Close Talking

Connor and Jack scour the gently unsettling poem "Gesture with Both Hands Tied" by Marcelo Hernandez Castillo. They discuss the poem's challenging lack of a stable speaker, negations of contradictions of negations, and a hypothetical play involving a character mostly not getting up from their chair. You can find Marcelo Hernandez Castillo's work here: https://www.marcelohernandezcastillo.com/ Find us on Facebook at: facebook.com/closetalking 
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 Find us on Instagram: @closetalkingpoetry You can always send us an e-mail with thoughts on this or any of our previous podcasts, as well as suggestions for future shows, at closetalkingpoetry@gmail.com. Gesture with Both Hands Tied By: Marcelo Hernandez Castillo I’m going to open the borders of my hunger and call it a parade. But I’m lying if I said I was hungry. If dying required practice, I could give up the conditions for being alone. I undress in the sun and stare at it until I can stand its brightness no long