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An episode from 1/31/21: The American writer Laurie Sheck (born 1953) was the first poet that I read extensively from on Human Voices Wake Us. I’m unsure why her work is overlooked, but I’ve always been proud that I recorded a handful of poems from her 1996 book, The Willow Grove. The Willow Grove remains one of the best single collections of poetry I’ve ever come across, especially those poems where Sheck remembers her childhood, learning to read, first going to museums, and so much else. And for someone like me, for whom the mystique and power of driving and listening to the radio (or podcasts, now) is so intense, a poem like “Headlights” sums up years of my life. The entire book feels like one long poem, and even the thirteen poems here, when heard together, have the wholeness of a continuous story:  The Stockroom Living Color from the Book of Persephone,      pt. 4 Learning to Read Mummy Morning Walk Sycamore The Leper Colony View of the Asylum Garden Headlights Streets Cypresses Sea  You can join Human Voices Wake Us on Patreon, or sign up for our newsletter here Any comments, or suggestions for readings I should make in later  episodes, can be emailed to humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com. I assume that the small amount of work presented in each episode  constitutes fair use.  Publishers, authors, or other copyright holders  who would prefer to not have their work presented here can also email me  at humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com, and I will remove the episode  immediately.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/humanvoiceswakeus/messageSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/humanvoiceswakeus/support

An episode from 1/31/21: The American writer Laurie Sheck (born 1953) was the first poet that I read extensively from on Human Voices Wake Us. I’m unsure why her work is overlooked, but I’ve always been proud that I recorded a handful of poems from her 1996 book, The Willow Grove. The Willow Grove remains one of the best single collections of poetry I’ve ever come across, especially those poems where Sheck remembers her childhood, learning to read, first going to museums, and so much else. And for someone like me, for whom the mystique and power of driving and listening to the radio (or podcasts, now) is so intense, a poem like “Headlights” sums up years of my life. The entire book feels like one long poem, and even the thirteen poems here, when heard together, have the wholeness of a continuous story: <ul> <li>The Stockroom</li> <li>Living Color</li> <li>from the Book of Persephone,      pt. 4</li> <li>Learning to Read</li> <li>Mummy</li> <li>Morning Walk</li> <li>Sycamore</li> <li>The Leper Colony</li> <li>View of the Asylum Garden</li> <li>Headlights</li> <li>Streets</li> <li>Cypresses</li> <li>Sea</li> </ul> You can join Human Voices Wake Us <a href="https://www.patreon.com/humanvoices" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">on Patreon</a>, or sign up for our newsletter <a href="https://wordandsilence.com/join/" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a> Any comments, or suggestions for readings I should make in later  episodes, can be emailed to humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com. I assume that the small amount of work presented in each episode  constitutes fair use.  Publishers, authors, or other copyright holders  who would prefer to not have their work presented here can also email me  at humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com, and I will remove the episode  immediately.--- Send in a voice message: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/humanvoiceswakeus/message" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/humanvoiceswakeus/message</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/humanvoiceswakeus/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/humanvoiceswakeus/support</a>

Laurie Sheck: 13 Poems from "The Willow Grove"

A reading of Laurie Sheck’s poem “Headlights,” from her 1996 collection, “The Willow Grove.”  Buy the book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0679766030/ Any comments, or suggestions for readings I should make in later episodes, can be emailed to humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com.  I assume that the small amount of work presented in each episode constitutes fair use. Publishers, authors, or other copyright holders who would prefer to not have their work presented here can also email me at humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com, and I will remove the episode immediately.--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/humanvoiceswakeus/support

A reading of Laurie Sheck’s poem “Headlights,” from her 1996 collection, “The Willow Grove.”  Buy the book here: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0679766030/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/dp/0679766030/</a> Any comments, or suggestions for readings I should make in later episodes, can be emailed to humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com.  I assume that the small amount of work presented in each episode constitutes fair use. Publishers, authors, or other copyright holders who would prefer to not have their work presented here can also email me at humanvoiceswakeus1@gmail.com, and I will remove the episode immediately.--- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/humanvoiceswakeus/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/humanvoiceswakeus/support</a>

Laurie Sheck’s poem “Headlights”

Today we connect with Laurie Sheck. She is the author of, most recently, Island of the Mad (Counterpoint Press), and A Monster’s Notes (Knopf), a re-imagining of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, which was selected by Entertainment Weekly as one of the 10 Best Fictions of the Year (2009), and long-listed for the Dublin Impac International Fiction Prize.  A Pulitzer Prize finalist in poetry for The Willow Grove (Knopf), she has been a Guggenheim Fellow, as well as a fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard, and at the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Paris Review, and The Nation.  She has taught at Princeton, CUNY, and Rutgers, and is currently a member of the MFA faculty at the New School. She lives in New York City. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Laurie Sheck Photo: Nina Subin

Today we connect with Laurie Sheck. She is the author of, most recently, Island of the Mad (<a href="http://www.counterpointpress.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Counterpoint Press</a>), and A Monster’s Notes (<a href="http://knopfdoubleday.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Knopf</a>), a re-imagining of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, which was selected by <a href="http://ew.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Entertainment Weekly</a> as one of the 10 Best Fictions of the Year (2009), and long-listed for the <a href="http://www.dublinliteraryaward.ie" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Dublin Impac International Fiction Prize</a>. A Pulitzer Prize finalist in poetry for The Willow Grove (<a href="http://knopfdoubleday.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Knopf</a>), she has been a <a href="http://www.gf.org/about/fellowship/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Guggenheim Fellow</a>, as well as a fellow at the <a href="https://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard</a>, and at the <a href="https://www.nypl.org/help/about-nypl/fellowships-institutes/center-for-scholars-and-writers" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library</a>. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including <a href="http://www.newyorker.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The New Yorker</a>, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The New York Times</a>, <a href="https://www.theparisreview.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Paris Review</a>, and <a href="https://www.thenation.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Nation</a>.  She has taught at <a href="https://www.princeton.edu" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Princeton</a>, <a href="http://www2.cuny.edu" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">CUNY</a>, and <a href="http://www.rutgers.edu" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Rutgers</a>, and is currently a member of the MFA faculty at the <a href="http://www.newschool.edu" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">New School</a>. She lives in New York City. Producer: Jon-Barrett Ingels and Kevin Staniec Manager: Sarah Becker Host: Jon-Barrett Ingels Guest: Laurie Sheck Photo: Nina Subin