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Dear Reader, Remember Aileen Wuornos' hair? That's what mine looks like right now. I always thought I kinda looked like her (with more frequent baths) anyway. I'm downing sparkling water and Alka Seltzer. This is my bacchanal. With love, RobynYear by yearthe monkey's maskreveals the monkey.-BashoLINKS:Buy "Animals Strike Curious Poses" here: http://www.sarabandebooks.org/all-titles/animals-strike-curious-poses-elena-passarelloBuy "The World Doesn't End" here: https://olivesbooks.com/products/9780156983501-0156983508-the-world-doesnt-endFollow me on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilFollow me on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=enMore on Nebraska Killer/Nail Expert Steven Roy Harper here: http://www.thedarksideofamerica.com/harper-steven-ne.html

I don't know if I'm capable of ANYTHING at this point or ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. I did just go to the grocery store in a city I'm not familiar with just to get Saltines, so I accomplished that. I love Saltines and am 100% more comfortable when I have them at arm's length. I also just put on my sweatpants again because I have two hours to kill. That counts for something. I guess I'm equating "doing something" with being comfortable? I could aim for worse. LINKS:Buy Kaveh Akbar's Calling a Wolf a Wolf here: http://alicejamesbooks.org/ajb-titles/calling-a-wolf-a-wolf/Follow Akbar's INCREDIBLE twitter feed here: https://twitter.com/KavehAkbarCheck out the new issue of Nat. Brut here: https://www.natbrut.comInfo on my show in Winston-Salem, NC at SECCA is here: http://secca.org/calendar-detail.php?EventOccId=824398142Follow me on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilFollow me on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=enI love you!

In summary, I DON'T have a crush on Jeffrey Dahmer even though I pretty much said I did. I DO have a crush on Rainboy. I AM very depressed right now. I WILL be in San Francisco this weekend. I WILL kick you out of the podcast if you're an awful human being. I DO have a perfectionism issue. I wish things were different, I want to tell you you'll be happy, and I DO love you. Many thanks for listening and I'm sorry for so many things. Also, shoutout to the person who posted that they actually read these little blurbs I write! Thank you fam. LINKS: Buy Marina Tsvetaeva’s Letter to the Amazon here: https://www.uglyducklingpresse.org/catalog/browse/item/?pubID=531My book: https://www.archonprojects.com/shop/robyn-oneil-20-years-of-drawingsSan Francisco’s Book Signing Event: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bardq0ChT1q/?taken-by=robyn_oneilMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=enWriter/poet/artist Ste

"I praise the failure of those with ambition, the authors of leaflets and notebooks of nothing." - Mark Strand."Me too, boo." - Mep.s. does anyone read these?LINKS:Buy Mark Strand's Collected Poems here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/236122/collected-poems-by-mark-strand/9780804170857/If you're in San Antonio, come on out to my lecture and book signing Friday, October 20th. Details here: http://bluestarcontemporary.org/calendar-events/robyn-oneil-artist-talk-book-signing-20-years-drawing/If you want to buy my book "Robyn O'Neil: 20 Years of Drawings", do that here: https://www.archonprojects.com/shop/robyn-oneil-20-years-of-drawingsMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5EauthorMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en

Today we go back to our self-hatred rating system to see where we're all at these days. I'm a 4.7 out of 10. I explain my love of my high school closet, but I don't go into details just so you can imagine me way more interesting than I actually am. And then, we let Etel Adnan take over. “Morality is violence. An invisible violence at first. Love is a supreme violence, hidden deep in the darkness of our atoms. When a stream flows into a river, it’s love and it’s violence. When a cloud loses itself in the sky, it’s a marriage." -Etel AdnanLINKS:Buy "An Etel Adnan Reader" here: http://www.nightboat.org/title/look-sea-become-what-one-etel-adnan-readerMore about Etel Adnan here: http://www.eteladnan.comMore about Muse to the show Stephanie Goehring here: http://stephaniegoehring.weebly.comMy upcoming appearances here: https://www.archonprojects.com/news-and-events/Buy my book here: https://www.amazon.com/20-Years-Drawings-Robyn-ONeil/dp/0692896511/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1507852351&sr=8-2&keywords=robyn

Things I like: Tak Fujimoto, Janet Jackson, casseroles. Things I don't like: the feel of terra cotta, my acne, jelly inside donuts."There is still one difference left between us. You have a tenderness grown weary and I have a weariness grown tender." - Dulce María LoynazLINKS:Buy Absolute Solitude here: https://archipelagobooks.org/book/absolute-solitude/Check out Stephanie Goehring's work here: http://stephaniegoehring.weebly.comMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=enMy book of 20 years of drawings: https://www.archonprojects.com/shop/robyn-oneil-20-years-of-drawings

This is a one-off. I said I'll never have a guest on my podcast, but I changed my mind. My dad is my favorite person to have conversations with, and being with him and my mom the past two days made me so happy that I wanted to share a piece of it with you. I hope some of you like listening to us. And there's also ANNE CARSON! I love you guys, RobynLINKS:Buy Anne Carson's Short Talks here: https://www.brickbooks.ca/books/short-talks-2/Malvern Books in Austin, TX: http://malvernbooks.comPoet/Writer/Friend Stephanie Goehring:https://twitter.com/eselgoehring?lang=enMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en

"I created all these alters within myself. I created a whole team within myself." -Herschel WalkerLINKSCome on out Saturday night Dallas! Info about my book release party at Talley Dunn Gallery here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1453848888032717/?acontext=%7B%22ref%22%3A%22108%22%2C%22action_history%22%3A%22null%22%7DBuy Erratic Fire, Erratic Passion here: http://www.featherproof.com/catalog/erratic-fire-erratic-passionBuy Looking for Poetry here: https://www.bookdepository.com/Looking-for-Poetry-Mark-Strand/9780375709883?ref=bd_recs_1_1Buy my new book 20 Years of Drawings here: https://www.archonprojects.com/shop/robyn-oneil-20-years-of-drawings

“Sometimes I think no matter how one is born, no matter how one acts, there is something out of gear with one somewhere, and that must be changed. Life at its best is a grand corrective.” - Jessie Redmon Fauset LINKSRead more about Jessie Redmon Fauset in The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-forgotten-work-of-jessie-redmon-fausetBuy her novel “There Is Confusion” here: https://www.amazon.com/There-Confusion-Northeastern-Library-Literature/dp/1555530664Check out my book tour dates here: https://www.archonprojects.com/news-and-events/Buy my book here: https://www.archonprojects.com/shop/robyn-oneil-20-years-of-drawingsMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=enMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

A nurse called me a pee pee girl. I love San Antonio. John Ashbery died today. He loved movies. I do too. So do you.I’ve missed you. LINKSBuy John Ashbery’s Planisphere:https://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/planisphere-john-ashbery/1016147783/2675161923307?st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_Marketplace+Shopping+Books_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP1948&k_clickid=3x1948Buy my new book here: https://www.archonprojects.com/shop/robyn-oneil-20-years-of-drawingsFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=enFollow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Send in your Kleenex CEO poems! mereadingstuff@icloud.com LINKS:https://www.wavepoetry.com/products/trances-of-the-blast

"It is a mistake to hope, but not a biggie." -Mary Ruefle LINKS:Follow me on instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=enFollow me on twitter here: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilBuy Rilke on Love and Other Difficulties here: http://books.wwnorton.com/books/Rilke-on-Love-and-Other-Difficulties/Buy Vasko Popa's Complete Poems here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/vasko-popa-vasko-popa/1125579840/2683774181823?st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_Marketplace+Shopping+greatbookprices_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP24181Info on my show here in LA, opening July 22nd: http://www.101exhibit.com/exhibitions/figurative-futuresRuPaul Wisdom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKJp5xRVpJs

"The only emperor is the emperor of ice cream." -Wallace Stevens.Good luck topping that line. LINKS:Wallace Stevens - The Collected Poems: http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/251420/the-collected-poems-of-wallace-stevens-by-wallace-stevens/9781101911686/Me on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=enMe on twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilEmail David your contest entries at mereadingstuff@icloud.com

I'm back for today! Talking again about pubic hair and vasectomies. I also give a little shoutout to the size of my grandma's breasts, so there's a little something for everyone today. LINKS:Scars by Blaga Dimitrova: http://www.ivypressprinceton.com/book3.htmlBig Cat Rescue: https://bigcatrescue.orgMe on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=enMe on twitter: https://twitter.com/robyn_oneil?lang=en

"I think the best American poetry is the poetry that utilizes the resources of poetry rather than exploits the defects or triumphs of the poet's personality." - Mark Strand"I love communicatin' language with you." - Me, not on my A game. LINKS:Buy Mark Strand's Almost Invisible here: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/almost-invisible-mark-strand/1102305106?ean=9780307957641&st=PLA&sid=NOK_DRS_NOOK+EBooks_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP75008Learn more about Sam Shepard's Day Out of Days here: http://www.sam-shepard.com/dayoutofdays.htmlMe on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=enMe on twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil

Hi guys! Today I'm feeling physically better today than I have since March, so I figured I need to say hello while I have a little energy. Not my best podcast, but I've missed this. And I've missed you. Times are rough, my body hates me, the world is in turmoil, but that's why we read and share and watch Amanda Bynes movies. In other words, we are not painting only fans at the moment. I love you guys. Hopefully this improvement will last. And I'm wishing you well as always. XO, RobynLINKS:May Sarton's The House by the Sea: https://openroadmedia.com/ebook/The-House-by-the-Sea/9781497646353Me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=enMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil

Hi guys! Thank you so much for all the nice reach arounds. Just kidding. Thanks for reaching out, wishing me well & sending me all the healing thoughts. Great news - I didn't get horrible news from my cardiologist! I'm still not the picture of health, but there's a game plan. So it'll be a long process for me, but I should start feeling a bit more like myself soon. I will be back next week, recording you a new episode. That's my biggest goal. I've missed you all very much, and thanks for putting up with me. I really appreciate the love and support.LINKS: Catullus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catullus Anna Akhmatova: https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/anna-akhmatova The Akhmatova book I read from: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/poems-of-anna-andreevna-akhmatova-anna-akhmatova/1122976878?ean=9780393300147&pcta=n&st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_Core+Shopping+Textbooks_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP17&k_clickid=3x17 Joe Brainard: http://www.joebrainard.org/BIO_MAIN.htm (he's hot)

In case you guys read these, I thought I'd briefly let you know why I'm only posting old episodes again. I've had issues with my heart since I was a little kid, and they just keep getting worse. It's been an awful and scary month, but I am supposed to find out my cardiologist's game plan next Wednesday, April 26th. So send me some love/prayers/vibes/health/thoughts/anything. I need it. Thanks for your patience. Hopefully I'll be back soon. I miss you guys and I miss being able to talk things out. LINKS:Buy the book! http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/30082/mark-strand/Mark Strand on KCRW: http://www.kcrw.com/news-culture/shows/bookworm/mark-strand-a-blizzard-of-one

LINKS:Buy Autobiography of Red here: http://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/24642/autobiography-of-red-by-anne-carson/9780375701290/And truly one of the most moving experiences of my life was listening/watching Anne Carson's performance "Lecture on the History of Skywriting" at The Hammer:https://hammer.ucla.edu/programs-events/2016/10/anne-carson/

This book is "a compendium of found poems pieced together form the post-game interviews of professional athletes." say writers Jeff Parker and Pasha Malla. This is a collection of truly remarkable, gorgeous, funny, bizarre & poignant poems by people like Ron Artest, Kevin Garnett, George Best and Tiger Woods. I can not recommend this book enough. It is phenomenal. Preorder it on featherproof.com for only $14.95.LINKS:http://www.featherproof.com/catalog/erratic-fire-erratic-passion