Poet J.P. White joins me today to chat about his new award-winning chapbook, A Tree Becomes a Room. Bio:J.P. White has published essays, articles, fiction, reviews, interviews and poetry in The Nation, The New Republic, The Gettysburg Review, Agni Review, APR, Salamander, Catamaran, North American Review, Prairie Schooner, Shenandoah, The Georgia Review, Southern Review, The Read More
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Interview with poet David Groff
Poet David Groff joins me today to chat about his new poetry collection, Live in Suspense. Bio:David Groff’s new book of poetry is Live in Suspense, published by Trio House Press in July 2023. His previous poetry collections are Clay (Trio House Press, 2013), which received the Louise Bogan Award, and Theory of Devolution (University 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 Rachel Abramowitz
Today’s special guest is poet Rachel Abramowitz and we’re chatting about her new chapbook, The Birthday of the Dead. Bio: Rachel Abramowitz is the author of The Birthday of the Dead, winner of the 2021 Marystina Santiestevan prize from Conduit Books, the chapbooks The Puzzle Monster, winner of the 2021 Tomaž Šalamun prize (forthcoming from 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 Lawrence Raab
Today’s guest is poet Lawrence Raab and we’re chatting about his new collection of poems, April at the Ruins. Bio: Lawrence Raab is the author of nine books of poems, including Mistaking Each Other for Ghosts (Tupelo, 2015), which was longlisted for the National Book Award, and named one of the Ten Best Poetry Books 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
Interview with poet Seyoum Nigussie
Poet Seyoum Nigussie is in the hot seat today. We’re chatting about their new collection, World of Stars. During the virtual book tour, Seyoum will be awarding a $15 Amazon or Barnes and Noble (winner’s choice) gift card to a lucky randomly drawn winner. To be entered for a chance to win, use the form Read More
Interview with poet Ashanti Anderson
Today’s special guest is poet Ashanti Anderson and we’re chatting about her new chapbook, Black Under. Bio: Ashanti Anderson (she/her) is a Black Queer Disabled poet, screenwriter, and playwright. Focusing on resistance and autonomy, Ashanti challenges dehumanizing narratives while still holding oppressive institutions accountable. Ashanti holds an MFA in Creative Writing and currently teaches at Read More
Interview with poet Cindy Savett
Today’s special guest is author Cindy Savett and we’re chatting about her new poetry collection, The Breath. Bio: Cindy Savett is the author of Child in the Road (Parlor Press), The Breath (BlazeVOX), and the chapbooks The Story of my Eyes, Battle for the Metal Kiss, Rachel: In the Temporary Mist of Prayer and the forthcoming Overtures of Read More