Podcasts about octopus books

Mathias Svalina is the author of seven books. His most recent, America at Play (published by Trident Press), is a collection of absurdist instructions for children's games. His poetry collection Thank You Terror was published earlier this year, and his first short story collection, Comedy, is forthcoming soon. Svalina was a founding editor of Octopus Books. He's led writing workshops in universities, libraries, community spaces, and in prison. Since 2014, he has run a dream delivery service, traveling around the country to write and deliver dreams to subscribers. Through the Dream Delivery Service, Svalina has worked with the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art, the Poetry Foundation, the University of Arizona Poetry Center, and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson. Gerard Manley Hopkins was born in the London suburb of Stratford Essex in 1844. He studied classics at Balliol College in Oxford and theology at St. Beuno's College in North Wales. He was ordained in 1877 as a Jesuit priest, and he served in London, Oxford, Liverpool, Glasgow, and Stonyhurst. He also taught classics at Stonyhurst College and Greek literature at University College, Dublin. During his lifetime, most of Hopkins' poems were read by only a few friends. In 1889, Hopkins died of typhoid fever, and he was buried in Dublin, Ireland. Hopkin's first collection, Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins, was published in 1918. Links: Read "Terrible Baby" by Mathias Svalina at The TinyRead "That Nature is a Heraclitean Fire and of the comfort of the Resurrection" by Gerard Manley Hopkins at Poets.orgMathias SvalinaMathias Svalina's websiteBio and poem at Poets.org"Mathias Svalina-Dream Delivery Service" video at by JustBuffaloLit Mathias Svalina reads from "Thank You Terror" at the Silo City Reading SeriesGerard Manley HopkinsBio and poems at Poets.orgInternational Hopkins Society's website (poems, bio, study guides, video, etc).Photo Credit: Dean Davis

Mathias Svalina is the author of seven books. His most recent, America at Play (published by Trident Press), is a collection of absurdist instructions for children's games. His poetry collection Thank You Terror was published earlier this year, and his first short story collection, Comedy, is forthcoming soon. Svalina was a founding editor of Octopus Books. He's led writing workshops in universities, libraries, community spaces, and in prison. Since 2014, he has run a dream delivery service, traveling around the country to write and deliver dreams to subscribers. Through the Dream Delivery Service, Svalina has worked with the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art, the Poetry Foundation, the University of Arizona Poetry Center, and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson. Gerard Manley Hopkins was born in the London suburb of Stratford Essex in 1844. He studied classics at Balliol College in Oxford and theology at St. Beuno's College in North Wales. He was ordained in 1877 as a Jesuit priest, and he served in London, Oxford, Liverpool, Glasgow, and Stonyhurst. He also taught classics at Stonyhurst College and Greek literature at University College, Dublin. During his lifetime, most of Hopkins' poems were read by only a few friends. In 1889, Hopkins died of typhoid fever, and he was buried in Dublin, Ireland. Hopkin's first collection, Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins, was published in 1918. Links: Read "Terrible Baby" by Mathias Svalina at The TinyRead "That Nature is a Heraclitean Fire and of the comfort of the Resurrection" by Gerard Manley Hopkins at Poets.orgMathias SvalinaMathias Svalina's websiteBio and poem at Poets.org"Mathias Svalina-Dream Delivery Service" video by JustBuffalolLitMathias Svalina reads from "Thank You Terror" at the Silo City Reading SeriesGerard Manley HopkinsBio and poems at Poets.orgInternational Hopkins Society's website (poems, bio, study guides, video, etc).Photo Credit: Dean Davis

Zachary Schomburg is a poet, painter, and a publisher for Octopus Books, a small independent poetry press. He earned a BA from the College of the Ozarks and a PhD in creative writing from the University of Nebraska. He is the author of six books of poems including, most recently, Fjords vol. 2, published by Black Ocean in 2021 and a novel, Mammother, published by Featherproof Books in 2017. Gertrude Stein was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania in 1874. She attended Radcliffe College and Johns Hopkins Medical School. In 1903, she moved to Paris where she eventually began writing poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. She became an influential figure in the worlds of art and literature, and her home became a gathering place for artists and writers like Henri Matisse, Ezra Pound, Pablo Picasso, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Max Jacob. She died near Paris in July of 1946.Links:Read "The Cliff Floats Low" at Sixth FinchRead "Tender Buttons [Apple]" at Poets.orgZachary SchomburgZachary Schomburg's websiteBio and bio at Poetryfoundation.org"Moving a Plane Around a Living Room: In Conversation with Zachary Schomburg" in TimberTwo poems at JellyfishGertrude SteinBio and poems at Poetryfoundation.org"Gertrude Stein - Author & Poet: Mini Bio" from BiographyBio and poems at Poets.orgMentioned in this episode:KnoxCountyLibrary.orgThank you for listening and sharing this podcast. Explore life-changing resources and events, sign up for newsletters, follow us on social media, and more through our website, www.knoxcountylibrary.org.Rate & review on Podchaser

Zachary Schomburg is a poet, painter, and a publisher for Octopus Books, a small independent poetry press. He earned a BA from the College of the Ozarks and a PhD in creative writing from the University of Nebraska. He is the author of six books of poems including, most recently, Fjords vol. 2, published by Black Ocean in 2021 and a novel, Mammother, published by Featherproof Books in 2017. Gertrude Stein was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania in 1874. She attended Radcliffe College and Johns Hopkins Medical School. In 1903, she moved to Paris where she eventually began writing poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. She became an influential figure in the worlds of art and literature, and her home became a gathering place for artists and writers like Henri Matisse, Ezra Pound, Pablo Picasso, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Max Jacob. She died near Paris in July of 1946.Links:Read "The Cliff Floats Low" at Sixth FinchRead "Tender Buttons [Apple]" at Poets.orgZachary SchomburgZachary Schomburg's websiteBio and bio at Poetryfoundation.org"Moving a Plane Around a Living Room: In Conversation with Zachary Schomburg" in TimberTwo poems at JellyfishGertrude SteinBio and poems at Poetryfoundation.org"Gertrude Stein - Author & Poet: Mini Bio" from BiographyBio and poems at Poets.orgMentioned in this episode:KnoxCountyLibrary.orgThank you for listening and sharing this podcast. Explore life-changing resources and events, sign up for newsletters, follow us on social media, and more through our website, www.knoxcountylibrary.org.Rate & review on Podchaser

This episode, in collaboration with Tandem Collective and Octopus Books, is an depth discussion about Fern Brady's book: 'Strong Female Character'. Fern is a Scottish comedian and this book covers stories from her life pre and post autism diagnoses. We discuss what the book is about, how we relate to the stories she tells and what we think about the various stats and facts Fern gives throughout the book.Want to win a copy of the paperback for yourself? Visit our Tiktok or Instagram!Important links for the book:Tandem Collective Readalong Page (includes Content Warnings)Paperback Purchase LinkAudiobook Purchase LinkeBook Purchase LinkOur info: Follow our reads on Storygraph or the Lazy Book Lovers shop front on Bookshop.orgJingle: One Fine Day by Podcast.Co

My guest today is the publisher Kate Adams.Kate has published many books you'd recognise, including You Are What You Eat by Gillian McKeith, A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle and Live Well Every Day by Dr Alex George. After working at Random House and then Penguin, she launched the Aster imprint for Octopus Books. Her experience has informed her deep curiosity about her own inner work - and has inspired the creation of the Inner Work Project. This is a wonderful expansive conversation that covers so many things - all enriching. I felt deeply calm after chatting with Kate. She has a wonderful energy that speaks to her curiosity and independent thinking.I think you'll enjoy meeting her too!Some of the things we discussed include…The books & writers that can prompt us to start our journey on the inner workHow our age and Lifestage can inform where we place our attentionThe power of letting the wild mother in (and releasing our need to be ‘good')One of my favourite quotes: "Beware the man of one book"How we can reach outside ourselves for the answers - when they really sit withinThe importance of purpose as we craft the life we are creatingLastly, there was a phrase that came to me as we spoke. Grasp the nettle and make tea. At the time it felt important. Maybe it speaks to you too.Join the mailing list & receive the mini-course '3 little acts of self-compassion', completely free https://hennyflynn.ck.page/6e83d0227eExplore Henny's coaching, books, retreats, courses & events https://www.hennyflynn.co.uk/

Episode 33: Jenny FouldsJenny Foulds (she/her) is a queer performance poet, writer and actress from Scotland. She is the owner of ADHD and Dyslexia. Jenny was the 2021 Scottish Poetry Slam Champion and was runner up in the World Slam Championships in 2021, as well as being host and curator of the Brighton based Spoken Word night Rebel Soapbox. She has had feature and headline gigs at nights across the UK including Hammer & Tongue, Loud Poets, Tongue Fu, Stanza Poetry festival, and Edinburgh Fringe. As an actress she was a series regular in Two Thousand Acres of Sky (BBC) and appeared in various TV and film roles including Rebus, Mandancin', Taggart and The Debt Collector. She founded the street art blog Happy Graffiti, which later became a book published by Octopus Books (a Hachette imprint) in 2013. Life Learnings of a Nonsensical Human is her first solo show.Rebel Soapbox is a Rambunctious Spoken Word night hosted and curated by Jenny Foulds. We have some of Brighton's best Spoken Word artists performing in feature slots and also the chance for all you budding poets and spoken wordsmiths out there to turn your hand to the mic in an Open Mic round (open mic tickets are on sale too).#hygystpod #JennyFouldsHave You Got Your Sh*t Together? with Caitlin O'Ryan, is a podcast that celebrates not having your sh*t together! In each episode, Caitlin interviews guests who seemingly “have their sh*t together” - be that in life/love/work/hobbies. Throughout the conversation, the questions unveil whether they actually do, or whether the whole concept is a lie! With a mix of guests from various backgrounds, the podcast is sure to be relatable, honest, and an antidote to Instagram culture. Producer - Ant Hickman (www.ahickman.uk)Artwork - Tim Saunders (www.instagram.com/timsaunders.design)Photography - Patch Bell (www.patchstudio.uk)Music - Cassia - 'Slow' (www.wearecassia.com)Web: www.hygystpod.comInsta: www.instgram.com/hygystpodEmail: hygystpod@gmail.comRSS: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/644a8e8eadac0f0010542d86 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Wenn man Songtexte 1:1 übersetzt merkt man oft erst, wie wenig Sinn sie ergeben, oder? Na jedenfalls sprechen Kat und Zora über alles zum Thema Barbie, da in einem Monat endlich (!!) der Barbie Film in die Kinos kommt. Wir sind voller Vorfreude, sprechen über unsere Liebsten Puppen, welche Häuser wir (nicht) hatten, über Barbie Spiele und auch über Füße, schön. BUCHEMPFEHLUNGEN PRIDE MONTH: Juno Dawson „Der Hexenzirkel Ihrer Majestät. Die falsche Schwester“ (2023, Knaur Taschenbuch) - https://tidd.ly/445WAAc * Dan Jones „Queer Heros of Myth and Legends“ (2023, Octopus Books) - https://tidd.ly/3NFkxJ6 * ERWÄHNUNGEN: Taste Festival - https://london.tastefestivals.com Herc Agency - https://herc.agency/ Margot Robbie Takes You Inside The Barbie Dreamhouse | Architectural Digest - https://youtu.be/uKgaVlMN7IY Barbie Spiele (nicht die, die Zora meinte, aber hey) - https://toggo.de/barbie/spiele Polly Pocket Spiele - https://pollypocket.fandom.com/wiki/Website#Games Stardoll - https://stardoll.com/de/ HIER FINDET IHR UNS: YouTube Kanal - https://bit.ly/3gZPoQp Buchempfehlungen - https://bit.ly/2Z7wb9r Playlist - https://spoti.fi/3xqGwf1 Kat - https://instagram.com/katcomatose Zora - https://instagram.com/ichbinszora Spotify Bewertung - https://spoti.fi/3CvfClu Apple Bewertung - https://apple.co/2NX1rBW Email-Kontakt: londoncallingpodcast (at) googlemail (dot) com *Affiliate Link (Thalia)

In “Consumed. The Need For Collective Change: On Colonialism, Climate Change & Consumerism”, published by Octopus Books and Brazen, Aja Barber tells the story of how she found her way out of the never-ending cycle of overconsumption. Author: Jennifer Hakim Category: ENVIRONMENT Listen to the full story, or read it online - also available in Easy Read. For more Environment-related stories, head to https://www.thespillmag.com/environment --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thespillmag/message

Talk Art Season 8 continues!!! Robert & Russell meet leading designer Robert Stilin, from his apartment in Soho, New York!! World renowned for his timeless, elegant interior design work and furniture design, Stilin is an avid art collector and serves on the Director’s Council at the Whitney Museum of American Art. He has run his own design firm for over 25 years and has introduced numerous clients to artist's works, galleries and museums, encouraging them to live with and discover the art they love most. His work has been featured in Architectural Digest, Elle Decor, House Beautiful, W, and Hamptons Cottages and Gardens, as well as in design books, including The Big Book of the Hamptons and in 2019, had his first book published titled 'Robert Stilin: Interiors' which we highly recommend!!!Stilin is best known for effortlessly combining crisp, clean architecture with custom upholstery, antique and vintage furniture and modern and contemporary art to create casually elegant homes that are warm, comfortable and very livable!! With over 25 years of experience running his own design firm, the New York and Hamptons based designer has built a solid reputation as a highly versatile interior designer whose classically modern work is custom tailored to the needs of each client and project. Stilin was named to Architectural Digest’s Top 100 designers in 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2020. He was also named one of Elle Décor’s top 25 A-List Designer’s in 2010, and each year subsequently. He participated in the 2011 and 2017 Kips Bay Show House and Hampton Designer Show House.Follow @RobertStilin on Instagram and visit his official website http://www.RobertStilin.com which includes images of his interiors projects and visit Bookhampton to order his recent book as discussed on this week's episode!BIG NEWS!! You can pre-order our debut Talk Art book NOW from Amazon.com and Amazon.ca and Amazon.co.uk - including a Foreword by Jerry Saltz.We are SOOOO excited to share our book with you, it has over 120 colour images and 50,000 words of all-new text. It will be released on 13th May 2021 in UK & Europe (published by Octopus Books) and 18th May 2021 in USA & Canada (published by Chronicle Books).For images... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Talk Art continues!! Russell and Robert meet artist Robert Andy Coombs, all the way from Miami Beach!!! Coombs was born and raised in Michigan’s upper peninsula in a little town bordering Wisconsin. Being a closeted gay male in a conservative rural environment, Coombs couldn’t wait to leave his small town behind. He received a scholarship to Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids where he studied photography and started living authentically as a gay male. In 2009, during a trampoline training accident, Coombs landed on the back of his neck resulting in a spinal cord injury. After a short year at home, Coombs returned to KCAD in 2010 and completed his BFA in 2013. During those years disability and sexuality emerged as a main subject for him. He then went to study at the Yale University School of Art where he continued the exploration of disability and sexuality with a focus on documenting his intimate relationships with friends and lovers. After receiving his MFA in 2020, Coombs relocated to Miami Florida where he continues his photographic practice in the sun.Follow @RobertAndyCoombs2 on Instagram and visit his awesome website https://www.robertandycoombs.com/ which includes his Amazon wishlist as discussed on this week's episode! Donate if you can! We first discovered Robert's work via Jerry Saltz's article on his work in his regular 'Vulture' column. Read that exact article now (click here).BIG NEWS!! You can pre-order our debut Talk Art book NOW from Amazon.com and Amazon.ca and Amazon.co.uk - including a Foreword by Jerry Saltz.We are SOOOO excited to share our book with you, it has over 120 colour images and 50,000 words of all-new text. It will be released on 13th May 2021 in UK & Europe (published by Octopus Books) and 18th May 2021 in USA & Canada (published by Chronicle Books).For images of all artworks discussed in this episode visit @TalkArt. Talk Art theme music by Jack Northover @JackNorthoverMusic courtesy of HowlTown.com We've just joined Twitter too

Joshua and Jeff talk to Seattle-based poet Bill Carty. Topics discussed include: writing under the joy/ pressure of having two young children, the mastery of Gang Starr, growing up in Maine, and his 2019 poetry collection Huge Cloudy, nominated for the 2019 The Believer Book Award in the Poetry category. 

Jess Phillips is the Member of Parliament for Birmingham Yardley and the author of Truth to Power and Everywoman. When she’s not standing up in the House of Commons, calling out the prime minister for playing “bully-boy games” during Brexit votes, she’s shedding light on the reality of being a woman in politics. That reality is pretty terrifying. She receives death and rape threats every day of her life. And one night received 600 rape threats in one night. She has panic alarms installed in her home and office. On 16 June 2016, Phillips’s friend, the MP Jo Cox, was assassinated by a far-right terrorist in her constituency. We spoke to Phillips about Jo Cox, and how she should be remembered. In this episode, Phillips talks about her admiration for Annie Kenney, the working-class suffragette and socialist feminist. She also discusses the lessons we can learn from Daphne Caruana Galizia, the Maltese journalist and anti-corruption activist who was murdered in October 2017. Phillips also pays tribute to the activists behind Ireland's Repeal The 8th campaign to legalise abortion.Please subscribe, rate, and review. Find us on Twitter and Instagram: @HBHPod. You can find Rachel on Twitter @RVT9.Special thanks to Jess Phillips MP, Midas PR, and Octopus Books.Credits: Host and creator: Rachel ThompsonProducers: Maria Dermentzi and Nikolay NikolovEditor: Shannon ConnellanMusic: Christianne StrakerIllustration: Vicky Leta See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Friends— last week, Bill Carty schooled us on clouds, clarity, and clowns. For this week's episode, Bill brought in Jennifer Chang's "Dorothy Wordsworth" to boot, scoot, n' boogie with. Enjoy! Bill Carty is the author of Huge Cloudy (Octopus Books) and the chapbook Refugium. He holds degrees from Dartmouth College (BA) and University of North-Carolina-Wilmington (MFA), and he has received poetry fellowships from the Fine Arts Work Center in Provincetown, Artist Trust, Hugo House, and Jack Straw. He was awarded the 2017 Emily Dickinson Award from the Poetry Society of America, and his poems have recently appeared in the Boston Review, Ploughshares, Oversound, Iowa Review, Conduit, Warscapes, and other journals. Originally from coastal Maine, Bill now lives in Seattle, where he is Senior Editor at Poetry Northwest. He teaches at Hugo House, the UW Robinson Center for Young Scholars, and Edmonds Community College.  Poet and scholar Jennifer Chang was born in New Jersey. She earned her MFA and PhD from the University of Virginia and teaches at George Washington University. She is the author of two books of poetry, The History of Anonymity and Some Say the Lark. Chang's lyrical poems often explore the shifting boundaries between the outer world and the self. Chang's debut poetry collection, The History of Anonymity (2008), was selected for the Virginia Quarterly Review's Poetry Series and was a finalist for the Shenandoah/ Glasgow Prize for Emerging Writers. She co-chairs the advisory board of Kundiman, a nonprofit organization that supports Asian American literature. She lives in Washington, D.C  

Shirley Jackson's stories and novels rank among the greatest weird works produced in America during the 20th century. However, unlike authors such as Philip K. Dick and H.P. Lovecraft, Jackson didn't cut her teeth in the pulps but among the slick pages of such illustrious publications as The New Yorker. On the other hand, whether because her most famous novel uses the traditional ghost story form or because she was a woman, Jackson only rarely appears in the litanies of weird literature, where she most definitely belongs. In this episode, Phil and JF discuss two of Jackson's short works, "The Lottery" and "The Summer People." The conversation touches on such cheerful topics as human sacrifice, the use of tradition to license evil, and the alienness that can infect even the most familiar things ... when the stars are right. Header image by Hussein Twabi (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Storm_clouds_gathering.jpg), Wikimedia Commons REFERENCES The Weird Studies Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/weirdstudies) Shirley Jackson (http://shirleyjackson.org/) Zoë Heller, “The Haunted Mind of Shirley Jackson (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/10/17/the-haunted-mind-of-shirley-jackson),” review of Ruth Franklin, Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life (https://www.amazon.com/Shirley-Jackson-Rather-Haunted-Life-ebook/dp/B01BX7S014) American writer Mitch Horowitz (https://mitchhorowitz.com/) Rhonda Byrne, The Secret (https://www.amazon.com/Secret-Rhonda-Byrne/dp/1582701709) Stuart Wilde, [The Trick to Money is Having Some](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/67752.TheTricktoMoneyIsHavingSome) Seymour Ginsburg, [Gurdjieff Unveiled](https://www.theosophical.org/files/resources/books/Gurdjieff/GUNVEILEDFINALWHOLEBOOK1305d.pdf) Randall Collins, Violence: A Microsociological Theory (https://press.princeton.edu/titles/8547.html) James Hillman, A Terrible Love of War (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078ZZYR56/) Homer, The Iliad Phil & JF at Octopus Books (https://www.patreon.com/posts/jf-martel-with-25148548) in Ottawa, 2015 Marcus Aurelius, Meditations (http://seinfeld.co/library/meditations.pdf) “Whatever happens to you has been waiting to happen since the beginning of time. The twining strands of fate wove both of them together: your own existence and the things that happen to you.” David Lynch, Blue Velvet (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090756/)

My guest this week is Zing Tsjeng, UK Editor of Broadly and author of Forgotten Women, a four-part series published in 2018 by Octopus Books, covering the lost histories of influential artists, leaders, scientists and writers. I visited her at the Vice offices and we ended up talking about her early love of X-men, the poignancy of an overwrought emo-anthem to naval-gazing noughties teens everywhere, and the striking ability of our fave Dua Lipa – who Zing recently interviewed for British Vogue -- to simplify complex themes into culturally incisive pop songs. 

Patricia Lockwood is a poet and essayist. Her new book is Priestdaddy: A Memoir. “[Prose writing is] strange to me as a poet. I’m like, ‘Well I guess I’ll tell you just what happened then.’ But the humor has to be there as well. Because in my family household…the absurdity or the surrealism that we have is in reaction to the craziness of the household. So something like your underwear-clad father with his hand in a vat of pickles, sitting in a room full of $10,000 guitars and telling you that he can’t afford to send you to college—that’s bad. That’s a sad scene. But it’s also totally a lunatic scene. It’s, just the very fact of it, all these accoutrements, all the elements of the scene—they are funny.” Thanks to Audible and MailChimp for sponsoring this week's episode. @TriciaLockwood Lockwood on Longform [00:00] Stoner [01:00] Priestdaddy: A Memoir (Riverhead Books • 2017) [02:00] readthissummer.com [02:30] How To Be a Person in the World (Heather Havrilesky • Doubleday • 2016) [02:30] Heather Havrilesky on the Longform Podcast [09:15] Balloon Pop Outlaw Black (Octopus Books • 2012) [10:00] Wave Books [10:00] Octopus Books [10:15] Black Ocean [11:30] "The Dark Mystery of Emily Dickinson’s ‘Master’ Letters" (Nicholas Rombes • The Rumpus • May 2011) [12:00] Motherland Fatherland Homelandsexuals (Penguin Poets • 2014) [20:15] Lockwood’s Jonathan Franzen Tweet [20:45] Lockwood’s Paris Review Tweet

An interview at Octopus Books, Ottawa, Ontario about having brown skin in a black and white world.

Sabrina Ghayour's first book Persiana won the Observer Food Monthly Award for 'Best New Cook Book 2014' and The Evening Standard named Sabrina as one of '1000 Most Influential People in London'. Sabrina’s second book Sirocco will be published by Octopus Books in May 2016. Iranian born Sabrina Ghayour is a self-taught cook and food writer who hosted the hugely popular ‘Sabrina’s Kitchen’ supper club at her home in London, specialising in Persian and Middle Eastern flavours. Sabrina was named by The Observer Newspaper as one of the ‘Rising Stars of 2014’, and her first book Persiana was published by Octopus Books in May.

This week we hosted Don and Jenn from foodiePrints' book launch for "Ottawa Food: A Hungry Capital". We share some stories from the book, how they proceeded with gathering the info and interviews, an audience Q&A and much more! We also talk with Nate from the West End Well Co-op and Lisa from Octopus Books. We hope you enjoy!

This week we hosted Don and Jenn from foodiePrints' book launch for "Ottawa Food: A Hungry Capital". We share some stories from the book, how they proceeded with gathering the info and interviews, an audience Q&A and much more! We also talk with Nate from the West End Well Co-op and Lisa from Octopus Books. We hope you enjoy!

Amy Lawless is the guest. Her latest poetry collection, My Dead, is available now from Octopus Books. Janae Green says "Lawless writes poetry that itches; you have to bury your fingernails into your skin and bleed a little to remind yourself not to scratch it." And Interview magazine says "My Dead delves into the process of mourning loved ones with Lawless' calm, characteristically non-melodramatic poise. She cites videos of elephant mourning rituals seen on the Internet as a main source of inspiration. While humor might have been used to subvert heavier topics in the past, she chooses control and intimate dissection this time around." Monologue topics: unlived lives, mediocrity, fate, bifurcation, Joan Rivers.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Heather Christle is the guest. She was the recipient of the 2012 Believer Magazine Poetry Award for her collection entitled The Trees, The Trees (Octopus Books). Her other collections include The Difficult Farm and What is Amazing (Wesleyan University Press). John Darnielle of The Mountain Goats says "If you’re thinking about a new tattoo, may I recommend dropping your finger onto any random phrase in Heather Christle’s new book? That’s how keen her ear for the off-the-cuff aphorism is, how neatly her lines break into glistening parts. You get the impression of the oracle at Delphi trying her hand at stand-up or jamming the broadcast of the nightly news: Christle’s gift for welding surreal visions to living speech rhythms keeps unlocking new surprises, page after page. At least once per poem, you feel like the triple-bars just lined up in the slot-machine window, and you laugh or cry out." Monologue topics: screenplay excerpts, Man of Letters, poetry, tragedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We hear from Onur Bakiner on the situation in Turkey, Chris Hedges on a pending revolution, Henry Giroux on social movements and youth, plus a comic book and the live in care giver program, and troubles with an important psychology book. The world watched this month as protestors in Turkey were met with extremely strong police crackdowns.  There were plenty of images of police brutality, but not a lot of information about who was protesting and why.  Onur Bakiner, is an Assistant Professor of International Studies at Simon Fraser University. He spoke with Irwin Oostindie about what he sees is going on in Turkey. The United States is on its way to a revolution, according to Chris Hedges. The Pulitzer prize-winning reporter has written and reported around the globe. For his latest project, he traveled to some of America's most economically depressed areas with co-author Joe Sacco, then wrote about what he found. The book is called Days of Destruction, Days of Revolt. The author, educator, journalist and activist to spoke in Ottawa in June at the Southminster United Church. The lecture was hosted by Octopus Books. Dr. Henry Giroux is a world renowned writer and thinker.  He has done work in public pedagogy, cultural studies, youth studies, higher education, media studies, and critical theory. He is currently the Global television Network Chair in Communications Studies in Hamilton, Ontario.  he is the author of over 50 books including Youth in Revolt: Reclaiming a Democratic Future. Dr. Giroux spoke to Riaz Sayani-Mulji about the Quebec student movement, Occupy and the struggles of youth facing a world made by neoliberalism. The live-in caregiver program in Canada is part of Canada's temporary worker program and has come under fire. There have been many accusations of abuse: Low basic wages, non-stop work schedules, and a lack of freedom for employees.  The stories that haven't been told as much is how women are resisting the exploitative structure of the Live-in-Care program and creating community. Toronto based artists Althea Balmes  and Jo SiMalaya Alcampo are making comic book in collaboration with workers to tell the stories of how they resisted.  The project is called Kwentong Bayan[Kwen ton buy on]: Labour of Love. Marycarl Guiao spoke to the artists. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (or as it is sometimes know as “the DSM”)  is published by the American Psychiatric Association. The publication of the new DSM-5 this spring has some mental health professionals worried.  Brent Dean Robbins is Director of Psychology at Point Park University and co-chair of the International DSM-5 Response Committee. He spoke with Lorraine Chisholm about his concerns with DSM 5, beginning with how important this book is.