Tommy "Teebs" Pico on "Tethering Difference" in Poetry and Screenwriting

The Poetry Vlog (TPV): A Poetry, Arts, & Social Justice Teaching Channel

In this episode of The Poetry Vlog (TPV), poet and screenwriter Tommy "Teebs" Pico reads from his book JUNK (Tin House, 2018) to lead a discussion on the work in poetry and screenwriting to "tether" disparate ideas and create meaning. This episode will be re-edited and adapted with a Critical Framing and sample lesson plans in The Poetry Vlog: Critical Edition. Forthcoming from University of Michigan Press, Fulcrum. Tommy “Teebs” Pico is a poet, artist, and tv writer. He is author of the books IRL, Nature Poem, Junk, Feed, and has written on the shows Reservation Dogs, Resident Alien and Crystal Lake. Originally from the Viejas Indian reservation of the Kumeyaay nation, he now lives in Los Angeles where he makes abstract portraits with various kinds of wax, acrylics, watercolors, food coloring and India ink. Learn more at https://tommy-pico.com/.

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