poetry

Episode 641: Morgan Parker, Author of You Get What You Pay For

Episode 641: Morgan Parker, Author of You Get What You Pay For

Acclaimed author, poet, and essayist Morgan Parker joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her new essay collection You Get What You Pay For.

Episode 631: Best Books of 2023

Episode 631: Best Books of 2023

In our season finale, Daniel Ford and the Writer's Bone Podcast Network share the books we loved in 2023. 

Episode 580: Tara M. Stringfellow, Author of Memphis

Episode 580: Tara M. Stringfellow, Author of Memphis

Author, poet, and activist Tara M. Stringfellow joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her novel Memphis.

Episode 576: Quan Barry, Author of When I'm Gone, Look for Me in the East

Episode 576: Quan Barry, Author of When I'm Gone, Look for Me in the East

Author, poet, and playwright Quan Barry stops by to chat with Daniel Ford about her novel When I'm Gone, Look for Me in the East.

Episode 456: Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, Author of The Mountains Sing

Episode 456: Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, Author of The Mountains Sing

Author Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai joins Daniel Ford on the show to discuss her beautiful, heartbreaking debut The Mountains Sing.

Episode 420: Souvankham Thammavongsa, Author of How to Pronounce Knife

Episode 420: Souvankham Thammavongsa, Author of How to Pronounce Knife

Author and poet Souvankham Thammavongsa joins us to discuss her debut short story collection How to Pronounce Knife.

Episode 343: A Bound Woman Is A Dangerous Thing Author DaMaris B. Hill

Episode 343: A Bound Woman Is A Dangerous Thing Author DaMaris B. Hill

Author and poet DaMaris B. Hill talks to Daniel Ford about her new collection A Bound Woman Is a Dangerous Thing.

Episode 259: Poet Phillip B. Williams

Episode 259: Poet Phillip B. Williams

Poet Phillip B. Williams reads from his collection Thief in the Interior, and then talks to Daniel Ford about the poets who have influenced his work and the idiosyncrasies of his writing process.

Episode 228: Live From Chatter With Poet and Literary Historian Kim Roberts

Poet and literary historian Kim Roberts sits down with Daniel Ford, Sean Tuohy, and Melanie Padgett Powers at Chatter in Washington D.C.

Roberts discusses what inspired her recent poetry collection, The Scientific Method, her work for DC Writers' Homes, and why Washington D.C. is a great city for writers.

Culture, and ties to culture, is more important than ever.
— Kim Roberts

To learn more about Kim Roberts, visit her official website or follow her on Twitter @fan_belt. Special thanks to Chatter's Claude Jennings for running the board! 

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Episode 205: Author and Poet Erica Wright

Author and poet Erica Wright talks to Daniel Ford about her upcoming poetry collection All the Bayou Stories End with Drowned, the differences between writing fiction and poetry, and why there’s a poet, poem, or poetry collection for everyone.

You do have to risk something of yourself in order for a poem to function.
— Erica Wright

To learn more about Erica Wright, visit her official website or follow her on Twitter and Instagram. Also listen to our first podcast interview with the author and poet.

Episode 98: Author Erica Wright

Erica Wright

Erica Wright

Erica Wright, author of The Red Chameleon and The Granite Moth, talks to Daniel Ford about her writing career, why $1 pizza is important to writers, and the inspiration behind her witty and tough heroine Kathleen Stone.

To learn more about Erica Wright, visit her official website, like her Facebook page, or follow her on Twitter @eawright. Also, check out our first interview with the author, “Master of Disguise: 11 Questions With Author Erica Wright.”

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