Poet Jennifer Martelli is here today and we’re chatting about her new book, Psychic Party Under the Bottle Tree. Bio:Jennifer Martelli has received fellowships from The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Monson Arts, and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Her work has appeared in The Academy of American Poets Poem-A-Day, Poetry, Best of the Net Read More
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Interview with poet Martha McCollough
Poet Martha McCollough chats with me today about her upcoming book Trash Witch. Welcome, Martha. Please tell us a little bit about yourself.I was born in Detroit, moved to New York in the eighties, then on to Boston. I have an MFA in painting and had a career as a painter, illustrator, and graphic designer, Read More
Interview with poet Anant Dhavale
Poet Anant Dhavale chats with me today about his new collection, What the Tornado Left Behind. Bio:Anant Dhavale is a multilingual poet and the author of four books, including the poetry collections What the Tornado Left Behind and Mook Aranyatali Paanagal; a speculative fiction novel Nobody’s War, and Meer, a biographical sketch of Meer Taqi Read More
Interview with poet Toby Goostree
Poet Toby Goostree joins me today to chat about his new book, But There’s So Much DIY in IVF That We Can’t Be Sure. Bio:Toby Goostree has his MFA in Poetry from The University of Arizona. His first book, But There’s So Much DIY in IVF That We Can’t Be Sure, was published by Fernwood Read More
Interview with poet Donovan Hufnagle
Today’s special guest is poet Donovan Hufnagle to chat about his new collection, These Are Not My Words (I Just Wrote Them). During his virtual book tour, Donovan will be giving away a $25 Amazon or Barnes and Noble (winner’s choice) gift card to a lucky randomly drawn participant. To be entered for a chance Read More
Interview with poets Simone Muench & Jackie K. White
Today I have two special guests, poets Simone Muench & Jackie K. White to chat with me about their new book, The Under Hum. Bios:Jackie K. White earned her PhD in Creative Writing (poetry) from UIC with concentrations in Latinx/Latin American and Women’s Studies and was a Professor of English, now Professor Emerita, at Lewis Read More
Interview with poet William Huhn
Poet William Huhn is helping me wrap up the month with a conversation around his new collection, Bachelor Holiday (from BlazeVOX Books). Bio:William Huhn grew up in an old house in Pennsylvania overflowing with books. He studied classical violin from age five, then took up old time fiddle. Shortly after graduating from Vassar College with Read More
Interview with poet Kevin Gallagher
Poet Kevin Gallagher chats with me today about his new collection, And Yet It Moves. Bio:Kevin Gallagher is a poet, publisher, and political economist living in Greater Boston. His most recent book is And Yet it Moves (MadHat, 2023) and recent books are The Wild Goose, and Loom. His poems and reviews have appeared in Read More
Interview with poet Thomas Leslie McRae
Today’s special guest is poet Thomas Leslie McRae to chat about his new collection, Lyrical Revelations. Welcome, Thomas. What do you enjoy most about writing poems?I enjoy allowing my imagination to take me anywhere and everywhere. Enjoying my moment of peace and solidarity. Poetry is a blessing that saved my life and opened my heart to Read More
Interview with poet Joanna Solfrian
Today’s special guest is poet Joanna Solfrian and we’re chatting about her new book, Temporary Beast. Bio:Joanna Solfrian’s first book, Visible Heavens, was chosen by Naomi Shihab Nye for the 2009 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize, a national first book award. Her second collection, The Mud Room, was published by MadHat Press, followed by Read More