Academy Potluck No. 1

“mama says: long noodles, long life,
so I slurp them loud, drink gingery
broth—polka-dot beads of sweat
forming as my nose hovers over
the soup’s steam...” -- Ina Cariño from “Everything is Exactly the Same as it Was the Day Before”

Potluck literally means “luck of the pot” in reference to feeding unexpected guests. Our modern interpretation recalls a community meal consisting of offerings that range from comforting to mysterious. This week on melodically challenged, we’re serving up some of the tastiest new poems found at the Academy of American Poets in our show “Academy Potluck Vol. 1.” Some of our poets this week include Karisma Price, Regan Good, Leila Chatti, Ina Cariño, and John S. Blake. You'll also hear music by Tab, Monk Turner, Jim Rooster, and more. As Julia Child once said, “A party without cake is really just a meeting.” So, join us for this week’s poetry potluck at melodically challenged-where yesterday’s poetry comes alive and today’s poetry rocks!

Show Author: Laurilee Smith

Show Producer: K.B. Kincer

Voiced By: Johnny Andia, K.B. Kincer, Laurilee Smith

Audio Archive: https://beta.prx.org/stories/463585 

PLAYLIST

Billboard

Castnet Seafood, Karisma Price

Segment A

A Monstrous Catalpa Tree Grows from a Drain, Regan Good

Dream Nest, Dana Levin

Everything is Exactly the Same as it Was the Day Before, Ina Cariño

I Went Out to Hear, Leila Chatti

New Moon Newton, Oliver Baez Bendorf

Segment B

Boihood, by Jari Bradley

Canopy, by Arlene Keizer

Dearly Departed, Again I Dreamt About a Ship, by Camonghne Felix

Dirtbag, by Leigh Lucas

Elastic Love Contrapuntal, by Sarah Cooper

Malice, by S. Brook Corfman

No Room to Form, by John S. Blake

Sappho for Everybody, by Maxe Crandall

Virginia, Autumn, by Molly McCully Brown

Segment C

Evening, by Jeremy Radin

from “All About You”, by Chris Nealon

I Dare You, by Dorianne Laux

In the House With No Doors, by Sarah Kay

Look, by Maxine Scates

Lullaby, by John James

Materials for a Gravestone Rubbing, by Matthew Wimberley

Praise Song, by Hafizah Augustus Geter

Musical Works

Title	Artist	Album	Label	Year	Length
POTLUCK	TAB	ALGORYTHMS LP.	SELF-PRODUCED	2014	02:14
JUST MY LUCK	JIM ROOSTER	WILDERNESS I WANT.	SELF-PRODUCED	2015	03:07
LUCKY	ALL INDIA RADIO	BAD PANDA #50.	SELF-PRODUCED	2016	03:16
CEREALS FOR DINNER	NIEL | LIEN	SINGLE.	SELF-PRODUCED	2022	03:07