This is "American Cycle," a podcast featuring Larry Beckett’s live performances of his poetry. Beckett’s poems have been collected in the book American Cycle, which Simon Warner described as “magnificent in scale” and “epic in scope.” Inspired by our folklore and past, American Cycle is available now from Running Wild Press. This episode of "American Cycle" features Beckett performing the fourth section of “Paul Bunyan” before an audience in an artist’s studio in 1984. The episode is introduced by Jonah Raskin, au ...