Episode 8 - Poetry that Blows the Door off your Brain with Anna Deem

In this episode, Anna Deem, a high school English teacher in Chicago, and I discuss how seasons of life change our reading habits, her love of poetry, and our definitive shared overrated book. We also discuss the influence of the Beat generation on her writing and end with some excellent recommendations for books she enjoys with her 4-year-old daughter.    Books mentioned in this episode:    What Betsy’s reading:  Dune by Frank Herbert  The Nix by Nathan Hill  Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina   Books Highlighted by Anna:  The Stranger by Albert Camus Native Son by Richard Wright  The Crown Ain’t Worth Much by Hanif Abdurraqib  Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs, Jr.  Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner  Just Kids: An Autobiography by Patti Smith  Anthropology of an American Girl by Hilary Thayer Hamann  Howl by Alan Ginsberg    Other Books Mentioned in the Episode: All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.   Fast Times and Ridgemont High by Cameron Crowe (out of print)  The Nineties: A Book by Chuck Klosterman  Junky by William S. Burroughs  Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace Promises of Gold by José Olivarez  The Breakbeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop edited by Kevin Coval, Quraysh Ali Lansana, and Nate Marshall  Selected Poems of Anne Sexton by Anne Sexton  The Collected Poems by Sylvia Plath  Very Good Hats by Emma Straub and Blanca Gómez  Dress-Up Day by Blanca Gómez  Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography by Wendy Loggia and Elisa Chavarri