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Be True

In each episode of Be True, a weekly podcast about "the writing I love and the writing I do," John Tessitore reads a work of literature--either his own, or a work by another writer--and discusses its personal, literary, cultural, or historical importance, sometimes in response to the events of the day. John has been a newspaper reporter, a magazine writer, a college lecturer, and a biographer. He has directed national policy studies on education, cultural policy, and civil justice. He is the

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5:35

Be True, Episode 54: We Discover the I Together

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2024/08/19

John reads his poem “Erogenous,” originally published in the journal Bending Genres. He also discusses the mystery of instincts and the wonder of animal energy, and tries to keep his dog quiet.John Tessitore has been a journalist and biographer. He has taught history and literature at colleges around Boston and directed national policy studies on education and civil justice. He serves as Co-Editor Across the Pond for The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. His poems have appeared in a variety of books and

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7:13

Be True, Episode 53: The Compassion of Darkness

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2024/08/12

John reads a section of his long poem Heel: A Life. He also discusses the private lives of public figures, adult wisdom, and discovering empathy as a result of one’s own mistakes. John Tessitore has been a journalist and biographer. He has taught history and literature at colleges around Boston and directed national policy studies on education and civil justice. He serves as Co-Editor Across the Pond for The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. His poems have appeared in a variety of books and journals. In

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5:42

Be True, Episode 52: The Last Gasp For Gutenberg

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2024/08/05

John reads his poem “No one over thirty” from his chapbook, For a minute there it seemed like something was happening. He also discusses the early days of “new media” and the final days of big hope.John Tessitore has been a journalist and biographer. He has taught history and literature at colleges around Boston and directed national policy studies on education and civil justice. He serves as Co-Editor Across the Pond for The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. His poems have appeared in a variety of books

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7:27

Be True, Episode 51: Let’s Defy Common Sense

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2024/07/29

John reads his poem “I have never been an outcast” from his chapbook All the Lonely American Roads. He also discusses peer pressure, the problem with meeting expectations, and the work of Tom Paine.John Tessitore has been a journalist and biographer. He has taught history and literature at colleges around Boston and directed national policy studies on education and civil justice. He serves as Co-Editor Across the Pond for The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. His poems have appeared in a variety of books

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8:51

Be True, Episode 50: Eve Battles the Bullies

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2024/07/22

John reads his poem “Whatever you have given” from his chapbook The Dark Ways Mysterious. He also discusses creepy origin myths, the importance of self-knowledge, and the revenge of the power ties.John Tessitore has been a journalist and biographer. He has taught history and literature at colleges around Boston and directed national policy studies on education and civil justice. He serves as Co-Editor Across the Pond for The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. His poems have appeared in a variety of books and

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6:25

Be True, Episode 49: The Fear of Flying Free

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2024/07/15

John reads his poem “Mesosphere,” published in Facing Goodbye, the new anthology by The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. He also discusses mourning, the uncertainty of sudden loss, and a new Icarus myth. John Tessitore has been a journalist and biographer. He has taught history and literature at colleges around Boston and directed national policy studies on education and civil justice. He serves as Co-Editor Across the Pond for The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. His poems have appeared in a variety of books and

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8:50

Be True, Episode 48: Our Time is Ours

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2024/07/08

John reads his poem “Blue and Brown” from his collection The Americans. He also discusses good people of good faith, radical principles, and why The Clash still matter. John Tessitore has been a journalist and biographer. He has taught history and literature at colleges around Boston and directed national policy studies on education and civil justice. He serves as Co-Editor Across the Pond for The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. His poems have appeared in a variety of books and journals. In each episode

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5:17

Be True, Episode 47: Hooked on a Feeling

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2024/07/01

John reads his 21st Century love poem, “There is a delicate line between us,” from his chapbook My City of Yesterday. He also discusses irrational attraction, unscientific energy, and nods to Whitman.John Tessitore has been a journalist and biographer. He has taught history and literature at colleges around Boston and directed national policy studies on education and civil justice. He serves as Co-Editor Across the Pond for The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. His poems have appeared in a variety of books

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8:15

Be True, Episode 46: Skeletons in the Desert

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2024/06/24

John reads his poem “We accept nothing less than literal translation” from his chapbook All the Lonely American Roads. He also discusses gun violence, American myths, and John Steinbeck’s half-truths.John Tessitore has been a journalist and biographer. He has taught history and literature at colleges around Boston and directed national policy studies on education and civil justice. He serves as Co-Editor Across the Pond for The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. His poems have appeared in a variety of books

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8:36

Be True, Episode 45: Sexy Saints and Sinful Symbols

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2024/06/17

John reads his poem “we relish his body” from his chapbook The Dark Ways Mysterious. He also discusses the influence of martyrs, the power of iconography, and the dangerous beauty of St. Sebastian.John Tessitore has been a journalist and biographer. He has taught history and literature at colleges around Boston and directed national policy studies on education and civil justice. He serves as Co-Editor Across the Pond for The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. His poems have appeared in a variety of books and

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10:30

Be True, Episode 44: Illuminations and Cover Versions

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2024/06/11

John reads his poem “When a seeker finds the light” from his chapbook The Dark Ways Mysterious. He also discusses the forbidden energy of human creativity, hellfire, and the work of William Blake. John Tessitore has been a journalist and biographer. He has taught history and literature at colleges around Boston and directed national policy studies on education and civil justice. He serves as Co-Editor Across the Pond for The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. His poems have appeared in a variety of books and

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12:36

Be True, Episode 43: Hard Work and Hoop Dreams

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2024/06/03

John reads his poem “Afternoon at St. Joseph’s” from his collection The Americans. He also discusses the virtues of daily practice, weird church gymnasiums, red Sanyo boom boxes, and basketball great Chris Mullin.(One correction. Chris Mullin is 6’7”, not 6’9”.)John Tessitore has been a journalist and biographer. He has taught history and literature at colleges around Boston and directed national policy studies on education and civil justice. He serves as Co-Editor Across the Pond for The Wee

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10:46

Be True, Episode 42: Some Sympathy for the Devils

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2024/05/27

John reads his poem “Reflection can be a dangerous business” from his forthcoming chapbook The Dark Ways Mysterious. He also discusses the threat self-knowledge, the dangers of creative energy, and the politics of pee-pees and wee-wees. John Tessitore has been a journalist and biographer. He has taught history and literature at colleges around Boston and directed national policy studies on education and civil justice. He serves as Co-Editor Across the Pond for The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. His poems

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11:52

Be True, Episode 41: On Having Friends Who Hate Poems

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2024/05/20

John reads his poem “Middle Age.” He also discusses the Popeye stage of life, jazz appreciation, the trouble with priesthoods, and why we bother with poetry in the first place.John Tessitore has been a journalist and biographer. He has taught history and literature at colleges around Boston and directed national policy studies on education and civil justice. He serves as Co-Editor Across the Pond for The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. His poems have appeared in a variety of books and journals. In each

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6:19

Be True, Episode 40: “The Potter” from The Americans

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2024/05/12

John reads “The Potter,” a poem from his collection The Americans. He also discusses hidden (and not so hidden) labor, caretakers forgotten, and wishes everyone a happy Mother’s Day.John Tessitore has been a journalist and biographer. He has taught history and literature at colleges around Boston and directed national policy studies on education and civil justice. He serves as Co-Editor Across the Pond for The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. His poems have appeared in a variety of books and journals. In

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12:55

Be True, Episode 39: “Marsyas” from We Are Becoming...

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2024/05/06

John reads the “Marsyas” section of his poem/chapbook We Are Becoming Unbound. He also discusses the importance of civil disobedience, the virtues of non-violent protest, and satyrs who can rock.John Tessitore has been a journalist and biographer. He has taught history and literature at colleges around Boston and directed national policy studies on education and civil justice. He serves as Co-Editor Across the Pond for The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. His poems have appeared in a variety of books and

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8:08

Be True, Episode 38: "Renaissance" from Body Songs

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2024/04/29

John reads his poem "Renaissance," from his chapbook Body Songs. He also discusses the blah blah of literature, the honesty of rock and roll, and the number one reason why we write.John Tessitore has been a journalist and biographer. He has taught history and literature at colleges around Boston and directed national policy studies on education and civil justice. He serves as Co-Editor Across the Pond for The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. His poems have appeared in a variety of books and journals. In

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0:59

Be True, Bonus Episode: "Prophesy II, Chapter 3"

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2024/04/26

John reads from his work-in-progress about the resurgence of old, male, monied American power.The age of Aquarius is a footnoteto our defeat, the hearts and minds of a timid people afraid to doubt too long in mournful night, afraid to be judged before the next battle, always girding to avoid the struggle of darkness and light, the lonely soul in mournful night, the calling cry a wail, then a muster. They choose the slaughter of innocents to a levelling. They chose power. My people prefer

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9:34

Be True, Episode 37: "Niches" from All the Lonely...

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2024/04/22

John reads his poem "Niches," from his chapbook All the Lonely American Roads. He also discusses immigration, generational change and evolution, and finding your place in a country as big as America.John Tessitore has been a journalist and biographer. He has taught history and literature at colleges around Boston and directed national policy studies on education and civil justice. He serves as Co-Editor Across the Pond for The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. His poems have appeared in a variety of books

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6:26

Be True, Episode 36: "Arcturus"

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2024/04/15

John reads his poem "Arcturus," originally published in Duck Head Journal. He also discusses lunar eclipses, the insignificance of many day-to-day cares, and the benefits of feeling small.John Tessitore has been a journalist and biographer. He has taught history and literature at colleges around Boston and directed national policy studies on education and civil justice. He serves as Co-Editor Across the Pond for The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press. His poems have appeared in a variety of books and

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