Make (No) Bones

Make (No) Bones episodes:

• 10.05.2018

  Episode 32: An Interview with Lauren Haldeman

  Poet Lauren Haldeman discusses the influence of her childhood in Virginia and playing semi-professional soccer on her work.

  
• 06.29.2018

  Episode 31: An Interview with Simone White

  Poet Simone White reads two poems from her new book, Dear Angel of Death, and discusses early motherhood and how she became a writer.

  
• 04.19.2018

  Episode 30: An Interview with Jen Bervin

  Poet and artist Jen Bervin reads from her recent book, "Silk Poems," and discusses the interdisciplinary nature of her creative practice.

  
• 03.09.2018

  Episode 29: An Interview with Kamden Hilliard

  Poet Kamden Hilliard discusses debt, wealth, skipping checks, and their process of finding the polyphonic voicing in their poem “This is the Bartender from Freddy’s Eff Yu Don’t Cum Bak 2 Settle Yr Check Im Calling the Cops”

  
• 02.09.2018

  Episode 28: An Interview with Megan Kaminski

  Poet Megan Kaminski discusses plant-thinking, a poetics of encounter, and how those inspired her new poem, "In Bloom."

  
• 01.12.2018

  Episode 27: An Interview with H. Melt

  Poet H. Melt discusses world building in poetry, political work, and how important anthologies are in building community.

  
• 12.15.2017

  Episode 26: An Interview with Emily Jungmin Yoon

  Poet Emily Jungmin Yoon reads her poem, "Say Grace," and discusses protest poetry, her Korean-Canadian background, and her forthcoming poetry collection.

  
• 11.17.2017

  Episode 25: An Interview with Allyson Paty

  Poet Allyson Paty reads and discusses her poem, "Promenade," and its relationship to movement, place, and the landscape of New York City.

  
• 10.20.2017

  Episode 24: An Interview with Sara Jane Stoner

  Poet Sara Jane Stoner reads a poem, "Work Crazy," from her new chapbook GRIEF HOUR, and discusses the relationship of work and craziness, the ambivalent feminine, and the importance of a sentence.

  
• 09.22.2017

  Episode 23: An Interview with Beyza Ozer

  Poet Beyza Ozer reads their poem “I was always too fat and scared to try to cartwheel” from their book, Fail Better, and talks about the complicated intersections between being queer, trans, and Muslim, and how that manifests in their...

  
• 08.25.2017

  Episode 22: An Interview with Kevin Coval

  Poet Kevin Coval reads a poem from his newest poetry collection, A People's History of Chicago, and talks about how hip hop, storytelling, and the poetics of placed have influenced him as an artist and writer.

  
• 07.28.2017

  Episode 21: An Interview with Daniel Borzutzky

  Poet Daniel Borzutzky discusses Chicago and Latin American politics, and how they influenced his book, The Performance of Becoming Human, which won the National Book Award for poetry in 2016.

  
• 06.30.2017

  Episode 20: An Interview with Nickole Brown

  Nickole Brown reads and discusses a poem from her book, "Fanny Says," which is a biography-in-poems of her grandmother. She talks about growing up in the south and the influence Fanny had on her life and career.

  
• 05.19.2017

  Episode 19: An Interview with Tara Betts

  Poet Tara Betts discusses Chicago, hip hop, cultural memory, and how they influence her work. She reads her poem, "A Lesson from the Terrordome," from her new book, "Break the Habit."

  
• 04.21.2017

  Episode 18: An Interview with Olivia Cronk

  Poet Olivia Cronk discusses long poems, genre, and her newest project in episode 18 of Make (No) Bones

  
• 03.31.2017

  Episode 17: An Interview with Jennifer Nelson

  Poet Jennifer Nelson reads a new poem and discusses her writing process and her newest book project

  
• 03.09.2017

  Episode 16: An Interview with Danny Snelson

  Poet Danny Snelson reads and discusses his current project, Apocalypse Diary

  
• 02.14.2017

  Episode 15: An Interview with Sara Wainscott

  Poet Sara Wainscott reads and discusses her sonnet, "The Sky Does Not Come Down For Me."

  
• 01.23.2017

  Episode 14: An Interview with Kathleen Rooney

  Writer Kathleen Rooney discusses her practice of flanerie and how it influenced her new novel, Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk

  
• 12.09.2016

  Episode 13: An Interview with Martín Espada

  Poet Martín Espada discusses grief, loss, failure, and advocacy and how they relate to his poem, "Haunt Me."

  
• 11.11.2016

  Episode 12: An Interview with Tyehimba Jess

  Tyehimba Jess reads and discusses a poem from his most recent book, Olio.

  
• 10.14.2016

  Episode 11: An Interview with Parneshia Jones

  Poet Parneshia Jones discusses poetry, Chicago, and politics in her poem "Auto-Correcting History."

  
• 09.23.2016

  Episode 10: An Interview with Mark Turcotte

  Poet Mark Turcotte discusses his poem, "Battlefield," his writing influences and his Native American heritage.

  
• 09.02.2016

  Episode 9: An Interview with Hannah Gamble

  Chicago poet Hannah Gamble discusses political awareness, feminism and attitudes toward sex in her poem, "Men and Women in Movies"

  
• 07.22.2016

  Episode 8: An Interview with Erika L. Sánchez

  Poet Erika L. Sánchez discusses how her background and politics shape her writing. She reads her poem, "A woman runs on the first day of spring," originally published in ESPN.

  
• 07.01.2016

  Episode 7: An Interview with Rachel Zucker

  Poet Rachel Zucker talks about writing and poetry and what went into the poem "[once you pass this point you must continue to exit]" from her book "The Pedestrians."

  
• 06.10.2016

  Episode 6: An Interview with Natalie Eilbert

  Natalie Eilbert reads and discusses her poem, "Ezekielle."

  
• 05.20.2016

  Episode 5: An Interview with Mike Lala

  Poet Mike Lala performs and discusses a section of his chapbook, "In the Gun Cabinet."

  
• 04.29.2016

  Episode 4: An Interview with Nicole Sealey

  Poet Nicole Sealey discusses poems from her chapbook, "The Animal After Whom Other Animals Are Named."

  
• 04.08.2016

  Episode 3: An Interview with Jay Besemer

  Poet and artist Jay Besemer reads and discusses a poem from his forthcoming book, "Chelate."

  
• 03.18.2016

  Episode 2: An Interview with Laura Goldstein

  Poet Laura Goldstein reads and discusses her long poem, "Safe Wars"

  
• 02.26.2016

  Episode 1: An Interview with Jacob Saenz

  An interview with poet Jacob Saenz about his poem "Forged."