Joy Priest vs. Absurdity

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Joy Priest vs. Absurdity

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50 minutes

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Dec 22, 2022

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Podcast episode

Released:

Dec 22, 2022

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Podcast episode

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The VS podcast is a bi-weekly series where poets confront the ideas that move them. Hosted by poets Danez Smith and Franny Choi, produced by Daniel Kisslinger, and presented by the Poetry Foundation and Postloudness.

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Eve Ewing Vs. the Apocalypse: Poet, scholar, and community builder Eve Ewing joins cohosts Danez Smith and Franny Choi to talk survival, Samurai Jack, desire-based thinking, and more on the first episode of VS. by VS
52 min listen
Kimiko Hahn vs. Portals by VS
55 min listen
Natalie Diaz vs. the Lexicon: Natalie Diaz joins Danez and Franny to talk the talk on love, language, and words creating worlds on episode 5 of VS. by VS
57 min listen
Kuumba Lynx vs. Transformation: VS gets communal with Jacinda Bullie and Darius Parker of Kuumba Lynx, a youth-focused radical arts organization based in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood. The squad talks transformative spaces, becoming an institution, writing joyful poetry, and much more. Four voices in effect! by VS
49 min listen
Vs. Ep 0 - Preview: Check out a preview of the new VS podcast. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here. by VS
3 min listen
H. Melt vs. Trans Liberation by VS
53 min listen
Kaveh Akbar vs. Bewilderment: Danez and Franny dive deep with Divedapper creator, poet, professor, and voracious reader Kaveh Akhbar. The squad talks Twitter, trees, memorizing poems while in love, and the Milwaukee Bucks, plus much more. by VS
67 min listen
Erika L. Sánchez vs. High School by VS
56 min listen
Krista Franklin vs. Time Travel: VS wraps up its wonderful first season with the gawd Krista Franklin. The squad hops through time, collapses the continuum, shares some laughs, and ends the first season in style. Plus a very special treat at the end of the episode… by VS
61 min listen
José Olivarez vs. Grownups: Poet, educator, and Young Chicago Authors Marketing Director José Olivarez explores adulting and gives some podcast-veteran advice to Danez and Franny. by VS
51 min listen
VS Live in Mississippi w/ Helene Achanzar, Beth Ann Fennelly, and Aimee Nezhukumatathil: VS wraps up its visit to Oxford, Mississippi with a dynamite live show featuring the wonderful poets Helene Achanzar, Beth Ann Fennelly, and Aimee Nezhukumatathil. Recorded at Off Square Books in Downtown Oxford, the squad shares their poems as well as some selected operatic insights, penis-photo literature, and narwhal factoids! Get into it! NOTE: Make sure you rate us on Apple Podcasts and write us a review! by VS
48 min listen
Kara Jackson vs. Titles by VS
57 min listen
Raych Jackson vs. the Good Books: Raych Jackson swings through the VS studio to talk her win at NUPIC (The National Poetry Individual Competition), the brilliant kidlets in the third grade class she teaches, and remixing biblical tales in her first book, which is in the works. Plus, a new segment makes its debut, with a poem from a VS alum! by VS
50 min listen
Fatimah Asghar vs. the People by VS
55 min listen
Nate Marshall vs. Fear: VS hosts Danez and Franny chop it up with poet, editor, professor, and bald-headed cutie Nate Marshall. They discuss the terror of a new book, white supremacist Nate Marshall, masculinity and hero narratives, Voldemort vs. the Joker, and much more. Be sure to subscribe to VS, and leave us a wonderful review on iTunes to help the show grow! by VS
50 min listen
Britteney Black Rose Kapri vs. Black Queer Hoetics: Britteney Black Rose Kapri joins Danez and Franny for a hoot of a podcast, in which the squad breaks down Hoe Poetics, the joys and challenges of mentorship, and much, much more. Britteney’s upcoming book Black Queer Hoe, featuring a foreword by Danez, is dropping September 4th, and is available for preorder now. by VS
59 min listen
Hanif Abdurraqib & Angel Nafis vs. AWP Live!: VS gets live at AWP, where Danez and Franny hosted a packed show featuring the magnificent Hanif Abdurraqib and Angel Nafis. Hear some poems, some nipple-related discussion, and some rooftop giggles on this episode, recorded in front of a live audience on March 8th, 2018. Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here. by VS
54 min listen
VS Season 2: Coming March 6!: Franny and Danez get ready for Season 2 of VS, the podcast where poets confront the ideas that move them! Get familiar, and subscribe so that you get the Season 2 premiere when it drops on March 6th! Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here. by VS
2 min listen
Jamaal May vs. The Multiverse by VS
58 min listen
Franny and Danez's Season 1 Favorite Moments: With Season 2 of VS on the way, Danez and Franny think back to some of their top Season 1 moments. Subscribe now, and listen to VS Season 2 when it premieres on March 6th! Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here. by VS
4 min listen
avery r. young vs. the Page: Chicago legend avery r. young comes through the VS studio and takes poetry off the page with Franny and Danez. The discussion bounces from writing in an enclave, to pain and survival, to holding his mule. Plus, a very special performance. by VS
52 min listen
Casey Rocheteau vs. the Deck: Danez and Franny head to Motown and talk with poet, artist, playwright, and self-described sea witch Casey Rocheteau. Together, they write themselves into myth, learn some hidden history, shuffle some cards, and even talk some poetry. by VS
45 min listen
Paul Tran vs. the Past: We back and we back and we back with Season 3! We start off a whole new season of the same ole shindig with the brilliant poet Paul Tran. They talk about learning history to ask the questions they had about their family, creating new a new poetic form, and the gawd Toni Morrison. NOTE: Make sure you rate us on Apple Podcasts and write us a review! by VS
50 min listen
Knockouts: Just because the podcast was in between seasons doesn't mean that Franny and Danez stopped being wrecked by the words and ideas around them. Peep some art that's been knocking them out, and subscribe to VS now. Season 2 premiere on the way next Tuesday March 6th Need a transcript of this episode? Request a transcript here. by VS
6 min listen
Don Share vs. 150,000 Poems: Don Share is the editor of Poetry Magazine, a poet and translator, and a gem of a human. He chats with Danez and Franny about the mechanics and ethos of his job, Allen Ginsberg editing his first poem, what to do when reading a poem harms someone, and much more. Plus, he reads a poem by Spanish poet Miguel Hernández that is so damn beautiful! NOTE: Make sure you rate us on Apple Podcasts and write us a review! by VS
64 min listen
ReVS with Eve Ewing: Apocalypse Now by VS
34 min listen
Toaster vs. Big Kid Energy: This week’s guest, Toaster Henderson, is a poet, teaching artist at Young Chicago Authors, and cofounder of Big Kid Slam, an all-ages slam in Chicago that’s subverting the form’s expectations and carving some really great space for poets by VS
53 min listen
Tarfia Faizullah vs. Beauty by VS
54 min listen
Emily Jungmin Yoon vs. Femininity by VS
43 min listen
Angel Nafis vs. Observation: Angel Nafis is paying attention. She talks with Danez and Franny about learning to rescale her sight, getting through grad school with some new skills in her pocket, activated charcoal, and her two Franks (Ocean and O’Hara). by VS
68 min listen

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