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"April is the cruelest month": Shipwrecks, Heartbreak & TS Eliot

Podcast: Definitely Dylan
Published: Apr 16, 2025
Duration seconds: 3454
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Summary

Laura revisits a radio episode from the archives about April anniversaries, some good, many disastrous. And there’s a little side quest about Bob Dylan and Modernist poetry. One note – I forgot to mention that the performance of “Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most” is by Betty Carter. You can support Definitely Dylan on Patreon or with a one-off donation at buymeacoffee.com/definitelydylan.