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Episode 8 - Poetry that Blows the Door off your Brain with Anna Deem
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In this episode, Anna Deem, a high school English teacher in Chicago, and I discuss how seasons of life change our reading habits, her love of poetry, and our definitive shared overrated book. We also discuss the influence of the Beat generation on her writing and end with some excellent recommendations for books she enjoys with her 4-year-old daughter.
Books mentioned in this episode:
What Betsy’s reading:
Dune by Frank Herbert
The Nix by Nathan Hill
Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman
Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina
Books Highlighted by Anna:
The Stranger by Albert Camus
Native Son by Richard Wright
The Crown Ain’t Worth Much by Hanif Abdurraqib
Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs, Jr.
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner
Just Kids: An Autobiography by Patti Smith
Anthropology of an American Girl by Hilary Thayer Hamann
Howl by Alan Ginsberg
Other Books Mentioned in the Episode:
All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.
Fast Times and Ridgemont High by Cameron Crowe (out of print)
The Nineties: A Book by Chuck Klosterman
Junky by William S. Burroughs
Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
Promises of Gold by José Olivarez
The Breakbeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop edited by Kevin Coval, Quraysh Ali Lansana, and Nate Marshall
Selected Poems of Anne Sexton by Anne Sexton
The Collected Poems by Sylvia Plath
Very Good Hats by Emma Straub and Blanca Gómez
Dress-Up Day by Blanca Gómez
Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography by Wendy Loggia and Elisa Chavarri
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