EPISODE · Apr 24, 2026 · 51 MIN
Milo Winter's Poetry is Bad
from Rachel Oates · host Rachel Oates
Today we're reviewing Milo Prather / Milo Winter's new poetry collection 'Alterlife'. Sources and Further Reading: Eat Me: A Natural and Unnatural History of Cannibalism - Bill Schutt [Book]https://amzn.to/45dyBSI Second Estrangement - Aracelis Girmay https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/141993/second-estrangementI Wish I Could Remember That First Day - Christina Rossetti https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/50500/i-wish-i-could-remember-that-first-dayFilial Cannibalism - Warsan Shire (from the book 'Bless the daughter raised by a voice in her head')Sonnet 59 - Corina Copp https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/58179/sonnet-59Medusa Calls The Rape Crisis Line - Cassandra Myers https://arcpoetry.ca/editorials/medusa-calls-rape-crisis-line/ 0:00 Intro: Milo Hasn't Found His Voice3:32 The Key Issues9:27 Poem 1: Scarification 20:07 Poem 2: Eat My Young33:23 Poem 3: Lean Into 35:57 Poem 4: Musings of the Christmas Past41:24 Poem 5: Storytelling This episode was originally published on Youtube 20th January 2026: https://youtu.be/tWYWUQKLLMk
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Today we're reviewing Milo Prather / Milo Winter's new poetry collection 'Alterlife'. Sources and Further Reading: Eat Me: A Natural and Unnatural History of Cannibalism - Bill Schutt [Book]https://amzn.to/45dyBSI Second Estrangement - Aracelis Girmay https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/141993/second-estrangementI Wish I Could Remember That First Day - Christina Rossetti https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/50500/i-wish-i-could-remember-that-first-dayFilial Cannibalism - Warsan Shire (from the book 'Bless the daughter raised by a voice in her head')Sonnet 59 - Corina Copp https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/58179/sonnet-59Medusa Calls The Rape Crisis Line - Cassandra Myers https://arcpoetry.ca/editorials/medusa-calls-rape-crisis-line/ 0:00 Intro: Milo Hasn't Found His Voice3:32 The Key Issues9:27 Poem 1: Scarification 20:07 Poem 2: Eat My Young33:23 Poem 3: Lean Into 35:57 Poem 4: Musings of the Christmas Past41:24 Poem 5: Storytelling This episode was originally published on Youtube 20th January 2026: https://youtu.be/tWYWUQKLLMk
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