Episode 481: Hanif Abdurraqib
b'Hanif Abdurraqib is a poet, essayist, and critic whose work has appeared in\\xa0The New Yorker,\\xa0The New York Times Magazine\\xa0and many other publications. His new book is\\xa0A Little Devil in America: In Praise of Black Performance.\\n\\u201cI learn from hearing my elders tell stories. There\\u2019s an inherent knowing of yourself as a vessel for narration who also has to\\u2014is required to\\u2014hold the attention of others at all costs. And that\\u2019s essentially what I\\u2019m trying to do. The broader project of my writing is almost a constant pleading of:\\xa0Don\\u2019t leave yet. Stay here with me for just a little bit longer.\\u201d\\nShow notes:\\n\\n@NifMuhammad\\n\\nabdurraqib.com\\n\\n\\xa0Abdurraqib on Longform\\n\\n02:00\\xa0A Little Devil in America\\xa0(Random House \\u2022 2021)\\n\\n09:00\\xa0Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung\\xa0(Lester Bangs \\u2022 Anchor \\u2022 1988)\\n\\n10:00\\xa0The Crown Ain\\u2019t Worth Much\\xa0(Button Poetry \\u2022 2016)\\n\\n14:00\\xa0They Can\\u2019t Kill Us Until They Kill Us\\xa0(Two Dollar Radio \\u2022 2017)\\n\\n20:00\\xa0Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest\\xa0(University of Texas Press \\u2022 2019)\\n\\n25:00\\xa0Stakes Is High\\xa0(De La Soul \\u2022 Tommy Boy, Warner Brothers \\u2022 1996)\\n\\n33:00\\xa0Black Movie\\xa0(Danez Smith \\u2022 Button Poetry \\u2022 2014)\\n\\n37:00\\xa0Abdurraqib\'s\\xa0MTV News\\xa0archive\\n\\n\\n39:00\\xa0"Mo Salah Is Ready to Make the Whole World Smile"\\xa0(Bleacher Report \\u2022 Jun 2018)\\n\\n44:00\\xa0Red Dead Redemption\\xa0(Rockstar Games \\u2022 2010)\\n\\n47:00\\xa0The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild\\xa0(Nintendo \\u2022 2017)\\n\\n47:00\\xa0Elden Ring\\xa0(Bandai Namco Entertainment \\u2022 2022)\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'