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Literature in Color

Literature in Color

By: Randy Santiago
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 A writer, from inner-city Chicago, adds color to literary conversations by connecting listeners to the text, its author and the larger cultural context that surrounds them. This is a lit podcast for avid readers, non-readers, underrepresented folks and people who honestly couldn't care less about a book or its meaning.Copyright 2020 All rights reserved. Art Literary History & Criticism Social Sciences
Episodes
  • An Incomplete List of Names w/Michael Torres

    An Incomplete List of Names w/Michael Torres
    Nov 19 2020

    Tune in for a wide-ranging discussion on masculinity, belonging, loss, hip-hop and inclusivity with Michael Torres. Torres is the author of the National Poetry Series winner "An Incomplete List of Names". A brilliant book by a talented poet.

    Purchase your copy here: http://www.beacon.org/An-Incomplete-List-of-Names-P1611.aspx 
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • 'Ararat' by 2020 Nobel Laureate Louise Glück

    'Ararat' by 2020 Nobel Laureate Louise Glück
    Oct 31 2020

    Tune in for a discussion on the poetry collection "Ararat" by American poet and 2020 Nobel Laureate, Louise Glück. In this episode I discuss Glück's practice of psycho analysis and how she's used it to mine the human psyche for understanding. 

    This book is essential for anyone who's ever felt anything, experienced significant trauma or simply wants to understand what it means to truly look within.
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    41 mins
  • 'Snow Country' by Nobel Laureate Yasunari Kawabata

    'Snow Country' by Nobel Laureate Yasunari Kawabata
    Oct 8 2020

    This week I discuss "Snow Country" by Japan's first Nobel Laureate for Literature, Yasunari Kawabata. In this episode I discuss the challenges of love, jealousy and neglect, abuses of power, and also how we can all benefit from loving well and appreciating our loved ones.
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    42 mins
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