Close Talking

Connor and Jack discuss Natalie Diaz's poem "My Brother At 3 A.M." They discuss the form of the pantoum and explore how the pantoum's repetitive structure works with a poem about addiction. Check out the poem below or at this link: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/56355/my-brother-at-3-am Read more about Diaz here: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/natalie-diaz Read more about pantoums here: https://www.poets.org/poetsorg/text/pantoum-poetic-form Watch the PBS special on Diaz's work with the Mojave language here: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/poet-natalie-diaz-returns-to-her-roots Find us on facebook at: facebook.com/closetalking Find us on twitter at: twitter.com/closetalking 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. My Brother at 3 A.M. He sat cross-legged, weeping on the steps when Mom unlocked and opened the front door. O God, he said. O God.