M. Allen Cunningham

Audio dispatches by M. Allen Cunningham, author of the novels THE GREEN AGE OF ASHER WITHEROW, LOST SON, PERPETUA'S KIN, and Q&A. www.MAllenCunningham.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

From The Stones of Venice by John Ruskin

April 17, 2023 • 3 mins

A reading from John Ruskin's The Stones of Venice, Vol. III, Chapter 11 (1853)

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"A Simple Blur" by Blue Dot Sessions, courtesy of Free Music Archive

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Lenny on Ludwig

February 4, 2023 • 6 mins

"This music is not only infinitely durable, but perhaps the closest that music has ever come to universality."

Voice: Leonard Bernstein, Bernstein on Beethoven: A Celebration in Vienna (1970)

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Bloom Speaks

November 22, 2022 • 5 mins

"I did not know what 'Information Retrieval' was and I did not wish to find out."

Voice: Harold Bloom, Interview (2000)

Music: "Glacier" by SalmonLikeTheFish, courtesy of Free Music Archive

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M. Allen Cunningham Lectures on Mrs. Dalloway for Creative Writers

April 3, 2022 • 45 mins

Originally posted May 14, 2020, the 95th anniversary of the publication of Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway: M. Allen Cunningham's lecture on Woolf's great novel, originally delivered to Creative Writing students at Portland State University.

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From Kepler by John Banville

April 3, 2022 • 4 mins

A reading from John Banville's novel Kepler, with music.

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M Allen Cunningham Reads from His New Book Q&A

April 19, 2021 • 21 mins

Cunningham describes his book Q&A and then reads three short sections (which happen to feature a few "F-bombs", FYI).

Inspired by true events, bold in the forms with which it evokes an agitated, media-soaked half century in America, Q&A urgently reimagines the misunderstood quiz show scandals in light of our own time, as a moment of cultural reckoning whose reverberations we feel all around us today: in reality television, TV polit...

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Loon Checkers - from Thoreau's Leaves: the Thoreau Podcast

November 18, 2020 • 7 mins

Have you heard THOREAU'S LEAVES? Produced and hosted by M. Allen Cunningham, it's an immersive, atmospheric podcast dedicated to the celebrated and lesser-known works of Henry David Thoreau, one of America's greatest voices. Here's a sample episode for your enjoyment: "Loon Checkers" (subscribe at anchor.fm/thoreausleaves, or wherever you get your podcasts).

More info at:
www.thoreausleaves.com

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M. Allen Cunningham Presents PERPETUA'S KIN at Powell's Books

August 14, 2020 • 59 mins

During this event at the fabled Powell's Books in Portland, Oregon, Cunningham discusses his fourth novel PERPETUA'S KIN. A sweeping story of five generations in one American family, PERPETUA'S KIN spans much of North America, from the 1820s in Iowa to the American south during the Civil War to World War II San Francisco. In a structured presentation, Cunningham describes the story's origins, his research, the themes and characters...

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In the Atelier: Measures of Success

August 12, 2020 • 8 mins

Have you heard IN THE ATELIER, the creativity podcast produced and hosted by M. Allen Cunningham? Here's a sample episode for your enjoyment: "Measures of Success" (subscribe at anchor.fm/in-the-atelier, or wherever you get your podcasts).

In this Episode:

How does a writer know whether or not they are "a Success"?

Mentioned in this episode: Netflix; Dreamworks; Carnegie Hall; New York Times Bestseller list; midlist author; awkward pa...

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Variations on a Beginning

August 9, 2020 • 15 mins

Cunningham's autobiographical essay, with musical accompaniment and slightly abridged.
"Variations on a Beginning" was originally published in complete form in The Timberline Review, Issue No. 3 (summer/fall 2016). You can read the full essay here: https://medium.com/@M_A_Cunningham/variations-on-a-beginning-685d3b1cd7e5

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The Artist of Kouroo

October 29, 2019 • 3 mins

A reading from WALDEN by Henry David Thoreau (with musical accompaniment: "Sails" by Rodello's Machine)

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From PARTISANS

October 24, 2019 • 10 mins

A reading from PARTISANS: A Lost Work by G.P. Leed
http://www.atelier26books.com/partisans.html

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The Waves by Virginia Woolf

October 16, 2019 • 3 mins

A reading from Virginia Woolf's THE WAVES, with music. (Bach Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, Sarabande)

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Three Paragraphs by Annie Dillard

October 3, 2019 • 1 min

A reading from Annie Dillard's memoir An American Childhood
Music: "The Fire" by Imogen Heap

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Right Click

September 27, 2019 • 4 mins

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(Music: J.S. Bach, Missa brevis in A)

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Interview with a Recluse by M. Allen Cunningham

March 27, 2018 • 4 mins

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Perpetua's Kin: The Harvest Taught Him

December 6, 2017 • 9 mins

M. Allen Cunningham reads from his novel PERPETUA'S KIN (coming 2018). www.MAllenCunningham.com

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In Ludwig's Room

August 20, 2017 • 8 mins

A visit to Ludwig van Beethoven's rooms in Vienna, a mere 209 years after the composer steps out.
(Music: http://apple.co/2fXhXky)

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M. Allen Cunningham

Episodes

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Bloom Speaks

M. Allen Cunningham Lectures on Mrs. Dalloway for Creative Writers

From Kepler by John Banville

M Allen Cunningham Reads from His New Book Q&A

Loon Checkers - from Thoreau's Leaves: the Thoreau Podcast

M. Allen Cunningham Presents PERPETUA'S KIN at Powell's Books

In the Atelier: Measures of Success

Variations on a Beginning

The Artist of Kouroo

From PARTISANS

The Waves by Virginia Woolf

Three Paragraphs by Annie Dillard

Right Click

Interview with a Recluse by M. Allen Cunningham

Perpetua's Kin: The Harvest Taught Him

In Ludwig's Room

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From The Stones of Venice by John Ruskin

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