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Podcast: Painted Bride Quarterlyâs Slush Pile
Episode: Episode 152: Say it Plain
Description: Weâre going deep today, Slushies. Kathy and Tobi school us on the origin of the word âpodcastâ with its roots in both early Apple technology and agricultural lingo (think broadcast of seeds). In this episode weâre broadcasting our appreciation for poems by Erin Evans. We admire Evansâ sound work and her ability to craft powerful lines with plain language. In the first poem, the poetâs confrontation of medical jargon reminds Marion of Whitmanâs poem When I Heard the Learnâd Astronomer. An encounter between patient and doctor in Evansâ poem underscores the difference between learning and knowing that r...