Extra Literary Affairs Podcast

Extra Literary Affairs - How to Read Shakespeare

Welcome back to Extra Literary Affairs, a LitFiction Podcast.  This week I am determined to demonstrate how Shakespeare is not as difficult as you may think.  In less than 10 minutes, you will walk away with a better grasp of how to read his work and tools to decode his writing.  

Shakespearean Sonnet 94

Check out this week's episode where we discuss Shakespearean Sonnet 94.  Our goal is to show you that understanding and decoding Shakespeare is not as difficult as it may seem.  His words are still very much relevant today and certainly worth the effort!
 
#literature #shakespeare #sonnets #poetry

Extra Literary Affairs - The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action

Welcome back to another episode of Extra Literary Affairs, a LitFiction podcast.  This week I am joined by Jennifer to discuss, our first ever, non-fiction essay, "The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action" by Audre Lorde.  Follow us as we discuss why we are not protected by our silence and how we can use reading and actively listening to others to gain empathy.
 
 

Sherlock Holmes - The Gloria Scott

Check out this week's new episode where we discuss Sherlock Holmes' first case, "The Gloria Scott".  Listen along as we delve into determining if this is genre or literary fiction and the cultural impact the death of Holmes had on the population during his peak.
 
#sherlockholmes #mystery #literature

Extra Literary Affairs - Genre Fiction vs. Literary Fiction

Welcome back to another episode of Extra Literary Affairs, a LitFiction Podcast.  Today we are delving into the definitions of Genre and Literary Fiction with the help of two short stories: Stephen King's "The Road Virus Heads North" and W.W. Jacobs' "The Monkey's Paw".  Both stories center around a cursed object and will serve as the perfect examples to show the difference.
 
 

The Road Virus Heads North - Stephen King

Check out this week's episode of "The Road Virus Heads North" by Stephen King.  This is the perfect story for the long cold nights!  In this episode we attempt to prove our ideas of how the "monster" might be and what is its motivation.
 
#shortstory #horror #literature

Extra Literary Affairs - How to Read Poetry

Welcome back to another episode of "Extra Literary Affairs", a LitFiction Podcast.  Today we will be removing the mystique from poetry with a little help from Jorge Luis Borges.  Over the course of 3 poems centered around aging, we will be providing our emotional reactions.  Each poem is a different complexity to demonstrate the idea that you can love a theme but not the poem.

The Poetry of Edgar Allan Poe

Check out this week's episode where we discuss two of Poe's most notable poetic works, Annabel Lee & The Raven.
Get into the Halloween spirit as we delve deeper into Poe's work, because you can't spell poetry without Poe.