02 - A shimmering scene

Host Siloh Radovsky sits down with Selah Saterstrom to discuss literary form and divination, their intersections with uncertainty, and the powerful cross-pollination of different parts of ourselves. Selah Saterstrom is the author of five books–Rancher, Ideal Suggestions: Essays in Divinatory Poetics, Slab, The Meat and Spirit Plan, and The Pink Institution. She teaches and lectures across the United States, is on faculty in the University of Denver’s English and Literary Arts program, and runs Four Queens, a platform celebrating Divination and Divinatory Poetics. You can stay up to date with her classes and offerings here. Show notes and transcript available here. If you liked this episode, check out Siloh’s Substack about experimental creative practice and daily life. You can find Siloh on Instagram @silohrad. Thank you to Ethan Camp for help with audio editing and mastering. Mentioned in this episode Slab and Rancher by Selah Saterstrom Four Queens platform Anne Waldman and the Summer Writing Program at Naropa University University of Denver’s Literary Arts program Dr. Mark Ledbetter at Millsaps College Dr. David Jasper at the School of Divinity at the University of Glasgow Rebecca Brown at Goddard College Bob Glück and his essay “Long Note on New Narrative” Biting the Error: Writers Explore Narrative a book by Gail Scott, Camille Roy, and Robert Glück Stephen D. Moore Autotheory Maria Goretti CD Wright Eleni Sikelianos Laird Hunt Julie Carr Tarot cards: Nine of Pentacles (“The Bird Lady”); Death, Five of Pentacles, and the World (divination)