Posts by Mike Gravagno
WRITERS’ BLOCK 31: MATHIEU CAILLIER, MICHELLE BRITTAN ROSADO, AND STEVEN SANCHEZ LIVE!
Writers’ Block Live! MATHIEU CAILLIER, MICHELLE BRITTAN ROSADO, STEVEN SANCHEZ To celebrate the launch of Steven Sanchez’s first full-length poetry book, Phantom Tongue, Mike sits down with Steven, Michelle Brittan Rosado, and Mathieu Cailler to talk about the process of putting a book together, how one manages to keep making love poems interesting, the power of…
Read MoreThe OCD Episode 12: Thanksgiving!
THE OCD 12: Thanksgiving! Mike and Ryan review A Very The O.C. Thanksgiving with the help of their friend Books from the Unnatural 20s! It’s the first of many of Ryan’s favorite holidays, and he’s worried his mom Mike isn’t good in the kitchen, so Books, Cassie, and Taylor take over cooking. Meanwhile Mike has to go…
Read MoreThe OCD Episode 11: Ryan & Marissa’s First Date
THE OCD 11: Ryan & Marissa’s First Date Mike and Ryan review the tenth episode of The O.C. with the help of their friend Katelynn from the Unnatural 20s. It’s time for another yacht party! With the new workload, Mike becomes worried about Ryan’s professional relationship with Katelynn. Ryan spots Taylor and Greg together, and becomes…
Read MoreWRITERS’ BLOCK 30: TREVOR K ALLRED, LIZ HARMER, AND SHAUNA BARBOSA LIVE!
Writers’ Block Live! Trevor K Allred, Liz Harmer, Shauna Barbosa Mike sits down with novelist Liz Harmer, poet and community organizer Trevor K Allred, and poet Shauna Barbosa to hear the work from their individual projects and discuss the power of audience, politics, the meaning of portals, the meaning of water, the magic of astrology…
Read MoreMovie of the Year: 1999- Finale Part 2
Movie of the Year 1999: The Final Battle The Taste Buds enter the final rounds of the 1999 Bracket! In a knockout- friend ruining no holds-barred tussle, Greg leads Mike and Ryan through the gauntlet. The surviving movies are Toy Story 2, Magnolia, Eyes Wide Shut and Being John Malkovich, meaning everything from animation to sexuality, to marriage, and the…
Read MoreMovie of the Year: 1999 – Finale Part 1
Movie of the Year 1999: The Beginning of the End The Taste Buds enter Round 2 of the 1999 Bracket. Will American Beauty dark horse its way into the next round? Can an animated movie like Toy Story 2 go up against actual movies with actual people? Will Tom Cruise strangle Tom Cruise while hanging off…
Read MoreWRITERS’ BLOCK 29: PEN AMERICA EMERGING VOICES LIVE!
Writers’ Block Live! PEN America Emerging Voices We have a very special Writers’ Block Live for you! Mike sat down with two of PEN America’s Emerging Voices Fellows, Natalie Misling Man and Ron L. Dowell, and the Emerging Voices Fellowship Manager, Amanda Fletcher, to talk about their experience with the program and the upcoming application deadline!…
Read MoreWRITERS’ BLOCK 28: ERIC MORAGO, NAN COHEN, AND VICTORIA CHANG LIVE!
Writers’ Block Live! Eric Morago, Nan Cohen, Victoria Chang Back in February, Mike sat down with poets Eric Morago, Nan Cohen, and Victoria Chang to discuss how becoming a publisher can affect one’s writing, the influence of history and religion, and intense poetry projects, plus a whole lot more! Eric Morago is a two-time Pushcart…
Read MoreMovie of the Year: 1999 – Magnolia
Movie of the Year- 1999: Magnolia The Taste Buds discuss the 1999 movie Magnolia! Can a 26-year-old director spin numerous vignettes into the top of the bracket? Have you considered that 26-year-old was G.D. P.T. Andersen? Join Greg as he leads Mike and Ryan in discussions about the volume of theme, volume in general, Brad’s braces, the realtionship of the…
Read MoreWRITERS’ BLOCK 27: DOUG DECHOW AND JASON MORPHEW LIVE!
Another edition of Writers’ Block Live! Back in May, Mike sat down with nonfiction writer Doug Dechow and poet Jason Morphew to talk about research into one’s own family, separating fact from fantasy, the allure of isolation, lyric poetry and much more! Doug Dechow is researching and writing a book about his grand-uncle Harry Dale Park, who…
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