Connor and Jack are joined by special guest Dr. Len Lawson, co-editor of the new collection "The Future of Black: Afrofuturism, Black Comics, and Superhero Poetry." just released from Blair Publishing. Together they discuss Lawson's poem "Amanda Waller Suite Episode 3: Amanda Waller Has a Woman-to-Woman with Harley Quinn." They discuss finding the complex human side of characters like Waller, the poem's resonance with Nikky Finney's Condoleezza suite, and how the collection "The Future of Black" came together.

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Connor and Jack discuss a poem from Finney's Condoleezza Suite on Episode 73 of Close Talking: https://soundcloud.com/close-talking/episode-073-concerto-no-7-condoleezza-working-out-at-the-watergate-nikky-finney

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Episode #145 Episode 3: Amanda Waller Has a Woman-to-Woman with Harley Quinn w/Dr. Len Lawson

New Jersey poet John Mckenna, reflects on Beats, rhythm and performance. Host Charlie Rossiter looks into Joyce Carol Oates' creative process using her own words from her journals.

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Episode #051 John McKenna and Joyce Carol Oates

This special tribute episode of Poetry Spoken Here is dedicated to the late Maria McCray, Vietnam War veteran, former U.S. Marine, and member of eight consecutive Chicago National Slam Teams. An historic recording of her reading for a live audience in 2000 and an interview with Poetry Spoken Here host, Charlie Rossiter, make this a podcast not to miss.

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Episode #058 Tribute to Maria "Mama" McCray

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Episode #051 John McKenna and Joyce Carol Oates

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