Michael & Ryan talk with Tyler Gillespie about Florida, interviewing the kind of people who wrestle alligators, writing essay vs. poetry, balancing it all, and Gay Days at Disney. Tyler’s new book, The Thing about Florida: Exploring a Misunderstood State (University of Florida Press), is available now. He is a fifth-generation Floridian, a poet, and an award-winning journalist who has written for GQ, the Guardian, the Nation, VICE, and Salon. His previous book was Florida Man: Poems.
Michael & Ryan talk with Tyler Gillespie about Florida, interviewing the kind of people who wrestle alligators, writing essay vs. poetry, balancing it all, and Gay Days at Disney.
Tyler’s new book, The Thing about Florida: Exploring a Misunderstood State (University of Florida Press), is available now. He is a fifth-generation Floridian, a poet, and an award-winning journalist who has written for GQ, the Guardian, the Nation, VICE, and Salon. His previous book was Florida Man: Poems.