“Todd Goddard tells the story of this bon vivant, outdoorsman, hellion, and great poet from his ancestors to his end with grace, momentum, generosity, and insight…and what a great American life it was, wreckage, glory, gifts, and ALL.”
— REBECCA SOLNIT, author of Orwell’s Roses
Todd Goddard is an award-winning writer with a Ph.D in literary studies to go along with J.D. Todd Goddard joins me to talk about his unparalleled work on one of my literary heroes, the poet and writer, Jim Harrison. Goddard’s book, Devouring Time: Jim Harrison, A Writer’s Life. Devouring Time is the finest biography my eyes have met. Nuanced, gritty, and touching…matching the seasons of Jim Harrison’s life and revealing the textures of one of the most compelling writers and poets of the last hundred years. An important book for all Jim Harrison fans to add to their shelves.
Visit Todd Goddard at toddgoddard.net | IG: @toddgoddard_
Episode Show Notes
Books by Todd Goddard
Resources & People Mentioned
- Tom McGuane
- Richard Brautigan
- Russell Chatham
- Colum McCann
- Letters to Yesenin
- Ernest Hemingway
- Legends of the Fall
- Gary Snyder
- Peter Matthiessen
- Rick Bass
- Annie Dillard
- Henry David Thoreau
- Norman Maclean
- Anthony Bourdain
- Plainsong
- “Counting Birds”
- Dead Man’s Float
- Naomi Shihab Nye
- Braided Creek
- Ted Kooser
Drink Recommended
- Vintage Port
Photo pulled from toddgoddard.net
Links to book purchases give a kickback to a local New Mexican bookstore and Contemplify
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