Shotgun, Rabies, by Joanne Diaz

In this episode of The Poetic Turn, we welcomed Professor Joanne Diaz from Illinois Wesleyan University. The poem chosen for this episode, “Shotgun, Rabies,” is from her most recent book, Electric Dress. Her previous book, My Favorite Tyrants, contains the poem "Demeter's Last Stand," which was featured here on a previous The Poetic Turn podcast.

Also mentioned in this episode:

The Poetry Foundation’s Poem a Day: https://poets.org/poem-a-day

The Best American Poetry series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_American_Poetry

The book, Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Transform Our Health

Evan's website: www.evancarlsonactor.com

Darren's website: www.darrensvoice.com

Our cover art is by Lara Johnson: @lara_johnson_art

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