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Tag Archives: Daniel Crocker
2018: A Year in Poetry
. 2018: A Year in Poetry By Chase Dimock In 2018, As It Ought To Be proudly to featured astounding work by many brilliant poets. As the Managing Editor, I can say that my favorite part of the job … Continue reading
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Tagged American Literature, Bunkong Tuon, Chase Dimock, Daniel Crocker, Jason Ryberg, Jeffrey Alfier, John Dorsey, kevin ridgeway, Lynn Houston, Margaret Crocker, Mike Acker, Mike James, Poetry, Rebecca Schumejda, Roy Bentley, Ruth Bavetta, Sean Karns, Stephen Roger Powers, Tim Peeler, Tobi Alfier
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Leadwood: A Conversation with Poet Daniel Crocker
Leadwood: A Conversation with Poet Daniel Crocker By Chase Dimock In Leadwood, Daniel Crocker surveys twenty years of his work as a poet. Ranging from the metaphysical significance of the McRib to courageous deep dives into bipolar disorder, Crocker’s … Continue reading
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Tagged American Literature, Chase Dimock, Daniel Crocker, Leadwood, Missouri, Poet Interview, Poetry
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Mania Makes Me A Better Poet
. Mania Makes Me A Better Poet By Daniel Crocker I paced up and down the front porch on a rare, cool Missouri night. “The government wants me to take pills,” I told my wife. She asked why, but … Continue reading
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Tagged American Literature, Bipolar Disorder, Daniel Crocker, John Berryman, Mania, Mental Health, Oak Ridge Boys, OCD, Poetry
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The Incredible Bipolar Hulk: A Conversation with Poet Daniel Crocker
. The Incredible Bipolar Hulk: A Conversation with Poet Daniel Crocker By Chase Dimock . The genius of The Incredible Hulk is that everyone can identify with him. All people have a reservoir of anger inside them, and we all … Continue reading
It Ain’t No Lie, Baby
. It Ain’t No Lie, Baby By Daniel Crocker . My first boyfriend killed himself. We didn’t call ourselves boyfriends, but we went to the movies together, went to dinner together, and had a lot of sex. Part of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bi, Bi Pride, Bisexuality, Daniel Crocker, lgbt, Queer, Suicide
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The Incredible Hulk Tries to Write a Poem
The Incredible Hulk Tries to Write a Poem By Daniel Crocker . The Incredible Hulk Tries to Write a Poem but his cucumber fingers keep getting in the way He smashed the keyboard all to hell and pencils mean … Continue reading
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Tagged Comic Books, Daniel Crocker, Hulk Smash, Poetry, The Incredible Hulk
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A Review of Daniel Crocker’s Shit House Rat
. A Review of Daniel Crocker’s Shit House Rat By Stephen Furlong . In a blurb for Daniel Crocker’s Everyday People and Other Poems (Green Bean Press, 1998), A.D. Winans writes “Daniel Crocker is one of a lively band of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bipolar, Bisexuality, Daniel Crocker, LGBT Poetry, Mental Illness, Poetry, Sesame Street, Stephen Furlong
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Snuffleupagus as Depression: A Conversation with Poet Daniel Crocker
Snuffleupagus as Depression: A Conversation with Poet Daniel Crocker By Chase Dimock If you ask Daniel Crocker how to get to Sesame Street, he’d point you toward a twisting road of manic depression, frustrated desires, and existential malaise. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Bipolar, Bisexuality, Chase Dimock, Daniel Crocker, Depression, Leadwood, Missouri, Poetry, Sesame Street, Shit House Rat, Suicide
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LEAD
Lead By Daniel Crocker In a 2016 MSNBC opinion piece, Hillary Clinton wrote, “Flint isn’t alone. There are a lot more Flints out there — overwhelmingly low-income communities of color where pollution, toxic chemicals and staggering neglect adds … Continue reading
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Tagged chat dumps, Daniel Crocker, Erin Brockovich, Flint, Hillary Clinton, Lead Poisoning, Leadwood, Michigan, Missouri, poverty, Unsafe Water
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