Too many of us left high school thinking that a poem could be taken seriously only if it was difficult to understand, subdued in its use of rhyme and alliteration, and addressed lofty topics. Harryette Mullen’s saucy, suggestive “LVTOFU” bulldozes through convention, all the while revelling in its own rhythms, references, and humor.   We invite you to subscribe to <a href="https://poetryunbound.substack.com">Pádraig’s weekly Poetry Unbound Substack</a>, read the <a href="https://bookshop.org/lists/books-by-padraig-o-tuama">Poetry Unbound books</a> and his newest work, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/kitchen-hymns-p-draig-tuama/4f2a036b5d746205?aid=10066&ean=9781556597107&listref=books-by-padraig-o-tuama&next=t">Kitchen Hymns</a>, or <a href="http://onbeing.org/series/poetry-unbound/">listen to all our Poetry Unbound episodes</a>.  Harryette Mullen is the author of eight books of poetry, including <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/urban-tumbleweed-notes-from-a-tanka-diary-harryette-mullen/1a6925b54b0781d1?ean=9781555976569&next=t&aid=10066&listref=featured-on-the-poetry-unbound-podcast">Urban Tumbleweed</a>, <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/recyclopedia-trimmings-s-perm-k-t-and-muse-drudge-harryette-mullen/6e517e27e321da7f?ean=9781555974565&next=t&aid=10066&listref=featured-on-the-poetry-unbound-podcast">Recyclopedia</a>, and <a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/sleeping-with-the-dictionary-harryette-mullen/e68a3dd1e05caf2a?ean=9780520927834&next=t&aid=10066&listref=featured-on-the-poetry-unbound-podcast">Sleeping with the Dictionary</a>, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. She is Professor of English and African American Studies at the University of California-Los Angeles.Find the transcript for this show at <a href="http://onbeing.org">onbeing.org</a>. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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