Podcast appearances and mentions of lynn melnick

The queens hypothesize that erotic/love poems must always have one "f*ckstick." Support Breaking Form!Review the show on Apple Podcasts here.Buy our books:     Aaron's STOP LYING is available from the Pitt Poetry Series.      James's ROMANTIC COMEDY is available from Four Way Books.Please consider buying your books from Bluestockings Cooperative, a feminist and queer indie bookselling cooperative.We talk about the difficulty of language and words that “shouldn't” be in poems in Crimes Against Diction, episode 95. Read “Dick Pics” by Sarah Tsiang.Read Jack Gilbert's “Michiko Dead."Linda Gregg, “Kept Burning and Distant” from The Sacraments of Desire.Read H.D.'s “Sea Poppies."Read Sharon Olds's, “The Pope's Penis”Read Adrienne Rich's "The Floating Poem" in Twenty-One Love Poems. Kim Addonizio's poem “Penis Blues” can be read here.  Louise Glück's “The Encounter” can be found here and is from The Triumph of AchillesRead Emma Lazarus's “Assurance”We reference Russell Edson's poem “Conjugal” and Mark Strand's “Courtship”Read Jill Alexander Esbaum's awesomely funny “On Reading Poorly Transcribed Erotica” Wallace Stevens's first book of poems is Harmonium, published by Knopf in 1923. A Palm at the End of the Mind is a Selected Poems and a play.Lynn Melnick's third book of poetry is Refusenik. You can watch Lynn read from it and talk about it with David Ulin of the New York Public Library. Watch James Hoch talk about Miscreants and the backstory behind "Bobby" here (~17 min mark).  You can read the Publisher's Weekly review of Miscreants here. Donika Kelly's first book is called Bestiary. Her second book is called The Renunciations pub'd by Graywolf. Watch Lucas Mann read "Conversion" from Matthew Olzmann's book Constellations.Read Charles Olsen's essay “Projective Verse."

Brooklyn Poets Yawp open mic, 8.14.23, featuring Lynn Melnick(4:22) and Poem of the Month winner Claire Miles for "return to self" (10:28). For more info, go to brooklynpoets.org/events/yawp.

Town Square with Ernie Manouse airs at 3 p.m. CT. Tune in on 88.7FM, listen online or subscribe to the podcast. Join the discussion at 888-486-9677, questions@townsquaretalk.org or @townsquaretalk. For the full hour, we talk with author Lynn Melnick about her memoir I've Had to Think Up a Way to Survive: On Trauma, Persistence, and Dolly Parton, which details her journey of survival and recovery in the wake of loss and trauma guided by the songs of country music icon Dolly Parton. Melnick explains what motivated her to write the book, how she found inspiration in the music of Dolly Parton to overcome the struggles in her own life, and how every chapter explores the cultural issues at the heart of Parton's songs and how they relate to Melnick's life. Plus, Melnick weighs in on the issues plaguing women today, how she views healing from trauma, and how creativity and storytelling can be pivotal to our survival and growth. I've Had to Think Up a Way to Survive: On Trauma, Persistence, and Dolly Parton is available now in paperback wherever books are sold. Guest: Lynn Melnick Author, I've Had to Think Up a Way to Survive: On Trauma, Persistence, and Dolly Parton Assistant Professor of Poetry, Columbia University Town Square with Ernie Manouse is a gathering space for the community to come together and discuss the day's most important and pressing issues. We also offer a free podcast here, on iTunes, and other apps

This week on ‘The Write Question,' Lauren returns to her conversation with poet Lynn Melnick; the two chat about her debut memoir, ‘I've Had to Think Up a Way to Survive: On Trauma, Persistence, and Dolly Parton' (University of Texas Press).

This week on ‘The Write Question,' Lauren returns to her conversation with poet Lynn Melnick; the two chat about her debut memoir, ‘I've Had to Think Up a Way to Survive: On Trauma, Persistence, and Dolly Parton' (University of Texas Press).

Today's poem is The Whole World is the Best Land I Ever Lived by Lynn Melnick. This episode is guest hosted by Jason Schneiderman.

This week on ‘The Write Question,' host Lauren Korn speaks with poet Lynn Melnick about her debut memoir, ‘I've Had to Think Up a Way to Survive: On Trauma, Persistence, and Dolly Parton' (University of Texas Press).

This week on ‘The Write Question,' host Lauren Korn speaks with poet Lynn Melnick about her debut memoir, ‘I've Had to Think Up a Way to Survive: On Trauma, Persistence, and Dolly Parton' (University of Texas Press).

The queens learn it takes courage to know what you know in this engrossing interview with the writer Lynn Melnick.Dolly Parton's version of “I Will Always Love You” attained commercial success, twice reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart — first in June 1974, and again in October 1982, with her re-recording. Whitney Houston's 1992 version also went to # 1. Parton recorded it again in 1995 as a duet with Vince Gill, and that version peaked at # 15. Read Dolly Parton's 1978 interview with Playboy here.  Watch the 1977 Parton interview with Barbara Walters (RIP) here.  Dolly sang “I Will Always Love You” for the very first time live on the Porter Wagoner Show. Watch that performance here.  Dolly had an impromptu duet, singing IWALY with Kelly Clarkson on Kelly's show. Watch the duet here. The Southern Gospel Hall of Fame is located in Pigeon Forge, TN.Watch Dolly Parton perform a rousing rendition of “The Seeker” live here. Watch here as Brandi Carlile tells us about writing to Dolly to ask her about covering her song “The Story,” and suggesting Dolly could “drop the key” on the song.Listen to Dolly's cover of “The Story” here Read Dorianne Laux's poem “Sunday” from Awake here. 

We talk defiance, joy, and Dolly Parton's closet in Part 1 of our interview with poet and memoirist Lynn Melnick.  Buy Lynn's books here! Lynn Melnick is the author of the memoir, I've Had to Think Up a Way to Survive: On Trauma, Persistence, and Dolly Parton, from the University of Texas Press's American Music Series/Spiegel & Grau Audio (October 2022).  She is also the author of three poetry collections, Refusenik(2022), Landscape with Sex and Violence (2017), and If I Should Say I Have Hope (2012), all with YesYes Books. She co-edited the volume Please Excuse This Poem: 100 Poets for the Next Generation (Viking, 2015). Check out her website here. Dolly Parton starred alongside Sylvester Stallone in the movie Rhinestone (1984), a musical based on the 1975 hit song "Rhinestone Cowboy" written by Larry Weiss. Although a critical and financial failure, the film spawned two top 10 country hits for Parton.Read more about Lucie Brock-Broido on her website here, at the Poetry Foundation here, or read her poem "Domestic Mysticism" here. Watch  the clip of Reese Witherspoon / Dolly Parton's tea-and-closet moment referenced in the show (and in Lynn's book).Learn more (and donate to) the Sex Workers Project, a national organization advocating for the human rights of sex workers and others, at https://swp.urbanjustice.org 

The poet and memoirist Lynn Melnick talks with me about the cleverness and heart of Dolly Parton, who can serve as more than a cultural icon as we try to discover how to make our unique ways in the world.

Lynn Melnick tells the story of what brought her to that moment in a book with chapters named for Parton songs, "I've Had to Think Up a Way to Survive: On Trauma, Persistence, and Dolly Parton."

Lynn Melnick joins us to discuss I've Had to Think Up a Way to Survive: On Trauma, Persistence, and Dolly Parton (Texas Univ. Press, Oct. 4). Then our editors join with their reading recommendations for the week.

Luther Hughes is a poet based in Seattle, WA. The poems in Luther's debut collection, A Shiver in the Leaves, are tender, erotic, vulnerable, erudite, at times dark, and at times ecstatic. In our conversation, we talked about power dynamics in sexual encounters, different forms of love, and writing as a way of understanding oneself. Then in the second section, we talked about why so many sex scenes in popular media are so strange. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts | Stitcher | Goodpods | TuneIn | RSS Support: Support our Patreon | Review on Apple Podcasts | Review on Podchaser Share: Tweet this episode | Share to Facebook Connect: Newsletter | Email | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube Show Notes: Luther Hughes Purchase A Shiver in the Leaves: Open Books (Seattle, WA) | The Book Catapult (San Diego, CA) | Bookshop.org Brooklyn Poets Reading Series - Luther Hughes, Lynn Melnick, Carl Phillips The Poet Salon Lue's Poetry Hour Luther Hughes - “On Power” Seattle Times - “Seattle poet Luther Hughes on ‘A Shiver in the Leaves,' his debut collection” Brandon Taylor - Real Life Transcript Episode Credits Editing/Mixing: Mike Sakasegawa Music: Podington Bear Transcription: Shea Aguinaldo

For many, Dolly Parton's legacy is linked to catchy country tunes and cowboy boots; but for those who have turned to her in times of pain, Parton's music holds a much deeper meaning. Lynn Melnick is the author of the book, “I've Had To Think Up a Way to Survive: On Trauma, Persistence, and Dolly Parton.”  The Takeaway spoke with Melnick about her memoir, and how her story of trauma and perseverance is intertwined with Dolly Parton's lyrics and legacy. 

Hosted by Andrew Keen, Keen On features conversations with some of the world's leading thinkers and writers about the economic, political, and technological issues being discussed in the news, right now. In this episode, Andrew is joined by Lynn Melnick, author of I've Had to Think Up a Way to Survive: On Trauma, Persistence, and Dolly Parton. Lynn Melnick is the author of three books of poetry and a contributor to Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture. Her poems have appeared in the New Republic, the New Yorker, and the Paris Review; her essays have appeared in Jewish Currents, LA Review of Books, and Poetry Daily. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For many, Dolly Parton's legacy is linked to catchy country tunes and cowboy boots; but for those who have turned to her in times of pain, Parton's music holds a much deeper meaning. Lynn Melnick is the author of the book, “I've Had To Think Up a Way to Survive: On Trauma, Persistence, and Dolly Parton.”  The Takeaway spoke with Melnick about her memoir, and how her story of trauma and perseverance is intertwined with Dolly Parton's lyrics and legacy. 

In this episode, author Lynn Melnick speaks to writing her poetry collection Refusenik with Booktails co-hosts Reine Dugas and Heather Fowler. The author reads poems and discusses Jewish identity, Los Angeles, family history, Dolly Parton, rape culture, motherhood, and more. The recipe for her book's custom cocktail, the Black and White Russian  is on the Hot Redhead Media blog.   Grab a copy of Refusenik, make a cocktail, and listen.

In this Episode of "Poetry Is Us" we take a look at "Landscape with Written Statement" by Lynn Melnick. This poem focuses on the pain during and after domestic abuse and our failure to show empathy to the victims. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/poetryisus/support

Poet and publisher Megan Burns joins us to talk about 6 poets that are lesser known, and we read some of their poetry: Elizabeth Acevedo, Susan Wheeler, Carl Andre, Lynn Melnick, David Berman, and The Poet Who Must Not Be Named (I mean, Robert Clairmont).

Dec. 2, 2015. Poets Jennifer Chang and Mark McMorris read selections of "Please Excuse This Poem: 100 New Poets for the Next Generation" along with co-editor Lynn Melnick and Sharyn November of Viking Children's Books. The reading was followed by a moderated discussion on poetry and teens. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=7136

Four years in the making, Brett Fletcher Lauer and Lynn Melnick have released an anthology into the hands of a new generation of readers, writers, and listeners. Please Excuse This Poem: 100 Poets for the Next Generation (Viking, 2015) features 100 contemporary poets whose work adolescents and adults alike will connect with and enjoy. Beyond poems, Melnick and Lauer have asked thought-provoking questions of their contributors and offered a means for readers to reach out to the poets via social media. Readers will also be surprised to find an additional, “secret” anthology hidden in these questions. Listen to the interview for a glimpse into the process and to hear five poets from across the country read their work. We are grateful that such a collection exists and encourage our listeners to get one for themselves and any young person who would benefit from being reminded that their experiences matter; our experiences connect us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Four years in the making, Brett Fletcher Lauer and Lynn Melnick have released an anthology into the hands of a new generation of readers, writers, and listeners. Please Excuse This Poem: 100 Poets for the Next Generation (Viking, 2015) features 100 contemporary poets whose work adolescents and adults alike will connect with and enjoy. Beyond poems, Melnick and Lauer have asked thought-provoking questions of their contributors and offered a means for readers to reach out to the poets via social media. Readers will also be surprised to find an additional, “secret” anthology hidden in these questions. Listen to the interview for a glimpse into the process and to hear five poets from across the country read their work. We are grateful that such a collection exists and encourage our listeners to get one for themselves and any young person who would benefit from being reminded that their experiences matter; our experiences connect us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices