Episodes
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014 – Turning Tables with Patrick Rosal
We're turning tables with Patrick Rosal.
Patrick Rosal is the award winning author of four books of poetry: Boneshepherds, My American Kundiman, Uprock Headspin Scramble and Dive, and Brooklyn Antediluvian. He is a Guggenheim fellow and lives in New Jersey.
We'll be talking white space in poetry, our sister cultures, and scatological poetics. We'll also talk about my upcoming appearance on Jeopardy!, some pointers for reading poetry aloud, and about words that simply cannot be translated. -
013 – Peeling Oranges with Ada Limón
We’re peeling oranges with Ada Limón. Ada Limón is the author of the poetry collections The Carrying, Bright Dead Things, and several other books, poems, and essays.
We'll be talking about voice, faith, and answering the most impossible question of all: what is poetry? We'll also be talking about comics and revenge monsters. -
012 – Burning Things Down with Brian Broome
We’re burning things down with Brian Broome.
BRIAN BROOME’s debut memoir, Punch Me Up to the Gods, is New York Times Editor’s Pick and the winner of the 2021 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction. His work has appeared in The Washington Post, Poets and Writers, Medium, and more.
We'll be talking about fires, writing with structure, Generation X, and James Baldwin. We'll also be talking Lizzo and the importance of overcoming the limits of genre.
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011 – Naming Ghosts with Chiwan Choi
It's the SEASON TWO premier and we're naming ghosts with Chiwan Choi.
Chiwan Choi is a poet and the author of The Flood, Abductions, and The Yellow House. Choi is currently working on a fourth book titled my name is wolf.
