A Poet’s Grit – Brian McGuigan
Feb 18th, 2009 by jennie
As a poet and a storyteller, Brian McGuigan tells it like it is, and then some. A listener of his work can feel grimy streets underfoot and see cracks in the buildings.His poems are personal and visceral and he has a great appreciation for the way things used to be.
Born in Queens, NY, Brian McGuigan is a poet, performer and raconteur, living in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Seattle. His chapbook, “More Than I Left Behind,” was published by Spankstra Press (2006), and he is currently at work on a full-length manuscript of poetry entitled “Eat the Rich.” His poems have appeared in Filter, Rivet Magazine, Nerve Cowboy, and LOCUSPOINT, among others, and he has performed at Bumbershoot, the Seattle Public Library, Seattle Poetry Festival, Burning Word, Annex Theater and many other venues. Brian works in marketing and programs at Richard Hugo House and is the co-founder and curator of “Cheap Wine and Poetry,” Seattle’s ever-cool reading series. For more, visit brianwithani.com.
THIS PODCAST CONTAINS ADULT LANGUAGE.
This podcast was produced as part of the 2008 Jack Straw Writers Program. All of the writers heard in this series are published in the Jack Straw Writers Anthology, and featured online at www.jackstraw.org.
Music in this podcast is performed by Johanna Kunin and was recorded as part of the Jack Straw Artist Support Program.
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