PBL Pod: Writers in Conversation

Writers of Punch Bucket Lit
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PBL Pod: Writers in Conversation

Punch Bucket Lit, an Asheville, North Carolina Literary Nonprofit made up of poets and writers, chat with other writers and poets on all things literary, and also a lot of other life stuff that just happens to come up.

  1. JUN 21

    Ep. 32 - Tessa Fontaine

    Tessa Fontaine sits down with PBL’s Alex McWalters to discuss her debut novel, The Red Grove, released just last month from FSG. Tessa will be in conversation with Lauren Groff as part of the keynote event for the inaugural Punch Bucket Literary Festival! (Sept. 20th -21st) Tickets are on sale now!   https://www.tessafontaine.com/   https://www.punchbucketlit.org/literary-festival-2024-presenters

    36 min

  2. JUN 1

    Ep. 31 - Punch Bucket Lit Festival Preview with Rachel M. Hanson

    Grab a pen and paper. Rachel M. Hanson (PBL's founder and executive director) sits down to chat about the fantastic writers headed to Asheville for the first annual Punch Bucket Literary Festival. Your summer reading list is about to get awesome.  https://www.punchbucketlit.org/literary-festival-2024-presenters

    25 min

  3. MAY 17

    Ep. 30 - Beth Gylys

    Beth Gylys sits down this week with PBL’s Dustin Brookshire to discuss grief and humor and honor and villanelles and fathers and all the poetry in between. After My Father: A Book of Odes | Beth Gylys https://www.punchbucketlit.org/

    33 min

  4. MAY 10

    Ep. 29 - Jessica Q. Stark

    PBL’s Dustin Brookshire sits down with poet Jessica Q Stark to talk about little Red Riding Hood, love, loss, research, and the beautiful, moving original of Jessica’s latest book, Buffalo Girl. https://jessicaqstark.com/   https://www.boaeditions.org/products/buffalo-girl   https://www.punchbucketlit.org/

    41 min

  5. MAY 3

    Ep. 28 - RK Fauth

    On the pod this week, Rachel sits down with poet RK Fauth to talk about bees, language (including its failings), evil apples,  and evil editing.  RK Fauth - Poetry Foundation  A Dream in Which I Am Playing with Bees   https://www.punchbucketlit.org/

    27 min

  6. APR 5

    Ep. 27 - Michael Dechane

    Poet Michael Dechane sits down with PBL's Alex McWalters to talk poems, finding community, stillness, and why Alex has to promise to find time to watch Before Sunrise. Michael reads two poems from his forthcoming collection, "The Long Invisible". Keep an eye out for it this September from Wildhouse Publishing!

    24 min

  7. MAR 15

    Ep. 26 - Michael Hettich

    Michael Hettich sits down with PBL’s Rachel Hanson to talk poetry, teaching, and finding form in the rhythm of everyday life.   https://michaelhettich.com/   https://www.press53.com/poetry-collections/the-halo-of-bees-new-selected-poems-1990-2022   https://www.punchbucketlit.org/

    38 min

  8. MAR 7

    Ep. 25 - Evelyn Berry

    Evelyn Berry sits down with guest host, PBL's own Dustin Brookshire. They talk about poetry, grief, life in the South, and what it means to be a poet and person in the LGBTQ community. https://evelynberrywriter.com/ https://www.punchbucketlit.org/

    40 min
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Punch Bucket Lit, an Asheville, North Carolina Literary Nonprofit made up of poets and writers, chat with other writers and poets on all things literary, and also a lot of other life stuff that just happens to come up.

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  • Creator
    Writers of Punch Bucket Lit
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    31
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    Explicit
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    © Copyright Writers of Punch Bucket Lit
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