Me Reading Stuff

I too am sick of being a man. I was always sick of being a woman. But I stroll along with my eyes and my ears, my rage and my hands. My hands, Sub-Zero since you asked. LINKS: About Pablo Neruda: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_NerudaBuy The Essential Neruda: http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Neruda-Selected-Bilingual-English/dp/0872864286/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1434802711&sr=1-1&keywords=pablo+neruda&linkCode=sl1&tag=hellopoetry-20&linkId=23XWE25LTKJLG2DN

An unplanned thematic event on ME READING STUFF: poems about grass and about how things just go on and on and on. And it's ok. LINKS:Buy the Holub book "Poems Before & After" here: http://bloodaxebooks.com/ecs/product/poems-before-after-848Buy Sandburg's "The Complete Poems" here: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/the-complete-poems-of-carl-sandburg-carl-sandburg/1111826976/2672386761103?st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_Marketplace+Shopping+Books_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP2988&k_clickid=3x2988Follow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilAnd on Instagram, where I will no longer post 4 photos in one day: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/

I had cause to throw my book today, so we know this is a good one. The baboon in me did it. And now the eagle in me is taking me away. I love you, RobynLINKS:Buy Carl Sandburg's "The Complete Poems": http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-complete-poems-of-carl-sandburg-carl-sandburg/1111826976#productInfoTabsMatthew Sontheimer's beautiful work: http://www.talleydunn.com/artist/view/matthew_sontheimer/21

I recorded this one in a cold garage in an unnamed location. The garage is large. It has two children in it. It it not my garage, but it does contain my old coffee table. I'm going to miss this coffee table, but it's too big for my apartment. I like living in very small places. I always have; I always will. My grandparents' apartment was so small. One of the children just rang a bell. LINKSCharles Simic: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/charles-simicBuy “The World Doesn’t End”: http://www.ebookmall.com/ebook/the-world-doesn-t-end/charles-simic/9780156983501?gclid=CjwKEAjwrOO3BRCX55-L9_WojHoSJAAPxcSP9XxkzilICcttAZ_PbumhU38AibWPJOC3_Wg76f_F_BoCNJvw_wcBAWP: https://www.awpwriter.orgCAMP REAL PANTS: http://camp.realpants.comDark F*cking Wizard: http://darkfuckingwizard.comThe New School’s LIT magazine: http://www.litmagazine.orgMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil

People make eggs. They swim. They drive. They suffer. They write. They draw. They compose. They admire sunsets. They clean themselves. They clean children. They love you. They resent. They love again. LINKS:More on Mason Currey: http://masoncurrey.comBuy the book here: http://knopfdoubleday.com/book/198763/daily-rituals/Check out my friend Anne Regan's work here: http://www.annejregan.comMy dream car: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NChlFsqFjh4/UVxNFHiG3MI/AAAAAAAEM00/5q-L3J0dcU8UTFxSJUuL0BxVVtN794o0QCHM/s1600/2001_2004_tacoma_xtracab_004.jpg

I drank his cinnamon tea. I was kidnapped in Dublin by a taxi driver and forced to drink ginger ale. These are the stories. But we shall find peace. With love, RobynLINKS:More on Kathryn Maris: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/bio/kathryn-marisMaris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kathrynmaris?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorBuy Kathryn Maris's "God Loves You" here: https://wordery.com/god-loves-you-kathryn-maris-9781781720356?currency=USD&gtrck=MjhWbmZ1QlAyYVpxakpjS1pHWXgrL3Y5ZUdMSVZ3ZWdhQVR0ZFU2RElOMU4ydXVwYkhadUtFRGtHTHhZUmJlNUFqaGFleFAwRHBFVVlycVZ5UTlzU0E9PQ&gclid=Cj0KEQjwt763BRDZx_Xg3-Pv2cABEiQAoDfeGAiJPk9Fbpike2SDt_rGUdo0tAywFWgQYFyT8FurK1IaAgK28P8HAQWE, THE MASSES trailer: https://vimeo.com/26486761Poetry Foundation: http://www.poetryfoundation.org

Live from a little girl's bedroom in Chicago:Doesn't like to travel. Likes being with friends. Doesn't like some memories. Likes others.LINKS:Gwendolyn Brooks "Selected Poems": http://www.amazon.com/Selected-Poems-Gwendolyn-Brooks/dp/0060882964More on Brooks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gwendolyn_BrooksE. Tyler Lindvall:http://etylerlindvall.blogspot.comhttps://twitter.com/chopstarnationhttp://www.believermag.com/issues/200402/?read=tool_invacare_folding_shower_chairMy show in Chicago: http://www.westernexhibitions.com/current/2016/2a_Oneil/index.html

Reading from misdirected texts, this is no time for minimalism. I take you to Wolf Town & The Town of Uneven Love (But All Love is Uneven) (Remember, Carson McCullers already told us about that.) This is definitely the first time I've mentioned porcupines twice in one episode. I doubt that will ever happen again. LINKS:Buy Anne Carson's "Plainwater": http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/24646/plainwater-by-anne-carson/9781101911273/More on Anne Carson: http://www.ndbooks.com/author/anne-carson/All about Jon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_DeRosa & http://jonderosa.com/#blog-section &https://twitter.com/AarkticaKarolina Waclawiak: http://www.karolinawaclawiak.com

Some definitions for today:Hikes: Seems like you're going' up hills a lot and you're in dirt. Walking: strolling down the street in your city, havin' a good time.LINKS:The Interview: http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/4569/the-art-of-fiction-no-29-katherine-anne-porterBuy the Book: http://www.thriftbooks.com/w/writers-at-work-the-paris-review-interviews-2nd-series/1657204/?gclid=CjwKEAiA04S3BRCYteOr6b-roSUSJABE1-6BMSQHetg94mg3_tva_gjS6p8r0uMpbjhTD-UvvdZj1xoCtQPw_wcB#isbn=0140045414&pcrid=70112865192&pkw=&pmt=&plc=My instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/My twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil

Stay strong everybody. LINKS:Buy James Galvin's book "As Is" here: https://www.coppercanyonpress.org/pages/browse/book.asp?bg={33AECE7B-9CB3-4F49-9DAA-F88430441392}Check out more from Stephanie Goehring right here: http://www.stephaniegoehring.comand here: https://twitter.com/eselgoehringand here! https://www.instagram.com/eselgoehring/Wallace Stevens's The Man on the Dump: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/172209William Blake's The Ancient of Days: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ancient_of_Days

1. Calm down2. Be nicer to myself3. Shut up4. Breathe like JulieSo much love, RobynLINKS!:Wislawa Szymborska:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wisława_Szymborska#cite_note-reuters_death-3Buy Szymborska's "Here": http://www.hmhco.com/shop/books/Here/9780547504643?atrkid=V3ADW6700B927_17288355412_pla-97894453372__70201759372_g_c_pla__1o1&gclid=Cj0KEQiA6vS2BRDH8dq06YDHz_IBEiQAzNdBmes2GxHQjBnylgx-z_NoDgdCaCwJZio2nwCMqLzC0OoaAm8C8P8HAQD.W. Burnam: https://twitter.com/dvvburnamhttp://landramp.bandcamp.com

Energy levels are low; passion levels are high. I made sure no one listening was a racist, bigot, or a sexist. They are not welcome here. And did an iTunes reviewer call me a bad name? Listen to find out more! I love you guys,RobynLINKS:Purchase "Good Poems", Selected and Introduced by Garrison Keillor here: http://www.thriftbooks.com/w/good-poems/253821/?gclid=Cj0KEQiA3t-2BRCKivi-suDY24gBEiQAX1wiXOmA2ieTgRYeANl-DtKvdZYlEAtJv2KclX6bGC5_XrQaArX88P8HAQ#isbn=0142003441&pcrid=70112866032&pkw=&pmt=&plc=

"All night your empty shoesscreamed alongside your bed."Tonight, I almost went to bed, but didn't.With love, RobynLINKS:Buy the book "The Selected Poetry of Yehuda Amichai" here: http://www.lybrary.com/the-selected-poetry-of-yehuda-amichai-p-255360.html?gclid=Cj0KEQiA3t-2BRCKivi-suDY24gBEiQAX1wiXMgkqHpoXkSWgK98NSBQET2tyAmqzDjQwcL_b1RSSPEaAvqc8P8HAQ

Me on the phone. I don't like it.Me with blankets. I like it.You being nice. I like it.You with happiness. I like it. LINKS:World Poetry book: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203921.World_PoetryWerewolf at Charlie James Gallery: http://www.cjamesgallery.com/show-detail/werewolfNick Brown's work: http://nickbrownart.net

tiredadjective1 you're just tired from traveling: exhausted, worn out, weary, fatigued, dog-tired, dead beat, bone-tired, ready to drop, drained, zonked, wasted, enervated, jaded; informal done in, bushed, whipped, bagged, knocked out, wiped out, pooped, tuckered out. ANTONYMS energetic, wide awake, fresh.LINKS:More info on Sohrab Sepehri: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sohrab_SepehriHarvester Arts: https://www.facebook.com/harvesterartswichita/?fref=ts

Is there anybody up in here who ain't on birth control? LINKSWhat it's like to be in the studio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBtfK-aCn3QThis is not the exact book I read from, but this will get you through the week: http://knopfdoubleday.com/book/156629/the-collected-poems-of-theodore-roethke/More on vasectomies: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control/vasectomy

I'm in Wichita. See the connection there?I guess I'm traveling around the Midwest recording myself too. This is the same Midwest that once surrounded my elementary school body as it traveled to Pizza Hut in my mom's van once a month so I could BOOK IT! Which is why I became such an obsessive reader, and ultimately why I do this podcast! This one is for you, Bud Gates. LINKS: About the 50th anniversary of Wichita Vortex Sutra: http://www.kansas.com/news/local/article60959522.htmlBuy Planet News: http://www.spdbooks.org/Producte/0872860205/planet-news-19611967.aspxHarvester's FB page: https://www.facebook.com/harvesterartswichita/?fref=ts

Say no to sandpaper; say yes to locating your spouse's Foreman Grill. Riding, riding,RobynLINKS:Mark Halliday's "Selfwolf": http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/S/bo3624976.htmlMatthew Sontheimer: http://www.talleydunn.com/artist/view/matthew_sontheimer/21Harvester Arts: http://www.harvesterarts.comGeorge Foreman Grill: http://www.georgeforemancooking.com

I just basically said the word "incredible" over and over for 10 minutes. And I cried. Twice.ENJOY!LINKS:Preorder Derrick Austin's "Trouble the Water" for a mere $16!!!!!! here: https://www.boaeditions.org/collections/poetry/products/trouble-the-waterDerrick's website: http://themadscene.tumblr.comDerrick's Twitter: https://twitter.com/ParadiseLAustThe Frick: http://www.frick.org

Dear friends,I set up my $40 mic next to an old cold cup of coffee. Not OLD old, just mildly old. I probably last took a sip out of it around 1pm. It is now 10:24pm. This is night in the shittiest part of Beverly Hills. Billy made me spaghetti and salad tonight. Billy is already asleep. I will now do other things with the evening. I'm not happy with this After Dark for whatever reason. But I am deeply happy some of you care to hear this stuff. Thank you for that. I do wish you all understanding. With love, Robynp.s. Thank you Mark. LINKS: World Poetry: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203921.World_PoetryThe World Doesn't End by Charles Simic: http://www.hmhco.com/shop/books/The-World-Doesnt-End/9780547546889?atrkid=V3ADW6700B927_17288355412_pla-97894452652__70201759372_g_c_pla__1o1&gclid=CjwKEAiA3Ou1BRDso5XyhduuwFASJABP3PEDmlA9QYn5YCiDKEpY7q_ZMBOLf57QF_G4V1eHSSSRKBoCyuPw_wcBMy website: http://robynoneil.com