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Show LITERATURE POETRY BY BONNIE ALBERTSON QUEEN She once claimed the rosebushes hers, but he can't recall dirt beneath her nails. All my nomadic years, tossed from hand to hand, the burden of the girl in the mirror riding the curve of my back till I am a little bowed at the corners, these thorny canes bloomed unattended. f. Until she grew discontent and eventually grew nothing else. We never intended to begin again so many times, but gamblers, like gardeners, play a hundred new hands against the finality of one sure fold, one final frost. From the horizon's pencil thin line of waking to the leaves of the cherry tree that shade these abandoned beds, life emerged from the deck, shifted, fell and came to lay at the feet of these fading brambles in an offering of shuffled crimson where roots and gnarled stems dream through nights of snowy slumber, nights of lonely rest, remembering how to wake once the sun warms, remembering the strategy behind fingers plunged deep into soil. Even in sleep reveries of regeneration breathed deep within the heart of hushed wood, behind thorn and reposed bud. Spring runoff deals a new suit and I find myself here crowned mid his perennial garden that her winter forgot. I stand ankle-deep, spade in hand, diamond fixed upon finger, heart hidden in the folds of my sleeve. This ground forgets the clubs of the old queen's war. It begs the wager of cultivation, of blossoms and beginning once more. PHOTOGRAPHY CLARKS GOLDSBERRY 8 I THE V MAGAZINE THE BOOK SHELF tan BRANDEN ROSENLOF Co-host of the 100 Block Podcast BY SIERRA WILSON BOOK CHOICE: "Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas" by Chuck Klosterman (bestselling author and essayist focusing on American pop culture) REVIEW: Branden Rosenlof, co-host of the 100 Block Podcast highlighted in this week's issue of the V, says he tries to dig beneath the surface when interviewing musicians. One source of inspiration for Rosenlof's interviewing style comes from author and essayist Chuck Klosterman and his book "Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas." The book is a collection of essays by Klosterman focusing on pop culture and especially focusing on music. "He's very funny," says Rosenlof of Klosterman's writing. But Klosterman also looks deeper than many who cover musicians and bands. "He really gets deep into the personal aspects of the band," says Rosenlof, who tries to do the same on his podcast. Klosterman asks questions that try to uncover and connect with the people behind the music. Rosenlof feels this helps one to understand the music more. He also says he believes that "almost anybody could find at least one band or artist" they like covered within the books pages. Klosterman keeps his interviews "fresh and interesting," according to Rosenlof, who first heard from Klosterman on the radio show "This American Life," where Klosterman and others were discussing non-fiction writing. Rosenlof was interested and decided to take a chance and get Klosterman's book. He now has several of Klosterman's books and says he is inspired by many of Klosterman's "unique" interviewing techniques to help make the podcast meaningful. His goal is to help people become acquainted with local musicians and Klosterman's book has been an aid toward that goal. |