Ampersand: The Poets & Writers Podcast

The Future by Monica Ferrell 18.02.2026 4:42 ↓

Where new and noteworthy books begin

Night Owl by Aimee Nezhukumatathil 18.02.2026 4:08 ↓

Where new and noteworthy books begin

Everything Lost Returns by Sarah Domet 18.02.2026 7:34 ↓

Where new and noteworthy books begin

Girls Play Dead by Jen Percy 15.10.2025 6:32 ↓

Girls Play Dead by Jen Percy by Poets & Writers

If the Dead Belong Here by Carson Faust 15.10.2025 5:11 ↓

If the Dead Belong Here by Carson Faust by Poets & Writers

Natural History by Brandon Kilbourne 15.10.2025 4:00 ↓

Natural History by Brandon Kilbourne by Poets & Writers

This Is the Only Kingdom by Jaquira Díaz 15.10.2025 4:19 ↓

This Is the Only Kingdom by Jaquira Díaz by Poets & Writers

The New Economy by Gabrielle Calvocoressi 15.10.2025 6:15 ↓

The New Economy by Gabrielle Calvocoressi by Poets & Writers

Book of Potions by Lauren K. Watel 15.10.2025 4:36 ↓

Book of Potions by Lauren K. Watel by Poets & Writers

Black Mestiza by Yael Valencia Aldana 15.10.2025 5:38 ↓

Black Mestiza by Yael Valencia Aldana by Poets & Writers

This Here Is Love by Princess Joy L. Perry 15.10.2025 4:15 ↓

This Here Is Love by Princess Joy L. Perry by Poets & Writers

The Book of Kin by Jennifer Eli Bowen 15.10.2025 4:11 ↓

The Book of Kin by Jennifer Eli Bowen by Poets & Writers

On Earth as It Is in Heaven by Vishwas R. Gaitonde 15.10.2025 5:19 ↓

On Earth as It Is in Heaven by Vishwas R. Gaitonde by Poets & Writers

The Hollow Half by Sarah Aziza 20.08.2025 6:08 ↓

The Hollow Half by Sarah Aziza by Poets & Writers

Sing Me a Circle by Samina Najmi 20.08.2025 4:10 ↓

Sing Me a Circle by Samina Najmi by Poets & Writers

We Survived the Night by Julian Brave NoiseCat 20.08.2025 4:05 ↓

We Survived the Night by Julian Brave NoiseCat by Poets & Writers

This Is Your Mother by Erika J. Simpson 20.08.2025 5:59 ↓

This Is Your Mother by Erika J. Simpson by Poets & Writers

Second Life by Amanda Hess 20.08.2025 4:52 ↓

Second Life by Amanda Hess by Poets & Writers

Trying by Chloé Caldwell 20.08.2025 3:59 ↓

Chloé Caldwell reads an excerpt from her memoir Trying, published by Graywolf Press in August 2025.

Someone Else’s Hunger by Isabella DeSendi 20.08.2025 1:37 ↓

Isabella DeSendi reads “Poem for Anorexia in April” from her poetry collection Someone Else’s Hunger, published by Four Way Books in September 2025.

Pick a Color by Souvankham Thammavongsa 20.08.2025 3:54 ↓

Souvankham Thammavongsa reads from the opening of her novel Pick a Color, published by Little, Brown in September 2025.

Archipelago by Natalie Bakopoulos 20.08.2025 3:33 ↓

Natalie Bakopoulos reads an excerpt from her novel Archipelago, published by Tin House Books in September 2025.

Green of All Heads by Aracelis Girmay 20.08.2025 3:50 ↓

Aracelis Girmay reads “after Sin título (Sikán con chivo), Belkis Ayón” from her poetry collection Green of All Heads, published by BOA Editions in September 2025.

Long Distance by Ayşegül Savaş 18.06.2025 4:16 ↓

Ayşegül Savaş reads an excerpt from “Twirl,” a story in her collection Long Distance, published by Bloomsbury in July 2025.

Last Day of My Face by James Shea 18.06.2025 3:23 ↓

James Shea reads four poems from his collection Last Day of My Face, published by the University of Iowa Press in June 2025.