Matthew Dickman
Poet Matthew Dickman called from Portland, Oregon earlier this year to talk about his book “All American Poem”– http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2009-12-30-163001-EST.mp3 Download Audio
2009
Andrei Codrescu
Hear Andrei Codrescu read from his latest book “The Posthuman Dada Guide: Tzara & Lenin Play Chess” published this year by Princeton University Press. We’ll talk about his passion for Dada and how you frame a piece of writing that may want to defy you. We’ll also talk about his poems, Exquisite Corpse and Detroit’s Ho-Ho Inn.
Donald Hall
From the Archives: Donald Hall reads two poems that he wrote while teaching here at Michigan. We also talk about poetry as a vocation, Eagle Pond farm, a life inside and outside academia, the art of revision, baseball, Edgar Allan Poe, and writing with hope. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2010-01-13-161501-EST.mp3 Download Audio photo credit: Linda Kunhardt/Courtesy of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt December 1,
Jonathan Lethem
Hear Jonathan Lethem read from his latest novel “Chronic City” published this year by Doubleday. We’ll talk about voice and character–and toast the Rolling Stones with Dr.Pepper. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2009-11-25-163001-EST.mp3 Download Audio *This program was taped when Jonathan Lethem came to Ann Arbor to read at Borders on November 6th.
Lorrie Moore
From the archive: 2009 Lorrie Moore reads from her novel A Gate at the Stairs (Knopf 2009). We talk about the music of writing within the novel and the short story. We also talk about being part of a community–and writing about loss–our collective and individual sorrows–our awkwardness and joy. And a few words about
John Hodgman
Hear John Hodgman talk about his books “The Areas of My Expertise” and “More” out in paperback this fall with Riverhead Books. We’ll talk about the glory of lists and tables–and the lost art of the almanac. We’ll also talk about achieving a voice of authority–and boxing. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2009-11-11-163001-EST.mp3 Download Audio
David Wevill
Hear David Wevill read poems including work from “Asterisks” published by Exile Editions in 2007. We’ll talk about the self and the non-self as a central force in his work–and whether there is life after poetry. We’ll also talk about image and meditation, “The Group,” and his granddaughter, Isabella. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2009-11-04-163001-EST.mp3 Download Audio
Laura Kasischke
Hear Michigan’s own Laura Kasischke read from her latest novel “In A Perfect World” published this autumn by Harper Perennial. We’ll talk about writing each day, what it takes to see a novel through and the possibilities of poems. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2009-10-28-163001-EDT.mp3 Download Audio
Scott Lasser
Hear Scott Lasser read from his latest novel “The Year that Follows” published this year by Knopf. We’ll talk about the art of characterization and the challenge within writing about loss–both personal and a country’s. We’ll also talk with Michigan writer R.A. Riekki at the start of the program about his book “U.P.” published in 2008 by Ghost Road
Emily Warn
Tune in today to hear poet Emily Warn read from her latest collection “Shadow Architect” published by Copper Canyon Press in 2008. We’ll talk about the forest, spiritual studies and collaboration with a visual artist: how all three are in the making of this book. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2009-10-14-163001-EDT.mp3 Download Audio
