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PBL Pod: Writers in Conversation
by Writers of Punch Bucket Lit
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.
Episodes
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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/
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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...
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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/
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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…
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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/
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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/
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Ep. 24 - Clint Bowman
Clint Bowman is in the studio this week with PBL's Rachel M. Hanson to talk about poems, nature, and what it means to connect (and disconnect) with place. Check out Clint's chapbook, "Pretty Shit" here: https://bottlecap.press/products/pretty Instagram: @darkcitypoetssociety PBL Instagram:...
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Ep. 23 - Catherine Campbell
Rachel welcomes writer Catherine Campbell to the studio today to talk about capturing moments in time, exploring form, prioritizing your art, and the influence of Lauren Groff.
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Ep. 22 - Dustin Brookshire
Rachel is in the studio this week talking to poet and newest PBL crew member (!!!) Dustin Brookshire. They talk about form, Barbie, family, the mentors, teachers, and professors who inspire, and grab your notebook because there will be a quiz on Dolly Parton's birthday. Also, hang onto that...
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Ep. 21 - Leah Hampton
Leah Hampton is in the studio this week talking to PBL's Alex McWalters about what it means to love a place deeply enough to criticize it as harshly as you care about it, to live with her characters, to take care of those characters, and to know when she can't anymore. Leah Hampton writes about...
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Ep.20 **Special Edition** - PBL Rapid Read (Live Recording July 25th 2023)
This week on the podcast we’ve got a live recording of our July 25th Rapid Read. This was the first PBL event at our current incredible location rEvolve Mercantile at 697 Haywood Rd in Asheville NC. All of our live readings are recorded and available to our Patreon subscribers. So if you’re...
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Ep. 19 - JP Gritton
JP Gritton is in the studio this week, chatting with Rachel about his novel Wyoming, voice, place, and potboiler mysteries that won't leave you alone. https://www.jpgritton.com/ https://www.punchbucketlit.org/
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Ep. 18 - Eric Nelson
Black bears. Death. Humor. PBL's Thomas Calder hosts Eric Nelson who pops into the studio to discuss his poetry and to read a bit from his most recent collection, Horse Not Zebra Horse Not Zebra (2022) is available from Terrapin Books.
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Ep.16 - Bruce Sprang
Poet and prose writer Bruce Spang sits down with PBL's Emily Wilson to discuss love and death and birds. https://brucepspang.wordpress.com/ https://www.punchbucketlit.org/
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Ep. 15 - Andrew Clark
Andrew Clark sits down with PBL’s Thomas Calder to discuss narrative forms, magical realism, horror, and the southern gothic tradition. https://www.andrewkclark.com/ https://www.punchbucketlit.org/
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Ep.13 - Emily Quinn, Revolve Mercantile Owner, Community Advocate, Musician, & Supporter of the Arts
Emily Quinn, kind human, musician, community advocate, and owner of Revolve Mercantile. Interviewed by Punch Bucket Lit's Rachel Hanson
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Ep.12 - Halle Hill, fiction writer and author of Good Women
Halle Hill talks about her new book Good Women, her favorite authors, and more!
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Ep. 11 - Thomas Calder, fiction writer and author of The Wind Under the Door
Thomas Calder in conversation with Alex McWalters about his writing, research, the writing process, and more.
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Ep.10 - Evan Gray, Poet
Poet Evan Gray talks about his forthcoming book Thickets Swamped in Fence-Coated Briars (Garden Door Press September 1st, 2023), labor, family, and Appalachia.
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Ep. 9 - Jacob Paul, prose writer and professor
Listen to Jacob Paul talk about vulnerability, humor, trauma, and terrorism, and that parts they play in his work.
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Ep.8 - Diamond Forde, poet, professor, & Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg fellow
This week's conversation is with the poet Diamond Forde. We talk about Diamond's approach to naming, pain, joy in poetry, and her latest project that is in conversation with Outkast. Also, there may be a mention of her dog Oatmeal.
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Ep.6 - Luke Hankins - poet, editor, translator, and teacher
Luke Hankins talks about "big ideas" in poetry, the harsh aspects of nature, and more.
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Ep. 5: Mackenzie Kozak - poet
Poet Mackenzie Kozak talks poetry, form, workshops, naming, and some of the social expectations surrounding womanhood.
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Ep. 4: Alex McWalters, fiction writer, musician, and teacher
Alex McWalters holds an MFA in Fiction from Warren Wilson College and plays percussion for River Whyless, a folk-rock quartet based in Asheville. He teaches Creative Writing at UNC-Asheville and has served as the Warren Wilson MFA Residency Fellow since 2020.
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Ep.3 - Brandon Amico, poet
Brandon Amico is the author of a collection of poetry, DISAPPEARING, INC. (Gold Wake Press, 2019), and is a 2019 National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellow.
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Ep.2 - Brit Washburn, poet, essayist
Brit Washburn is the author of the poetry collection, Notwithstanding (Wet Cement Press, 2019), and the forthcoming essay collection, Homing In: Attempts on a Life of Poetry and Purpose (Alexandria Quarterly Press, 2023).
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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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