In this week’s episode, I talk to prose writer and educator, Danita Berg, plus Catherine Carson reads her poem, "Reverse Evolution, or Sex in the Environment." TEXTS DISCUSSED New Writing Viewpoints #12: Creative Composition: Inspiration and Techniques for Writing Instruction" target="_blank" NOTES If you live in Orlando, check out Meg Sefton’s upcoming workshop on the fundamentals of flash fiction here. It will take place on September 27, 2015. Check out the great perks (such as TDO T-shirts) for The Drunken Odyssey’s fundraiser here. You are allowed to wear the shirt without taping your eyes shut ... technically. To read about the feminism panel at the Decatur Book Festival, read the Guardian article here, or the Electric Literature account here. To read about the Michael Derrick Hudson/Best American Poetry 2015 controversy, read Sherman Alexie's explanation here, Rich Smith's smart take over at The Stranger, or The Washington Post's reportage here. In NYC, to attend the book launch event for Best American Poetry 2015, go here.

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