Poet Evan Gray talks about his forthcoming book Thickets Swamped in Fence-Coated Briars (Garden Door Press September 1st, 2023), labor, family, and Appalachia.

Listen to Jacob Paul talk about vulnerability, humor, trauma, and terrorism, and that parts they play in his work.

This week's conversation is with the poet Diamond Forde. We talk about Diamond's approach to naming, pain, joy in poetry, and her latest project that is in conversation with Outkast. Also, there may be a mention of her dog Oatmeal.

Poet Rick Chess in conversation about occasion poems, process, poetry he loves, and his latest collection, The Lonliest Monk, inspired (in part) by jazz.

Luke Hankins talks about "big ideas" in poetry, the harsh aspects of nature, and more.

Poet Mackenzie Kozak talks poetry, form, workshops, naming, and some of the social expectations surrounding womanhood.

Alex McWalters holds an MFA in Fiction from Warren Wilson College and plays percussion for River Whyless, a folk-rock quartet based in Asheville. He teaches Creative Writing at UNC-Asheville and has served as the Warren Wilson MFA Residency Fellow since 2020.

Brandon Amico is the author of a collection of poetry, DISAPPEARING, INC. (Gold Wake Press, 2019), and is a 2019 National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellow.

Brit Washburn is the author of the poetry collection, Notwithstanding (Wet Cement Press, 2019), and the forthcoming essay collection, Homing In: Attempts on a Life of Poetry and Purpose (Alexandria Quarterly Press, 2023).

Emily Paige Wilson talks about her poetry collection, process, and her newest book Four Months Past Florence — her novel-in-verse, and how real life events inspired the plot.