Join Executive Producer and Co-Host Rachel Coonce for the first installment of our Quarantine Inspiration Series. These weekly mini-episodes offer motivation for writers to keep writing through difficult times. Get writing tips, inspiration, and a writing prompt with each episode. Rachel talks about moving through negativity to access creativity, and she prepares for a trip in her prompt.

Join Executive Producer and Co-Host Rachel Coonce for the first installment of our Quarantine Inspiration Series. These weekly mini-episodes offer motivation for writers to keep writing through difficult times. Get writing tips, inspiration, and a writing prompt with each episode. Rachel talks about moving through negativity to access creativity, and she prepares for a trip in her prompt.

With guest host and podcast intern Abi Newhouse, Courtney and Rachel discuss the highs and lows of MFA programs. To pay or not to pay? What did they all gain? What advice would they give those considering MFA programs? They interview George Mason University MFA grad, Rajpreet Heir, to talk it all out, plus title pretend overdramatic MFA theses.

Continuing our celebration of National Poetry Month, poet and professor Peter Struckfus tells us everything we need to know about prose poetry and answers the question, “What is poetry?” C&R write Coronavirus Postcards, plus we hear from local poets Alexander Booth and Phillip Matador! Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

With guest host and podcast intern Abi Newhouse, Courtney and Rachel discuss the highs and lows of MFA programs. To pay or not to pay? What did we gain? What advice would we give those considering MFA programs? We interview George Mason University MFA grad, Rajpreet Heir, to talk it all out, plus we give titles to pretend overdramatic MFA theses.

Continuing our celebration of National Poetry Month, poet and professor Peter Struckfus tells us everything we need to know about prose poetry and answers the question, “What is poetry?” C&R write Coronavirus Postcards, plus we hear from local poets Gary Fincke, Alexander Booth, and Phillip Matador!

April is #NationalPoetryMonth, a tradition that has celebrated the role of poets in our culture since 1996. This year perhaps more than ever the unmistakable poetry in everything is important to people not just in America but across the world. This episode features a conversation with DC’s 2019 Youth Poet Laureate, Gabriela Orozco, and live readings from local poets Don Illich and Israfel Sivad, plus some poetic madlibs… because we’re all mad here. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

April is #NationalPoetryMonth, a tradition that has celebrated the role of poets in our culture since 1996. This year perhaps more than ever the unmistakable poetry in everything is important to people not just in America but across the world. This episode features a conversation with DC’s 2019 Youth Poet Laureate, Gabriela Orozco, and readings from local poets Don Illich and Israfel Sivad, plus some poetic madlibs… because we’re all mad here.

This week we’re celebrating Women’s History Month by highlighting some of the most badass women in writing. Joining us on the show are local ladies of lit Loyalty Bookstore’s Hannah Oliver Depp and MoonLit DC’s Kristen Zory King, who will also be helping us share ways to stay inspired during the COVID-19 quarantine. Powered and distributed by Simplecast.

This week we’re celebrating Women’s History Month by highlighting some of the most badass women in writing. Joining us on the show are local ladies of lit Loyalty Bookstore’s Hannah Oliver Depp and MoonLit DC’s Kristen Zory King, who will also be helping us share ways to stay inspired during the COVID-19 quarantine.