The Video Game Poetry Nook with Rachel Tanner
Rachel Tanner (she/her) is a poet and prose author who writes the monthly column Extra Lives over at Video Dame. She joined me on this week’s Kritiqal Care to read a few of her poems and talk about how she got started writing video game poetry. It’s a nice, chill episode, so grab a cup of tea and nestle up under a blanket as this episode tucks you in.
You can follow Rachel @rickit, and find her writing on Video Dame.
Poems Read
Towering, after Firewatch
For River, after To The Moon
I Wanted a Do-Over, after Animal Crossing
Rachel’s Inspiring Thing to Share
Comfort by Deb Talan
To the Woman Crying Uncontrollably in the Next Stall by Kim Addonizio
Things Discussed
I Was Eight and He Was Ten, after Ocarina of Time
The Garden’s Between (The Voxel Agents, 2018)
Cartridge Lit
Freeze Ray
Kritiqal Care is produced by me, Nate Kiernan, with music by Desired. It's available on Pocket Casts, Apple Podcasts, and wherever else you get podcasts.