019 "Portrait of the Alcoholic Floating in Space with Severed Umbilicus" by Kaveh Akbar
Lit from the Basement
English - December 10, 2018 08:00 - 57 minutes - 26.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 31 ratingsBooks Arts poetry literature education humor Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Danielle introduces Max to the poet Kaveh Akbar with the poem “Portrait of the Alcoholic Floating in Space with Severed Umbilicus.” Topics include addiction, the sublime, and why we love people in recovery.