Martin Espada reads poems from The Trouble Ball (Norton 2011) and The Republic of Poetry (2006) and talks about his collection of essays The Lover of a Subversive Is Also a Subversive (The University of Michigan Press: Poets on Poetry Series 2010). We talk about practical poetry and a sense of urgency. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2015-03-18-170001-EDT.mp3 Download Audio […]
Norton Juster reads from his classic The Phantom Tollbooth reissued for its 50th Anniversary by Knopf (2011). We talk about the imagination and the lands beyond. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2015-03-11-170001-EDT.mp3 Download Audio
Poet Katie Hartsock reads from her chapbook Hotels, Motels, and Extended Stays published by Toadlily Press in the book A Good Wall from their Quartet Series, with an introduction by Laura Kasischke. We talk about imagined places and real places on the same map, moose, and colorful sayings. Bonus poet: Linda Tomol Pennisi calls in
Sergio Troncoso reads from his novel The Nature of Truth (Arte Publico Press 2014). We talk about crossing borders, love of philosophy in literature, and tenacity. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2015-02-04-170001-EST.mp3 Download Audio For more about the author, click here!
Poet Michael Morse reads from Void and Compensation out with Canarium Books. We talk about Simone Weil, grace and being lost. We also talk about myths, the structure of a book, and wings. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2015-01-28-170001-EST.mp3 Download Audio
Poet Lorna Goodison reads from her many lovely books. We talk about place, friends, family, songs and joy –and what is coming next. http://beanball.wcbn.org/rss/Living_Writers/wcbn-living_writers-2015-01-07-170001-EST.mp3 Download Audio Show replayed November 2017.
