Episode 3: "Homosexuality" & "Queer"

Episode 3: "Homosexuality" & "Queer"

On this episode, The Friend discusses two poems: one by Frank O'Hara called "Homosexuality" (1970) and the other by Frank Bidart called "Queer" (2012). This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit apoetsnotebook.substack.com/subscribe [https://apoetsnotebook.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Episode 2: "Good Luck, Babe!"

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit apoetsnotebook.substack.com [https://apoetsnotebook.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7] In this episode, The Friend looks at Chappell Roan's breakout hit "Good Luck, Babe!" in the context of Freud's concept of negation, comparing Bob Dylan as well as a close reading of William Butler Yeats' famous heartbreak (revenge poem): "When You Are Old and Grey."

Episode 1: The Gift of Ignorance

In this episode, The Friend discusses quotes about ignorance from Saidiya Hartman, Karl Marx, Plato, Jesus, Jacques Lacan and Immanuel Kant. Can ignorance be seen as a gift? Should it be given the state of the world? Thank you for subscribing. Leave a comment [https://apoetsnotebook.substack.com/p/episode-1-the-gift-of-ignorance/comments?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_5] or share this episode [https://apoetsnotebook.substack.com/p/episode-1-the-gift-of-ignorance?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=podcast&utm_content=share&action=share&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo3MDc0Njg0NywicG9zdF9pZCI6MTQ3NTIyOTY4LCJpYXQiOjE3MjMyMTU3NzMsImV4cCI6MTcyNTgwNzc3MywiaXNzIjoicHViLTY3MDE0MiIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.JSfMcoVf_1YkguR_xe-NkHbq98Z6465aMkOi0I14CZM&utm_campaign=CTA_5]. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit apoetsnotebook.substack.com/subscribe [https://apoetsnotebook.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]