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No Uncertain Terms: What is True Risk? (Daymakers S02Ep23)
The Daymakers engage in an adults only conversation regarding what constitutes risk in the field of literary writing. They read poems by Ezra Pound and Leonard Cohen and discuss formerly controversial writers like Isaac Babel, Aleksander Wat and Pablo Neruda. Buckle up, folks! This one’s heavy. Let us know your thoughts in the comments.
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