Prose author and poet Matt Mauch chats with me today about his new book, A Northern Spring. Bio:Matt Mauch is the author of five books of lyrical prose and poetry, including A Northern Spring, We’re the Flownover. We Come From Flyoverland., Bird~Brain, If You’re Lucky Is a Theory of Mine, as well as the chapbook Read More
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Interview with poet Shanta Lee
Poet Shanta Lee joins me today to chat about her new collection, Black Metamorphoses. Bio:Shanta Lee is an award-winning artist who works in different mediums as a photographer, writer across genres, and a public intellectual. She is the author of the poetry collection, GHETTOCLAUSTROPHOBIA: Dreamin of Mama While Trying to Speak Woman in Woke Tongues Read More
Interview with poet Stelios Mormoris
Poet Stelios Mormoris joins me today to chat about his debut collection, The Oculus. Bio:Native of Boston, MA., Stelios Mormoris is CEO of SCENT BEAUTY, Inc., which markets beauty products worldwide. Citizen of Greece and the U.S., Stelios was born in New York, and lived most of his adult life in Paris. Stelios is also Read More
Interview with novelist Kim Chinquee
Today’s special guest is literary fiction novelist, Kim Chinquee to chat with me about Pipette. Bio: Kim Chinquee grew up on a dairy farm in Wisconsin, served in the medical field in the Air Force, and is often referred to as the “queen” of flash fiction. She’s published hundreds of pieces of fiction and nonfiction Read More
Interview with prize-winning writer Rachel Rueckert about her memoir
Today I’m interviewing Rachel Rueckert about her memoir, East Winds: A Global Quest to Reckon with Marriage. Bio: Rachel Rueckert is a prize-winning writer and MFA graduate from Columbia University. She co-founded KLEIO, a family history writing company, and holds an M.Ed from Boston University. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Independent Read More
Interview with poet Pamela Wax
Poet Pamela Wax joins me today to chat about her newest collection, Walking the Labyrinth. Bio: Pamela Wax is the author of Walking the Labyrinth (Main Street Rag, 2022), a book of poetry written in the aftermath of her brother’s death by suicide, and the forthcoming chapbook, Starter Mothers (Finishing Line Press). Her poems have Read More
Interview with poet Beth McDermott
Poet Beth McDermott has stopped by today to chat with me about her new collection of poetry, Figure 1. Bio: Beth McDermott’s poetry appears in Pine Row, Tupelo Quarterly, Terrain.org, and Southern Humanities Review. Reviews and criticism about art and ecology appear in American Book Review, After the Art, Kenyon Review Online, and The Trumpeter. Read More
Interview with short story writer Maya Sonenberg
Short story writer Maya Sonenberg joins me today to chat about her new collection, Bad Mothers, Bad Daughters. Bio: Maya Sonenberg’s story collection Bad Mothers, Bad Daughters is the recipient of the 2021 Sullivan Prize in short fiction and will appear in August 2022. Previous books and chapbooks include Cartographies (winner of the Drue Heinz Read More
Interview with award-winning poet Cynthia Good
Today’s special guest is author, activist, and poet Cynthia Good and we’re chatting about her new chapbook, What We Do with Our Hands, from Finishing Line Press. Bio: Cynthia Good is an award-winning poet, journalist, and former TV news anchor. She has written seven books including Vaccinating Your Child, which won the Georgia Author of the Read More
Interview with poet Mary Leader
Poet Mary Leader joins me today to chat about her new collection, The Distaff Side. Welcome, Mary. Please tell us a little bit about yourself. I began writing poems amid a career as a lawyer, first as an Oklahoma Assistant Attorney General and later as a Referee for the Oklahoma Supreme Court. The Distaff Side Read More