Episode 08: The Brazilian

First up in this episode is Todd Pierce, with “If Only You Could Remember” which had us both as lost as the speaker (in a good way) and mesmerized. Todd is currently rereading War Music: An Account of Homer's Iliad, by Christopher Logue and the chapbook Weird Vocation, by Art Zilleruelo.  First up in this episode is Todd Pierce, with “If Only You Could Remember” which had us both as lost as the speaker (in a good way) and mesmerized. Todd is currently rereading War Music: An Account of Homer's Iliad, by Christopher Logue and the chapbook Weird Vocation, by Art Zilleruelo.  He hopes that 2016 is the year that he finishes Don Quixote. Other facts:  he once flew a plane without crashing it, and once crashed a bicycle without riding it. Todd Pierce has been published in Opium Magazine, Annapolis Underground, and Poet Lore. Stay tuned to see if he can add Painted Bride Quarterly to that growing list! Until then, we are honored to publish his first ever selfie! You really have to scroll down or click here and check out the format of “Brazilian”—it’s one of the best executions of this difficult format that we’ve seen. We had so much fun discussing this one, and were very happy we could finally educate Jason Schneiderman on SOMETHING. But to be even more mysterious, though (spoiler alert) we loved the poem, we found out some bad news after this podcast, which we will discuss in Episode 9!      Beau Boudreaux is New Orleans born and raised, and he uses his deep, southern roots for inspiration in his writing. Read more in Louisiana Literature and Southern Poetry Anthology, buy Running Red, Running Redder (Cherry Grove Collections, 2012) and see even more here.   Tell us what you think on our Facebook Event page for this episode! Sign for our email list if you’re in the area, and even if you’re not! If you haven’t yet, follow us on Twitter @PaintedBrideQ and Instagram @paintedbridequarterly. Don't forget to subscribe and rate us on our iTunes page! Send us a self-addressed stamped envelope, and we’ll send you a PBQ Podcast Slushpile sticker! Read on! KVM   Present at the Editorial Table: Kathleen Volk Miller Marion Wrenn Jason Schneiderman Tim Fitts   Production Engineer: Joe Zang   PBQ Box Score: 2=0 ------------------------   Todd Pierce If Only You Could Remember   When we came upon the muddy river between the mountains I realize now were not there, our dog crawling out of the lungs of the mysterious beast he found ahead of us, lost as much but more at home, we learned to distinguish dream from wish, surrounded by the forest’s tired breath chilling the sky, our noses bunched up against the scent of something not quite death, as I plucked a bloated tick off your nape and popped it under the rolling clouds, fine raindrops running red down the dog’s white sides.   Beau Boudreaux Brazilian   She leans in                                                     towards my ear   overwhelmed, awash                                       shock of perfume   zoo stench, sniff                                            an old Easter lily   no, I really do admire                                      the cut of her   hemline, zebra skin                                         bangs on the brow   oh commando                                                  Ms. Orlando   information I don’t need                                 a cheat, she’s the only one   smoking, cocktailed                                       touching my arm.