PBL Pod: Writers in Conversation

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/

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/

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/

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!

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/

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/

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: @punch_bucket_lit https://www.punchbucketlit.org/

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.

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 notebook because Dustin is leading a generative workshop next month! Details on the pod and at www.punchbuck...

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 Appalachia, corpses, ecoanxiety, and smart women. She currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Crea...

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 interested in more live recordings, or keeping up with all PBL happenings including live events, check out o...

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/

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.

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/

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/

Emily Quinn, kind human, musician, community advocate, and owner of Revolve Mercantile. Interviewed by Punch Bucket Lit's Rachel Hanson

Halle Hill talks about her new book Good Women, her favorite authors, and more!

Thomas Calder in conversation with Alex McWalters about his writing, research, the writing process, and more.

Poet Evan Gray talks about his forthcoming book Thickets Swamped in Fence-Coated Briars (Garden Door Press September 1st, 2023), labor, family, and Appalachia.

Listen to Jacob Paul talk about vulnerability, humor, trauma, and terrorism, and that parts they play in his work.

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.

Luke Hankins talks about "big ideas" in poetry, the harsh aspects of nature, and more.

Poet Mackenzie Kozak talks poetry, form, workshops, naming, and some of the social expectations surrounding womanhood.

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.

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.