008. Love & Other Reasons Not 2 Live - Poems on Love & Loss

alAndar w/ Marcos & Jim

Jim shares pieces from his recently released Love & Other Reasons Not 2 Live, a poetry chapbook based on real-life traumatic events. He and Marcos discuss the story behind the book; the poems themselves; and, broadly, meaning as a means to survive suffering.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Preview

0:32 - Intro song

1:00 - Episode introduction

4:51 - Introduction, Love & Other Reasons

6:51 - Discussion of Introduction

15:28 - "Incident" & Discussion

28:52 - "Heart Song" & Discussion

41:18 - "Hamlet" & Discussion

58:36 - Conclusion

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MARCOS' LINKS

- Instagram: @marcos_de_la_guagua

- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marcosdelaguagua

- Twitter: @delaguagua

- Website: MarcosdelaGuagua.com

JIM'S LINKS

- Instagram: @jimnog

- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jimnog27

- Twitter: @jimnog

- Website: JamesNoguera.com

REFERENCES

- Hamlet by William Shakespeare

- "When You Are Old" by William Bulter Yeats

- Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl

CREDITS:

- Art: James Noguera

- Music: Marcos de la Guagua & Jim Nog

- Episode edit: James Noguera

- Show notes: James Noguera

DISCLAIMER:

While we may opine on political or religious topics during our discussions, the main goal of the podcast is to talk about and share art. Silence or absence of opinion from one of us doesn't imply agreement or endorsement of the other's stance.

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