The Mormon Lit Lab Podcast

Mormon Lit Lab

The Mormon Lit Lab podcast reads finalists from the Mormon Lit Blitz, the world's premier contest for Mormon microliterature. The Mormon Lit Lab is a nonprofit organization established to promote the production of Mormon literature through contests, workshops, and publications. Visit mormonlitlab.org for more information.

  1. 11/04/2025

    Discussing the Lit Blitz: James Goldberg on The Lit Blitz

    Editor and creator of the Mormon Lit Blitz, James Goldberg discusses some of his favorite pieces, and what he’s looking for in selecting finalists. Highlighted Mormon Lit Blitz pieces: “The Five Year Journal” by Katherine Cowley - https://www.mormonlitlab.org/post/the-five-year-journal-by-katherine-cowley “Disability, Death, or Other Circumstance” by Annaliese Lemmon - https://lit.mormonartist.net/2015/05/disability-death-or-other-circumstance-by-annaliese-lemmon/ “A Sunday at Laginha” by César Augusto Medina Fortes - https://www.mormonlitlab.org/post/a-sunday-at-laginha-by-c%C3%A9sar-augusto-medina-fortes “TIME a particle” by Citlalli H. Xochitiotzin (English) – https://lit.mormonartist.net/2019/04/time-a-particle-by-citlalli-h-xochitiotzin/ (Spanish) - https://lit.mormonartist.net/2019/04/tiempo-una-particula-de-citlalli-h-xochitiotzin/ James Recommends: Souls on Fire by Elie Wiesel - https://amzn.to/43HFdYB (commission link) “Tonight” by Agha Shahid Ali - https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/51652/tonight-56d22f898fcd7 Irreantum – https://irreantum.associationmormonletters.org/ Wayfare – https://www.wayfaremagazine.org/ Sunstone - https://sunstone.org/ Dialogue - https://www.dialoguejournal.com/ Exponent II – https://exponentii.org/ Segullah – https://segullah.org/ Further Light - https://www.furtherlightmag.com/ James’ work: Wayfare’s Summer Festival AI panel - https://youtu.be/cfW6r1Kgqhk?si=9LG7-c1DWppIvOTL Latter-day Sikh - https://amzn.to/47veobg (commission link) This interview was produced in coordination with the Mormon Lit Lab Podcast. Audio editing: Liz Busby Website - https://www.mormonlitlab.org/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mormonlitlab/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/044rQa8Up9gbJPz4Z1oz37 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064573994131 Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/mormonlitlab

    39 min
  2. 10/07/2025

    Discussing the Lit Blitz: Merrijane Rice's “Living Room”

    Annaliese discusses the poem “Living Room” with MerrijaneRice. We discuss the events in Merrijane’s life that led to the creation of this poem, and the symbolism of mending past mistakes. Read “Living Room” - https://www.mormonlitlab.org/post/living-room-by-merrijane-rice Merrijane recommends:The Name of the Rose by Umberto EcoPoetry by Darlene Young - https://amzn.to/46KqInx(commission link)The Adam Dalgliesh series by P.D. James - https://amzn.to/42l6WxM(commission link) Merrijane’s work:Grace Like Water – https://amzn.to/4o1TRSy(commission link)Out of the Dust - https://amzn.to/3KthdBZ(commission link)Like a Fire Burning - https://amzn.to/4mJzUyy(commission link)Not in the Wind - https://amzn.to/46JJgEt(commission link)Website - https://www.merrijanerice.com/ Follow: a Latter-day Saint Poetry Podcast:Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2sFdQijBVgOyg6mFFkXVAsApple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/follow-a-latter-day-saint-poetry-podcast/id1649001512Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/latterdaysaintpoetry This interview was produced in coordination with the Mormon Lit Lab Podcast. Audio editing: Liz Busby Website - https://www.mormonlitlab.org/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mormonlitlab/ Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/044rQa8Up9gbJPz4Z1oz37 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064573994131 Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/mormonlitlab

    18 min

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The Mormon Lit Lab podcast reads finalists from the Mormon Lit Blitz, the world's premier contest for Mormon microliterature. The Mormon Lit Lab is a nonprofit organization established to promote the production of Mormon literature through contests, workshops, and publications. Visit mormonlitlab.org for more information.