Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast: Richard Brautigan
5/6/202634 min
The lead singer of Frank’s favourite band introduced him to the poetry of Richard Brautigan, and it is a gift that keeps on giving.
TW: mention of suicide
The novel referenced is “Trout Fishing in America”. The collection of poems referenced is “The Pill Versus the Springhill Mine Disaster”. The poems referenced are “Widow’s Lament”, “Love Poem”, “Kafka’s Hat”, “I Cannot Answer You Tonight in Small Portions” and “The Winos on Potrero Hill”.
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
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Speaker 10:28
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Frank Skinner· Host0:44
[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to Frank Skinner's Poetry Podcast. Listen, my favorite band are called The Lovely Eggs, and I went on tour with The Lovely Eggs as their support act. I did three gigs around the country, and I love them. It's a husband and wife team, Holly and David, and they're brilliant. This is not Frank Skinner's popular music podcast, so there is a reason to this. Holly, the lead singer and guitarist of The Lovely Eggs, is a massive, massive fan of the American writer Richard Brautigan.