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Podcast: The Greg Brownderville Dimension
Episode: GBD5: Wordjoy for Life
Description: This episode’s guest is a magnificent poet named Johnny Wink, author of _Haunting the Winerunner_ and _Seven Ways to Prune a Grapefruit_ . . .(03:04) Johnny meets the great bluesman Fred McDowell, and then something beautiful and unforgettable takes place(09:45) “Errors” as edits(11:17) welcoming, and benefiting from, constructive criticism without applying all of it slavishly(14:52) embroidering otherwise-true stories to make them better (including a great Yeats anecdote)(17:20) Yeats vs. Frost cage match (loser must retire!)(20:57) Don Rickles, Frankenstein’s Monster, a chocolate milkshake, Las Vegas, and love (complete with Johnny’s...