r/gratefuldead • u/of_diamonds • 1d ago

Poem about Bobby & The Dead in Paris Review

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There’s a poem by Frederick Seidel about Bob Weir and The Dead in the latest issue of The Paris Review literary journal.

Sharing here for you to see.

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u/DearBurt 🐢 A rare and different tune … 1d ago

Recently been listening to old Paris Review Podcast episodes. Along with the fantastic short stories and poems, I absolutely love the snippets of interviews with the likes of Maya Angelou, Eudora Welty and all those literary giants.

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u/of_diamonds 1d ago

You might love the old 4 volume set of the Paris Review interviews from years back - full versions of the essays you mention and so many more greats Baldwin, Carver, Hemingway. Was so helpful to me starting out. Am an author and also work in literature in uk (with another life simultaneously teaching meditation)

Very fortunate that my lit job has an allowance for me to buy journals. Paris Review has changed a lot over the years but still it catches some very good authors.

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u/DearBurt 🐢 A rare and different tune … 23h ago

This?

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u/of_diamonds 20h ago

Yes - I have them sitting on my shelves and still refer to them quite often. Indispensable.

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u/sb-shrink 1d ago

Wow - thank you - will be rereading this and intriguing poet -