Good news is sometimes hard to come by for poets, and what’s better news than a new book! Celebrate with us as Jason hosts an interview podcast with poets discussing their new books. Each episode is a smart, fun look into the world of poetry. Each guest reads several poems for their new work, and talks about how their books came to be, and how they write the way they do.

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Callie Siskel

Today on the show is poet Callie Siskel, discussing her new book, Two Minds. It's a terrific book, one that is, in part, about her father, the late, wonderful film cri...

Kevin Prufer

On the show this week is Kevin Prufer, author of the new book of poems, The Fears, which just won the Rilke Prize, as well as the new novel, Sleepaway. Prufer is the a...

Philip Metres

Today's show features poet Philip Metres discussing his new book, Fugitive/Refuge, published in April by Copper Canyon Press. Philip Metres is the author of twelve boo...

J.L. Conrad

Today on the show is poet J.L. Conrad, whose new book, A World in Which, was released in April by Terrapin Books. J.L. Conrad’s first full-length book is A Cartography...

Sidebar: Anthony Hecht

This week the show takes a twist: this is Drunk as a Poet on Payday: Sidebar Edition. Here I read and discuss Anthony Hecht's poem, "A Hill," from his Pulitzer Prize-w...

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