# POETICS Podcast: Episode 25 - "The Sentient Flock, In Simpler and Sexier Times," a poem by Noah Berlatsky - host Tamarah Rockwood

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Podcast: [POETICS: Poetry Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/poetics-poetry-podcast-7109691)
Published: 2025-07-02T23:11:28+00:00
Episode link: https://bainbridgeislandpress.substack.com/p/poetics-podcast-episode-25-the-sentient
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Duration seconds: 1811

## Resource

Let’s explore the contentious literary world of postmodernist poetry. Shall we? The Sentient Flock, In Simpler and Sexier Times is a single poem in 26 sections; each section is a single sentence. It was created using ad hoc semi-collage techniques, picking up words and phrases from John Ashbery, home decorating magazines, philosophical tomes, black metal songs, fundraising pleas, or whatever thoughts drifted across my brainpan. https://bainbridgeisland.press/products/the-sentient-flock-in-simpler-and-sexier-times Get full access to Bainbridge Island Press at bainbridgeislandpress.substack.com/subscribe

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