Today on the show is Dan O'Brien, discussing his new book, Flying on Easter and Other Poems. This pamphlet was published by Poetry London Editions in the UK, and is drawn from his recent full-length collection from Acre Books, Survivor's Notebook.
O'Brien is the author of previous poetry collections, including Our Cancers, New Life, War Reporter, and the nonfiction books From Scarsdale: A Childhood and A Story That Happens: On Playwriting, Childhood, & Other Traumas. He is an accomplished playwright as well, having won several awards for his plays The House in Scarsdale: A Memoir for the Stage and The Body of an American, which also earned him a 2015-16 Guggenheim Fellowship in Drama & Performance Art.
A content note about today's show: it does feature a mention of suicide, so please use discretion.
Pick up a copy of Flying on Easter here and Survivor’s Notebook here.
O'Brien is the author of previous poetry collections, including Our Cancers, New Life, War Reporter, and the nonfiction books From Scarsdale: A Childhood and A Story That Happens: On Playwriting, Childhood, & Other Traumas. He is an accomplished playwright as well, having won several awards for his plays The House in Scarsdale: A Memoir for the Stage and The Body of an American, which also earned him a 2015-16 Guggenheim Fellowship in Drama & Performance Art.
A content note about today's show: it does feature a mention of suicide, so please use discretion.
Pick up a copy of Flying on Easter here and Survivor’s Notebook here.
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