Melee - Tom Will on RHYMES
The dynamic poet Tom Will has yet another modern classic. His new collection, RHYMES out now on Farthest Heaven , a unique exploration of poetic form is the new poetry you need. We talk about the history of the roundel and other poetic forms, the potency of poetry in the age of the algorithm, and much more.
Melee - Grant Wamack on THE SCARECROWS WILL WATCH OVER US
Grant Wamack is the author and tarot reader. His most recent book is THE SCARECROWS WILL WATCH OVER US, a folk horror thriller about cat people lust-demons stalking a farm in Wisconsin...and the occult practices that have warded them off for years. We also talked about tarot, bigfoot and other cryptids, and Grant’s time working for a psychic hotline.
This episode will be on the free feed next week.
Ep. 15.1 - Ishmael Reed's MUMBO JUMBO w/Glen Rockney (PREMIUM)
A perennial citation of bombastic mid-Century experimentation and different ways of knowing. MUMBO JUMBO is a kaleidoscope, a conspiracy theory, a satire, a thesis statement--but is it a good novel? Glen Rockney of Rare Candy and I sit down to find out.
This recording will remain paywalled and is also available to subscribers of Rare Candy as a Gain of Fiction episode.
Ep. 15.2 - The MADNESS of Ishmael Reed’s MUMBO JUMBO
Explorations of the labyrinths hidden below the cult classic hoodoo novel MUMBO JUMBO by Ishmael Reed. Talking the real Book of Thoth and the secrets smuggled into the modern day through the Corpus Hermeticum, the identity of Moses, the real deal about Voodoo, and much, much more.