Jacqui Germain's guest appearances

Jacqui Germain

St. Louis on the Air

Poem-a-Day

Matt Gonzalez

Emily Dickinson

Tracy K. Smith

Jericho Brown

Jake Skeets

Jacqueline Woodson

Gregory Pardlo

Gerard Manley Hopkins

Paul Laurence Dunbar

Jenny Johnson

Naomi Shihab Nye

Dorothy Parker

Jamila Woods

Eileen Myles

Xandria Phillips

OwlTail

Tune in this week as Brittany and Ajanaé interview Jacqui Germain about her debut collection, Bittering the Wound. In this episode, they discuss cartoons as a space of enjoyment, St. Louis as a persona, the intimacy of specificity, and the necessary role of contradictions in everyday life.  Until Next Time: Here’s some content for you to engage with and a writing prompt to keep you entertained until next time! Joy James: The Revolution Cannot Be Institutionalized Toni Morrison: Toni Morrison on capturing a mother’s ‘compulsion’ to nurture in ‘Beloved’ Gene from Bob’s Burgers: ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Voice of Gene, Eugene Mirman, Reflects on 200 Episodes Writing prompt: Document a location or a city that is important to you as a character. What is their voice? Aesthetic? Do they have quirks? A favorite food?

Tune in this week as Brittany and Ajanaé interview Jacqui Germain about her debut collection, Bittering the Wound. In this episode, they discuss cartoons as a space of enjoyment, St. Louis as a persona, the intimacy of specificity, and the necessary role of contradictions in everyday life.  Until Next Time: Here’s some content for you to engage with and a writing prompt to keep you entertained until next time! Joy James: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDsPJTYozIs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Revolution Cannot Be Institutionalized</a> Toni Morrison: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLQ6ipVRfrE" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Toni Morrison on capturing a mother’s ‘compulsion’ to nurture in ‘Beloved’</a> Gene from Bob’s Burgers: <a href="https://www.tvinsider.com/956804/bobs-burgers-gene-voice-eugene-mirman-200-episodes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">‘Bob’s Burgers’ Voice of Gene, Eugene Mirman, Reflects on 200 Episodes</a> Writing prompt: Document a location or a city that is important to you as a character. What is their voice? Aesthetic? Do they have quirks? A favorite food?

Jacqui Germain vs. Specificity

Recorded by Jacqui Germain for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 13, 2021. www.poets.org

Recorded by Jacqui Germain for Poem-a-Day, a series produced by the Academy of American Poets. Published on January 13, 2021. <a href="http://www.poets.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.poets.org</a>

Jacqui Germain: "STILL UNBUTTONED & UNBOTHERED: On Imagining That Freedom Probably Feels Like Getting the Itis"