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Some of the topics mentioned in this episode:
– Order Brian’s book The Optimists! It’s so good!
– My chapbook The Soft Black Stars is out now!
– Jiro Dreams of Sushi (2011)
Queen of Chess (2026)
Poetry Says Ep 296. Gena Rowlands Poetics
Night by Ellie Wiesel
Ikigai: The Japanese secret to a long and happy life by Francesc Miralles and Hector Garcia
After Apple-Picking and Mending Wall by Robert Frost
Egg and Dart by Matthew Buckley Smith
