Subtext: Conversations about Classic Books and Films (post)script: Debut
Aug 1, 2020
Discover the quirky dynamics of two hosts grappling with existential thoughts and past lives. Wes shares bizarre tales of alien abduction while Erin warns against mayonnaise. Their conversations meander through Erin's poetic influences and her time as a deep-sea fisherman. Conversations also dive into reading habits, with Wes reflecting on Infinite Jest and pandemic-era literature like The Plague. Explore the complex relationship between humor, pain, and the art of joke-writing as they unravel their creative journeys.
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High School Teaching And Discipline
- Erin O’Luanaigh describes teaching at an all-boys high school and how she keeps students in line.
- She says she sends many students to detention and that discipline earns boys' respect.
Publishing Background And Poetic Identity
- Erin explains her poetry publications and reluctance to claim the label 'poet.'
- She lists journals like Southern Review, Agni, and New Criterion where her work appears.
Grandparents Shaped Literary Tastes
- Erin recounts being close to her grandparents and absorbing their love of old films and history.
- She credits them for her taste for nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century fiction and dead historical figures.
