Rachel S. Donahue interviews Kelly Belmonte (author of the The Mother of All Words) about how Maine, food and “the mother of all words” have all impacted her collection. These poems are Kelly's expression of love to a world that is sometimes hard to love!

Mentioned in this episode:

* The Mother of All Words - Kelly Belmonte (releasing April 15th)

* York, Maine

* Letters from the Mountain - Ben Palpant

Also Mentioned in this episode:

* Walking on Water - Madeleine L’Engle

* The Word in the Wilderness - Malcolm Guite

* Late Rapturous - Frank X. Gaspar

* Bill Waters

* Ben Gaa

* Justin Hamm

* Marge Piercy

* Jane Kenyon

* Mary Oliver

* “Goodness is, so to speak, itself: badness is only spoiled goodness. . . . Evil is a parasite, not an original thing.” Mere Christianity - C.S. Lewis

Special Thanks to:

Son of Laughter for our theme song: “Cricket in a Jar.”

Evelyn Warnemuende for our artwork.

S.D.G. Morgan for audio engineering.

Diana Pavlac Glyer for our namesake book, Bandersnatch.

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