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SLEERICKETS

SLEERICKETS

By: Matthew Buckley Smith
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Welcome to SLEERICKETS, a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems.

© 2021 Matthew Buckley Smith Art Literary History & Criticism
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  • Ep 251: Maybe This Time, ft. Alan Shapiro

    Ep 251: Maybe This Time, ft. Alan Shapiro
    Jun 20 2026
    SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. Make a one-time donation (not tax-deductible)For more SLEERICKETS, subscribe to SECRET SHOW!Leave the show a rating here!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!For a frank, anonymous critique on SLEERICKETS, subscribe to the SECRET SHOW and send a poem of no more 32 lines to sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comSome of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Order Brian’s book The Optimists! It’s so good! Now give Brian’s book a 5-star review!– My chapbook The Soft Black Stars is out now!– Diver by Alan Shapiro– Last Act by Alan Shapiro– King Lear– Macbeth– Hamlet– The Oxen by Thomas Hardy– Church Going by Philip Larkin– High Windows by Philip Larkin– Steven Wright– Glory Hunger by Alan Shapiro– Grasshopper by Alan Shapiro– Where Rainbows Go to Die by The SteelDriversFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen–Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna Pearson– MattWall– Steve Knepper – Helena Feder– David Yezzi– Victoria Moul– Katie Dozier & Tim Green– George David Clark– Tristram Fane Saunders– Philip Metres– Helena Feder– Nida SophasarunOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah Perseus BlumovAdvice from an Unknown Poet by Alice Allan & Jonathan FarmerAlice: In Future PostsBrian: brianplatzer [at] gmail [dot] comCameron: Minor TiresiasMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith
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    1 hr and 27 mins
  • Ep 250: Listener Crit #12

    Ep 250: Listener Crit #12
    Jun 12 2026
    SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. Make a one-time donation (not tax-deductible)For more SLEERICKETS, subscribe to SECRET SHOW!Leave the show a rating here!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!For a frank, anonymous critique on SLEERICKETS, subscribe to the SECRET SHOW and send a poem of no more 32 lines to sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comSome of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Order Brian’s book The Optimists! It’s so good! Now give Brian’s book a 5-star review!– My chapbook The Soft Black Stars is out now!– Steve Knepper's Thomist Poets readingIn the Waiting Room by Elizabeth BishopJiro Dreams of Sushi (2011)A Letter by Anthony HechtCouples TherapyClipseLament by Thom GunnSecret Show notesWe Hogs Need This, Pt. 2On Being Butthurt by Elif BatumanJoan DidionMatthew's appearance on the RattlecastAugust WilsonFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna Pearson– MattWall– Steve Knepper – Helena Feder– David Yezzi– Victoria Moul– Katie Dozier & Tim Green– George David Clark– Tristram Fane Saunders– Philip Metres– Helena Feder– Nida SophasarunOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah Perseus BlumovAdvice from an Unknown Poet by Alice Allan & Jonathan FarmerAlice: In Future PostsBrian: brianplatzer [at] gmail [dot] comCameron: Minor TiresiasMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Ep 249: We Hogs Need This, Pt. 1

    Ep 249: We Hogs Need This, Pt. 1
    Jun 5 2026
    SLEERICKETS is a podcast about poetry and other intractable problems. Make a one-time donation (not tax-deductible)For more SLEERICKETS, subscribe to SECRET SHOW!Leave the show a rating here!SLEERICKETS is now on YouTube!For a frank, anonymous critique on SLEERICKETS, subscribe to the SECRET SHOW and send a poem of no more 32 lines to sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comSome of the topics mentioned in this episode:– Order Brian’s book The Optimists! It’s so good! Now give Brian’s book a 5-star review!– My chapbook The Soft Black Stars is out now!– Join the Zoom conversation I’m having with Jimmy Pappas this Monday, June 8, at 7:00 p.m. US Eastern: Poems Against HopeZina Gomez-LissCan Art Teach? by David S. WallaceMichel de MontaigneThe PittSuitsAnthony LaneJ. M. Coetzee A Few Words OnImproving Your Life Through the Great Books by Ethan McGuireSecret show notesEp 246: A Case for Didactic Poetry, ft. Daniel CowperWhy Don't People Like Poetry? What Poetry Do They Like? by Daniel CowperNight by Elie WieselNever Let Me Go by Kazuo IshiguroNarrative of the Life of Frederick DouglassThe Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du BoisPlato's RepublicGiovanni’s Room and Notes of aNative Son by James BaldwinGoodnight Moon by Margaret Wise BrownThe Giving Tree by Shel SilversteinFancy Nancy by Jane O'ConnorThe Varieties of Religious Experience by William JamesFrequently mentioned names:– Joshua Mehigan– Shane McCrae– A. E. Stallings– Ryan Wilson– Morri Creech– Austin Allen– Jonathan Farmer– Zara Raab– Amit Majmudar– Ethan McGuire– Coleman Glenn– Chris Childers– Alexis Sears– JP Gritton– Alex Pepple– Ernie Hilbert– Joanna Pearson– MattWall– Steve Knepper – Helena Feder– David Yezzi– Victoria Moul– Katie Dozier & Tim Green– George David Clark– Tristram Fane Saunders– Philip Metres– Helena Feder– Nida SophasarunOther Ratbag Poetry Pods:Poetry Says by Alice AllanI Hate Matt Wall by Matt WallVersecraft by Elijah Perseus BlumovAdvice from an Unknown Poet by Alice Allan & Jonathan FarmerAlice: In Future PostsBrian: brianplatzer [at] gmail [dot] comCameron: Minor TiresiasMatthew: sleerickets [at] gmail [dot] comMusic by ETRNLArt by Daniel Alexander Smith
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    Less than 1 minute
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