The Exacting Clam Cephalopodcast

This episode continues David Collard's ongoing series of conversations about the reception of Guillermo Stitch’s THE COAST OF EVERYTHING, independent publishing and the role of criticism with guest L.J. Pemberton, author of STILL ALIVE.

This episode continues David Collard's ongoing series of conversations about criticism and small press publishing with guest Kevin Boniface, author of Round About Town.

In this episode, David Collard and Rónán Hession talk about small press publishing and why Hession prefers to stay with a small independent publisher.

This episode continues David Collard's ongoing series of conversations about criticism and small press publishing with guests Dawn Raffel, author of Boundless as the Sky, and Luke Kennard, author of Black Bag (shortlisted for the 2026 Booker Prize).

With this episode, we kick off a series of conversations between the distinguished critic David Collard (author of Multiple Joyce and A Crumpled Swan) and a number of authors and publishers s, in which they discuss book reviews, small press publishing, Guillermo Stitch’s recent novel The Coast of Everything and its reception, and much else. First up is C. D. Rose, author of We Live Here Now, winner of the 2025 Goldsmiths Prize.

David Collard and Kurt Luchs discuss their two recent books: Collard's A Crumpled Swan: Fifty essays about Abigail Parry's 'In the dream of the cold restaurant' (Sagging Meniscus, June 2025) and Luchs' Tributaries: Essays & Verses Flowing From & Celebrating Favorite Poems (Sagging Meniscus, December 2025).

After a long hiatus, Kurt Luchs returns with another poem from his 2024 collection, Death Row Row Row Your Boat. This episode's poem is the second in the collection: "Mine".

Today Kurt Luchs begins a series of readings of poems from Death Row Row Row Your Boat, his new collection from Sagging Meniscus. This episode's poem is the first in the collection: "A Mist in the Tree".

In this episode, Guillermo Stitch, Executive Editor of Exacting Clam, reads his editorial from the Winter 2023 issue.

In this brief but informative episode, the host (or a pigeon, or perhaps Mrs. Brodsky herself), having damaged the sun and been bitten by a doorbell, is led to reconsider career options.