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The Poet Heroic

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The Poet Heroic is a monthly podcast and small press publisher of poetry, curated by poet and composer Timothy Arliss OBrien.
Each episode takes the listener on a journey through three poems by guest writers, two poems by the host Timothy, and one from a favorite classic author.

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explosive explorations - episode forty five

June 08, 2024 02:37 - 10 minutes - 12.5 MB

In the forty-fifth episode of The Poet Heroic I explore understated universes. From the forty-fifth episode: “Dionysus in Vegas” By: Anthony David Vernon Published in Apocalypse Confidentia lhttps://medium.com/@antmanvernon305 “The Parade” (Hagalaz) By: Anne Westlund Published in The Wolf in Me https://www.poetbay.com/AnneWestlund “Someone Else” By: Timothy Arliss OBrien Published #14 in They www.timothyarlissobrien.com “Love A Special Kind Of Pain” By: Michaell Magrutsche ht...

rambling roads - episode forty four

March 22, 2024 14:00 - 15 minutes - 14 MB

In the forty-fourth episode of The Poet Heroic we explore rambling roads. From the forty-fourth episode: “Beyond Understanding” By: Nicholas Yandell Published in Of Restless Wonder www.nicholasyandell.com “Johnston, Iowa” By: C.W. Bryan This episode's writing prompt is to get behind the wheel and share a story from the road. “Inside”By: Nicholas Damion Alexander Published in Vox Poetica https://nicholasdamionalexander.blogspot.com/ “At Home With Never Knowing” By: Nicholas Yande...

invasive immersions - episode forty three

February 23, 2024 11:00 - 13 minutes - 15.4 MB

In the forty-third episode of The Poet Heroic I explore Invasive Immersions. From the forty-third episode: “North American Beauty” By: Natasha T Champney “Masking”By: Murielle Chery https://spacehey.com/profile?id=2050798https://neobook.org/mienlfp/https://www.wattpad.com/user/mIeNlFP This episode's writing prompt is to tell me a deep dark dastardly secret. “Knots”By: Timothy Arliss OBrien Published in Deep Overstock issue twentytwowww.timothyarlissobrien.com “Catechism”By: Emily Mo...

abstract acquiescence - episode forty two

January 27, 2024 06:02 - 10 minutes - 12.3 MB

In the forty-second episode of The Poet Heroic I explore abstract acquiescence. From the forty second episode: “Men Who Mourn Nothing” By: J. S. Carrie “Red Dawn” By: Timothy Arliss OBrien Published in Deep Overstock issues fourwww.timothyarlissobrien.com “Anatomical” By: Dylan Webster This episode's writing prompt is to jumble all your thoughts together and spit them onto the page. “Wistful Longing” By: Timothy Arliss OBrien Published number 39 in They www.timothyarlissobrien.c...

pensive polishings - episode forty one

September 22, 2023 13:00 - 10 minutes - 12.3 MB

In the forty first episode of The Poet Heroic I explore pensive polishings. From the forty first episode: “Infinite Progress”By: Michele Schmidt “Whispers, Whispers”By: Komi https://blog.spacehey.com/entry?id=719003 “Fly”By: Timothy Arliss OBrien Published in The Art of Learning to Flywww.timothyarlissobrien.com This episode’s writing prompt is to tell me a time when you were disastrously wrong. “Butterly Flutters”By: Sunbird “The Fox and the Stocking”By: Timothy Arliss OBrien Publ...

methodical melancholia - episode forty

August 18, 2023 08:00 - 16 minutes - 18.3 MB

In the fortieth episode of The Poet Heroic I explore methodical melancholia. From the fortieth episode: “Juno 1992” By: Ted Naughton  Published in Sage Cigaretteshttps://www.sagecigarettes.com/?p=1657 “Take the time to become possessed” By: Timothy Arliss OBrien Published in The Queer Revolt www.timothyarlissobrien.com “Pride Dancing” By: Karen A. Shklahny https://www.amazon.com/stores/Karen-Szklany-Gault/author This episode's writing prompt is to give me something you are missing. ...

gorgeous grandeurs - episode thirty nine

June 03, 2023 04:20 - 14 minutes - 16.5 MB

In the thirty-ninth episode of The Poet Heroic I explore gorgeous grandeurs. From the thirty ninth episode: “The Soul” By: S.T. Brant Published in Melody in Exilehttps://shanebrant.com/ “Let’s make an evening of it” By: Timothy Arliss OBrien Published in They #34 www.timothyarlissobrien.com “Wedded” By: Kelli Lage Published in Paddler Press Volume 2 – Roots & Wings www.KelliLage.com “The Las Vegas Horror” By: Timothy Arliss OBrien Written during the Flash Fiction Horror Worksh...

luscious lamentations - episode thirty eight

April 14, 2023 05:23 - 17 minutes - 20.1 MB

In the thirty-eighth episode of The Poet Heroic I explore luscious lamentations. From the thirty eighth episode: “Fire Escape” By: Vesper Fortune  https://twitter.com/FortuneVesper “I’m a superstar, and super high, but superhero?” By: Timothy Arliss OBrien Published in Deep Overstock issue 16 - superheroes www.timothyarlissobrien.com “A Single Flame” By: Rebecca Herz https://homecomingpoet.medium.com/ “Junk Mail piles up on the sofa and random words spill onto the floor” By: Tim...

loud lackings - episode thirty seven

January 30, 2023 02:28 - 13 minutes - 15.9 MB

From the thirty seventh episode: “Shell of Light” By: Colin Keating https://www.instagram.com/francisbaconbits/ “Little Blazes” By: Timothy Arliss OBrien Published in Happy LGBTQ Wrath Month www.timothyarlissobrien.com “Beyond” By: Alyssia White Alyssiawhite.co.uk “Long remembered feelings. A conversation with the counselor.” By: Timothy Arliss OBrien # 22 Published in They www.timothyarlissobrien.com “Finland” By: Ron Riekki Published in Boomer Lit Mag https://twitter.com/...

dynamic dispositions - episode thirty six

December 10, 2022 13:27 - 25 minutes - 28.9 MB

In the thirty-sixth episode of The Poet Heroic I explore dynamic dispositions From the thirty-sixth episode: “Atmospheric River” By: Jay Nuwald https://linktr.ee/jaynuwald “If You Were To Cut Open My Stomach” Published in Dear God I’m a Faggot By: Timothy Arliss OBrien www.timothyarlissobrien.com “Once and Future Pigeon” By: Jennifer Kemnitz Published in The Art of Learning to Fly https://www.instagram.com/hopelessecstatic/ This week’s writing prompt is to pick up a pen and giv...

harmless hope - episode thirty five

November 27, 2022 14:30 - 10 minutes - 12.3 MB

In the thirty-fifth episode of The Poet Heroic I explore harmless hope From the thirty-fifth episode: “I Am Like Water” By: Karen A. Szklany https://www.instagram.com/labyrinth_dragon/ https://twitter.com/SzklanyKA “The Precipice” By: Timothy Arliss OBrien Published in Dear God I’m a Faggot www.timothyarlissobrien.com “Spirit of the City” By: Nicholas Yandell Published in The Art of Learning to Fly https://www.nicholasyandell.com/ “Time” By: Timothy Arliss OBrien #33 publishe...

generous goals - episode thirty four

November 16, 2022 15:40 - 13 minutes - 7.94 MB

In the thirty-fourth episode of The Poet Heroic I explore generous goals from the thirty-fourth episode: “How to Mourn the Memories you Miss (or Flowers for Sixteen)” By:Maggie Kaprielian https://www.instagram.com/maggiekaprielian_/ “Lost Train Ticket” By: Timothy Arliss OBrien Written on the podcast Late Night Pomes episode 24 www.timothyarlissobrien.com “Cycles” By: Oluwakemi Esho https://oluwakemiesho.com/ “Fly” By: Timothy Arliss OBrien Published in The Art of Learning to F...

magical musings - episode thirty three

October 27, 2022 13:36 - 13 minutes - 15.9 MB

In the thirty-third episode of The Poet Heroic I explore magical musings From the thirty-third episode: “Paradox on the Stage” By: Adrija Jana Published in Justice for Society Magazine, Issue 14 Instagram: @adrija_jana2004 “ 9’ x 12’ - $1798 “ By: Timothy Arliss Published in Dear God I’m a Faggot [email protected] “Toothbrush in Your Bathroom” By: Val https://instagram.com/eatmysorrow “Drunk on Vodka and Seltzer” By: Timothy Arliss Obrien Published in Happy LGB...

punctual percussions - episode thirty two

September 11, 2022 15:47 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MB

In the thirty-second episode of The Poet Heroic I explore punctual percussions. From the thirty-second episode: “Haunted by Flowers of the Fae” By: Linda M. Crate https://twitter.com/thysilverdoe “On the Moon” By: Timothy Arliss OBrien Published in Dear God I’m a Faggot “Lunch Date” By: Regina Beach www.reginagbeach.com “If I Had Wings” By: Nicholas Yandell Published in The Art of Learning to Fly www.nicholasyandell.com “Asp-bite & River Rocks” By: Timothy Arliss OBrien Publ...

roaming riddles - episode thirty one

July 15, 2022 19:13 - 11 minutes - 25.3 MB

In the thirty-first episode of The Poet Heroic I explore roaming riddles. “The Academician” By: Raphael Almagor http://almagor.blogspot.com “The First Liftoff” By: Timothy Arliss OBrien Published in The Art of Learning to Fly www.timothyarlissobrien.com “There is an Old Tree Growing” By: Zach Beach www.zachbeach.com https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09Y6PKBX1 “Life Makes us Happy” By: Timothy Arliss OBrien Published in Happy LGBTQ Wrath Month www.timothyarlissobrien.com https://www....

valiant victories - episode thirty

May 22, 2022 01:25 - 8 minutes - 19.5 MB

In the thirtieth episode of The Poet Heroic I explore valiant victories. “Antic disposition” By: Alex Long Www.Twitter.com/AllDayLongI “Love Returned“ Timothy Arliss OBrien www.timothyarlissobrien.com “Tangle Me in Your Roots So I Can Feel Loved” By: X Ballantyne https://blog.spacehey.com/entry?id=356977 “Dinosaur Idioms” Written on the podcast Late Night Pomes episode 24 By: Timothy Arliss OBrien www.timothyarlissobrien.com “Stranger I Once Was” published in Maudlin House By...

floral foundries - episode twenty nine

April 17, 2022 03:50 - 11 minutes - 26.7 MB

In the twenty-ninth episode of The Poet Heroic I explore floral foundries. “How I Learned to Pray” By: Nicole Rollender 2017 winner of the Poetry of the Sacred Contest, published in Parabola Magazine https://store.parabola.org/vol-424-families-p199.aspx www.nicolemrollender.com “Spring Cleaning” By: Timothy Arliss OBrien www.timothyarlissobrien.com “Nightwatch” By: Simon Hauwaerts https://www.instagram.com/simonhauwaerts/ “The Garden of the Heart“ By: Timothy Arliss OBrien www...

languish language - episode twenty eight

March 30, 2022 03:54 - 10 minutes - 22.9 MB

In the twenty-eighth episode of The Poet Heroic, I explore languish language. “Planted Apartment” By: J Farrington https://twitter.com/ojfarrington “Turn on the Mic” By: Timothy Arliss OBrien Published in “Happy LGBTQ Wrath Month” (2021) www.timothyarlissobrien.com “Fruit” By: Dave Malone Published in “Elder Mountain: A Journal of Ozark Studies” & “Tornado Drill” (Aldrich Press, April 2022) www.davemalone.net “That Van Gogh Cow Cart” By: Timothy Arliss OBrien Published in “Happ...

maniacal might - episode twenty seven

February 19, 2022 22:39 - 11 minutes - 26.2 MB

In the twenty-seventh episode of The Poet Heroic, I explore maniacal might. “Street Lights” By: Sarah Corwin https://www.instagram.com/dontlookpoems/ “Simplicity” “Happy LGBTQ Wrath Month” (2021) By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://www.powells.com/book/happy-lgbtq-wrath-month-9781034898368 “Half-Baked History” By: Rozann Kraus “Just a Sad Poet” “Happy LGBTQ Wrath Month” (2021) By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://www.powells.com/book/happy-lgbtq-wrath-month-9781034898368 “Get a Grip...

tenacious tensions - episode twenty six

January 24, 2022 05:01 - 12 minutes - 29.6 MB

26. In the twenty-sixth episode of The Poet Heroic I explore tenacious tensions Poems: “Mudslides” By: Felicia Reninger https://allpoetry.com/Rashae “Blue Moon” By: Timothy Arliss OBrien “Free Me” By: Chancellor K. Jackson www.instagram.com/korlehj www.maggielogic.com “A thousand new lovers in the next year” By: Timothy Arliss OBrien “Wall Flower” By: Maggie Daniels Published in “Swimming” (2020) https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/swimming-maggie-daniels/1138541568?ean=97805788...

polished pointillism - episode twenty five

December 17, 2021 07:40 - 11 minutes - 25.3 MB

In the twenty-fifth episode of The Poet Heroic I explore polished pointillism. Poems: “First Love: By: Amy Oxford “On Sanctuary” “Happy LGBTQ Wrath Month” (2021) By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://www.powells.com/book/happy-lgbtq-wrath-month-9781034898368 “Venus Flytrap” By: Erin Karbuczky http://thegratefulpoet.com “My Favorite Bar” “Dear God I’m a Faggot” (2019) By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://www.powells.com/book/dear-god-im-a-faggot-9780368135866 “Moth Butterfly” By: Car...

monochromatic musings - episode twenty four

November 19, 2021 04:16 - 9 minutes - 21.8 MB

24. In the twenty-fourth episode of The Poet Heroic I explore monochromatic musings. Poems: “The Depth of Hell” By: B. L. Foxley www.blfoxley.com https://www.instagram.com/blfoxley/ https://twitter.com/blfoxley https://www.tiktok.com/@blfoxley?lang=en https://www.pinterest.co.uk/blfoxley/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1711639486/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 “The Lady in The Leather Jacket” “Happy LGBTQ Wrath Month” (2021) By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https...

dead bees - episode twenty three

October 27, 2021 11:00 - 11 minutes - 25.2 MB

In the twenty-third episode of The Poet Heroic I explore Dead Bees. A new zine of poetry by author Mel Green, published by Zines +Things. Poems: “The Street Sweep” By: Mel Green https://www.instagram.com/melrainbows/ “In Constant Conversation” By: Mel Green https://www.instagram.com/melrainbows/ “Save the Bees” By: Timothy Arliss OBrien www.timothyarlissobrien.com “How to Trust” By: Mel Green https://www.instagram.com/melrainbows/ “Holy Juxtaposition” By: Mel Green https://ww...

sensational senses - episode twenty two

June 28, 2021 19:26 - 16 minutes - 37.8 MB

In the twenty-second episode of The Poet Heroic I explore sensational senses. Poems: “The Same Form” By: Rhiannon Bates https://www.instagram.com/p/BsRWbpnhwdw/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link “Midnight Train” “Happy LGBTQ Wrath Month” (2021) By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://www.powells.com/book/happy-lgbtq-wrath-month-9781034898368 “Blue Collar Blues” By: Ken Tomoro Twitter: @Anxietymlkshake “Cancel the Sweltering Summer” “Happy LGBTQ Wrath Month” (2021) By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://w...

wonderful writing - episode twenty one

May 26, 2021 13:00 - 11 minutes - 25.2 MB

In the twenty-first episode of The Poet Heroic I explore wonderful writing. Poems: “Love” Dear God I’m a Faggot (2019) By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://www.powells.com/book/dear-god-im-a-faggot-9780368135866 “These Seasons Endure” By: Anna Lobianco “That’s His Thing” Dear God I’m a Faggot (2019) By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://www.powells.com/book/dear-god-im-a-faggot-9780368135866 “Live LikeThe Sun, Die Like a Sunset” A Forever Kind of Dream (2015) Ifeanyi Ogbo https://ins...

pensive possibilities - episode twenty

March 30, 2021 16:00 - 9 minutes - 21.3 MB

In the twentieth episode of The Poet Heroic I explore pensive possibilities. Poems: “We Live in Strange Times (It’s Not Our Fault)” By: Robert Westlake “A Battery, A Dragon, A Reason to Move Across the Country” Dear God I’m a Faggot (2019) By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://www.powells.com/book/dear-god-im-a-faggot-9780368135866 “Outside My Body” By: Carrie A. Stotts Instagram: @carrie.a.stotts “Having A Reoccurring Dream: A Poem in Three Parts” Dear God I’m a Faggot (2019) By: T...

existential enigmas - episode nineteen

February 20, 2021 21:52 - 9 minutes - 22.7 MB

In the nineteenth episode of The Poet Heroic I explore existential enigmas. Poems: “Only in the movies” By: Ken Tomaro Twitter: @AnxietyMlkshake “Where Life Began: Nature 1. Forests” Deep Overstock: Issue 10 - Origin of Life By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://deepoverstock.com/2020/10/01/where-life-began-nature-timothy-arliss-obrien/ “Our Chasm, So Far Part 1” By: DeForest Dalbec “Where Life Began: Nature 1. Sea” Deep Overstock: Issue 10 - Origin of Life By: Timothy Arliss OBrie...

daunting doting - episode eighteen

January 16, 2021 22:26 - 13 minutes - 31.2 MB

18. In the eighteenth episode of The Poet Heroic I explore daunting doting. Poems: “Where Life Began: Nature 1. Waters” Deep Overstock: Issue 10 - Origin of Life By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://deepoverstock.com/2020/10/01/where-life-began-nature-timothy-arliss-obrien/ “Stuck Inside Your Web” By: Liam Ortmeier Instagram: @liam_ortmeier @worldeatermagazine “Where Life Began: Nature 2. Trees” Deep Overstock: Issue 10 - Origin of Life By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://deepoverstoc...

fluctuating feelings - episode seventeen

November 16, 2020 20:45 - 12 minutes - 27.8 MB

In the seventeenth episode of The Poet Heroic I explore fluctuating feelings Poems: “Being a Third Wheel at a Party is Like Spilling a Drink” Dear God I’m a Faggot (2019) By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://www.powells.com/book/dear-god-im-a-faggot-9780368135866 “Quarantine” By: Tiffany Kanny “The Architecture of the Apple Tree” Deep Overstock: Issue 8 - Structures By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://deepoverstock.com/2020/03/17/the-architecture-of-the-apple-tree-timothy-arliss-obrien...

obvious opposites - episode sixteen

October 24, 2020 00:00 - 9 minutes - 22.6 MB

In the sixteenth episode of The Poet Heroic I explore obvious opposites Poems: “Hollywood Rain” The Oddvillepress Summer 2020 https://oddvillepress.com/pdf/The-Oddville-Press-Summer-2020.pdf By: Scott Laudati https://www.instagram.com/scottlaudati/ “Her” Dear God I’m a Faggot (2019) By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://www.powells.com/book/dear-god-im-a-faggot-9780368135866 “Bought roses on impulse” By:Felicia Reninger https://allpoetry.com/Rashae “Would you rather” Dear God I’m ...

occasional oddities

October 12, 2020 20:22 - 12 minutes - 28.1 MB

In the fifteenth episode of The Poet Heroic I explore occasional oddities. Poems: “I had a thought” Crêpe & Penn Issue 6 By: Wayne Benson https://crepeandpenn.wixsite.com/litmag/issues6-7 “At the ocean” Dear God I’m a Faggot (2019) By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://www.powells.com/book/dear-god-im-a-faggot-9780368135866 “I (exponentially speaking)” By: Jacob Howell https://www.phenomastrology.com/ “The shitty love poem” Dear God I’m a Faggot (2019) By: Timothy Arliss OBrien h...

occasional oddities - episode fifteen

October 12, 2020 20:22 - 12 minutes - 28.1 MB

In the fifteenth episode of The Poet Heroic I explore occasional oddities. Poems: “I had a thought” Crêpe & Penn Issue 6 By: Wayne Benson https://crepeandpenn.wixsite.com/litmag/issues6-7 “At the ocean” Dear God I’m a Faggot (2019) By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://www.powells.com/book/dear-god-im-a-faggot-9780368135866 “I (exponentially speaking)” By: Jacob Howell https://www.phenomastrology.com/ “The shitty love poem” Dear God I’m a Faggot (2019) By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://www.powel...

helpful heartbeats - episode fourteen

September 26, 2020 00:00 - 12 minutes - 28.9 MB

In the fourteenth episode of The Poet Heroic I explore helpful heartbeats. Poems: “Your Commute Never Takes You Home” Dear God I’m a Faggot (2019) By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://www.powells.com/book/dear-god-im-a-faggot-9780368135866 “Shower Thoughts” By: Andrew Oakes https://www.instagram.com/andrew.oakes.737/ “Empty Cupboards” Deep Overstock: Issue 9- New Arrivals By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://deepoverstock.com/2020/06/30/empty-cupboards-timothy-arliss-obrien/ “Blackber...

opulent moments - episode thirteen

September 12, 2020 12:00 - 12 minutes - 28.5 MB

In the thirteenth episode of the Poet Heroic I explore opulent moments. Poems: “Kronos by the Sea” By: John Chrostek https://johnchrostek.wordpress.com/ https://twitter.com/yoncrowstack “The Rat King” Dear God I’m a Faggot (2019) By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://www.powells.com/book/dear-god-im-a-faggot-9780368135866 “The Sounds of Quarantine” By: Andy Anderson https://www.blurb.com/b/9405616-hello-my-name-is-andy “When Your Friend Group Isn’t a Forbes 500 Company (or a 501c3)”...

hopeful happenings - episode twelve

May 08, 2020 07:35 - 13 minutes - 31.1 MB

In the twelfth episode of the Poet Heroic I explore hopeful happenings. Poems: “8100 Polls.” Spoken Word By: Timothy Arliss OBrien Music by Banadu https://open.spotify.com/artist/4fPkcgyXEB93JncKYAcmUv “The Eruption of Mount Novak” Calyx, vol. 31, no. 1 By: Jennifer Kemnitz https://www.instagram.com/hopelessecstatic/ “Memories from Oklahoma” Deep Overstock: Issue 6- Westerns By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://deepoverstock.com/2019/10/10/memories-from-oklahoma-timothy-arliss-obrien/ “Anxiety A...

indespensible imagery - episode eleven

April 25, 2020 22:58 - 19 minutes - 43.9 MB

In the eleventh episode of the Poet Heroic I explore indispensable imagery. Poems: “Anna and the Wobbly Star.” Dear God I’m a Faggot By: Timothy Arliss OBrien “Familial Vice” By: The Cult Leader www.thecultleader.com “Living Structures” Deep Overstock: Issue 8- Structures By: Nicholas Yandell https://deepoverstock.com/2020/03/17/living-structures-nicholas-yandell/ “Forever and Always” By: J. M. Stites “We Two Boys Together Clinging” By: Walt Whitman Music: “Indispensable Imagery” By: Timothy ...

grand gestures - episode ten

April 07, 2020 01:02 - 13 minutes - 32 MB

In the tenth episode of the Poet Heroic I explore grand gestures Poems: “Tiger Preens Its Cage” By: Robert Torres www.instagram.com/gayspacecommunismwillwin “The Chosen One” Dear God I’m a Faggot By: Timothy Arliss OBrien “New Plague” By: Colin Keating www.instagram.com/francisbaconbits “If You Were to Cut Open My Stomach” Dear God I’m a Faggot By: Timothy Arliss OBrien “Common Places” By: Rudyard Kipling Music: “Sizable Solutions” By: Timothy Arliss OBrien www.timothyarlissobrien.com

sizable solutions - episode nine

March 22, 2020 07:08 - 12 minutes - 17.3 MB

In the ninth episode of Poet Heroic I indulge in sizable solutions. Poems: “Skin” Dear God I’m a Faggot By: Timothy Arliss OBrien “Sebastapol” by: Samuel Alberts www.instagram.com/patchoulibluez “The Feeling of Love” Dear God I’m a Faggot by: Timothy Arliss OBrien “7.1 California Earthquake, July 2019” by: Jacob Michael Howell www.phenomastrology.com “A Ballade of Suicide” by: Gilbert Keith Chesterton Music: “Sizable Solutions” By: Timothy Arliss OBrien www.timothyarlissobrien.com

arduous aggressions - episode eight

March 05, 2020 20:37 - 12 minutes - 16.5 MB

In the eighth episode of Poet Heroic I explore arduous aggressions. Poems: “Take Refuge in the Sky” By: Nicholas Yandell www.nicholasyandell.com “Ordinary Day” Dear God I’m a Faggot by: Timothy Arliss OBrien “Cold Tea” By: Kelsey Davis instagram @kels.davis.art ”NE Grand and Broadway” Dear God I’m a Faggot By: Timothy Arliss OBrien “Desert Places” By: Robert Frost Music: “Arduous Aggressions” By: Timothy Arliss OBrien www.timothyarlissobrien.com

lurking emotions - episode seven

February 16, 2020 03:03 - 8 minutes - 12.2 MB

In the seventh episode of Poet Heroic I explore lurking emotions. Poems: “A Generic Understanding of Everything” Dear god I’m a Faggot By: timothy arliss obrien “Sphenoid” Juxtaprose Literary Magazine vol 15 by: Delany Lemke https://twitter.com/delovelylany “The Aesthetic of a Day Spent Without You” Dear God I’m a Faggot By: timothy arliss obrien “A poem in which I try to talk about being queer in the rural midwest and I just end up talking about deer again” Homology Lit By: Delany Lemke http...

brave exaltation - episode six

January 17, 2020 23:49 - 11 minutes - 16 MB

In the sixth episode of Poet Heroic I wander across brave exaltation. Poems: “I Am” Dear god I’m a Faggot By: timothy arliss obrien “Transformation of Night” Lisa MoonCat Stormler https://medium.com/@lmcatstormler “Things I have lost” Dear God I’m a Faggot By: timothy arliss obrien “Tabitha’s Trip to the Lake” By: Tabitha Acidz Insta: @tabitha_acidz “Dreamland” By: Lewis Carroll Music: “Brave Exaltation” By: Timothy Arliss OBrien www.timothyarlissobrien.com

moveable thoughts - episode five

January 03, 2020 08:55 - 14 minutes - 32.9 MB

In the fifth episode of Poet Heroic I travail across movable thoughts. Poems: “I followed ma joad to cali, why did you stay behind? ” Dear god I’m a Faggot By: timothy arliss obrien “Love in the Season of Uncertainty.” Lisa MoonCat Stormler https://medium.com/@lmcatstormler “This one is for Jess” Dear God I’m a Faggot By: timothy arliss obrien “Poems that kept me up at night” Deep Overstock Issue 7: Horror By: Nicholas Yandell www.nicholasyandel.com “The Angel” By: William Blake Music: “movea...

colliding syllables - episode four

December 14, 2019 01:21 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MB

In the fourth episode of Poet Heroic I embark on an adventure through syllables that collide into one another. Poems: “How can we even afford to breathe?” Dear God I’m a Faggot By: Timothy Arliss OBrien www.timothyarlissobrien.com “Christianity Fucks You Up” My Name is Andy By: Andy Anderson https://www.blurb.com/b/9405616-hello-my-name-is-andy “Lunatic Vision” By: Jacob Davis Instagram @j.cubdavis “Undoing a Cure” Deep Overstock issue seven: horror By: Timothy Arliss OBrien www.timothyarliss...

moments in verse - episode three

November 26, 2019 05:36 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MB

In the third episode of Poet Heroic I embark on an adventure through moments in verse. Poems: “Dawn Came” My Name is Andy By: Andy Anderson https://www.blurb.com/b/9405616-hello-my-name-is-andy “The Memory” Dear God I’m a Faggot By: Timothy Arliss OBrien www.timothyarlissobrien.com “Float My Way” By: The Cult Leader www.thecultleader.com “The Fox and the Stocking” Dear God I’m a Faggot By: Timothy Arliss OBrien www.timothyarlissobrien.com “The New Collosus” By: Emma Lazarus Music: “mome...

poetic confessions - episode two

November 11, 2019 01:43 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MB

In the second episode of Poet Heroic I take the listeners on a journey through some poetic confessionals. Poems: “Red Dawn” Deep Overstock: Issue 4 - Nautical Lore By: Timothy Arliss OBrien https://deepoverstock.com/2019/03/01/aqua-poems-from-the-sea-timothy-arliss-obrien/ www.timothyarlissobrien.com “Eventide’s Lament” By: Nicholas Yandell https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-alan-yandell/eventides-lament-mix12 www.nicholasyandell.com “Recipe for Lonliness” Dear God I’m a Faggot By: Timothy Arlis...

vantage points - episode one

October 18, 2019 08:24 - 11 minutes - 26.2 MB

In the first episode of Poet Heroic, I introduce you to some of my favorite poems. Poems: "Kaleidoscope" Patchouli Bluez - 2017 by: Samuel Alberts insta: @patchoulibluez "365" Dear God I'm A Faggot - 2019  by: Timothy Arliss OBrien www.timothyarlissobrien.com "The Wraith" Deep Overstock: issue 5 - Dreams by: Nicholas Yandell https://deepoverstock.com/2019/06/03/the-wraith-nicholas-yandell/ www.nicholasyandell.com Inspired the composition "Just Minutes Ago: A Retrospective" https://soundcl...

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