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2024-01-1354 minME READING STUFFHello from Robyn and Ricci - An AFTER DARK! episode of ME READING STUFF"See God, it ain't me.They 'bout to start a world war,I'm just tryna practice peace." - Leikeli47"How the hell you walk outta Heaven?" - Leikeli 47"LEARN A TRADE" - Me"I. CHOOSE. LIFE!" - Ricci OprahTo anyone reading, I've missed you. If anyone out there is struggling with, well anything, I hope you can find the resources that are best, most comfortable and affordable to you. I always recommend Al-Anon, as many of my listeners have heard before. I've yet to...
2024-01-0724 minME READING STUFFRobinson Jeffers - The World's Wonders"I have also seen doom." -Robinson Jeffers"As you can see, I need to breathe." - Robyn O'NeilLINKS:Buy Robinson Jeffers' Selected Poems Hit up my website www.robynoneil.com
2022-08-2735 minME READING STUFFChika Sagawa - Composition in Three Primary Colors"The post office is a mile away." -Chika Sagawa "Forgive yourself, forgive others, buy those refried beans." - MeLINKS:Buy The Collected Poems of Chika Sagawa here: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780593230015Info on my show AMERICAN ANIMALS here: https://www.inglettgallery.com/exhibitions/191-robyn-o-neil-american-animals-april-28-2022-june-4/overview/Online Viewing Room for AMERICAN ANIMALS: https://www.inglettgallery.com/viewing-room/42-robyn-o-neil-american-animals/Catalogue for AMERICAN ANIMALS: https://en.calameo.com/susan-inglett-gallery/read/006031000dd8300a9821f?pagefxopacity=0My website: www.robynoneil.comMe on Instagram...
2022-05-2021 minME READING STUFFKevin Prufer - Black Woods (and Bill Callahan lyrics)"Bury me in wood / And I will splinter / Bury me in stone / And I will quake / Bury me in water / And I will geyser / Bury me in fire / And I'm gonna phoenix" - Bill Callahan"My favorite website is whodatedwho.com" - MeLINKS:Kevin Prufer's website: https://www.kevinprufer.comInfo on my show AMERICAN ANIMALS here: https://www.inglettgallery.com/exhibitions/191-robyn-o-neil-american-animals-april-28-2022-june-4/overview/Online Viewing Room for AMERICAN ANIMALS: https://www.inglettgallery.com/viewing-room/42-robyn-o-neil-american-animals/Catalogue for AMERICAN ANIMALS: https://en.calameo.com...
2022-05-1626 minME READING STUFFYosef Ibn Zabara - My Ex - Look at These People - The Physician"Take pleasure today in the friend at your side; tomorrow he'll leave, and the joy will die." - Avraham Ibn EzraLINKS:Buy "The Dream of the Poem" here: https://press.princeton.edu/books/paperback/9780691121956/the-dream-of-the-poemInfo on my show AMERICAN ANIMALS here: https://www.inglettgallery.com/exhibitions/191-robyn-o-neil-american-animals-april-28-2022-june-4/overview/Online Viewing Room for AMERICAN ANIMALS: https://www.inglettgallery.com/viewing-room/42-robyn-o-neil-american-animals/Catalogue for AMERICAN ANIMALS: https://en.calameo.com/susan-inglett-gallery/read/006031000dd8300a9821f?pagefxopacity=0My website: www.robynoneil.comMe on...
2022-05-0626 minME READING STUFFGraham Burnam - The Thing That Got My Fun"I like ancient Chinese poetry." - Graham Burnam "I'd like to publish a Graham Burnam book of poetry." - Me LINKS:D.W. Burnam's work: https://www.instagram.com/d.w._burnam/Dawn Cerny's work: https://www.instagram.com/cerny_studio/Everyman's Pocket LIbrary's Solitude: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781400044238Buy my Lion shirt at Inman Gallery here: https://inman-gallery.square.site/product/robyn-o-neil-yong-kiang-hotel-lion-t-shirt/304?cs=true&cst=customSusan Inglett Gallery: https://www.inglettgallery.com/exhibitions/Me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com...
2021-12-241h 14ME READING STUFFMarlene Dietrich - Daily Rituals"Without tenderness, a man is uninteresting." - Marlene Dietrich "If there is a supreme being, he's crazy." - Marlene Dietrich LINKS:Buy Mason Currey's "Daily Rituals: Women at Work" here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/604080/daily-rituals-women-at-work-by-mason-currey/9781524732950?ref=PRHB7BD76FBDB&aid=14813&linkid=PRHB7BD76FBDBBuy my Lion shirt at Inman Gallery here: https://inman-gallery.square.site/product/robyn-o-neil-yong-kiang-hotel-lion-t-shirt/304?cs=true&cst=customSusan Inglett Gallery: https://www.inglettgallery.com/exhibitions/Me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=enHandwritten Notes: ...
2021-12-1719 minME READING STUFFDavid Markson - This is Not a Novel“Tennessee Williams choked to death on the plastic cap of a nasal spray.” - David Markson"I didn't breathe well today. You could hear me breathing too much." - MeLINKS:Buy "This is Not a Novel" at your local independent bookstore: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781619027145Buy my Lion shirt at Inman Gallery here: https://inman-gallery.square.site/product/robyn-o-neil-yong-kiang-hotel-lion-t-shirt/304?cs=true&cst=customMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=enHandwritten Notes: https://www.instagram.com/handwrittennotesontv/Me on T...
2021-12-1034 minME READING STUFFSebastián de Covarrubias Horozco - Treasure of the Castilian or Spanish Language (Selected & Translated by Janet Hendrickson)"What I've aimed for as a translator is transparency, but in pieces, like high small windows in a tall room that let in only moving fragments of the picture of the sky." - Janet Hendrickson"Uhhhhh Sebastián, lions ARE cool." - MeLINKS:Buy Treasure of the Castilian or Spanish Language here: https://bookshop.org/books/treasure-of-the-castilian-or-spanish-language/9780811228602Buy Dave Eggers's "The Every" with my drawings on the cover here: https://electric-works.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/the-every-by-dave-eggers-robyn-oneil-coverBuy from my shop here: https://www.robynoneil.com/product-page/2021-headstone-greeting-card
2021-12-0320 minME READING STUFFWislawa Szymborska - Nonreading"Perhaps two in a thousand people like poetry." - Wislawa Szymborska “There’s a lot to think about isn’t there?” -Mr Rogers LINKS:Buy Wislawa Szymborska's "Here" here: https://bookshop.org/books/here-9780547592091/9780547592091Buy "The Every" by Dave Eggers with my drawings on the cover here: https://electric-works.myshopify.com/collections/frontpage/products/the-every-by-dave-eggers-robyn-oneil-coverBuy my 2021 Greeting Card for the contest to win a drawing here: https://www.robynoneil.com/product-page/2021-headstone-greeting-cardMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=enHandwritten Notes:
2021-11-3020 min
ME READING STUFFThe Poetry of Wang An-shih"Things aren't other than they are." - Wang An-shihThanks to D.W. Burnam for recommending the poetry of Wang An-shih!This podcast is dedicated to D.W., Dawn and Graham.LINKS:Buy "Classical Chinese Poetry, An Anthology" Translated and Edited by David Hinton here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374531904Win the 2020 Headstone Drawing here: https://www.ebay.com/itm/2020-Headstone-Drawing-by-Robyn-ONeil-graphite-on-paper/393046098054?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D225074%26meid%3D3091af50368f4924b625d384da4a4a88%26pid%3D100290%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D1%26sd%3D393046098054%26itm%3D393046098054%26...
2020-12-1131 minME READING STUFFJane Hirshfield - The Lives of the Heart"The lives of the heart...thrash in the net until hit." - Jane Hirshfield "I like sudoku now." - Me LINKS:Buy "The Lives of the Heart" by Jane Hirshfield here: https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-lives-of-the-heart-jane-hirshfield?variant=32116697923618THE ROBYN O'NEIL SHOP: https://www.robynoneil.com/shopMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=enMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil
2020-11-2714 minME READING STUFFThe School of Life Dictionary - AnxietyAnxiety is a kind of masterpiece of insight???? I'll take it! LINKS:Buy The School of Life Dictionary here: https://www.theschooloflife.com/shop/us/tsol-dictionary/THE ROBYN O'NEIL SHOP: https://www.robynoneil.com/shopMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=enMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil
2020-11-2021 minME READING STUFFMark Strand (Book Recommendation #3) & SHOP ANNOUNCEMENTMy shop is open! Yay! Can I sleep now? Please? ME READING STUFF stickers are available. Even holographic ones! And a new book by me. And modeliers. And bags. And tapestries. And ceramics. Yay again! "Life is a dream that is never recalled when the sleeper awakes" - Mark Strand"The book is a book." - Robyn O'Neil LINKS:THE ROBYN O'NEIL SHOP: https://www.robynoneil.com/shopBuy Mark Strand's Collected Poems: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/236122/collected-poems-by-mark-strand/Cyndi Long Studios: https://www.cyndilongstudios.com...
2020-11-1225 minME READING STUFFAnne Carson - Autobiography of Red (Book Recommendation #1)TOTAL THINGS KNOWN ABOUT GERYON:He loved lightning He lived on an island His mother was a Nymph of a river that ran to the sea His father was a gold Cutting took Old scholia say that Stesichoros says that Geryon had six hands and six feet and wings He was red and His strange red cattle excited envy Herakles came and Killed him for his cattleThe dog too-Anne Carson, Autobiography of RedLINKS:Buy this book here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/24642/autobiography-of-red-by-anne-carson/Visit my...
2020-10-2920 minME READING STUFFPavel Šrut - Worm-Eaten TimeThe entire time I recorded this, I couldn't stop thinking about Chinese chicken salad from Chin Chin. LINKS:Buy this book here: http://www.phonememedia.org/artists#/worm-eaten-timeBuy my 2020 Headstone Cards here: https://www.robynoneil.com/shop-liveCheck out my new show in Houston here: https://inmangallery.viewingrooms.com/viewing-room/9-robyn-o-neil-in-pieces-on-fire/Me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=enHandwritten Notes: https://www.instagram.com/handwrittennotesontv/Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil
2020-10-1515 minME READING STUFFEliot Weinberger - Angels & Saints"At home anywhere, wander alone like a rhinoceros.”-Eliot Weinberger"People think that all cameramen do is point the camera at things, but it's a heck of a lot more complicated than that." -Chris Elliott"I have measured out my life with coffee spoons." - T.S. Eliot "You never said a word to me about what passed between us." - Elliott Smith"I was a tap dancer as a child, so I understand precision and repetition." - Elliott Gould LINKS:Buy Angels & Saints here: https://bookshop.org/bo...
2020-10-0917 minME READING STUFFThe School of Life Dictionary"...we have a tragic proclivity for knowing what to do but not acting upon our own best principles." -The School of Life Dictionary's definition of "akrasia""The idea of keeping my email program open any longer than ten minutes a day makes me want to actually die." - Me LINKS:Buy The School of Life Dictionary here: https://www.theschooloflife.com/shop/tsol-dictionary/Check out my new exhibition here: https://inmangallery.viewingrooms.com/viewing-room/9-robyn-o-neil-in-pieces-on-fire/Me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en Handwritten Notes:
2020-09-2526 minME READING STUFFMostafa Nissabouri - Approach to the Desert SpaceI love mammals; I don’t love insects, but I do love The Silence of the Lambs. LINKS:Buy Mostafa Nissabouri’s book here: https://www.spdbooks.org/Products/9780986083686/for-an-ineffable-metrics-of-the-desert.aspxCheck out my new exhibition here: https://inmangallery.viewingrooms.com/viewing-room/9-robyn-o-neil-in-pieces-on-fire/Me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=enHandwritten Notes: https://www.instagram.com/handwrittennotesontv/Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil
2020-09-1817 minME READING STUFFJuan Gregorio Regino - CantaresNo hot pink roses, lots of potatoes. One star reviews, reading mean people. I'm always tired. LINKS:Buy Like a New Sun: New Indigenous Mexican Poetry here: http://www.phonememedia.org/artists#/like-a-new-sunCheck out the viewing room for my new exhibition at Inman Gallery here: https://inmangallery.viewingrooms.com/viewing-room/9-robyn-o-neil-in-pieces-on-fire/Buy a ME READING STUFF shirt here: https://cottonbureau.com/products/me-reading-stuff#/1948499/tee-men-standard-tee-vintage-black-tri-blend-sBuy Eliot Wienberger's new book here: https://www.ndbooks.com/book/angels-and-saints/#/Me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en
2020-09-1125 minME READING STUFFDawn Lundy Martin - From "Perspective is Supposed to Yield Clarity""She said, I wish I prayed, I would pray for you."LINKS:Read this poem and find out more about Dawn here: https://poets.org/poem/perspective-supposed-yield-clarityBuy Dawn's book "Good Stock Strange Blood" here: https://coffeehousepress.org/products/good-stock-strange-bloodCheck out my Cloudmakers Viewing Room! https://linktr.ee/susaninglettgalleryGet your rainy-day-cafe on here: https://www.youtube.com/c/CalmedByNatureMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=enHandwritten Notes: https...
2020-08-1519 minME READING STUFFRobby's Chicken & DumplingsAre you even prepared for my 5-star island? Are you even prepared for the fact that I turned the phrase into "it's like smoothing teeth"? Are you even ready to see Commander Mark's outfit? Does my recipe disgust you?LINKS:Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=enHandwritten Notes: https://www.instagram.com/handwrittennotesontv/
2020-07-3124 minME READING STUFFKenneth Koch - Wishes, Lies, & DreamsTonight I take a break from doing my night moves to read you three poems from my very very very favorite book of poetry. Kenneth Koch mined some of the most interesting/unsettling poems ever written. All from elementary students at P.S. 61 in Manhattan. I read you "A Colorful Dream" by Thomas Rogaski (3rd grade), "That's Odd" by Joel London, (5th grade), and "My Only Lover Boy" by Concepcion Dipini (4th grade). Here are some links:Buy this book here: https://www.harpercollins.com/9780060955090/wishes-lies-and-dreams/Register to watch/listen to my...
2020-05-2615 minME READING STUFFTexas Part 2! Mary Karr - County FairWho knows whose skeleton is inside our hand's flesh, driving for us. And who knows what's between my fingers. All I know is I finally talked. I love you guys.LINKS:Buy Mary Karr's Viper Rum here: https://www.thriftbooks.com/w/viper-rum_mary-karr/634211/item/31631922/#isbn=081121382X&idiq=31631922Check out Yoga with Adriene's 30-day challenge here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLui6Eyny-UzzFFfpiil94CUrWKVMaqmkmMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=enand my handwritten notes...
2020-05-1522 minME READING STUFFA Conversation with Damien Jurado! Part 2"back from a series of hospitals back from a mugging / after funerals we are saying thank you / after the news of the deadwhether or not we knew them / we are saying thank you" - W. S. Merwin LINKS: More on Damien here: http://damienjurado.comAND LISTEN TO THIS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1d1eobg9QYW.S. Merwin - Thanks: More on Damien here: http://damienjurado.comMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com...
2020-04-1139 minME READING STUFFA Conversation with Damien Jurado! Pt. 1"I'll need a good time / You'll need a daydream / Helplessly helpless / "I am alive, can you hear me?" / Sleeping in motion / I love you Washington State" - Damien Jurado "I felt so happy I started sewing clothes for the moon." -Mary Ruefle LINKS:More on Damien here: http://damienjurado.comAND LISTEN TO THIS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1d1eobg9QYBuy Trances of the Blast by Mary Ruefle here: https://www.wavepoetry.com/products/trances-of-the-blastMy favorite Nell Carter moment: https://www.youtube.com...
2020-04-0937 min
ME READING STUFFLaura (Riding) Jackson - Earth, Great Eyeball"Earth, great eyeball / Hear me, of the parasites that crawl; Speckling on you....The tyranny of body and breath / Whose endurance is an endurance of death." - Laura (Riding) Jackson"Boo, Forever" - Richard BrautiganLINKS:Buy "First Awakenings" here: https://www.perseabooks.com/first-awakeningsImbodhi COMFY WEAR: https://imbodhi.co/?gclid=CjwKCAjw4KD0BRBUEiwA7MFNTfQLn_vbX3bNp4IyvVkLEr-sd3jvEuewaAR3kSkL3L2Mbs_CV0DUABoC5bUQAvD_BwEEnglish Muffins I love: https://thomasbreads.com/products/original-english-muffinsRachael Ray's Surprisingly Great Pizza: https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/peking-chicken-pizza-recipe-1951729
2020-04-0518 minME READING STUFFStephanie Goehring - From The Water [Inaudible]"I would remember / every pixel admit it what cry / is visible besides that animal / hadn't even been invented yet" -Stephanie Goehring "I can't wait to make macaroni and hot dog casserole tomorrow night." - MeLINKS:Buy From The Water [Inaudible] here...and REALLY....DO IT: https://hostpublications.com/products/from-the-water-inaudible-by-stephanie-goehringPlease consider buying some of the other wonderful titles from Host: https://hostpublications.com/collections/allLearn more about RAINN here: https://www.rainn.orgMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on...
2020-04-0324 minME READING STUFFThe Proust QuestionnaireMy dad's favorite occupation is "A worker at Six Flags."LINKS:Buy this book here: https://www.kathykuohome.com/Product/Detail/29995-The-Proust-Questionnaire-Assouline-Hardcover-Book?gclid=CjwKCAjwsMzzBRACEiwAx4lLGzQrjoHuT67dAEiyNWjpbd-BT5RqrFM9NwIvlYe5c1fQ_pbVSfPdORoCaJoQAvD_BwELearn more about Cécile McLorin Salvant here: http://www.cecilemclorinsalvant.comMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil Me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=enSupport the podcast and The Trevor Project by buying a ME READING STUFF shirt: https://cottonbureau.com/products/me-reading-stuff#/2570271/sweatshirt-unisex-pullover-crewneck-black-poly-cotton-s
2020-03-1938 minME READING STUFFEmily Dickinson - Fascicle Thirty-Five"The Sea said "Come" to the Brook -The Brook said "Let me grow" - Emily DickinsonLINKS:Buy "Emily Dickinson's Poems: As She Preserved Them" here: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674737969Support the podcast and The Trevor Project by buying a ME READING STUFF shirt: https://cottonbureau.com/products/me-reading-stuff#/2570271/sweatshirt-unisex-pullover-crewneck-black-poly-cotton-sDonate to Make-A-Wish here: https://wish.orgLearn more about The Trevor Project here: https://www.thetrevorproject.orgMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https...
2020-03-1417 minME READING STUFF(Before a Hiatus) Raymond Carver - Some Prose on PoetryAlong with announcing a month-long break, I read a prose piece on discovering poetry by the short story master Raymond Carver. What we talk about when we talk about poetry what we talk about when we talk about secondhand bookstores what we talk about when we talk about fendi bags what we talk about when we talk about love. And Kleenex. And exhaustion. I'm sorry I'm so tired and probably REALLY REALLY REALLY REALLY BORING TONIGHT. LINKS:Buy All of Us here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/24953/all-of-us-by-raymond-carver/Me on Twitter: https...
2020-02-1419 minME READING STUFFLaurie Anderson - NYTimes Book Review Interview"Cause when love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force. And when force is gone, there's always Mom. Hi Mom.” - Laurie Anderson "Take care of y’all’s mentals." -Marshawn Lynch"Please god no more awarenesses.” - MeLINKS:Check out my show in Fort Worth here: https://www.themodern.org/exhibition/Upcoming/Robyn-ONeil-WE-THE-MASSES-/5115 Get stickers, shirts and fun stuff with my work on it here ON SALE!: https://shop.themodern.org/collections/on-saleLaurie Anderson’s O Superman: https://www.youtube.co...
2020-02-0717 minME READING STUFFMary Ruefle - Super Bowl“The people you really like a lot will disappear” - Mary Ruefle But couch studios make life better. And anything that makes it better is good. A chili dog. A note. A find. A soft towel. Comfortably sitting. Watching a dog breathe. Obsessions felt but controlled. Closing your eyes. LINKS:Buy Mary Ruefle’s Dunce here: https://www.wavepoetry.com/products/dunce?_pos=1&_sid=229cf5ba1&_ss=rBuy my book here: https://www.archonprojects.com/shop/robyn-oneil-20-years-of-drawingsCheck out my show in Fort Worth here: https://www.themodern.org/ex...
2020-01-3102 minME READING STUFFBlaga Dimitrova - Old Song in a New Voice"How many millennia will I need to tear my inner Great Wall down?" - Blaga Dimitrova "Should I make Rosarita refried bean tacos tonight?" - Me LINKS:Buy Scars here: http://www.ivypressprinceton.com/book3.htmlCheck out the Wendy's training videos here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZXeFPpPJeIAnd here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJ-JBFXh2IUMy show of textiles in Chicago: http://westernexhibitions.com/exhibition/the-tapestries/My 20-year survey show at the Modern in Fort Worth here: https://www.themodern...
2020-01-2419 minME READING STUFFYehuda Amichai - In the Middle of This Century"And like the contours of the Judean mountains, we also won't find a resting-place." - Yehuda Amichai "And like every exhausted Nebraskan woman, I beg that you plant my ashes under a loose tile near the distilled water at Kroger in Kingwood, Texas. And say hello to Todd." - Robyn O'Neil LINKS:Buy Yehuda Amichai's Selected Poetry here: https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520275836/the-selected-poetry-of-yehuda-amichaiCheck out my main man Otis here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCej6bRv8lR48AEbQvdb_9CgMy show of textiles in Chicago: http://westernexhibitions.com...
2020-01-1717 minME READING STUFFC.D. Wright - In a Word, a World"...I respect extravagant expression more than reserved." -C.D. Wright "I have seven years of saying what I mean, meaning what I say, and not being mean when I say it." - MeLINKS:Buy "The Poet, the Lion, Talking Pictures, El Farolito, a Wedding in St. Roch, the Big Box Store, the Warp in the Mirror, Spring, Midnights, Fire & All" here: https://www.coppercanyonpress.org/books/the-poet-the-lion-talking-pictures-el-farolito-by-c-d-wright/http://westernexhibitions.com/exhibition/the-tapestries/My 20-year survey show at the Modern in Fort Worth here: https://www.themodern.org/exhibition/Upcoming...
2020-01-1027 minME READING STUFFShirley Jackson - Got a Letter From JimmyWhat is your favorite rice dish and will you make it for me? Who's Jimmy? Will she murder her husband? Will I eat the entire bag tonight? Will I also eat ice cream? Will I organize the corner of the room. And does it even matter? LINKS:Buy "The Lottery and Other Stories" by Shirley Jackson here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374529536Check out my 20-year survey show at the Modern in Fort Worth here: https://www.themodern.org/exhibition/Upcoming/Robyn-ONeil-WE-THE-MASSES-/5115Get your Robyn O’Neil merch here: https://shop.themodern.or...
2020-01-0314 minME READING STUFFW.S. Merwin - Houses and TravellersI love you, Alaska! Find your Peace. Wash your hands. Goodnight. LINKS:Buy Houses and Travellers here: https://www.ebay.com/i/264275300363?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=264275300363&targetid=539174338275&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9033353&poi=&campaignid=6470544942&mkgroupid=76670849479&rlsatarget=pla-539174338275&abcId=1139336&merchantid=114152743&gclid=Cj0KCQiA0ZHwBRCRARIsAK0Tr-p4BxUaBJSUqJCYWYSvbXGgKJp-sqLgWUrxIVWLtIcv7uKi791FmRwaAr4CEALw_wcBBook Club Info: https://www.themodern.org/programs/Upcoming/Modern-Reading/5293Check out my 20-year survey show at the Modern in Fort Worth here: https://www.themodern.org/exhibition/Upcoming/Robyn-ONeil-WE-THE-MASSES-/5115Get your Robyn O’Neil me...
2019-12-2613 minME READING STUFFContemporary Kazakh Literature"Blame me if I'm not at loud parties." - Gulnar Salykbay "Please never invite me to a party." - MeHello my friends and enemies! Today I'm super happy to share with you this amazing book I found at my local bookstore. It is the POETRY edition of "Contemporary Kazakh Literature" and this is the first time any of these hundreds of poems have been translated to English. And holy shit they're GOOD. Throw that trash away HARD. I love you.LINKS:Buy Contemporary Kazakh Literature: POETRY here: https://kazakhstan...
2019-12-1317 minME READING STUFFCharles Ramsey - Dead Givaway"I heard screaming. I'm eating my McDonald's." - Charles Ramsey"I heard screaming. I'm eating my McDonalds." - MeLINKS:Interview with American hero Charles Ramsey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcLSI3oyqhsRemix by schmoyoho: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZcRU0Op5P4The Great Concavity: https://greatconcavity.podbean.comMy mix on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6taNqrjRkfhYa0TzTWvBRf?si=J4zpr7ahRWWNxYd6WHk9SQMy mix on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/robyn-oneil-we-the-masses/pl.u-2aoq8ZzHGD16...
2019-11-2223 minME READING STUFFRolf Jacobsen - The Silence Afterwards“there are no more words, from now on all talk will take place with the voices stones and trees have.” -Rolf Jacobsen“Today I am finally the person I’ve been trying to be my entire life.” - Me LINKS:Buy Rolf Jacobsen’s The Roads Have Come to an End Now here: https://www.coppercanyonpress.org/pages/browse/book.asp?bg={81C7BCEC-4F3A-45A6-92C0-143511DD0B22}The F*ck It Diet: https://thefuckitdiet.comFriends of Hazel Hall: https://www.facebook.com/friendsofhazelhallCheck out...
2019-11-1521 minME READING STUFFAn After Dark Special! Hazel Hall - Habit“I am less of myself and more of the sun;The beat of life is wearing meTo an incomplete oblivion,” - Hazel Hall"I'm 42 years old and upset that someone unfriended me on Facebook." - Me LINKS:Buy Hazel Hall’s Selected Poetry here: https://ahsahtapress.org/book/hazel-hall/Buy Otis McDonald’s new album here: http://www.otismacmusic.comIf you love an alcoholic/addict OR if things just bother you: https://al-anon.orgSign up for a poem-a-day here: https://poets.orgGet y...
2019-11-0516 minME READING STUFFMary Ruefle - Halloween & Igor Barreto The Blind Plain“should old acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind?” Mary Ruefle“I love looking at your plate.” - Me LINKS:Buy Mary Ruefle's “Dunce” here: https://www.wavepoetry.com/products/dunceBuy The Blind Plain by Igor Barreto here: https://www.spdbooks.org/Products/9781935635833/the-blind-plain.aspxBuy Stephanie Goehring’s “from The Water [Inaudible]” here: https://hostpublications.com/products/from-the-water-inaudible-by-stephanie-goehringListen to me on Glasstire here: https://glasstire.com/2019/10/27/sponsored-podcast-an-interview-with-robyn-oneil/Listen to Tyler Green’s interview with me on Modern Art Notes! https://manpodcast.com/portfolio/no-416-rob...
2019-11-0117 minME READING STUFFPablo de Rokha - Architecture of Dispersed Life“I grab a tomato, I acquire the old coin of autumn, I take in a movie, I’m arranging that kiss and that verse that nested in those immense eyelashes.” - Pablo de Rokha “I pretend to be June Cleaver, but a June with COPS hair and an old Dallas t-shirt. The word “Dallas" written in fluorescent green spray paint letters. And some ill-fitting eggplant colored corduroys from Target. A regretful buy. But we both have glazed carrots. And possibly a quiet tremble.” - Me LINKS:Buy Pablo de Rokha’s “Architecture of Dispersed Life: Selected P...
2019-10-2620 minME READING STUFFInterview with my Dad and poems from Mike Tyson & Herschel Walker"I'm not an animal anymore." - Mike Tyson "I like the way you ate lunch today." - MeLINKS:Buy Erratic Fire, Erratic Passion: The Poetry of Sportstalk here: http://www.featherproof.com/catalog/erratic-fire-erratic-passionMy upcoming 20-year survey show: https://www.themodern.org/exhibition/Upcoming/Robyn-ONeil-WE-THE-MASSES-/5115Buy ME READING STUFF shirts and support The Trevor Project: https://cottonbureau.com/products/me-reading-stuff#/972221/tee-men-standard-tee-vintage-black-tri-blend-sMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en
2019-10-111h 18ME READING STUFFMary Ruefle - Dunce (Long White Cloud)"My mother gave simple advice to all. Do not grow up to become a baby." - Mary Ruefle"I make perfect nachos." -MeLINKS:Buy Mary Ruefle's Dunce at Wave Poetry:https://www.wavepoetry.com/collections/new/products/dunceThe Story of My Uff Ball (not well-written): http://uffball.blogspot.comMy upcoming 20-year survey show: https://www.themodern.org/exhibition/Upcoming/Robyn-ONeil-WE-THE-MASSES-/5115Ruby City in San Antonio: https://www.rubycity.orgBuy ME READING STUFF shirts and support The Trevor Project: https://cottonbureau.com...
2019-09-2921 minME READING STUFFBriceida Cuevas Cob - Sun with Spines"Hope wears a strange raincoatand straps a gun inside.” - Mary Ruefle"Goodnight, sweetheart." - MeLINKS:Check out "Like a New Sun: New Indigenous Mexican Poetry" here: http://www.phonememedia.org/like-a-new-sunAnne Boyer's new book: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374279349Mary Ruefle's new book "Dunce": https://www.wavepoetry.com/products/dunceMary Ruefle on Bookworm: https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/bookworm/mary-ruefle-dunceBuy ME READING STUFF Tees and Sweatshirts here: https://cottonbureau.com/products/me-reading-stuff#/1948499/tee-men-standard-tee-vintage-black-tri-blend-sMore on The Tr...
2019-09-2013 minME READING STUFFMark Strand - Dark Harbor"I tend to like poems that engage me - that is to say, which do not bore me." -Mark Strand"The answer is chicken nuggets." - MeLINKS:Buy Mark Strand's Dark Harbor here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/174449/dark-harbor-by-mark-strand/9780679752790/Buy Mark Strand's Collected Poems here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/236122/collected-poems-by-mark-strand/9780804170857/Ruby City: https://www.rubycity.org/events/My piece at Ruby City: https://www.rubycity.org/artists/robyn-o-neil/My upcoming 20-year survey show: https://www.themodern.org/exhibition/Upcoming/Robyn-ONeil-WE-THE-MASSES-/5115Buy ME...
2019-09-1318 minME READING STUFFAnne Waldman - Stereo“We will have a total chaos without books, literature, and library.” - Anne Waldman “I just bought some feta cheese.” - MeLINKS:Buy Great American Prose Poems here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Great-American-Prose-Poems/David-Lehman/9780743243506Come see me talk at The Menil! https://www.menil.org/events/3102-artist-talk-robyn-o-neilME READING STUFF episode about Chögyam Trungpa: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/mereadingstuff/episodes/2016-02-04T09_41_16-08_00 Buy a ME READING STUFF SHIRT here! https://cottonbureau.com/products/me-reading-stuff#/1948499/tee-men-standard-tee-vintage-black-tri-blend-sMore on The Trevor Project here: htt...
2019-08-3022 minME READING STUFFLydia Davis - Varieties of Disturbance"It is certainly true that the larger and older the living this is, the harder it is to know how to care for it." - Lydia Davis, Priority "Don't you wish you just didn't have a brain sometimes? I do." - MeLINKS:Buy The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780312655396Learn more about this Amazon bullshit here: https://www.enmnews.com/2019/08/19/paging-big-brother-in-amazons-bookstore-orwell-gets-a-rewrite/Buy ME READING STUFF shirts and support The Trevor Project: https://cottonbureau.com/products/me-reading-stuff#/972221/tee-men-standard-tee-vintage-black-tri-blend-sMe on Twitter: https...
2019-08-2223 minME READING STUFFThe White Pony - An Anthology of Chinese Poetry“My life is great. And it still sucks.” - MeLINKS:Check out THE WHITE PONY: An Anthology of Chinese Poetry here: https://books.google.com/books/about/The_White_Pony.html?id=Pk8SAAAAYAAJBuy ME READING STUFF shirts and support The Trevor Project: https://cottonbureau.com/products/me-reading-stuff#/972221/tee-men-standard-tee-vintage-black-tri-blend-s Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil Me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en
2019-08-1624 minME READING STUFFCole Swensen - Noon"The beauty of the world is that it holds onto you; at every moment it is touching every inch of your body." - Cole Swensen "I like watching YouTube." - Robyn O'Neil LINKS:Buy "Noon" here: http://www.greeninteger.com/book.cfm?-Cole-Swensen-Noon-&BookID=123Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=enBuy ME READING STUFF shirts and support The Trevor Project here: https://cottonbureau.com/products/me-reading-stuff#/972221/tee-men-standard-tee-vintage-black-tri-blend-s
2019-04-0100 minME READING STUFFAnna Akhmatova & A. R. Ammons"But that wild sea-hound...unkennelled, called all night all round." - John Freeman "...my heart flopped over and lay still while he passed (as close as i'm to you yes closer made of nothing except loneliness" -E.E. CummingsLINKS:Buy "Solitude" here: http://www.randomhouse.com/knopf/classics//catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781400044238Go to the fair! https://artlosangelesfair.comCheck out The Grey Market here: https://news.artnet.com/about/tim-schneider-641Check out Iva here: https://ivaplungerboy.com/home.htmlBuy a ME READING STUFF...
2019-02-1514 minME READING STUFFMary Ruefle, David Drury, Tomas Transtromer & Nell Carter“Give the poor girl a piece of bread, or a piece of pie. One ton has 2000 pounds. My friend is kind to me; he gave me this new book. The sun, the moon, and the stars are in the sky. Did you hear the cry of the boy who fell in-to the brook? No, sir, I did not. Have you found man-y nuts? No, We have not an-y. The eyes of the hawk are sharp. Sam found a young dead bird on the ground. I will not buy a doll, and give it to Jane on her birth-day. The Son of...
2019-01-2520 minME READING STUFFDavid Foster Wallace - INFINITE JEST"....'acceptance’ is usually more a matter of fatigue than anything else.""...there is such a thing as raw, unalloyed, agendaless kindness.""...it is permissible to want."LINKS:Find out more about Al-Anon here: https://al-anon.orgThe "Promises" of Al-Anon: https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=the+promises+of+al+anon&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8Buy INFINITE JEST here: https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/david-foster-wallace/infinite-jest/9781619696181/Check out The Great Concavity podcast here: https://greatconcavity.podbean.comListen to my ap...
2019-01-1833 minME READING STUFFT.S. Eliot - The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"That is not it at all, That is not what I meant, at all." - Eliot LINKS:Buy The Waste Land and Other Poems here: https://www.hmhco.com/shop/books/The-Waste-Land-and-Other-Poems/9780156948777Buy a ME READING STUFF shirt and support The Trevor Project here: https://cottonbureau.com/products/me-reading-stuff#/972221/tee-men-standard-tee-vintage-black-tri-blend-sMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en
2019-01-1123 minME READING STUFFDaily Rituals from Ann Beattie & Flannery O'Connor (BONUS! A short Anne Carson piece!)"My habits are simple, my tastes banal." - Nabokov"When we let our minds wander, we set our brains free. Our brains are most productive when there is no demand that they be reactive.” -Sherry Turkle"I wonder if I have enough Kleenex with lotion to get me through this sinus infection?" - MeLINKS:Buy a ME READING STUFF shirt and all proceeds go to The Trevor Project! https://cottonbureau.com/products/me-reading-stuff#/972221/tee-men-standard-tee-vintage-black-tri-blend-sBuy "Daily Rituals" here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/198763/daily-rituals-by-mason-currey/9780307273604/Read Anne Carson's "Sh...
2019-01-0419 minME READING STUFFLydia Davis & Vasko Popa“You cannot find peace by avoiding life.” - Virginia Woolf “I wish you secure banisters and poison-free aspirin.” - MeLINKS:Buy "The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis" here: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780312655396Buy "Complete Poems" by Vasko Popa here: https://www.mcnallyjackson.com/vasko-popa-complete-poems-1953-1987Buy my book "20 Years of Drawings" here: https://www.amazon.com/Robyn-ONeil-20-Years-Drawings/dp/0692896511/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1543699086&sr=8-1&keywords=Robyn+o%27neilFollow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilFollow me on Instagram: https://www.inst...
2018-12-0117 minME READING STUFFPablo Neruda - Melancholy Inside FamiliesMy coffee already turned cold and I say thank you.My body can't handle much more and I say thank you.My stomach hurts and I say thank you.People I didn't expect to hear from reach out and I say thank you. I am uncomfortable and I say thank you. I will be with my 4-person family and nobody else for Thanksgiving for the first time maybe ever, and I am saying thank you. I will crochet on the plane and I am saying thank you with every stitch and every incorrect move.
2018-11-1918 minME READING STUFFEileen Myles - Harmonica“Literature is love. I think it went like this: drawings in the cave, sounds in the cave, songs in the cave, songs about us. Later, stories about us. Part of what we always did was have sex and fight about it and break each other’s hearts. I guess there’s other kinds of love too. Great friendships. Working together. But poetry and novels are lists of our devotions. We love the feel of making the marks as the feelings are rising and falling. Living in literature and love is the best thing there is. You’re always home.” -Eileen Myles ...
2018-11-0910 minME READING STUFFGeorgia O'Keeffe - A Letter to Alfred Stieglitz“Everything war and I can’t get enough of it - and still it almost drives me crazy.” - Georgia O’Keeffe “I like watching old men walk across streets. - MeLINKS:Buy “My Faraway One” here: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300166309/my-faraway-oneBuy a ME READING STUFF t-shirt here: https://cottonbureau.com/products/me-reading-stuffMore on The Trevor Project here: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/about/#sm.00000zms3d419g3ezex4idbtuh7n4My favorite Youtube Channel “BeatleBabe”: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLSyetOa-ut3483mU9GQfyQMy best friend...
2018-11-0724 minME READING STUFFReading Collage Night! (Rankine, Ruefle, Carson, Beattie, Ristovic)"Moonlight in the kitchen is a sign of God." - Anne Carson"The browning of tater tots in a barely-functioning oven is a sign of God." - Robyn O'NeilLINKS:Buy a ME READING STUFF shirt & support The Trevor Project!: https://cottonbureau.com/products/me-reading-stuffBuy Anne Carson's Glass, Irony & God here: https://www.ndbooks.com/author/anne-carson/#glass-irony-and-godBuy The Horse Has Six Legs here: https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/horse-has-six-legsBuy Claudia Rankine's Citizen here: https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/citizenBuy Mary...
2018-10-1219 minME READING STUFFChristopher Knowles - "Man Calculating (Crazy Eddie)" from "Einstein on the Beach" by Philip GlassWe finally have ME READING STUFF shirts & sweatshirts now!!! And proceeds go to The Trevor Project! And they're VERY soft. Soft clothes are good. What else is good? Blankets. Pets with fur. Salads. Walks. Getting older. Rolling with it. Stretching. One day at a time. Sleepovers. Magazines. Crocheting. Going to sleep. Goodnight. LINKS:ME READING STUFF SHIRTS!!! https://cottonbureau.com/products/me-reading-stuffBuy "Music by Philip Glass" here: https://www.abebooks.com/first-edition/MUSIC-PHILIP-GLASS-Harper-Row/526474547/bdMore on Christopher Knowles here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_KnowlesThe Trevor Project...
2018-10-0523 minME READING STUFFMarosa di Giorgio - I Remember Nightfall...and he chased me without end. LINKS:Buy "I Remember Nightfall" here: https://www.uglyducklingpresse.org/catalog/browse/item/?pubID=8388607Support Malvern Books in Austin: http://malvernbooks.comThe Great Stephanie Goehring: https://twitter.com/eselgoehringMy show in Kalamazoo: https://wmich.edu/art/exhibitions/archive/2018-19/robyn-oneil.htmlMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en
2018-09-2818 minME READING STUFFJuan Gregorio Regino - I Know the World's TongueSorry about the blanket statement on Californians. When I get back to the middle of the country, I turn a bit hostile towards the kindness level on the coasts. I like people pleasant. Kill me.I met the sweetest woman named Sandy on a plane yesterday. She told me she lost her husband (to a heart attack), daughter (to an overdose), and granddaughter (to suicide). All in 2 years. She bought herself a beach cruiser bike in pink (because her daughter and granddaughter love pink) and she's going to ride it around her neighborhood every evening this Fall.
2018-09-2015 minME READING STUFFNan Shepherd - The Living MountainI see long stemmed roses, but only on Tuesdays and Thursdays. LINKS:Buy The Living Mountain here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/the-living-mountain-nan-shepherd/1014931494/2675516716974?st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_New+Marketplace+Shopping+Textbooks_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP211671&gclid=CjwKCAjwzqPcBRAnEiwAzKRgS21MHZNQ3wX52PLVjnRQMpN5_6N7jwdLAOjI9ud4IsGgCc8GhyGl8RoC2ZsQAvD_BwECheck out Tyler Bright Hilton's work here: https://www.tylerbrighthilton.comHere's the afghan from Roseanne: https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/newpix/2018/03/31/16/4AB920C400000578-5565053-image-m-3_1522510597687.jpgCome to my reading this Sunday afternoon. Facebook info here: https://www.facebook...
2018-08-3116 minME READING STUFFTom O'Bedlam - Anonymous Mad Song ≈1620 (from Harold Bloom's How To Read & Why)Angry Showers.Me and the strangers in the bubble bath aisle. Angry Showers, Sad Baths.LINKS:Buy Harold Bloom’s "How to Read and Why” here: http://www.simonandschuster.com/books/How-to-Read-and-Why/Harold-Bloom/9780684859071LA, I’m ready MY OWN WRITING! BE THERE! Sept 2nd, 3pm: http://www.thepophop.comMichigan, let’s do this:https://wmich.edu/art/exhibitions/archive/2018-19/robyn-oneil.htmlMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en
2018-08-2621 minME READING STUFFPablo Neruda - Reject the LightningBe good, be you. You be you, they be they.LINKS:Buy Pablo Neruda's The Yellow Heart here: https://www.coppercanyonpress.org/pages/browse/book.asp?bg=%7B789172C5-292C-43C6-B03F-79F19678A5EF%7DFollow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en
2018-08-1312 minME READING STUFFJoanne Kyger - The Art of Living Slowly"It's true, hope can cause pain." - Joanne Kyger"I one time met an Australian person online and I said something about liking chips and dips and they go 'Oh, I've heard that people eat dip. What is dip?'" -Me"Violence is not a mystery. Or if it is, the solution is so much bigger than just finding out who did it. Whenever there’s a mass shooting, people want to know why. We want to have a motive, and then when we get the motive, it’s always incredibly dissatisfying — because there’s nothing that cou...
2018-07-2715 minME READING STUFFDonald Hall & Charles SchulzDream Rituals: constant food prep, daily baths, daily reading for 24 hours a day, daily taking walks at least 3 hours a day (slowly), effortlessly cleaning, making bookmarks for friends and family with their favorite people on them, stretching at least 30 minutes twice a day, taking a nap without guilt, etc. etc. etc. LINKS:My Seattle show: http://season.cz/exhibit/Buy Donald Hall's White Apples and the Taste of Stone: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/white-apples-and-the-taste-of-stone-donald-hall/1100303386?ean=9780618919994&st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_New+Core+Shopping+Books_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP211455&gclid=Cj0KCQjw-JvaBRDGARIsAFjqkkqODENGPBa2_C6tVcbDlDLgIncUF-hhsAjKyXUzxvT1...
2018-07-1311 minME READING STUFFAnne Boyer - No"I like no." -Anne Boyer"I like no." -Robyn O'Neil "History is full of people who just didn't." - Anne Boyer"Kill your rapists." -Robyn O'NeilLINKS:Buy A Handbook of Disappointed Fate by Anne Boyer: https://www.uglyducklingpresse.org/catalog/browse/item/?pubID=558Buy Garments Against Women: https://ahsahtapress.org/product/boyer-garments/Anne Boyer's Website: http://www.anneboyer.comAnne Boyer on Twitter: https://twitter.com/anne_boyerJason Prue: https://jasonpreu.comMy show here in LA at Steve Turner...
2018-07-0619 minME READING STUFFMark Strand - Hermetic MelancholyI wrote a whole awesome thing and then my computer broke down (meaning I lost it) so I don't feel like writing anything again. But basically, sorry I keep talking about other people's urine. LINKS:Buy Mark Strand's Almost Invisible here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/215194/almost-invisible-by-mark-strand/9780375712180/Upcoming show at Steve Turner: http://steveturner.la/exhibition/through-line-drawing-weaving-by-18-artistsMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en
2018-06-1613 minME READING STUFFAnne Carson - Each Day Unexpected Salvation (John Cage)THE SHADE I WITNESS ON MY DUSK-TIME WALKS, WATCHING WINDOWS: shade made by a man's thumb on a remote control, open car door shade, garage door closing shade, a dog's tennis ball on grass shade, one crumpled napkin on a table shade, kid on the corner of a couch shade, Larry's shade.LINKS:Link to this poem in the New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/08/10/each-day-unexpected-salvation-john-cageLink to buy FLOAT: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/532529/float-by-anne-carson/9781101946848/Link to Anne Carson's reading & performance at UCLA's The Hammer: https://hammer.ucla.edu/programs-events/2016/10...
2018-06-0812 minME READING STUFFDusty Rhodes - Hard Time Blues"Hey, a computer took your place, Daddy." - Dusty Rhodes, The American Dream"Hey, I'm about to make a Buddha Bowl, Daddy." - Robyn O'Neil LINKS:Dusty Rhodes "Hard Time Blues" Speech: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9py4aMK3aIUErratic Fire, Erratic Passion by Pasha Malla & Jeff Parker: http://www.featherproof.com/catalog/erratic-fire-erratic-passionMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en
2018-05-1709 minME READING STUFFVasco Popa - Before Play (Unrest-Field)"Will I be ableOn this unrest-fieldTo raise you a tent of my hands"-Far Within Us (1943) (Popa)"I will be ableUnder this peaceful strikeTo bury you fields of surrender"-Far Past This (2018) (O'Neil)LINKS:Buy Vasko Popa's Complete Poems here: http://www.mcnallyjackson.com/vasko-popa-complete-poems-1953-1987My show in Houston: https://www.deasil.artMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en
2018-04-2611 minME READING STUFFKevin Corrigan - Robyn O'Neil - W.S. MerwinTonight is the night I finally share the Q&A I did with Kevin Corrigan in NYC in January. Truly the highlight of my life. Listen here to hear him perform a dramatic reading of a poem he constructed out of the titles of my drawings. I still kind of do not believe this happened. But there is this recording of it, so apparently it did. But I still don't think so. Maybe nothing in my life has happened. Wouldn't that be something. “The story of each stone leads back to a mountain.” -W.S. MerwinLINK...
2018-02-2311 minME READING STUFFEliot Weinberger - An Elemental Thing (An After Dark Podcast!)"In the Aztec empire, every fifty-two years, once in an average lifetime, the world was on the verge of coming to an end. The sun would no longer move, night would be eternal, and man-eating demons would descend to rule the earth." - Eliot Weinberger"In Kingwood, Texas, one afternoon in 2008, a woman and her dog Henry took a walk around their blistering neighborhood. A trio of preteen boys shouted a question at the woman: "Why are you so ugly?", and the woman now regrets not having released her man-eating demon to exact revenge on the little creeps."...
2018-02-1317 minME READING STUFFVera Sola - Instrument of War (Virago)Let's talk about little girl's skulls & 13 year-old boys drawing. Let's talk about you saddling horses and then we'll watch what you got in store. Let's talk about green onions and terra cotta (just to lighten the mood). Then push me out of your car. I'll dream of tigers. I'll continue to be loud and too much and big. XO, RobynLINKS:Instagram: @vera.solaFB: Facebook.com/verasolasoundWeb: www.verasola.comYouTube: www.youtube.com/verasolaTwitter: @verasolasoundUPCOMING NYC SHOW!:Vera Sola performing w/ Aster...
2018-01-2618 minME READING STUFFMark Borchardt - American MovieI'm on fire in an annoying way tonight. But don't worry, I apologize for it. There was also a bit of a snafu where I almost told you to watch the new CAT STEVENS comedy special on Netflix. Can you imagine that shit? Someone should make that for real. And lastly my leaky, unsteady heart set off an impassioned round of applause for each one of you. LINKS:Trailer for American Movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23usoyDRLtQThe Great Concavity Podcast: https://greatconcavity.podbean.comMy appearance on The Great...
2018-01-1915 minME READING STUFFMary Ruefle - On ImaginationMy hotel was worried about me, I bought a cookie, I am a bat and a coyote, I will write tonight, I have things going on.LINKS:Buy Mary Ruefle's On Imagination here: http://www.sarabandebooks.org/all-titles/on-imagination-mary-ruefleCome see me and Kevin Corrigan Saturday NYC!: http://www.inglettgallery.com/content/3-news/20180113-robyn-o-neil-kevin-corrigan/o-neil_invitation.pdfHit me up on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=enTalk to me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
2018-01-1210 minME READING STUFFClaudia Rankine - Citizen: An American Lyric"Overheard in the moonlight.Overcome in the moonlight." - Claudia RankineI love listening to you. LINKS:Buy Citizen here: https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/citizenLearn more about HERO TO THE WORLD Claudia Rankine here: http://claudiarankine.comBuy the book of my artwork here (just click under HARDCOVER and there are plenty available still): https://www.amazon.com/Robyn-ONeil-20-Years-Drawings/dp/0692896511/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1514509462&sr=8-1&keywords=20+years+of+drawingFollow me on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en
2017-12-2911 minME READING STUFFDanica Vukićević (translated by Charles Simic) - Ave"I forgot who said, 'The poet is like a mechanic in love with the engine of his car.' " - Charles Simic "I love dark, royalty free hip hop." -Me LINKS:Buy The Horse Has Six Legs here: https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/horse-has-six-legsLearn more about Charles Simic here: https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/charles-simicListen to my interview on We Eat Art here: http://www.weeatart.com/blog/2017/12/21/episode-20-robyn-oneilConsider contributing to their Patreon so that they can continue putting out more and more...
2017-12-2216 minME READING STUFFAnonymous (Alsea Tribe) - Moon Eclipse ExorcismFuzzy things, apples, water, dusk, pencils, good books, nice people, funny people, couches and cooking magazines, extreme weather, people's necks, water again, walking, creating healthy boundaries, taking notes, reading, taking baths, grandmas, potatoes, salads, potato salad, vinegar, pickles, blankets, soft clothes, silence, accepting, making sure people know they're loved. LINKS:Look how cheap WORLD POETRY is! $1.99 for a book w/ over 1,000 pages of poetry!: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/world-poetry-clifton-fadiman/1122987694/2677020633099?st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_New+Marketplace+Shopping+Textbooks_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP164998&gclid=Cj0KCQiA38jRBRCQARIsACEqIeu2MAzy-k4UtA8EF6qo-BRGa49L9dAEh-fhCw-K824GmNstcwK1bTEaAtaDEALw_wcB
2017-12-1515 minME READING STUFFW.H. Auden - Musee des Beaux ArtsI will be feet from John Goodman tomorrow. My energy level is low. I once went to the proctologist. I'm vulnerable and I like that. The horse knows that his owner is a torturer. Watch your back. LINKS:Buy W.H. Auden's Collected Poems here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/6183/collected-poems-by-w-h-auden/Amazon link to my book: https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0692896511/ref=tmm_other_meta_binding_new_olp_sr?ie=UTF8&condition=new&qid=1512687788&sr=8-1Bruegel's Landscape with the Fall of Icarus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landscape_with_the...
2017-12-0811 minME READING STUFFTomas Tranströmer - Below ZeroToday, Thanksgiving, I finally tell you my Christian Bale fight story. It's too bad I did a terrible job of telling it. Whether you're sweating in the kitchen, hiding resentments or just being forced to hug a weird cousin, spend a little time with me. Go outside and hide for a while. Take some breaths. Remember it'll all be over soon. And hey, if you're one of those Americans that just loves the Holidays and is having a blast with your family, GOOD FOR YOU! Keep it up. Sorry for my negativity/reality. Keep coming back. I love you too.
2017-11-2313 minME READING STUFFAFTER DARK! Elena Passarello - Animals Strike Curious PosesDear Reader, Remember Aileen Wuornos' hair? That's what mine looks like right now. I always thought I kinda looked like her (with more frequent baths) anyway. I'm downing sparkling water and Alka Seltzer. This is my bacchanal. With love, RobynYear by yearthe monkey's maskreveals the monkey.-BashoLINKS:Buy "Animals Strike Curious Poses" here: http://www.sarabandebooks.org/all-titles/animals-strike-curious-poses-elena-passarelloBuy "The World Doesn't End" here: https://olivesbooks.com/products/9780156983501-0156983508-the-world-doesnt-endFollow me on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeil...
2017-11-1612 minME READING STUFFMarina Tsvetaeva - Letter to the AmazonIn summary, I DON'T have a crush on Jeffrey Dahmer even though I pretty much said I did. I DO have a crush on Rainboy. I AM very depressed right now. I WILL be in San Francisco this weekend. I WILL kick you out of the podcast if you're an awful human being. I DO have a perfectionism issue. I wish things were different, I want to tell you you'll be happy, and I DO love you. Many thanks for listening and I'm sorry for so many things. Also, shoutout to the person who posted that they actually...
2017-10-2713 minME READING STUFFMark Strand - From a Litany"I praise the failure of those with ambition, the authors of leaflets and notebooks of nothing." - Mark Strand."Me too, boo." - Mep.s. does anyone read these?LINKS:Buy Mark Strand's Collected Poems here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/236122/collected-poems-by-mark-strand/9780804170857/If you're in San Antonio, come on out to my lecture and book signing Friday, October 20th. Details here: http://bluestarcontemporary.org/calendar-events/robyn-oneil-artist-talk-book-signing-20-years-drawing/If you want to buy my book "Robyn O'Neil: 20 Years of Drawings", do that here: https://www.archonprojects.com/shop...
2017-10-2010 minME READING STUFFDulce María Loynaz - Selected PoemsThings I like: Tak Fujimoto, Janet Jackson, casseroles. Things I don't like: the feel of terra cotta, my acne, jelly inside donuts."There is still one difference left between us. You have a tenderness grown weary and I have a weariness grown tender." - Dulce María LoynazLINKS:Buy Absolute Solitude here: https://archipelagobooks.org/book/absolute-solitude/Check out Stephanie Goehring's work here: http://stephaniegoehring.weebly.comMe on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=en
2017-10-0510 minME READING STUFFA Short Talk w/ My Dad & Anne Carson - Short TalksThis is a one-off. I said I'll never have a guest on my podcast, but I changed my mind. My dad is my favorite person to have conversations with, and being with him and my mom the past two days made me so happy that I wanted to share a piece of it with you. I hope some of you like listening to us. And there's also ANNE CARSON! I love you guys, RobynLINKS:Buy Anne Carson's Short Talks here: https://www.brickbooks.ca/books/short-talks-2/Malvern Books in Austin...
2017-09-2813 minME READING STUFFJessie Redmon Fauset - Oblivion“Sometimes I think no matter how one is born, no matter how one acts, there is something out of gear with one somewhere, and that must be changed. Life at its best is a grand corrective.” - Jessie Redmon Fauset LINKSRead more about Jessie Redmon Fauset in The New Yorker: https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-forgotten-work-of-jessie-redmon-fausetBuy her novel “There Is Confusion” here: https://www.amazon.com/There-Confusion-Northeastern-Library-Literature/dp/1555530664Check out my book tour dates here: https://www.archonprojects.com/news-and-events/Buy my book here: https://www.archonprojects.com/shop...
2017-09-0851 minME READING STUFFJohn Ashbery - They Knew What They WantedA nurse called me a pee pee girl. I love San Antonio. John Ashbery died today. He loved movies. I do too. So do you.I’ve missed you. LINKSBuy John Ashbery’s Planisphere:https://www.barnesandnoble.com/p/planisphere-john-ashbery/1016147783/2675161923307?st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_Marketplace+Shopping+Books_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP1948&k_clickid=3x1948Buy my new book here: https://www.archonprojects.com/shop/robyn-oneil-20-years-of-drawingsFollow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/?hl=enFollow me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Roby...
2017-09-0414 minME READING STUFFI'm Back! May Sarton - The House by the SeaHi guys! Today I'm feeling physically better today than I have since March, so I figured I need to say hello while I have a little energy. Not my best podcast, but I've missed this. And I've missed you. Times are rough, my body hates me, the world is in turmoil, but that's why we read and share and watch Amanda Bynes movies. In other words, we are not painting only fans at the moment. I love you guys. Hopefully this improvement will last. And I'm wishing you well as always. XO, RobynLINKS:May Sarton's...
2017-05-1214 minME READING STUFFCatullus - Odi et Amo & What For?I hate and I love. You may ask me why. I don’t know, but I feel it and I suffer. –Catullus I wash my hands and I do sad errands. You may do the same, but let me know if you develop a crush on the CEO of Papa Johns because I’m over here in love with Marcia Clark. –Robyn O’Neil LINKS:Buy World Poetry: An Anthology of Verse from Antiquity to Our Time here: https://www.amazon.com/World-Poetry-Anthology-Verse-Antiquity/dp/0393041301Check me out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONei...
2017-03-0909 minME READING STUFFWerner Herzog - Of Walking in Ice"The coarse salt on the pretzels fills me with such glee I can't express it." -W. Herzog"The ribbed indentations of the Ore-Ida crinkle cut french fries gives me life. Also, I have no problem with iceberg lettuce." - R. O'NeilLINKS:Buy Werner Herzog's Of Walking in Ice here: https://www.upress.umn.edu/book-division/books/of-walking-in-iceGo to Rogue Film School here: http://roguefilmschool.comMe on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robyn_oneil/Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Robyn_ONeilIceberg...
2017-01-1209 minME READING STUFFJean Henri Fabre's BOOK OF INSECTS"The making of a home is a serious problem."I HEAR THAT, FABRE!More gripping sentences from this crazy book:"They are, I am convinced, completely ignorant of their own wonderful talents." "This is how things happen." "The mouth of the cells is, of course, always turned upwards. A pot cannot hold its contents if it be upside down." Oh and one chapter is called "SELF-DENIAL OF THE SPANISH COPRIS." Another is called "TWO STRANGE GRASSHOPPERS." AND and and (I can't stop getting excited to share this book with you...
2016-10-2711 minME READING STUFFVirginia Woolf - The Waves“I am a boy in a grey flannel suit. She has found me. I am struck on the nape of the neck. She has kissed me. All is shattered.” – V. Woolf, The Waves“I am a woman in a Target skirt and Old Navy tank top. Someone has emailed me. I have dry skin on my eyelids. My pharmacy just left me a message. All is on my calendar.” – R. O’Neil, Boketto LINKS:Buy "The Waves" here: http://www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-waves_virginia-woolf/251790/?gclid=CjwKEAjwudW9BRDcrd30kovf8GkSJAB3hTxFJhp2bOYz8Qj88EosDYfUIvKDKwQEdIfsYiB1xOyj9xoCkLPw_w...
2016-08-1811 minME READING STUFFAlejandra Pizarnik - PRIMITIVE EYES"My name, my pronoun - a grey void." - Pizarnik OH and the word is MASCOT. Realized that while publishing this damn thing. My apologies. There is static and atmosphere roaming through my brain right now. Which feels really good actually. It's the result of serious productivity. Love to all. Robyn, the President. LINKS:Buy Pizarnik's A Musical Hell HERE: http://www.indiebound.org/book/978081122096More on Pizarnik on the fantastic New Directions website: 5http://www.ndbooks.com/book/a-musical-hell/Check out Stephanie Goehring here: http://www.stephaniegoehring.com
2016-08-0409 minME READING STUFFDonald Hall - AffirmationYou guys are the first people I spoke to today. Before even my beloved, Coffee. This morning, I remind you that the Channing Tatum erotic poetry contest is going strong. Please email your stimulating entries to mereadingstuff@icloud.com. The poem today is a quick shot to the heart, and it contains the most powerful and immaculate ending. I know you're going to love it. This is Donald Hall's "Affirmation." Stifling, Robyn O'Neil
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