Summary: Did you know the CIA helped fund the Iowa Writer's Workshop in the 1960s to combat the Soviets? This is all according to an article by Eric Bennett in the Chronicle of Higher Education: "How Iowa Flattened Literature." Bennett also argues that this push to use writing to push a cultural agenda led to the flattening of literature. Luckily, Jason and I have strong opinions on this topic, so check out the podcast: Related articles Critical Margins Podcast, Episode 0: Literary Snobbery How Iowa Flattened Literature: With CIA help, writers were enlisted to battle both Communism and eggheaded abstraction Overtime Ireland Football Podcast Episode 46 2013: The Year I Discovered Audiobooks The Best Books of 2013 Interview with Robert Archambeau, Author of The Poet Resigns
