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The StacksBonus Episode: Toni Morrison, Goodness, and What Comes Next with Saeed JonesIn today's special bonus episode, we’re offering some counterprogramming to the inauguration with a discussion of Toni Morrison’s lecture, “Goodness: Altruism and the Literary Imagination.” Saeed Jones joins us to explore Morrison’s thoughts on how goodness sustains itself in the face of evil and what it means to lean into our own goodness as we move into 2025 and beyond.The Stacks Book Club pick for January is The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley. We will discuss the book on January 29th with J Wortham returning as our guest.You can find...2025-01-201h 05
Vibe CheckDemocracy TBDOn this episode of Vibe Check, Sam, Saeed and Zach talk about the aftermath of the election, what to expect moving forward, and what they’re doing to take care of themselves. Plus, a few recommendations to keep your vibe right.------------------------------------------------------RECOMMENDATIONS:SAM: Dance Yourself Clean (Song) and Sound of Silver (Album) by LCD SoundsystemZACH: Notting Hill and Zach’s guest appearance on Love To See ItSAEED: My Project 2025by Saeed Jones After Maggie SmithI am hav...2024-11-1352 min
Stars and Stars with IsaSaeed Jones: Sagittarius Sun, Taurus Moon, Libra RisingPoet, writer, and podcast host Saeed Jones is a Sagittarius Sun, Taurus Moon, and Libra Rising. Our host, Isa Nakazawa, leads Saeed to reflect on how his seemingly opposing appetite for life and tendency to turn inward harmoniously meet in his Sagittarius, or what Saeed calls the “party hermit.” Also, Saeed’s Venus in Scorpio has influenced his pursuit of intense experiences, sometimes confusing dangerous passion for depth. Finally, Saeed satiates his Moon in Taurus through his home, where he’s created a sanctuary for life, work, and play in Columbus, Ohio.
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Wild Precious LifeAlive at the End of the World with Saeed JonesSaeed Jones is a Pushcart Prize-winning writer whose first collection of poetry, PRELUDE TO BRUISE, was a 2014 finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. His 2019 memoir, HOW WE FIGHT FOR OUR LIVES, won the Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction. And his second poetry collection, ALIVE AT THE END OF THE WORLD, is a 2023 winner of an Anisfield-Wolf Book Award, the only national juried prize for literature that confronts racism and explores diversity. In this episode, Annmarie and Saeed talk about weaving both joy and sadness into poetry and what it means to speak each other’s language in grief....2023-09-2148 min
suket uripdownload [Pdf] How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones download [Pdf] How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones Read Online How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook How We Fight For Our Lives for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://karunggonisan.blogspot.com/43682552-how-we-fight-for-our-lives **Download Book Here ==> https://karunggonisan.blogspot.com/43682552-how-we-fight-for-our-lives Book Synopsis : From award-winning poet Saeed Jones, How We Fight for Our Lives is a stunning coming-of-age memoir written at the crossroads...2023-09-0100 min
suket warlapardownload [Pdf] How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones download [Pdf] How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones Read Online How We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed Jones is a great book to read and that's why I recommend reading or downloading ebook How We Fight For Our Lives for free in any format with visit the link button below. **Read Book Here ==> https://karunggonisan.blogspot.com/43682552-how-we-fight-for-our-lives **Download Book Here ==> https://karunggonisan.blogspot.com/43682552-how-we-fight-for-our-lives Book Synopsis : From award-winning poet Saeed Jones, How We Fight for Our Lives is a stunning coming-of-age memoir written at the crossroads...2023-09-0100 minThe StacksIntroducing: Vibe Check with Sam Sanders, Saeed Jones and Zach StaffordIntroducing Vibe Check, a podcast where hosts Sam Sanders, Saeed Jones, and Zach Stafford make sense of what’s going on in news and culture – and how it all feels. On this episode of Vibe Check, Sam, Saeed and Zach talk about the literary works that they turn to frequently, what purpose they serve in each of their lives, and why.You can find Vibe Check on every podcast listening platform.*This is a special episode from the Vibe Check hosts, all friends of The Stacks.*Connect with Sam: Instagram | Twitter ...2023-09-0151 min
Having a Coke with YouSaeed Jones on Slipperiness, Naps, & Decolonizing the CanonHey poets & poetry lovers! I'm so thrilled to present this episode with an iconic headliner of The 12th Annual New York City Poetry Festival, Saeed Jones!
Saeed is the author of the memoir HOW WE FIGHT FOR OUR LIVES, winner of the 2019 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction & the poetry collection PRELUDE TO BRUISE, winner for the 2015 PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award for Poetry. His poetry & essays have appeared in the New Yorker, New York Times, Oxford American & GQ among other publications. His new poetry collection ALIVE AT THE END OF THE WORLD is out now.
You can...2023-07-2851 minVibe CheckWe’re Sharing War Stories NowOn this episode of Vibe Check, Saeed and Zach talk about Bebe Rexha being assaulted by a fan, and the latest development regarding the controversial Body Mass Index (BMI). Plus, a few recommendations to help you keep your vibe right.------------------------------------------------------LIVE EVENTS:WBUR City Space (Boston, 6/22): https://www.wbur.org/events/854615/vibe-check-live-with-sam-sanders-saeed-jones-and-zach-staffordThe 92nd St Y (New York City, 6/23): https://www.92ny.org/event/vibe-check------------------------------------------------------RECOMMENDATIONS: Saeed: Black Mirror: Season 6 – (Joan Is Awful, Loch Henry, and Beyond the Sea)Zach: Swiping Amer...2023-06-2148 minVibe CheckA Special Conversation with Roxane GayOn this bonus episode of Vibe Check, Saeed and New York Times bestselling author, Roxane Gay, talk about Roxane’s relationship with television, the allure of soap operas, the Writers Guild of America strike, and much more.You can find Roxane Gay on Instagram @roxanegay74.------------------------------------------------------LIVE EVENTS:WBUR City Space (Boston, 6/22): https://www.wbur.org/events/854615/vibe-check-live-with-sam-sanders-saeed-jones-and-zach-staffordThe 92nd St Y (New York City, 6/23): https://www.92ny.org/event/vibe-check
You can find everything Vibe Check related at our official website, www.vibecheckpod.com...2023-06-1940 minVibe CheckI’m Not Gonna Smile for You, but I Might TwerkOn this episode of Vibe Check, Sam, Saeed and Zach talk about Black people’s facial expressions being scrutinized, and how the internet determines if a song becomes a hit. Plus, a few recommendations to help you keep your vibe right.------------------------------------------------------LIVE EVENTS:WBUR City Space (Boston, 6/22): https://www.wbur.org/events/854615/vibe-check-live-with-sam-sanders-saeed-jones-and-zach-staffordThe 92nd St Y (New York City, 6/23): https://www.92ny.org/event/vibe-check------------------------------------------------------RECOMMENDATIONS: Sam: Hummingbird by James Blake and Metro Boomin Saeed: Tongue by MNEK (Jarreau Vandal Remi...2023-06-1446 minVibe CheckWelcome to Club RenaissanceOn this episode of Vibe Check, Sam, Saeed and Zach talk about seeing Beyonce live in London, and why Pride month feels different this year. Plus, a few recommendations to help you keep your vibe right.------------------------------------------------------LIVE EVENTS:WBUR City Space (Boston, 6/22): https://www.wbur.org/events/854615/vibe-check-live-with-sam-sanders-saeed-jones-and-zach-staffordThe 92nd St Y (New York City, 6/23): https://www.92ny.org/event/vibe-check------------------------------------------------------RECOMMENDATIONS: Sam: Chris Licht Profile and Past LivesSaeed: Isaac JulienZach: The Boys on Amazon Prime
2023-06-0752 minVibe CheckDear Prudence with Sam, Saeed, and ZachSam, Saeed and Zach guest on Slate’s advice podcast, Dear Prudence. Listen as they team up with host, Jenée Desmond-Harris, to offer guidance on life, relationships, and much more.------------------------------------------------------LIVE EVENTS:WBUR City Space (Boston, 6/22): https://www.wbur.org/events/854615/vibe-check-live-with-sam-sanders-saeed-jones-and-zach-staffordThe 92nd St Y (New York City, 6/23): https://www.92ny.org/event/vibe-check
You can find everything Vibe Check related at our official website, www.vibecheckpod.comWe want to hear from you! Email us at vibecheck@stitcher.com, and keep in tou...2023-05-3152 minVibe CheckYou’re the Warm Up Act, HoneyOn this episode of Vibe Check, Sam, Saeed, and Zach talk about the “Barefoot-boy Summer” trend, and Governor Ron DeSantis continuing to wreak havoc on Florida. Plus, a few recommendations to help you keep your vibe right.------------------------------------------------------LIVE EVENTS:WBUR City Space (Boston, 6/22): https://www.wbur.org/events/854615/vibe-check-live-with-sam-sanders-saeed-jones-and-zach-staffordThe 92nd St Y (New York City, 6/23): https://www.92ny.org/event/vibe-check------------------------------------------------------This week’s recommendations: Sam: Special Occasion - Emily KingSaeed: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3Zach: Selling...2023-05-2450 min
The Greenlight Bookstore PodcastS3, Ep. 14: Saeed Jones & Adam Falkner (March 30, 2023)Greenlight was thrilled to welcome award-winning author and long-time friend of the store Saeed Jones back to our store to celebrate the release of his new poetry collection, Alive at the End of the World. In haunted poems glinting with laughter, pierced by grief and charged with history, Jones explores the public and private betrayals of life as we know it. Jones ushers his readers toward the realization that the end of the world is already here—and the apocalypse is a state of being. Joined by Adam Falkner, Saeed offers an oasis of communion, with the self and wi...2023-03-301h 03
How to Be FineIntroducing: Vibe Check (Hosted by Sam Sanders, Saeed Jones & Zach Stafford)Today on the pod, Kristen and Jolenta share an episode of one of their favorite new podcasts: Vibe Check. Vibe Check is hosted by journalist and podcaster Sam Sanders (Into It, formerly NPR’s It’s Been a Minute), writer Saeed Jones (How We Fight for Our Lives), and journalist and Tony Award-winning producer Zach Stafford (formerly The Advocate, A Strange Loop). Each week on Vibe Check, Sam, Saeed and Zach turn their group chat into a weekly podcast. They check in on each other, make sense of what's going on in news and culture and r...2023-01-2547 min
ThresholdsEndnotes: Saeed Jones, Chloé Cooper Jones, and pre-ordersIt's the end of our last full capsule for 2022 -- and what a joyful, life-affirming batch of conversations it was! First up, we've got Saeed Jones offering some writing advice (and an exercise, of sorts) -- then some alumni news and a call to pre-order several 2023 releases -- and finally, Chloé Cooper Jones and Jordan get into talking about revision and the life-affirming process of writing.MENTIONED:The Best American Essays 2022, edited by Alexander CheeBiography of X by Catherine LaceyTerrace Story by Hilary LeichterThe Last Catastrophe by Allegra HydeStay tuned for s...2022-12-0711 min
ThresholdsSaeed JonesPoet Saeed Jones joins Jordan to talk about the long-term experience of grief, the intensity of writing from the point of view of another person, and the unexpected trilogy of his first three books.MENTIONED:Paul MooneyDiahann CarrollWhitney HoustonToni MorrisonSaeed Jones is the author of the memoir HOW WE FIGHT FOR OUR LIVES, winner of the 2019 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction and the poetry collection PRELUDE TO BRUISE, winner for the 2015 PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award for Poetry. His poetry and essays have appeared in the New Yorker, New York Times, Oxford American...2022-11-1645 min
Behind the Mic with AudioFile MagazineALIVE AT THE END OF THE WORLD by Saeed Jones, read by Saeed JonesSaeed Jones, an award-winning poet, writes and speaks unapologetically and with purpose. Host Jo Reed and AudioFile’s Emily Connelly discuss hearing Jones read his poetry in this newest collection. ALIVE AT THE END OF THE WORLD refers to past and present perils that include personal experiences, as well as iconic moments and figures who have shaped popular culture. He delves into grief after the loss of his mother ten years ago, the ongoing trauma of the pandemic and rampant violence, and the fight to experience joy through it all. As a whole, there is an apocalyptic sense that re...2022-11-1006 min
Time SensitiveSaeed Jones on the Profundity to Be Found in the Grieving ProcessIf there were a bard for our bewildering times, Saeed Jones would be a fitting choice. In his newly released collection of poems, Alive at the End of the World, Jones dances through grief, rage, and trauma—collective and personal—with acerbic clarity and sharp-edged wit. It is a book that gets to the heart of this confounding, erratic era, by turns reflecting on the tremendous amount of loss that has come with Covid-19; more broadly, the staggering, startling nature of living through a pandemic; the unignorable realities of climate disaster; the ongoing dangers of being Black and queer in t...2022-10-191h 19
Werk-In-ProgressPOEM: "Everything Is Dying, Nothing Is Dead"Everything Is Dying, Nothing Is DeadIt’s a bright October morninginside my annihilation and that song, the one hookedin my ear like an heirloom loop, nearsthe verse that always obliterates meback into innocence while he humsin the shower, rinsing last nightinto the drain, as I rise to open a windowonly to realize he’s opened one for me already:the autumn air has always been here,lacing our every breath and I love the man who knows I love2022-10-0501 min
For Colored NerdsVibe Check with Sam Sanders, Saeed Jones, & Zach StaffordThis week, Brittany and Eric are joined by the hosts of Vibe Check - Sam Sanders, Saeed Jones, & Zach Stafford. Vibe Check is their group chat come to life and they spill it all! From their honest reactions to Beyonce’s Renaissance to the state of the Democratic Party - you won’t wanna miss this.
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Werk-In-ProgressWell, No Wonder We Feel CrazyToday’s voice note is the product of that ongoing dialogue I’m having with y’all about being ALIVE AT THE END OF THE WORLD. I wanted to make a chart (graph? illustration?) of the various tensions acting upon us. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit saeedjones.substack.com/subscribe2022-09-2806 min
Your Favorite BookSula by Toni Morrison (with Saeed Jones, Author of Alive at the End of the World)Our guest this week is Saeed Jones, the acclaimed memoirist and poet, whose recent collection ALIVE AT THE END OF THE WORLD takes on both individual and collective grief in the midst of a nation in crisis. Spanning topics from the legacy of Black artists and entertainers to visions of the end of the world as a chaotic rave, Saeed brings every feeling to the forefront and never turns his back to the hard questions.
Saeed chose a book stemming from his adolescence and one that continues to generate deeper meaning for him, Toni Morrison's SULA. This...2022-09-2243 min
Werk-In-ProgressPOEM: "The Essential American Worker"Since this week’s book tour diary was about labor, I thought I’d share one of the poems from ALIVE AT THE END OF THE WORLD that directly addresses capitalism and the pandemic. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit saeedjones.substack.com/subscribe2022-09-2103 minThe StacksEp. 233 A Grieving Apocalyptic Historian with Saeed JonesToday we speak with Saeed Jones - award-winning author of the new poetry collection Alive at the End of the World. Our conversation covers the art of embracing chaos and finding humor, and how Saeed considers his poems in relation to the reading and the performance of poetry. Saeed also explains why he thinks of all his poems as traps. The Stacks Book Club selection for September is The Trees by Percival Everett. We will discuss the book on September 28th with Lisa Lucas.You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stac...2022-09-2157 min
Poured OverSaeed Jones on ALIVE AT THE END OF THE WORLD“This book feels very much…drawing from the Black Saints: Whitney Houston, Paul Mooney, Little Richard, Luther Vandross, almost my own canon, my own tradition, my own history, to make sense of what's happening now. I’m not going back to Homer, necessarily. I'm kind of trying to create a new lineage, because I feel that we've been betrayed by our presented histories.” Saeed Jones joins us on the show to riff on his incredibly personal and indelible new poetry collection Alive at the End of the World, along with the pervasiveness of grief, how both he and his writing hav...2022-09-1745 min
Werk-In-ProgressPOEM: "All I Gotta Do Is Stay Black and Die"My book ALIVE AT THE END OF THE WORLD comes out next week! I’m so excited to finally be able to put this book in y’all’s hands. Thank you for all the pre-orders and support along the way. Today’s poem is dedicated to comedian Paul Mooney and the many, many artists I’ve come to think of as black saints. Also, I woke up this morning to an incredible review of the book by Ronnie K. Stephens over at The Poetry Question. I mean: “Jones reaffirms his place as one of the most talented liv...2022-09-0703 min
Werk-In-ProgressAsterisks At the End of Every SentenceLately, I’ve felt like there is an asterisk looming at the edge of all of the sentences we’re living through. Today’s voice memo is my attempt to pronounce the word “asterisk” correctly and to process way it feels like to be living through these precarious days of late. I’m trying to get my head in the game, but that requires figuring out what game we’re playing. How are you feeling? This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes...2022-08-2505 min
Cita de librosCita de libros| "Cómo luchamos por nuestras vidas" de Saeed Jones: memorias desde la homofobia y el racismoEl escritor y poeta estadounidense Saeed Jones presenta sus memorias "Cómo luchamos por nuestras vidas" (Editorial Dos Bigotes, 2021), en el libro hace un recorrido emotivo que pasa por su infancia en los estados sureños de Estados Unidos, a través del descubrimiento de su sexualidad, las amenazas del racismo y la homofobia. Los primeros amores, el temor a la discriminación y la tormentosa relación familiar le dan cuerpo a un relato íntimo con toques de blues y jazz. Una nueva voz que se une a la narrativa homosexual contemporánea.2022-08-1303 min
Werk-In-ProgressPOEM: "Grief #346"Grief #346I grieve the men I swallowed like stolen pills.I grieve the nights I tried and failed to purchase a second pairof legs. A third. I grieve the ease with which I pulled bodiesinto my body. I kept them all; I am crowded. I grieve the filthof the twenty-dollar bill, the G-string’s faded pink, the stenchof my want, the pit stain of my hunger. I grieve the lights onat last call. I grieve your face, suddenly fl...2022-08-1202 minVibe CheckIntroducing Vibe CheckA weekly podcast where journalist and podcaster Sam Sanders (Into It, formerly NPR’s It’s Been a Minute), writer Saeed Jones (How We Fight for Our Lives), and journalist and Tony Award-winning producer Zach Stafford (formerly The Advocate, A Strange Loop) make sense of what’s going on in news and culture – and how it all feels. Vibe Check is your favorite group chat, come to life. Join the weekly kiki starting August 17th.
You can find everything Vibe Check related at our official website, www.vibecheckpod.comWe want to hear from you! Emai...2022-08-0102 min
Werk-In-ProgressMy Barber Thinks I Need A GunThis week, I unexpectedly ended up having conversation with my barber about guns. He owns several, and happened to show me one of them while cutting my hair. He keeps it in a drawer right next to clippers and combs. It’s wild that talking about gun violence has, lately, come to take on the same tone as neighborly chitchat about weather. (No, I’m not getting a damn gun.) This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit saeedjones.substack.com/su...2022-07-0809 min
Werk-In-ProgressI'm Not A Mental Health MachineI’ve been thinking about how disciplined we have to be with ourselves just to make it through the day as conscious, compassionate people. It feels like we must be our best selves — aware of our mental health, cognizant of triggers and traps, prepared to enact coping mechanisms at a moment’s notice — constantly. No room for error, no time for breakdowns. YIKES. Or more, candidly, FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK.So, yeah, today’s voice-note is about the rigor of navigating this era. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers...2022-06-3004 min
The New Yorker: PoetrySaeed Jones Reads Deborah DiggesSaeed Jones joins Kevin Young to read “The Wind Blows Through the Doors of My Heart,” by Deborah Digges, and his own poem “A Spell to Banish Grief.” Jones’s work has received the Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction, the PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award for Poetry, and a Stonewall Book Award.
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Werk-In-ProgressMy Neighbor's Yucca PlantToday’s voice-note is about something I realized while monitoring the progress of my neighbor’s yucca plant.Also, as an aside, I’d just like to say that I think it’s pretty neat that a desert plant thrives in the middle of Ohio. Also, yuccas are in the asparagus family. Also, wow, yeah, I’m just… really into yuccas. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit saeedjones.substack.com/subscribe2022-06-1000 min
Werk-In-ProgressAnnie Dillard Just Took Me to ChurchThe other day, Naomi Gordon-Loebl tweeted a screenshot of some wisdom of Annie Dillard and I realized I had to —no, I needed to—share it with y’all here. “One of few things I know about writing is this: spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, all, right away, every time. Do not hoard what seems good for a later place in the book, or for another book; give it, give it all, give it now. The impulse to save something good for a better place later is the signal to spend it now. Somethin...2022-05-2000 min
Werk-In-ProgressAn Existential Crisis in the BookstoreSometimes you walk into a bookstore, unsure of what exactly you’re looking for but also deeply invested in the idea that THE book YOU need is on one of those shelves. That was me yesterday. After walking around the SoHo and the East Village for a while, elegantly depressed, I wandered into McNally Jackson Bookstore on Prince Street. I was hoping to find not a book, but THE book that would bring me back into my body. Today’s voice-note is about how that book found me. It’s Generations by Lucille Clifton. And though...2022-05-1100 min
Werk-In-ProgressIf They Take You In the MorningI was was halfway into recording today’s voice-note before I realized the depth of my feelings. Visiting Owens Community College yesterday and reading from the opening chapter of How We Fight for Our Lives was great. In many ways, it was just like any other campus visit. The students and faculty were welcoming, excited and passionate. In addition to questions about coming of age and writing about family, students were interested in my thoughts about traveling abroad or going to school out of state. I loved it. But also, in the back of my mi...2022-04-2906 min
Seizing FreedomInterview - Saeed JonesKidada speaks with writer, poet and social commentator Saeed Jones about the many facets of Black masculinity, how it has been shaped and reshaped over the years, and the challenges that have arisen around cultural expectations for the type of Black man you should be in order to be a credit to the race.They dig into the role of white supremacy in establishing and upholding these cultural norms and discuss how the system is operating and iterating and wreaking havoc even without active involvement from white people. They a...2022-04-1938 min
Werk-In-ProgressBut Who Loved Luther Vandross?The poem I’m sharing tomorrow with paid subscribers was inspired by Craig Seymour’s excellent biography Luther: The Life and Longing of Luther Vandross. If you’re a fan of Luther and music history, in general, I can’t recommend that book enough. In this voice note, I talk about some of the complicated nuances of Luther’s life and career.The best way to support this newsletter is by bullying your friends into becoming paid subscribers. It’s what Luther would’ve wanted.In a way, Luther was an early music stan. He was s...2022-04-1306 min
Werk-In-ProgressPostcard from Richmond, VAThis week, I traveled to Richmond, Virginia for my first out-of-state book event since February 2020. Shout out to the Dr. Bert Ashe and the rest of the English department at the University of Richmond for having me. Shout out to the great folks at Fountain Bookstore for the excellent vibes and lunch recommendations to boot. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit saeedjones.substack.com/subscribe2022-04-0703 min
Werk-In-ProgressWinter Always Turns to SpringOn my morning walk today, I found myself reflecting on a line from Toni Morrison’s novel Beloved: “Anything dead coming back to life hurts.” As the duress of the last few months finally gives way to good news (I’m moving into a new apartment tomorrow! I’ll have an office and art studio!), I want to honor the strain that has made this transformation possible. The title of today’s newsletter comes from a letter Nichiren Daishonin wrote to a disciple in May 1275. That letter was a real source of comfort to me and my mother when...2022-03-1402 min
THE POETRY QUESTION: TPQ20S2EP10: SAEED JONESJoin Chris and Courtney Margolin of The Poetry Question in a sitdown with Saeed Jones, author of Alive at the End of the World (Coffee House Press), about passions, process, pitfalls, and poetry!
Saeed Jones is the author of the memoir HOW WE FIGHT FOR OUR LIVES, winner of the 2019 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction, as well as the poetry collection PRELUDE TO BRUISE, winner of the 2015 PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award for Poetry and the 2015 Stonewall Book Award/Barbara Gittings Literature Award. Their debut poetry collection was also a finalist for the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award and awards from Lambda L...2022-03-1426 min
Werk-In-Progress"We" Who?This morning, I printed off and read June Jordan’s essay “Report from the Bahamas, 1982.” The essay combines personal narrative and cultural criticism to examine why solidarity — real, substantive, active solidarity — is so rare, even among people with shared interests. It’s moving to read into Jordan’s thinking process as she attempts to parse her experiences from as many angles as she can muster. The ferocity of her intelligence and deep wisdom are clear from the very beginning and AND YET, she also enthusiastically embraces and makes space for what she doesn’t know. I refuse to reduce her es...2022-02-2204 min
Werk-In-ProgressPOEM: Hey, Robyn—It’s Me, WhitneyDeleted Voice Message: Hey, Robyn—It’s Me, WhitneyI keep waking up a new color of lonely,exhausted from runs across bridgesthrough storms in my sleep. That’s nothingbut the Devil, Mama chimes. Should’ve known,the chorus. I run to you, even when I standspotlit onstage. A false wind chants “Whitney”instead of my name. Robyn, I don’t knowwhat’s worse: trying to wrap my warmtharound yours then realizing I’m still in bedwith him...2022-02-1600 min
Werk-In-ProgressThe Woman Whitney Houston LovedI’ll be sharing a new poem with paid subscribers tomorrow. With that in mind, I here’s a voice memo about the poem’s heartbreaking inspiration.To read new poems from me, consider becoming a paid subscriber.My poem “Deleted Voice Message: Hey, Robyn—It’s Me, Whitney” was inspired by Whitney Houston’s decades-long relationship with Robyn Crawford. If you’re interested in learning more about this part of the singer’s life, and I hope you are, I highly recommend reading A Song for You: My Life With Whitney Houston by R...2022-02-1504 min
Werk-In-ProgressBeing Confused Keeps Me YoungWinter has me down bad, y’all. Yesterday, I happily trudged several blocks through the snow, ice and atmospheric mayhem to pick up some books I’d ordered from my neighborhood bookstore. To be clear, I structured my whole damn morning around how I excited I was to go on this little sojourn. ANYWAY, after my journey through Elsa’s vast discontent, I got to Prologue Bookshop and knocked on the door only to quickly learn that… just a couple of weeks ago… I had made this very same trek, picked up those books and, apparently, already forgotten...2022-01-2505 min
Werk-In-ProgressI'm Dying to Talk About "Hades"For the last month or so, I’ve been obsessively playing the video game “Hades.” Since we’ve been talking about ways to stay vibrant inside during this especially gloomy stretch of winter, I thought this would be the perfect opportunity for me to joy-vomit about this game. (Joy-vomit — hmm, what do y’all think? I’m workshopping it.) I’ve got a LOT to say about this game. Narrative structure, masculinity, queerness, failure as a way forward, hot gods. It’s all happening! Is this an ad? No. Are video game companies welcome to send me cool games and pay...2022-01-1408 min
Werk-In-ProgressWhen Aretha Franklin Went SilentBig news, y’all: my first paid post goes live tomorrow. It’s a brand-new poem for my paying subscribers only, both audio and in-print. To make sure you don’t miss it, click that subscribe button. Relatedly, did you know that Aretha Franklin insisted on being paid upfront in cash for her performances? Sometimes she’d even take her cash-filled purse onstage with her and leave it on top of the piano while she sang. Iconic. Aretha Franklin Hears an Echo While Singing “Save Me” is a persona poem inspired by research into the early years...2022-01-0407 min
Werk-In-ProgressI Don't Know What's Around the CornerAnother year is barreling toward us.Waaaaaaaaay, waaaaaaaay back in December 2019, I wrote an essay about how my mother raised me to focus on forging a spirit of determination for the new year.Here’s the gist: “More than the goals she’d write down, the act of summoning her determination with clear eyes and at full-volume is what I continue to cherish and honor. I will always be her son. I will always do my best to enact what I learned from her. I will define my life not by fear, loss or scarcity, but by...2021-12-2905 min
Werk-In-ProgressOH, COME ON!It’s obviously a frustrating, scary time in light of the news, so I hope this voice-note helps you chuckle a bit and reminds you that you’re not alone. I wish I had better news, but deception isn’t kind.Here are some tweets about our current dilemma that have made me laugh. The tweet by Lil Nas X is NSFW but you know what’s also not safe for work? COVID. This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus epis...2021-12-1705 min
Werk-In-ProgressSarah Schulman Asked Me If I Had A PrinterThought I’d start the week off by sharing some delight with y’all. I bought a printer earlier a couple of months ago and, wow, I’m OBSESSED. There’s so much you can do with a printer! Like, I thought I knew, but I had no idea. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this voice note. I could talk about my printer all day. (It’s a HP OfficeJet Pro 9015e.) About a decade ago, I sat in Sarah Schulman’s living room going over early drafts of what eventually became my memoir. Her insight was...2021-12-1305 min
Werk-In-ProgressWHEW!I’m a bit winded today so — between “to do” items — I thought I’d record a quick voice note to share something simple and essential that I often forget: the people I’ve invited into my life and creative process are there in large part because they are cool, compassionate, thoughtful people. That means, collaborating with them actually demands being open about when I need help / more time / more space / etc etc. Like I said: WHEW! This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...2021-12-0803 min
Werk-In-ProgressPOEM: "Alive at the End of the World"The end of the world was mistakenfor just another midday massacrein America. Brain matter and brokenglass, blurred boot prints in poolsof blood. We dialed the newly deadbut they wouldn’t answer. We texted,begging them to call us back, butthe newly dead don’t know how toread. In America, a gathering of peopleis called target practice or a funeral,depending on who lives long enoughto define the terms. But...2021-12-0101 min
Werk-In-ProgressPersonal Growth: Whether You Like It Or NotI’m taking the week off to celebrate Thanksgiving and my birthday with friends and fam in NYC. But, since I am very much a Sagittarius, I’d be remiss if I didn’t leave y’all with some thoughts about navigating an especially joyous and chaotic holiday season. For most of us, this will be the first time in THREE years we will get to celebrate with loved ones in person and that’s great. But also, umm, we’re all kind of a mess, even under “normal” holiday circumstances. Let’s grow together. If you have advice on how...2021-11-2200 min
Money, Real Estate & MoreS5 Episode 17: How to Perfectly Prepare Your Property for Sale, with Anita JonesWe start this week's episode off with the So Cal market report, featuring Anaheim Hills and Menifee. Saeed and Dion delve into the latest market data, and give their thoughts on what's causing the downward trend in the market.In Systems, Synergy, and Networks for Success, we welcome Anita Jones back to the program. Using her years of experience as a realtor, she offers us her top tips for preparing your home for the market. Even in today's historic seller's market, there are still crucial steps you should take in order to get the most out of...2021-11-1846 min
Werk-In-ProgressWinter Launched A Pre-Emptive StrikeI was fully shook to wake up on Sunday morning and see that it was snowing here in Columbus. Today’s voice note is about that moment of panic — and the many pandemic feelings encased therein — as well as my plan for coping with Winter-Induced Panic. It’s entirely possible I will freak out again the next time I see snow, but hey, it be like that sometimes. We’ve earned the right to momentarily freak out when confronted with circumstances that remind us of some of the worst moments of the pandemic. But I believe that by staying...2021-11-1703 min
Werk-In-ProgressAlright, Fine, I'm Really Into Voice Notes NowI used to tease my buddy Isaac for sending so many voice notes to our group-text. Okay, I still tease him. But I have to admit that I’ve come around on voice notes and absolutely love them now. Sometimes you just need to hear someone’s voice, ya know? The “ums” and “you knows” and the pauses and the laughter. Whew, the laughter. That’s all seasoning, baby. That’s love. Well, in the spirit of that love, here’s a voice note for y’all about what I learned (or maybe just remembered) while doing an in-pe...2021-11-1104 min
Werk-In-ProgressPOEM: "Date Night"I meant to bring you flowers but when I reachedyour door, all I had in my hands was teeth. Sorry,I meant to say grief. Seems like all I say is grief.Or ghosts. Or please, don’t leave. Lately, I say itin my mother’s sleep. She used to cry and call outher brother’s name in her sleep. I’ve written aboutthis before. Grief, of course, but also, her sleep, butalso, her brother. He doesn’t call me anymore. H...2021-11-0902 min
Gettin' Better with Ron Funches# 160 - Chaotic Nymph with Saeed JonesToday, I sit down with writer and poet, Saeed Jones. We talk about Texas, taking care of yourself, the milk crate challenge, advice from his therapist, his writing, his goals, and how Saeed is Gettin’ Better! Follow Saeed: Twitter: https://twitter.com/theferocity Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theferocity This episode is also brought to you by Better Help. Get 10% off your first month at http://www.betterhelp.com/funches Follow me on my new Twitch channel for comedy nights, video games with friends...2021-09-071h 27
The Greenlight Bookstore PodcastEpisode QS62: Adam Mansbach + Saeed Jones (August 12, 2021)Adam Mansbach, best known as creator of the parodic children’s book Go the F*ck to Sleep as well as several award-winning novels, opens up about his memoir of his brother’s suicide I Had a Brother Once in conversation with poet and memoirist Saeed Jones. Their moving and vulnerable conversation circles around the ways that grief runs up against cliches, taboos, and limted expressions of masculinity, and ways of grappling with it through poetry and paradox. (Recorded April 15, 2021)2021-08-1359 minMoney, Real Estate & MoreS5 Episode 2: How NACA Can Make You a First-Time Homebuyer, with Anita Jones and Tim TrumbleToday's show is packed with a variety of actionable information! We start off by covering the So Cal market report with our newest member of the show, Andrew Emmer. He and Saeed cover the featured cities of Bellflower, Lakewood and Comption, as well as two zip codes for Anaheim Hills. They also discuss the theme of the month: "Success of any significance is achieved through synergy."Our second segment features expert realtor and co-host Anita Jones, as well as our special guest Tim Trumble of NACA. The Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America provides unique home financing options...2021-08-0547 minMoney, Real Estate & MoreS4 Episode 14: Is America Becoming a Nation of Renters? | Will Prop 19 Benefit You? with Anita JonesThis week's show features newly developing trends that could directly impact you! After Saeed covers market data for southern California, and for the featured cities of Bellflower, Lakewood and Compton, we discuss an article that was recently released on Bloomberg. Saeed takes a deep dive into the effects that the real estate market is having on prospective homeowners in the middle to lower class. Are rising property prices causing these people to turn to perpetual renting? And if so, could that be a good thing?Our segment section features expert local realtor Anita Jones, and she brings...2021-07-0125 min
Small Joys with Hanif AbdurraqibSaeed JonesPoet and writer Saeed Jones talks with host Hanif Abdurraqib about finding a good therapist, epic fantasy video games, dog ownership, making collages and the beauty of trees.2021-06-2239 minMoney, Real Estate & MoreS4 Episode 9: Why You May want to Purchase a Newly Built Property, with Anita Jones | How to Get into Non-Performing Mortgage Loans, with Mike RusThis week's episode is packed with a great variety of information! After Saeed covers the market data for Bellflower, Compton, and Lakewood, he is joined by co-host Anita Jones to discuss what goes into the decision of buying a newly built property. In the current, historically active real estate market, purchasing a new property may be the right decision for you.The next segment features Mike Rus, a show contributor and expert on non-performing mortgage loans. He and Saeed discuss their experience on NPLs, and Mike shares stories on his first investment in the space, as well...2021-05-2738 minMoney, Real Estate & MoreS4 Episode 5: Must-Know Strategies for First Time Homebuyers with Anita Jones | The Power of Nonperforming Mortgage Notes with Mike RusThis week's podcast episode is packed full of great information! After Saeed covers market data for Bellflower, Compton and Lakewood, our first guest is Anita Jones. She offers several crucial tips to first time homebuyers. With today's historically busy housing market, first-time homebuyers have it tough. Don't get into buying your first property without listening to Anita's advice.Our next segment features Mike Rus, an expert investor specializing in nonperforming mortgage notes. Mike and Saeed explain what nonperforming mortgage notes are, and Mike also shares how he first got into the business. Through hard work and seizing...2021-04-2943 minMoney, Real Estate & MoreEpisode 11: The So Cal Fix and Flip Market with Patti Gregory | What About Compton with Anita JonesAfter providing the So Cal real estate market report, Saeed interviews cohost and friend of the show Patti Gregory. Saeed and Patti share their many years of experience in flipping homes and offer crucial tips on competing with cash investors.In the next segment, Anita Jones provides her knowledge on the city of Compton with emphasis on the real estate market and featured listings. Learn about the history and opportunities that Compton has to offer, as well as some surprising facts on the city that will challenge your thoughts on its reputation.2021-03-2535 minMoney, Real Estate & MoreSpecial Episode: So Cal Real Estate Activity Update – Interview with Mel Wagstaff, A pro in the So Cal land market – “What about Paramount” presented by Anita Jones: fun facts, history, attractions, real estate market and featured listings.After providing the So Cal real estate market report, Saeed interviews Meg Wagstaff on So Cal land market and his perspective on the land investment. In the next segment, Anita Jones provides her knowledge on the city of Paramount with emphasis on real estate market and featured listings.2021-02-2539 min
Queery with Cameron EspositoSaeed Jones (re-release)Original release date: Feb. 10, 2020. Writer Saeed Jones sits down with Cameron to discuss connecting with readers of his work, platonic friendship, and giving and receiving compliments.
2020-12-211h 04The New Yorker: PoetryMargaret Atwood Reads Saeed JonesMargaret Atwood joins Kevin Young to read “A Stranger,” by Saeed Jones, and her own poem “Flatline.” Atwood, a prolific poet and novelist, is known for brilliant books such as “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “The Blind Assassin.” Her many distinctions include the Los Angeles Times Innovator’s Award, the Franz Kafka Prize, the pen Center U.S.A.’s lifetime-achievement award, and not one but two Booker Prizes, most recently for “The Testaments.” “Dearly,” her first collection of poetry in more than a decade, came out in November.
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BookableKiese Laymon, Saeed Jones & Mira JacobWhen you work in a field that demands exposing your deepest self to the public, it fosters a deep, even profound kind of humility born from the habit of making oneself vulnerable. The act of opening up is transformative. What makes a memoir powerful? We asked Mira Jacob, author of the award-winning graphic memoir Good Talk (and Bookable’s very first guest) to moderate a special roundtable about just that question. She invited the incredible Kiese Laymon and Saeed Jones and the result is a conversation that is riveting and enlightening, exploring how a book’s success can hurt...2020-10-131h 02
Saeed YounanSaeed Younan - Younan Music Showreel Mix 2020A tribute to the Younan Music Tribe. All the great artists we've signed over the last year or so, and some new stuff that have not been released yet. Here you get to hear it all, mixed by Saeed Younan.
To download these tracks visit https://fanlink.to/YounanMusic
Track List
Archila & NuVega - Ogeuf
Archila & NuVega - Derivando
Prince.L - Broward
Sebastian Darez & Luc Barton - Ester
Emmanuel D' Sotto, Fer Delgado - La Fiesta
DJ Lugo - Knowing your mind
Dirty Jones, Fer Delgado - La Casa
DJ Lugo - Move up
Sylva Drums, Bruno Zarra...2020-09-091h 37
Close Talking: A Poetry PodcastEpisode #106 A Stranger - Saeed JonesIn this all-new episode, Connor and Jack explore the incredible poem "A Stranger" by Saeed Jones. They discuss the poem's grappling with the loss of a mother, the use of distance and restraint, and the many strangers populating this short lyric.
A Stranger
By: Saeed Jones
I wonder if my dead mother still thinks of me.
I know I don’t know her new name. I don’t know
her, not now. I don’t know if “her” is the word
burning in a stranger’s mind when he sees my dead
mother walking down the street in her bright black
dress...2020-08-2849 min
The Books That Changed UsSaeed JonesSaeed Jones discusses the poetry and prose that made him the writer he is today.2020-07-0616 min
Live Mic: Best of TPL ConversationsSaeed Jones: How We Fight for Our Lives*Note: given the current temporary closure of TPL due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have made our best efforts to offer suggestions below for materials which are part our online collections, and available at home to anyone with a current Toronto Public Library card.Why are wait time for ebooks or audiobooks sometimes so long? Learn more about limits on the number of eBook copies and the length of time they can be borrowed. Books by Saeed JonesHow We Fight for Our LivesPrelude to Bruise2020-06-1700 min
It's Been a MinuteSaeed Jones On 'How We Fight For Our Lives' — And How He Fought For HisSam revisits his 2019 conversation with poet and writer Saeed Jones. Saeed discusses his memoir, How We Fight For Our Lives, a vulnerable exploration of his coming of age as black and gay in suburban Texas. The former BuzzFeed editor sat down with Sam to give a glimpse of the stories behind his book, including those of his mother and grandmother, and one where he faced violence during a sexual encounter with another man. This episode contains graphic discussion of sex, sexuality and abuse.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2020-05-1943 min
Kobo Writing Life PodcastIn Conversation with Saeed JonesAward winning poet Saeed Jones was in the Kobo office recently to discuss his new memoir, How We Fight For Our Lives. In conversation with maxine bailey, Saeed talked about growing up black and gay in the southern United States, the process of putting his life onto paper, his desire to save Meghan Markle, and how everyone is fighting for their lives. It’s a fun and wonderfully insightful conversation; we hope you enjoy! Hear more from Kobo in Conversation.2020-03-1058 min
Kobo in ConversationSaeed JonesIn this special live episode, poet Saeed Jones joins host maxine bailey on stage to talk about his memoir, How We Fight For Our Lives. Hear more from Kobo in Conversation. And subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, or wherever you listen.2020-02-1256 min
Queery with Cameron EspositoSaeed JonesWriter Saeed Jones sits down with Cameron to discuss connecting with readers of his work, platonic friendship, and giving and receiving compliments.
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Live Wire with Luke Burbank"Larger Than Life" with Saeed Jones, Kristen Arnett, and Ages and AgesHost Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello share their fanciest little habits; writer and poet Saeed Jones reflects on growing up black and gay in North Texas and why coming out is still challenging for many people in America today; Kristen Arnett, author of "Mostly Dead Things," argues that everything is taxidermy, including our reconstructed memories; and indie rock band Ages and Ages perform “Needle and Thread.”2020-01-0351 min
Overheard with Evan SmithSaeed Jones, Poet and AuthorSaeed Jones is the author of Prelude to Bruise, winner of the 2015 PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award for Poetry and the 2015 Stonewall Book Award/Barbara Gittings Literature Award. The poetry collection was also a finalist for the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award, as well as awards from Lambda Literary and the Publishing Triangle in 2015. Jones is a former co-host of BuzzFeed’s morning show, AM to DM, and previously served as BuzzFeed’s LGBT editor and Culture editor. In his debut memoir, How We Fight For Our Lives, Jones tells his story of growing up a young, black, gay man from...2019-12-2626 min
The Astro Poets PodcastSaeed Jones on Joy and Sagittarius FreedomDorothea and Alex talking to Saeed Jones about what it means to be joyful, how being a Sagittarius can push you to move, and about his new book.
You can get Saeed's new book here: link
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Poem: "won't you celebrate with me" by Lucille Clifton
For more information about the book go to AstroPoetsBook.com. You can also follow Dorothea and Alex @poetastrologers on Twitter.
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Design Matters with Debbie MillmanSaeed JonesOn this epsiode, a conversation with poet Saeed Jones about his memoir and about memory.Want to help shape TED’s shows going forward? Fill out our survey! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2019-11-181h 03
WBEZ's ResetPoet Saeed Jones Searches For His Authentic SelfPoet Saeed Jones’s new memoir How We Fight For Our Lives is at once raw and painful...and achingly beautiful. Jones writes about growing up black and gay and trying figure out how to carve out an identify separate from the people he loves most. An identity that is authentically him...and space where he can find joy in himself.2019-10-2721 minWBEZ's ResetPoet Saeed Jones Searches For His Authentic SelfPoet Saeed Jones’s new memoir How We Fight For Our Lives is at once raw and painful...and achingly beautiful. Jones writes about growing up black and gay and trying figure out how to carve out an identify separate from the people he loves most. An identity that is authentically him...and space where he can find joy in himself.2019-10-2721 min
Enoch Pratt Free Library PodcastWriters LIVE! Saeed Jones, How We Fight for Our LivesSaeed Jones is in conversation with Clint Smith. Presented in partnership with CityLit Project.Haunted and haunting, How We Fight for Our Lives: tells the story of a young, black, gay man from the South as he fights to carve out a place for himself, within his family, within his country, within his own hopes, desires, and fears. Through a series of vignettes that chart a course across the American landscape, Jones draws readers into his boyhood and adolescence—into tumultuous relationships with his mother and grandmother, into passing flings with lovers, friends and strangers. Each piece builds i...2019-10-211h 20
AM to DMPitchfork trolls Twitter. It's Tuesday and Saeed Jones is here!Pitchfork trolls Twitter. It's Tuesday and Saeed Jones is here!2019-10-0855 min
Grab: This Critically-Acclaimed Full Audiobook For Thriller Fans.How We Fight for Our Lives by Saeed JonesPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/2788to listen full audiobooks.
Title: How We Fight for Our Lives
Author: Saeed Jones
Narrator: Saeed Jones
Format: mp3
Length: 5 hrs and 34 mins
Release date: 10-08-19
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 623 ratings
Genres: Cultural & Regional
Publisher's Summary:
From award-winning poet Saeed Jones, How We Fight for Our Lives is a stunning coming-of-age memoir written at the crossroads of sex, race, and power. Blending poetry and prose, Jones has developed a style that is equal parts sensual, beautiful, and powerful - a voice that’s by turns a river, a blues, and a nightscape set ab...2019-10-085h 34
Enjoy Amazing Full Trial Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, History & CultureHow We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed JonesPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373890 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How We Fight For Our Lives Author: Saeed Jones Narrator: Saeed Jones Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 34 minutes Release date: October 8, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.13 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: History & Culture Publisher's Summary: From award-winning poet Saeed Jones, How We Fight for Our Lives—winner of the Kirkus Prize and the Stonewall Book Award—is a “moving, bracingly honest memoir” (The New York Times Book Review) written at the crossroads of sex, race, and power. One of the best books of the year as selected...2019-10-0803 min
It's Been a MinuteInterview: Writer And Poet Saeed Jones On 'How We Fight For Our Lives'In his memoir, 'How We Fight For Our Lives,' poet and writer Saeed Jones gets vulnerable as he details his coming of age as black and gay in suburban Texas. The former BuzzFeed editor sat down with Sam Sanders to give a glimpse of the stories behind his book, including those of his mother and grandmother, and one where he faced violence during a sexual encounter with another man.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy2019-10-0846 min
Grab the Top Full Audiobooks in Biography & MemoirHow We Fight For Our Lives by Saeed JonesPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/373890 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How We Fight For Our Lives Author: Saeed Jones Narrator: Saeed Jones Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 34 minutes Release date: October 8, 2019 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.13 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: From award-winning poet Saeed Jones, How We Fight for Our Lives—winner of the Kirkus Prize and the Stonewall Book Award—is a “moving, bracingly honest memoir” (The New York Times Book Review) written at the crossroads of sex, race, and power. One of the best books of the year as selected by The N...2019-10-0803 min
Craig's Pop Life: A black, gay podcastEp 36: My journey with depression, the 4th Anniversary of Janet Jackson's Unbreakable, & Saeed Jones' memoirMy thoughts on Depression Awareness Month, The 4th Anniversary of Janet Jackson's Unbreakable, RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Saeed Jones' memoir How We Fight For Our Lives, & a hot black, gay rap song by DeShawn DuronCorrection: I meant the first episode of Drag Race, not the first season--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/craig-seymour4/support Get full access to Craig’s Pop Life at craigspoplife.substack.com/subscribe2019-10-051h 12
Craig's Pop Life: A Black gay podcastEp 36: My journey with depression, the 4th Anniversary of Janet Jackson's Unbreakable, & Saeed Jones' memoirMy thoughts on Depression Awareness Month, The 4th Anniversary of Janet Jackson's Unbreakable, RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Saeed Jones' memoir How We Fight For Our Lives, & a hot black, gay rap song by DeShawn Duron
Correction: I meant the first episode of Drag Race, not the first season2019-10-051h 12
Consumed with Scott PorchBuzzfeed’s ‘AM to DM’ • Co-Hosts Saeed Jones and Isaac FitzgeraldBuzzfeed’s AM to DM is a morning talker that streams live on Buzzfeed and Twitter weekdays at 10 a.m. ET. Saeed Jones and Isaac Fitzgerald are the hosts.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/consumed/support2018-03-1418 min
First Draft: A Dialogue on WritingFirst Draft - Saeed JonesSaeed Jones was born in Memphis, TN and raised in Lewisville, Texas. He received his MFA in Creative Writing at Rutgers University – Newark. He earned his bachelor’s degree at Western Kentucky University where he won the Jim Wayne Miller Award for Poetry. His collection Prelude to Bruise was a finalist for a National Book Critics Circle Award, one of NPR’s Best Books of 2014 and the winner of the 2015 Pen Literary Award for Poetry. Jones is also the literary editor for BuzzFeed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2016-06-0132 min
The Tell ShowEp. 05: Saeed Jones - Letting GoPoet and BuzzFeed Editor Saeed Jones tells a story about learning to let go after his mother's death—and reclaiming his name, which means "happy" and "fortunate" in Arabic.
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The Tell ShowEp. 05: Saeed Jones - Letting GoPoet and BuzzFeed Editor Saeed Jones tells a story about learning to let go after his mother's death—and reclaiming his name, which means "happy" and "fortunate" in Arabic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2016-03-1032 min
Ampersand: The Poets & Writers PodcastAmpersand Episode Five: Saeed Jones, Morgan Parker, Barry LopezBuzzFeed's Saeed Jones on diversity in publishing; a reading by poet Morgan Parker; Barry Lopez on the origins of storytelling; Call Me Ishmael; and more.2015-12-1531 min
So Many Damn Books18: Saeed Jones ("Prelude to Bruise") & "Citizen: An American Lyric"BuzzFeed Literary Editor Saeed Jones drops by the Damn Library to talk about his PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award-winning collection "Prelude to Bruise", Claudia Rankin's incendiary "Citizen: An American Lyric", and whether or not art can change the world. 15 Seconds of a song: AG Cook, "Beautiful" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2015-06-0855 min