fabre's Book of Insects: http://store.doverpublications.com/0486401529.htmlJulia Holmes - Meeks: http://smallbeerpress.com/books/2010/07/20/meeks/My upcoming show at Talley Dunn in Dallas: http://www.talleydunn.com/exhibition/view/robyn_oneil__castle_elementary/130Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/

“REALITY IS A SOUND, YOU HAVE TO TUNE IN TO IT NOT JUST KEEP YELLING”By the way, if someone makes me a GOD LOVES LOLA t-shirt, I'll give them 12 million dollars. By which I mean: "a postcard-sized drawing." Now, go clean your desks, goofies! LINKS:Anne Carson's Autobiography of Red: http://knopfdoubleday.com/book/24642/autobiography-of-red/More on Anne Carson here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/anne-carsonSound Engineer/Artist/Writer/Musician/Framing Expert/Library Lover D.W. Burnam: https://twitter.com/dvvburnamMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil

Here's how I ordered at Subway the other day: "Ummmm, hi yeah, ummmm do you, do you guys still ummm have those ummmm veggie patties, ummm the things that are vegetarian options umm, yeah? You do? Ok, hi. Ummm yeah then I'd like to order uhhh that ummm on white bun, a white bun? Bread? Italian...umm whatever the white bun is called. What do you call it? White buns?.....ummmm yeah can I get the veggie patty heated up with cheese or no? Or is that not...wait, ummmm...."And we hadn't even moseyed on over to the vegetable section yet. LINKS:Buy The Selected Poems of Gabriela Mistral here: https://www.amazon.com/Selected-Gabriela-Mistral-Burritt-Christiansen/dp/0826328199/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8Buy The Selected Poems of Alfonsina Storni here: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/alfonsina-storni-alfonsina-storni/1101062548/2674839320233Subway: http://www.subway.com/en-usMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil

Some people eat asparagus. Some people have never noticed you at all. LINKS:Buy The Winged Energy of Delight by Robert Bly here: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0060575824/qid=1090879888/sr=1-7/ref=sr_1_7/002-4912564-7445659?v=glance&s=books%0DI'm on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/I'm on twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

(in the comments section on instagram) Tell me anything. Your dream car. Your fave sandwich (in detail). Your least favorite memory. Your favorite month. The person you miss the most. The song you wish you would never hear again. Tell me about the time you got rid of a behavior that wasn't serving you anymore. Or just tell me to shut the hell up! LINKS:Buy The Selected Writings of Kharms here: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/today-i-wrote-nothing-daniil-kharms/1116779951?ean=9781590200421&st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_Core+Shopping+Books_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP24760&k_clickid=3x24760MY SUPER SMART FUNNY TALENTED FRIEND WIGBOWL: https://twitter.com/wigbowlMe on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/Me on twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilhttp://i.walmartimages.com/i/p/00/04/40/00/00/0004400000106_500X500.jpg

"I am still interested in acknowledging that the people who read books have other priorities, and I want to consider those. I want to write books of poems interesting enough that they can compete with the need to get a raincoat cleaned." - Ted Kooser"I detest elitism of any kind." - Ted KooserSO MANY LINKS TODAY:Buy Kooser's Delights & Shadows here: https://www.coppercanyonpress.org/pages/browse/book.asp?bg=%7B5DB744E9-E4AB-4314-A21F-C4C84A317273%7DRead "They Had Torn Off My Face at the Office" here: http://nofixedpie.blogspot.com/2010/02/poem-they-had-torn-off-my-face-at.htmlThe Poets Laureate Anthology is right here: http://books.wwnorton.com/books/978-0-393-06181-9/Kooser's American Life in Poetry: http://www.americanlifeinpoetry.orgGrizzly Man by Werner Herzog: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizzly_ManTalley Dunn Gallery in Dallas: http://www.talleydunn.comSusan Inglett Gallery in NYC: http://www.inglettgallery.comMe on twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7C

"D Han are thanked, And as benefactors ranked...___Ke_and_e___ in marshy ground." -words from a mystery email I received this week. Even though the person called me "Melissa Minshew"Listen to find out what this is all about. And goodnight! Brush your little baby teeth. LINKS:A republication of "Oriental Literature: The Literature of China" edited by E. Wilson from Palala Press: https://www.amazon.com/Oriental-Literature-India-Wilson/dp/1358402299Gwendolyn Brooks "Selected Poems": https://www.harpercollins.com/9780060882969/selected-poemsPlease check out D.W. Burnam's twitter here: https://twitter.com/dvvburnamAnd as always, feel free to follow me on twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthorand instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/

"We shall find peace. We shall hear angels. We shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds." - Anton Chekhov"We shall eat pizza. We shall choke on it. We shall spit the red sauce on a cute boy's white, white shorts." - Me, in response to the contents of Megan the KlutzLINKS:Buy Alida Young's Megan the Klutz for a penny here: https://www.amazon.com/Megan-Klutz-Alida-Young/dp/0874066964Me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil

I leave tomorrow for a Ted Bundy Bookclub, which takes place on a lazy river in Mexico. Find out more about that on this episode of Me Reading Stuff."I think the best American poetry is the poetry that utilizes the resources of poetry rather than exploits the defects or triumphs of the poet's personality." -Mark StrandHell yes to that, Mr. Strand. LINKS:Mark Strand's Collected Poems: http://knopfdoubleday.com/author/30082/mark-strand/I'm on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorI'm on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/Ann Rule's The Stranger Beside Me: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stranger_Beside_MeMore on Lt. Joe Kenda and Homicide Hunter on Investigation Discovery: http://www.investigationdiscovery.com/tv-shows/homicide-hunter-joe-kenda/