So, about Jabberwocky...

Welcome, speculative poets and poetry lovers, to this still kind of brand new project. The plan to provide an opportunity for speculative poets to step into the spotlight, and allow all of us to learn from each other, is still go for launch. I repeat, we are go for launch.

As we collectively count down to the official launch day, on August 1st, I have a second mini episode, in which I talk a bit more about all the things that amaze me so much about Carroll's poem, Jabberwocky, and how that led me to the title of this podcast. After today, we have one more mini episode, and then on the frabjous day of August 1st, I bring you not one but two full episodes, featuring interviews with speculative poets Cislyn Smith and Koji A. Dae. In the meantime, I will be sharing some of their work on Twitter, so you can get a bit of a taste of their poems. Kind of like the fancy appetisers at a restaurant you eat too many of and then you're full by the time the starters are served. Ahem.

If any of this sounds like something you'd enjoy, hit that subscribe button so you don't miss any future episodes, follow me on Twitter (@specpoetrypod), and/or join the conversation on the Looking Glass Discord server at https://discord.gg/HMmvk8xsAY.

While I won't always be able to provide full transcripts for the complete episodes, I'm making a slight exception for the mini episodes leading up to the official launch of the podcast. The full transcript for this episode can be found at https://lookingglasspoets.wordpress.com/2021/07/04/so-about-jabberwocky/

Sources:

https://interestingliterature.com/2016/01/a-short-analysis-of-jabberwocky-by-lewis-carroll/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabberwocky
Merriam-Webster: to chortle: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chortle#:~:text=(Entry%201%20of%202),pleased%20She%20chortled%20with%20delight.
Merriam-Webster: jabberwocky: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jabberwocky
Merriam-Webster: frabjous: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/frabjous
'Chortle,' and other words invented by Lewis Carroll: https://www.cjr.org/language_corner/chortle.php#:~:text=The%20most%20popular%20one%20is,his%20joy%2C%E2%80%9D%20which%20sounds%20more
Shakespeare-online.com: http://shakespeare-online.com/biography/wordsinvented.html#:~:text=The%20English%20language%20owes%20a,and%20devising%20words%20wholly%20original.

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