Thinking Through Poetry - with Elizander Espenschied

In this episode, Ruihao speaks with Elizander Espenschied! Elizander Espenschied is a poet from Cleveland, Ohio who studied English & American Literature at NYU. While at NYU, he was a member of the NYU sketch comedy group Friends with Dads, and hosted “Best of the Midwest” and “Late Afternoon Elixir” for WNYU 89.1. Currently, it hosts “Laughing Lyre,” a weekly hour of humorous music, for KRUI 89.7. He carries his poems in his backpack despite having some published by The Weasel, The Greene Street Review, and The Minetta Review. It is currently studying poetry at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, but also joined a punk band, shoots 35mm film, and enjoys creating lists in threes.Elizander reads two of his poems in the episode. You can read along here: https://forelenvia.org/elizander-espenschiedThank you for listening! We welcome your reflections to the episode here in the comments. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit forelenvia.substack.com