A project of A Brief Chat, in which I send a daily poem from Revolutionary Letters by Diane di Prima.
Author: Jason Crane
Revolutionary Letter #4
A project of A Brief Chat, in which I send a daily poem from Revolutionary Letters by Diane di Prima.
Revolutionary Letter #3
A project of A Brief Chat, in which I send a daily poem from Revolutionary Letters by Diane di Prima.
Revolutionary Letter #2
A project of A Brief Chat, in which I send a daily poem from Revolutionary Letters by Diane di Prima.
Revolutionary Letter #1
A project of A Brief Chat, in which I send a daily poem from Revolutionary Letters by Diane di Prima.
Revolutionary Letters: April Fool Birthday Poem For Grandpa
A project of A Brief Chat, in which I send a daily poem from Revolutionary Letters by Diane di Prima.
ABC #232: 50 Days Till 50 Years (Part 2 – Poetry Reading)
In which I read the final 25 poems from my 50 Days Till 50 Years series. The first 25 were in last month’s members-only episode, which you can access at https://patreon.com/abriefchat.
A Brief Chat #231: Carolina Ciucci on Anne Brontë
Writer Carolina Ciucci talks about Anne Brontë. For years the least known of the Brontë sisters, Anne has now taken her rightful place in the literary pantheon as both a highly skilled author and a keen social critic. Carolina talks about her own interest in the Brontës; about Anne’s life and writing; and about the…
A Brief Chat #230: Chaundra Crouch on ethical hedonism
Chaundra Crouch talks about centering pleasure, but not at the expense of others or of the world at large. They discuss food and relationships and sex and sensuality and finding ethical and pleasurable ways to navigate all of those areas. They also talk about the marriage of ethical hedonism and spiritual or religious practice. PatreonSupport…
A Brief Chat #229: Cory Anderson on Long COVID and ME (myalgic encephalomyelitis)
Actor and baker Cory Anderson talks about dealing with the effects of myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), which she contracted as a result of getting COVID. It’s had a dramatic effect on her life, not least because of the struggle just to get a diagnosis. It’s also led to Cory becoming part of a growing community of…
A Brief Chat #228: Aaron Staebell & Patrick McCurry & Jason Crane on male friendship
In this episode, Aaron and Patrick join me to talk about the deep and beautiful friendship we’ve created in a text chat that was originally meant to do some planning for my jazz podcast.
A Brief Chat #227: My Religious History (2023)
In this episode I revisit five short audio essays from 2019 about my religious history, and then add an update on where I’m at now in 2023. Patreon Support the show by becoming a member at patreon.com/abriefchat. For $1 a month you get early access to every episode plus a weekly email. For $5 you…