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Demimonde

DEMIMONDE

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Demimonde is the half-world, the edges of society where artists flourish. Often a term of disapprobation as the artist denizens of the demimonde disdained traditional or bourgeois values, choosing instead to indulge in the pursuit of vice, the extreme and outre, drinking and drugging, gambling, extravagant spending, and sexual hijinks. Demimonde is the half-world, the convergence zone of art and life, where the mainstream and academic meet the outlaw and subversive, where artists of diverse disciplines come together to share their vision and spark. Demimonde is the half-world, the twilight realm of literature where the living confer with the dead, where present-day practitioners of writing commune with past masters, where each text is in conversation with every other text. Demimonde is the half-world, the interface of the written and the spoken. If you love the written word, the spoken word, you are welcome here.

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CALL IN TOLL FREE 1877-560-5724. "WHO SHALL SAY I AM NOT THE HAPPY GENIUS OF MY HOUSEHOLD? " We're taking a line from W. C. Williams to honor the poets who have won a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship,... more

CALL IN TOLL FREE 1-877-560-5724. Today we will feature words by Ellyn Maybe, Robert Bly, Mary Oliver and E. E. Cummings. Please feel free to call in and share something special. Hosted by Doc Sigerson

CALL IN TOLL FREE 10877-560-5724. It 's a Monday surprise show. I am hoping that Frankie Metro will show up for this one. Not to mention, yo too. Feel free to call in and share something special. Hosted by Doc Sigerson

CALL IN TOLL FREE 1-877-560-5724. Today we feature works by Rae Armentrout's book, Money Shot. Also we will delve into the poetry of Denis Johnson and Roberto Bolaño. Good stuff, good times. Please feel free to... more

CALL IN TOLL FREE 1-877-560-5724. Today I mark the untimely passing of Scott Wannberg by reading from his book, Strange Movie Full of Death. This will be a celebration of his poetry, and not so much a memorial as I barely knew... more

CALL IN TOLL FREE 1877-560-5724! Today we feature the poetry of Charles Baudelaire. Also, we delve into words by Florida poet Campbell McGrath. And no telling what else might be tossed into the mix. As always, everyone is welcome.... more

CALL IN TOLL FREE 1-877560-5724! Today we feature two "confessional" poets both from the East Coast, Sharon Olds and Thomas Lux. Plus chills and thrills and unexplained paranormal activity. As always, please feel welcome to call in... more

CALL IN TOLL FREE 1-877-560-5724. I will read from a stunning book, Elegy by Mary Jo Bang in which she deals with loss and mourning and grief. Also selections from The Duino Elegies by Rainier Maria Rilke and something from... more

CALL IN TOLL FREE 1-877-560-5724. Tonight we feature one of the most charming and witty and delightful prose stylists of the twentieth century, M.F.K. Fisher. In her chosen field of expertise, food writing, she writes about her travels... more

CALL IN TOLL FREE 1-877-560-5724. We feature today the great Argentine modern master, Jorge Luis Borges. A prolific writer, even after losing his eyesight, who worked only in short forms. His poetry, essays and fictions cross... more

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