Author. Journalist. Poet.
I had a great time catching up with Ellie Black, whose debut collection REVELATOR is easily one of my favorite reads this year.
REVELATOR was selected by Dorothea Lasky as the winner of the 2026 APR/Honickman First Book Prize and will be published by the American Poetry Review through Copper Canyon Press in September 2026. Preorder from Bookshop here.
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I had such a great time catching up with the brilliant Autumn Allen ahead of the release of her second YA novel YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE!
YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE will be released from Kokila next Tuesday, July 28, and is available for preorder here.
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I had a great time catching up with former Kansas Poet Laureate Huascar Medina, whose searing third collection, PROTEST AS LOVE POEM, was released last month from Meadowlark Press— and makes the perfect Fourth of July read!
PROTEST AS LOVE POEM can be purchased here.
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I had so much fun talking to Carey Salerno, executive director and publisher at Alice James Books, ahead of the release of her stunning third collection, THE HUNGRIEST STARS!
THE HUNGRIEST STARS comes out tomorrow, October 28, from Persea Books and can be purchased here.
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I’m joined by Hallee, operations manager, and Julia, events and social media manager— and fellow Arkansas MFA alum and Artists 360 grant recipient— in this episode featuring Pearl’s Independent Bookstore!
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In our final Season 10 episode, I had a great conversation with Appalachian & Palestinian-American poet and journalist Mandy Shunnarah!
Topics included: the role of poetry and journalism in 2025 America, the challenges of Arabic translation, the integration of ancestral research in poetry, the bustling poetry community in Columbus, and the ubiquitous influence of Waffle House!
WE HAD MANSIONS will be released on July 1 and can be preordered here.
I’ll be back with our first episode of Season 11 on July 3! Featuring Tram Colwin & Bea Apple at the Bentonville-based textile shop Hillfolk!
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I had such a lovely conversation with poet, teacher, and Columbia MFA grad Eduardo Martínez-Leyva!
Topics included: the impact of crossing borders throughout childhood, the harrowing process of workshopping grief, Lucie Brock-Broido’s significant influence, and what God & border patrol agents have in common!
COWBOY PARK is already out and available for purchase here.
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