In which Joel and Basie discuss For Saundra by Nikki Giovanni. Read the poem here - https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/for-saundra/ References, proof, mentions, recommendations, etcetera: About Nikki Giovanni - https://nikki-giovanni.com/biography/ Dreaming America - Settlement House Press - http://www.settlementhouse.us/dreaming-america Pod Save the People - https://crooked.com/podcast-series/pod-save-the-people/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Visit our website, email us, reach out on tumblr, or @OceansGoldTeeth on Twitter. Subscribe if you never want to miss an episode, and please, tell your friends. Between Oceans and Gold Teeth is a product of Accordion Productions. It is hosted by Basie Cobine and Joel Watson.

In which Joel and Basie discuss The Beauty of a Busted Fruit by Natalie Diaz. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Visit our website, email us, reach out on tumblr, or @OceansGoldTeeth on Twitter. Subscribe if you never want to miss an episode, and please, tell your friends. Between Oceans and Gold Teeth is a product of Accordion Productions. It is hosted by Basie Cobine and Joel Watson.

In which Joel and Basie discuss "A fisherman speaks his mind" by Nguyễn Đình Chiểu, translated by Hùynh Sanh Thông! Show notes here: https://betweenoceansandgoldteeth.tumblr.com/post/187673915441/044-a-fisherman-speaks-his-mind-show-notes Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Visit our website, email us, reach out on tumblr, or @OceansGoldTeeth on Twitter. Subscribe if you never want to miss an episode, and please, tell your friends. Between Oceans and Gold Teeth is a product of Accordion Productions. It is hosted by Basie Cobine and Joel Watson.

In which Joel and Basie discuss "Condemning the Moongod Nanna" by Enheduanna from her longer poem "The Exaltation of Inanna," translated by Willis and Aliki Barnstone. Show notes here: https://betweenoceansandgoldteeth.tumblr.com/post/187360152236/043-condemning-the-moongod-nanna-show-notes

In which Joel and Basie discuss "History 3" by Sheenagh Pugh, the long awaited third of three. Thanks for listening. Show notes here: https://betweenoceansandgoldteeth.tumblr.com/post/187030749636/042-history-3-show-notes

In which Joel and Basie discuss The dispatched and Flameproof painting by Bertolt Brecht, translated by David Constantine and Tom Kuhn. In this episode we do a fair bit of talking about the humanitarian crisis at the US/Mexico border. If you’re concerned, consider donating to relief funds. We donated to Save the Children. We also purchased Dreaming America, published by Settlement House Press. The book is a collection of translated poems from young people in detention centers. Sales of the book go to support legal funds for those detained in border camps. Show notes here: https://betweenoceansandgoldteeth.tumblr.com/post/186703113816/041-flameproof-painting-the-dispatched-show

In which Joel and Basie discuss fight by Raegan Butcher. References, proof, mentions, recommendations, etcetera: We didn't mention it, but if you like anything in this episode, go check out Radiotopia's "Ear Hustle," a podcast produced by the inmates of San Quentin State Prison. https://www.earhustlesq.com/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Visit our website, email us, reach out on tumblr, or @OceansGoldTeeth. Subscribe if you never want to miss an episode, and please, tell your friends. https://betweenoceansandgoldteeth.home.blog/

In which Joel and Basie discuss Backwards by Warsan Shire. Read the poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/90734/backwards Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Visit our website, email us, reach out on tumblr, or @OceansGoldTeeth. Subscribe if you never want to miss an episode, and please, tell your friends. Between Oceans and Gold Teeth is a product of Accordion Productions. It is hosted by Basie Cobine and Joel Watson.

In which Joel and Basie discuss Herman Finley by Jericho Brown. Read the poem here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/58033/herman-finley Show notes here: https://betweenoceansandgoldteeth.tumblr.com/post/185730644351/038-herman-finley-show-notes

In which Joel and Basie discuss To Giovanni Da Pistoia When the Author Was Painting the Vault of the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo, translated by Gail Mazur. Read that version of the poem here. For the Italian text, we used Introduction to Italian Poetry edited by Luciano Rebay. Special thanks to Thomas Reed for chatting with us this week! The battle of how to make three people sound good on this podcast contines, and we're losing! You can really only hear Joel well. -_- References, proof, mentions, recommendations, etcetera: Not a painted but a sculptor? Sistine Chapel Ceiling John Mulaney on Mick Jagger An Open Letter to Professional Youtubers John Oliver on Ivanka & Jared Dave Chappelle on his White Friend, Chip Creation of Eve Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Visit our website, email us, reach out on tumblr, or @OceansGoldTeeth. Subscribe if you never want to miss an episode, and please, tell your friends. Between Oceans and Gold Teeth is a product of Accordion Productions. It is hosted by Basie Cobine and Joel Watson.