Voices of the Future Podcast

Voices of the Future Podcast episodes:

• 04.06.2021

  Episode 12: Voices of the Future - Maine Public Radio Special

  For National Poetry Month, Maine Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum speaks with Maine's next generation of poets in this one-hour special.

  
• 03.18.2021

  Episode 11: Benedita

  Benedita Zalabantu joins Maine Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum in conversation and to read her poem "Drop of Melanin and Blood," featured in A NEW LAND, a poetry anthology from The Telling Room. Stuart and Benedita discuss writing for yourself, finding...

  
• 03.18.2021

  Episode 10: Henry

  Henry Spritz joins Maine Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum in conversation and to read his poem "Hunting for Light," featured in A NEW LAND, a poetry anthology from The Telling Room. Stuart and Henry discuss the energy and creativity among young...

  
• 03.18.2021

  Episode 9: Lulu

  Lulu Rasor joins Maine Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum in conversation and to read her poem "Grendel’s Mother Takes the Mic," featured in A NEW LAND, a poetry anthology from The Telling Room. Stuart and Lulu discuss authorial voice, character point...

  
• 03.18.2021

  Episode 8: Salar

  Salar Salim joins Maine Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum in conversation and to read his poem "For Who I Am," featured in A NEW LAND, a poetry anthology from The Telling Room. Stuart and Salar discuss immigration and experiencing Islamophobia in...

  
• 03.18.2021

  Episode 7: Missouri and Abie

  Missouri Alice Williams and Abie Waisman join Maine Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum in conversation and to read their poems "A Little Secret," and “Santa Rosa,” featured in A NEW LAND, a poetry anthology from The Telling Room. Stuart and Missouri...

  
• 03.18.2021

  Episode 6: Siri

  Siri Pierce joins Maine Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum in conversation and to read her poem "Plastic Palaces" featured in A NEW LAND, a poetry anthology from The Telling Room. Stuart and Siri discuss writing about seriousness and shock from the...

  
• 03.18.2021

  Episode 5: Lizzy

  Lizzy Lemieux joins Maine Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum in conversation and to read her poems "The Presumpscot Baptism of a Jewish Girl," and “Matryoshka,” featured in A NEW LAND, a poetry anthology from The Telling Room. Stuart and Lizzy discuss...

  
• 03.18.2021

  Episode 4: Fiona

  Fiona Stawarz joins Maine Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum in conversation and to read her poem "Crimson," featured in A NEW LAND, a poetry anthology from The Telling Room. Stuart and Fiona discuss writing about current events, exploring BIPOC themes in...

  
• 03.18.2021

  Episode 3: Jordan

  Jordan Rich joins Maine Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum in conversation and to read her poem "How to Build a Closet," featured in A NEW LAND, a poetry anthology from The Telling Room. Stuart and Jordan discuss the genre of queer...

  
• 03.18.2021

  Episode 2: Clautel

  Clautel Buba joins Maine Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum in conversation and to read his poem "Inside The Life I Knew," featured in A NEW LAND, a poetry anthology from The Telling Room. Stuart and Clautel discuss how poetry creates empathy...

  
• 03.18.2021

  Episode 1: Amanda

  Amanda Dettmann joins Maine Poet Laureate Stuart Kestenbaum in conversation and to read her poems "Untranslatable Honeyed Bruises" and "When They Ask Me What Will Be the First Thing I Do after 'This Is Over,'" featured in A NEW LAND,...