Close Talking: A Poetry Podcast
Episode #029 Perception Management: An Abridged List of Operations - Solmaz Sharif
27 Jan 2018
Solmaz Sharif's book "Look", published by Graywolf Press, has received critical praise and numerous accolades. Connor and Jack dig into a work from the collection "Perception Management: An Abridged List of Operations" a found poem that takes the names of real military operations and recontextualizes them to draw out infinite meanings and connections. Connor finds connections to a Das Racist song and draws out multiple ways to read the poem. Jack gets thinking about Edwin Starr, wrestlers, Georgetown University Law professors, and the Punisher. Strap in, it's a wild one. For more on Sharif: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/solmaz-sharif For more on "Look": https://solmazsharif.com/look/ Find us on facebook at: facebook.com/closetalking Find us on twitter at: twitter.com/closetalking You can always send us an e-mail with thoughts on this or any of our previous podcasts, as well as suggestions for future shows, at [email protected]. PERCEPTION MANAGEMENT An abridged list of operations BY Solmaz Sharif ANTICA BABILONIA • BAGHDAD • BASTILLE • ABILENE • SUICIDE KINGS • GUN BARREL CITY • GOD HELP US (ALA ALLAH) • ARMY SANTA • CAVE DWELLERS • ROCK BOTTOM • PLYMOUTH ROCK • RAT TRAP • COWPENS • BAGHDAD IS BEAUTIFUL • BACKBREAKER • BLOCK PARTY • SWASHBUCKLE • SWARMERS • PUNISHER • BEASTMASTER • FLEA FLICKER • FIRECRACKER • LIGHTNING HAMMER • IRAQI HOME PROTECTOR • TOMBSTONE PILEDRIVER • BONE BREAKER • IRON REAPER • BELL HURRIYAH (ENJOY FREEDOM) • SPRING BREAK • ROCKETMAN • GLADIATOR • OUTLAW DESTROYER • DIRTY HARRY • GOLD DIGGER • UNFORGIVEN • RAGING BULL • THUNDERCAT • MR. ROGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD • SHADYVILLE • HICKORY VIEW • SCORPION STING • EAGLE LIBERTY • WOLFHOUND FURY • FALCON SWEEP • FALCON FREEDOM • SCALES OF JUSTICE • RAPIER THRUST • RELENTLESS HUNT • WOLF STALK • SWAMPFOX • TOMAHAWK • CRAZYHORSE THUNDER • GERONIMO STRIKE • PATRIOT STRIKE • QUICK STRIKE • RESTORING RIGHTS • CONSTITUTION HAMMER • INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION • MONEY WORTH • RODEO • ALOHA • FOCUS • FLOODLIGHT • HARVEST LIGHT • RED LIGHT • RED BULL • PITBULL • BRUTUS • HERMES • SLEDGEHAMMER • GRIZZLY FORCED ENTRY • VACANT CITY • RIVERWALK • IRAQI HEART • RUBICON • RAMADAN ROUNDUP • GOODWILL • LITTLE MAN • ALKAMRA ALMANER (MOONLIGHT) • SALOON • STALLION RUN • LION HUNT • AL SALAM (PEACE) • JUSTICE REACH • ROCK REAPER • DEMON DIGGER • RAIDER HARVEST • IRON JUSTICE • UNITED FIST • WHITE ROCKETS • DONKEY ISLAND • BARNSTORMER • SOUK JADED (NEW MARKET) • CHURCH • CHECKMATE • KNOCKOUT • BACKPACK • SOCCER BALL • DOCTOR • THERAPIST • HELPING HAND • SCHOOL SUPPLIES • COOL SPRING • OPEN WINDOW • GLAD TIDINGS OF BENEVOLENCE
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