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Poetry

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Interviews with poets and scholars of poetry about their new books.

chaun webster, "Without Terminus: untraining an archive" (Greywolf, 2026)

May 26, 2026

Without Terminus

chaun webster
Hosted by Sullivan Summer

In his first work of nonfiction, poet chaun webster blends memoir, archival research, visual poetics, and cultural criticism to trace the ways structu…

Barry Devine and Ellen Scheible eds., "Teaching James Joyce in the Twenty-First Century" (UP of Florida, 2025)

May 23, 2026

Teaching James Joyce in the Twenty-First Century

Barry Devine and Ellen Scheible eds.
Hosted by Daniel Moran

A guide for today’s classrooms, this collection from leading Joyce scholars explores innovative pedagogical approaches to the works of this often-chal…

Alex Averbuch, "Furious Harvests" (Harvard UP, 2026)

May 22, 2026

Furious Harvests

Alex Averbuch
Hosted by Megan Buskey

Furious Harvests (Harvard University Press, 2026) transports readers to Alex Averbuch’s homeland of eastern Ukraine. Amid the bloody destruction b…

171 Elizabeth Bradfield's Books in Dark Times (JP)

May 21, 2026

171 Elizabeth Bradfield's Books in Dark Times (JP)

Elizabeth Bradfield

For the RtB Books in Dark Times series back in 2021, John spoke with Elizabeth Bradfield, editor of Broadsided Press, poet, professor of creative writ…

Sharon Israel, "Voice Lesson" (Post Traumatic Press, 2017)

May 15, 2026

Voice Lesson

Sharon Israel
Hosted by Hollay Ghadery

In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with poet Sharon Israel about her poetry collection, Voice Lesson (Post Traumatic Press). Sharon Isra…

Stephanie Bolster, "Long Exposure" (Palimpsest Press, 2025)

April 28, 2026

Long Exposure

Stephanie Bolster
Hosted by Hollay Ghadery

In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with award-winning poet Stephanie Bolster about her new book, Long Exposure (Palimpsest Press, 2025). …

Kaie Kellough, "Interposition" (McClelland & Stewart, 2026)

April 26, 2026

Interposition

Kaie Kellough
Hosted by Hollay Ghadery

In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks wit Griffin Prize winner Kaie Kellough about his new long poem, Interposition (McClelland & Steward, 2…

Sarah Jean Grimm, "Hog Lagoon" (blush, 2023) and "Soft Focus" (Metatron, 2017)

April 22, 2026

Hog Lagoon and Soft Focus

Sarah Jean Grimm
Hosted by Chris Holmes

Sarah Jean Grimm is the author of Soft Focus (Metatron, 2017) and the chapbook Hog Lagoon (blush, 2023). She was a founding editor of Powder Keg Magaz…

Avrom Sutzkever: Ten Poems

April 10, 2026

Avrom Sutzkever

Hosted by YIVO Institute

In 2017, a cache of Jewish materials was discovered in the Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania. The discovery included a manuscript of “Ts…

Katharine K. Wilkinson, "Climate Wayfinding: Healing Ourselves and the Planet We Call Home" (Amber Lotus Publishing, 2026)

April 8, 2026

Climate Wayfinding

Katharine K. Wilkinson
Hosted by Patricia Houser

When maps come up short and the path ahead is uncertain, how do we find our way? Visionary climate leader Katharine K. Wilkinson offers a compassionat…

Jennifer Wong, "Light Year" (Nine Arches Press, 2025)

April 5, 2026

Light Year

Jennifer Wong
Hosted by Lucas Tse

And in the room we could hear the ocean waves, breaking against the history of ourselves. So concludes the first poem in Light Year (Nine Arches …

Sarah Howe, "Foretokens" (Random House, 2025)

March 27, 2026

Foretokens

Sarah Howe
Hosted by Lucas Tse

'Unearthed in a clear-out, a picture calendar she’s kept– hoarding, I’ve learnt, is a mark of the emigrant –across continents and time.'So begins Sara…

Crystal Simone Smith, "Common Sense (1776), Addressed to Today's Citizen's of America: An Erasure" (Beacon, 2026)

March 25, 2026

Common Sense (1776), Addressed to Today's Citizens of America

Crystal Simone Smith
Hosted by Sullivan Summer

This powerful work by award-winning poet Crystal Simone Smith exposes the uncomfortable truth about America’s founding text: while Common Sense is cel…

Manuel Iris, "The Whole Earth Is a Garden of Monsters / Toda la Tierra Es Un Jardín de Monstruos" (U Arizona Press, 2026)

March 16, 2026

The Whole Earth Is a Garden of Monsters / Toda la Tierra Es Un Jardín de Monstruos

Manuel Iris
Hosted by Caleb Zakarin

This award-winning bilingual collection intertwines the lives of a Renaissance painter and a modern migrant worker, offering a fresh perspective on ar…

Conor Mc Donnell, "What We Know So Far Is..." (Wolsak & Wynn, 2025)

March 13, 2026

What we know so far is...

Conor McDonnell
Hosted by Hollay Ghadery

In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with Conor Mc Donnell about his long poem, What We Know So Far Is...(Wolsak & Wynn, 2025). The Irish …

Eric Weiskott, "Cycle of Dreams" (U Pennsylvania Press, 2021) and "Piers Plowman: A New Annotated Edition of the A-Text" (U Exeter Press, 2025)

March 4, 2026

Cycle of Dreams and Piers Plowman: A New Annotated Edition of the A-Text

Eric Weiskott
Hosted by John Yargo

My guest today is Eric Weiskott, Professor of English at Boston College. Eric has previously published Meter and Modernity in English Verse, 1350-1650…

Diamond Forde, "The Book of Alice" (Scribner, 2026)

February 28, 2026

The Book of Alice

Diamond Forde
Hosted by Sullivan Summer

Winner of the 2025 James Laughlin Award from The Academy of American Poets When her grandmother died, poet Diamond Forde inherited a well-worn fam…

David Martin, "nightstead" (Palimpsest Press, 2026)

February 27, 2026

nightstead

David Martin
Hosted by Hollay Ghadery

In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with acclaimed Calgary, Alberta poet David Martin about is new collection, nightstead (Palimpsest Pres…

Darius Phelps, "My God’s Been Silent" (Writ Large Press, 2026)

February 17, 2026

My God's Been Silent

Darius Phelps
Hosted by Sullivan Summer

My God’s Been Silent (Writ Large Press, 2026) is a poetry collection that lives at the intersection of faith and fury, grief and grace. Written in the…

Guy Elston, "The Character Actor Convention" (Gordon Hill Press/Porcupine's Quill, 2025)

February 14, 2026

The Character Actor Convention

Guy Elston
Hosted by Hollay Ghadery

In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with Toronto poet Guy Elston about his debut poetry collection, The Character Actor Convention (Gordon…