Poems & Whiskey
Poems & Whiskey is the project of Michael C. It's a weird and rambly talk show that's usually pretty funny. Enough that the Spotify powers that be labeled this show 'comedy'. Now whether that means I'm funny or that I'm a joke, well...
In this thing, I talk to all sorts of creative types across all levels of skill and exposure. We sit and chat about what the hell we think we're doing and have drink (or two).
Pull up a chair and join us, friend.
Cheers y'all!
Updates every other Wednesday or so.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 77 minutes
- Episodes
- 76
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Light in the Dawn
Meaning and purpose of what's made is often only focused in the rearview as you're leaving it behind. You only have to let the dark monster of creation long for what's bright. Sometimes, brightness r…
Through the Mouth of Your Eye
What a goddamn gift it is. That we get to make things over and over again. That we get to create ourselves.
What are you waiting for? Make something! No one can stop you, my dear Peeps.
…
Third Wednesdays with Kurt
Deer in the Works by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
David Potter is the proud father of now, two sets of twins. A big, beautiful family! It's wonderful but...what about ten years from now? Can he continue to provi…
To Find the Way
So you get to your goal...and then what? What makes the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves more than a re-enactment? Where we put our attention there we are, with whatever worth we give it. Qu…
To Make it True
Creativity is part of the point. It's one of the most incredible ways we have to intentionally seek connection. It belongs to all of us, and no one can stop you, so Fuck It, we ball!
(It's my only dru…
Covet all the Waning Hours
To be witnessed, revealed, if even only to ourselves is why we're all muddling around in this mess. Art is to be seen, for the circuit to complete it requires engagement. Including laughter. Lean int…
Make the Best of this Test
To have something better, we have to dream it first. Whatever form it takes, you are allowed to create for yourself, for the joy and discovery it brings.
All of us have to learn how to invent our live…
Third Wednesdays with Kurt
Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
*Episode contains themes of gun violence,*
THE YEAR WAS 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren't only equal
before God and the law. They were equal eve…
Don't It Feel Like Something
It is worth taking hold of your creativity as participant. You're part of the show and the making is the point. "...no matter how well or badly, not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming,…
Sing to Me of Wonders Unseen
(cw: mentions of and poems read concerning sexual violence. take care y'all.)
Let's see! *cracks knuckles* John and I talk community, and community, and community this time. …
Third Wednesdays with Kurt
Everything was perfectly swell.
There were no prisons, no slums, no insan…
Back on the Ground
To define self, one must first be able to have the breathing room to distinguish the forest from the trees. As the spaces around letters tell us how to read them and the negative space around art giv…
The Promise of This New World
Welcome back to Poems & Whiskey, babies! Didja miss me? I missed you. It's good to be back. Kissing you all! (Appropriately, of course.)
Charles K. Carter and I get rolling fast.
Breaking down boundar…
Must Be Enough
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Must Be Enough
ep 1.5
I read (coughcough *over act* coughcough) three pieces. Headphones are recommended.
Where We Must Look for Help : Robert Bly from Eating the Honey …
Season 3 Trailer
So we meet again! Is anyone else as surprised as I am? All right. Hi, babies. This is Michael, and this whole thing is my fault. If you found Poems & Whiskey during the hiatus, things are about to ch…
A Tender Blossom
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A Tender Blossom
ep 1.4
I read (coughcough *over act* coughcough) three pieces. Headphones are recommended.
(at about 6:62 in show, there's an awful sound, that I did on…
Everything Might Spill
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Everything Might Spill
ep 1.3
I read (coughcough *over act* coughcough) three pieces.
Aubade : Kathryn Bratt-Pfontenhauer from Bad Animal
The Sea Witch Sets the Record St…
Before the Sun
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Before the Sun
ep 1.2
I read (coughcough *over act* coughcough) three pieces.
It is Easy to be Fascinated with Death : Jane Hirschfield from Of Gravity and Angels
In This…
Hogswatch Special 2024
Happy Hogswatch to All!
It's that time again for the P & W Holiday Special!
This year I read from L. Frank Baum's The Life and Adventures of Santa Clause. Yeah, that's the same fella who wrote The Wiza…
In My Hands
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In My Hands
ep 1.1
I read (coughcough *over act* coughcough) three pieces.
I Dreamed of Touching : George Bataille tr. Rosemary Lloyd from The Milk Bowl of Feathers
The W…