EPISODE · Sep 26, 2023 · 1H 16M
On The Obscenity of Lanyards w/ Alina Pleskova
from The Line Break · host Bob Sykora and Chris Corlew
Who's ready for some long poems? Oh, it's a good month on The Line Break. This month, Bob and Chris welcome Alina Pleskova, author of 'Toska,' for a talk about the crossover between the poetry and punk scenes, the massive debt we all owe translators, and writing poems in your mid-30s. Alina reads "Without" by Stephane Bouqet (translated by Lindsay Turner) as well as her own poem, "Vulnerability Engine." Plus, we gush about the city of Philadelphia. Buy Toska here: https://store.deepvellum.org/products/toska Follow Alina on Twitter/Bluesky: @nahhhlina / @alinapleskova Follow us on Twitter/Bluesky: @linebreakpod / @thelinebreak
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Who's ready for some long poems? Oh, it's a good month on The Line Break. This month, Bob and Chris welcome Alina Pleskova, author of 'Toska,' for a talk about the crossover between the poetry and punk scenes, the massive debt we all owe translators, and writing poems in your mid-30s. Alina reads "Without" by Stephane Bouqet (translated by Lindsay Turner) as well as her own poem, "Vulnerability Engine." Plus, we gush about the city of Philadelphia. Buy Toska here: https://store.deepvellum.org/products/toska Follow Alina on Twitter/Bluesky: @nahhhlina / @alinapleskova Follow us on Twitter/Bluesky: @linebreakpod / @thelinebreak
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