https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pbl-pod-writers-in-conversation--5881088enBooksCopyright Writers of Punch Bucket Lithttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/3de2206efdc6ae674f94bafea43343b5.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/pbl-pod-writers-in-conversation--5881088Fri, 21 Jun 2024 19:08:13 +0000Writers of Punch Bucket LitWriters of Punch Bucket Litwriters@punchbucketlit.orgPunch 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.yesepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-30-beth-gylys--60066453
After My Father: A Book of Odes | Beth Gylys

https://www.punchbucketlit.org/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60066453Fri, 17 May 2024 10:00:03 +0000Writers of Punch Bucket LitBeth 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. https://dulcetshop.myshopify.com/products/after-my-father-a-book-of-odes-beth-gylys...
After My Father: A Book of Odes | Beth Gylys

https://www.punchbucketlit.org/]]>1976cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-29-jessica-q-stark--59954495
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/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59954495Fri, 10 May 2024 10:00:04 +0000Writers of Punch Bucket LitPBL’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/  ...
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/]]>2476cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-28-rk-fauth--59791966
RK Fauth - Poetry Foundation 

A Dream in Which I Am Playing with Bees
 
https://www.punchbucketlit.org/
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59791966Fri, 03 May 2024 10:00:04 +0000Writers of Punch Bucket LitOn the pod this week, Rachel sits down with poet RK Fauth to talk about bees, language (including its failings), evil apples,  and evil editing.  https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/rk-fauth...
RK Fauth - Poetry Foundation 

A Dream in Which I Am Playing with Bees
 
https://www.punchbucketlit.org/
]]>1610cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-27-michael-dechane--59301794https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59301794Fri, 05 Apr 2024 10:00:03 +0000Writers of Punch Bucket LitPoet 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...1452cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-26-michael-hettich--59059308 
https://michaelhettich.com/
 
https://www.press53.com/poetry-collections/the-halo-of-bees-new-selected-poems-1990-2022
 
https://www.punchbucketlit.org/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59059308Fri, 15 Mar 2024 16:21:33 +0000Writers of Punch Bucket LitMichael 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://michaelhettich.com/
 
https://www.press53.com/poetry-collections/the-halo-of-bees-new-selected-poems-1990-2022
 
https://www.punchbucketlit.org/]]>2300asheville,books,literature,nonprofit,pbl,poems,poet,poetry,poets,reading,writers,writingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-25-evelyn-berry--58953609
https://evelynberrywriter.com/

https://www.punchbucketlit.org/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58953609Thu, 07 Mar 2024 18:07:16 +0000Writers of Punch Bucket LitEvelyn 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/
https://evelynberrywriter.com/

https://www.punchbucketlit.org/]]>2421cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-24-clint-bowman--58888078
Check out Clint's chapbook, "Pretty Shit" here: https://bottlecap.press/products/pretty
Instagram: @darkcitypoetssociety

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

]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58888078Fri, 01 Mar 2024 12:27:39 +0000Writers of Punch Bucket LitClint 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...
Check out Clint's chapbook, "Pretty Shit" here: https://bottlecap.press/products/pretty
Instagram: @darkcitypoetssociety

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

]]>1807cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-23-catherine-campbell--58795380https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58795380Fri, 23 Feb 2024 11:55:53 +0000Writers of Punch Bucket LitRachel 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.1701cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-22-dustin-brookshire--58018912will 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.punchbucketlit.org

https://dustinbrookshire.com/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/58018912Fri, 15 Dec 2023 14:24:27 +0000Writers of Punch Bucket LitRachel 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...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.punchbucketlit.org

https://dustinbrookshire.com/]]>2334asheville,lit,literature,pbl,poem,poems,poets,punchbucketlit,reading,writersclean22fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-21-leah-hampton--57804921
Leah Hampton writes about Appalachia, corpses, ecoanxiety, and smart women. She currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Idaho. Her debut collection, F*ckface and Other Stories, was released by Henry Holt and was named one of the best books of 2020 by The Paris Review, the New York Public Library, and Slate. A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers, she has been awarded multiple prizes and fellowships and held residencies at the Stadler Center for Poetry, the Folger Shakespeare Library, Hedgebrook, Jentel, and elsewhere. Her work has appeared in places like Ecotone, Guernica, McSweeneys Quarterly Concern, Electric Literature, storySouth, and LitHub. She lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains and in Moscow, Idaho.

https://leahkhampton.com/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57804921Sat, 25 Nov 2023 14:55:27 +0000Writers of Punch Bucket LitLeah 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...
Leah Hampton writes about Appalachia, corpses, ecoanxiety, and smart women. She currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Idaho. Her debut collection, F*ckface and Other Stories, was released by Henry Holt and was named one of the best books of 2020 by The Paris Review, the New York Public Library, and Slate. A graduate of the Michener Center for Writers, she has been awarded multiple prizes and fellowships and held residencies at the Stadler Center for Poetry, the Folger Shakespeare Library, Hedgebrook, Jentel, and elsewhere. Her work has appeared in places like Ecotone, Guernica, McSweeneys Quarterly Concern, Electric Literature, storySouth, and LitHub. She lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains and in Moscow, Idaho.

https://leahkhampton.com/]]>2849books,fiction,leahhampton,lit,literature,pbl,readingclean20fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-20-special-edition-pbl-rapid-read-live-recording-july-25th-2023--57675906https://www.punchbucketlit.org/

This special edition live recording features work from Brandon Amico, Alyse Bensel, Thomas Calder, Michael Dechane, Diamond Forde, Luke Hankins, Rachel M. Hanson, Leslee Johnson, Alex McWalters, Bruce Spang, Taylor Sykes, and Brit Washburn.

Enjoy!]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57675906Fri, 17 Nov 2023 11:00:03 +0000Writers of Punch Bucket LitThis 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...https://www.punchbucketlit.org/

This special edition live recording features work from Brandon Amico, Alyse Bensel, Thomas Calder, Michael Dechane, Diamond Forde, Luke Hankins, Rachel M. Hanson, Leslee Johnson, Alex McWalters, Bruce Spang, Taylor Sykes, and Brit Washburn.

Enjoy!]]>3876asheville,books,fiction,literature,live,pbl,poetry,prose,reading,writers,writingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-19-jp-gritton--57584124
https://www.jpgritton.com/

https://www.punchbucketlit.org/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57584124Fri, 10 Nov 2023 11:00:03 +0000Writers of Punch Bucket LitJP 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/
https://www.jpgritton.com/

https://www.punchbucketlit.org/]]>2493books,interview,literature,novel,novels,pbl,writers,writingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-18-eric-nelson--57490172
Horse Not Zebra (2022) is available from Terrapin Books.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57490172Fri, 03 Nov 2023 10:00:03 +0000Writers of Punch Bucket LitBlack 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.
Horse Not Zebra (2022) is available from Terrapin Books.]]>1951asheville,books,literature,poetry,punchbucketlit,writers,writingcleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-16-bruce-sprang--57313197
https://brucepspang.wordpress.com/

https://www.punchbucketlit.org/ ]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57313197Fri, 20 Oct 2023 10:00:03 +0000Writers of Punch Bucket LitPoet 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/
https://brucepspang.wordpress.com/

https://www.punchbucketlit.org/ ]]>2727cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-15-andrew-clark--57215459
https://www.andrewkclark.com/

https://www.punchbucketlit.org/]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57215459Fri, 13 Oct 2023 10:00:03 +0000Writers of Punch Bucket LitAndrew 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/
https://www.andrewkclark.com/

https://www.punchbucketlit.org/]]>2411cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-13-emily-quinn-revolve-mercantile-owner-community-advocate-musician-supporter-of-the-arts--56889946https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56889946Fri, 22 Sep 2023 10:00:03 +0000Writers of Punch Bucket LitEmily Quinn, kind human, musician, community advocate, and owner of Revolve Mercantile. Interviewed by Punch Bucket Lit's Rachel Hanson2050yes13fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-12-halle-hill-fiction-writer-and-author-of-good-women--56773812https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56773812Tue, 12 Sep 2023 11:53:36 +0000Writers of Punch Bucket LitHalle Hill talks about her new book Good Women, her favorite authors, and more!2249clean12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-11-thomas-calder-fiction-writer-and-author-of-the-wind-under-the-door--56738544https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56738544Fri, 08 Sep 2023 17:11:08 +0000Writers of Punch Bucket LitThomas Calder in conversation with Alex McWalters about his writing, research, the writing process, and more.3489clean11fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-10-evan-gray-poet--56592949Thickets Swamped in Fence-Coated Briars (Garden Door Press September 1st, 2023), labor, family, and Appalachia.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56592949Fri, 25 Aug 2023 19:11:33 +0000Writers of Punch Bucket LitPoet Evan Gray talks about his forthcoming book Thickets Swamped in Fence-Coated Briars (Garden Door Press September 1st, 2023), labor, family, and Appalachia.Thickets Swamped in Fence-Coated Briars (Garden Door Press September 1st, 2023), labor, family, and Appalachia.]]>2268clean110fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-9-jacob-paul-prose-writer-and-professor--56518479https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56518479Sat, 19 Aug 2023 04:23:40 +0000Writers of Punch Bucket LitListen to Jacob Paul talk about vulnerability, humor, trauma, and terrorism, and that parts they play in his work.37429/11,books,creativewriting,fiction,humor,kindness,literary,literarycommunity,love,novel,vulnerability,writingyes19fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-8-diamond-forde-poet-professor-ruth-lilly-and-dorothy-sargent-rosenberg-fellow--56438595https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56438595Fri, 11 Aug 2023 11:41:28 +0000Writers of Punch Bucket LitThis 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.2917authors,books,community,joy,literarycommunity,literature,love,naming,pain,poems,poetry,poetrypodcasts,poets,readings,writingclean18fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-6-luke-hankins-poet-editor-translator-and-teacher--56255234https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56255234Fri, 28 Jul 2023 10:00:03 +0000Writers of Punch Bucket LitLuke Hankins talks about "big ideas" in poetry, the harsh aspects of nature, and more.2556arts,books,confessionalpoets,contemporarypoetry,environment,essays,fiction,literary,literature,memoir,nature,novels,poems,poet,poetry,poetrycollections,writers,writersincoversationclean16fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-5-mackenzie-kozak-poet--56176627https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56176627Fri, 21 Jul 2023 13:07:28 +0000Writers of Punch Bucket LitPoet Mackenzie Kozak talks poetry, form, workshops, naming, and some of the social expectations surrounding womanhood.1741clean15fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-4-alex-mcwalters-fiction-writer-musician-and-teacher--56094810https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56094810Thu, 13 Jul 2023 23:40:03 +0000Writers of Punch Bucket LitAlex 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...1813clean14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-3-brandon-amico-poet--56028471 DISAPPEARING, INC. (Gold Wake Press, 2019), and is a 2019 National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellow.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56028471Fri, 07 Jul 2023 16:11:06 +0000Writers of Punch Bucket LitBrandon 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. DISAPPEARING, INC. (Gold Wake Press, 2019), and is a 2019 National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellow.]]>3194asheville,books,literature,nea,poems,poet,punchbucketlit,westernnorthcarolinaclean13fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ep-2-brit-washburn-poet-essayist--56028472






]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56028472Fri, 07 Jul 2023 16:09:11 +0000Writers of Punch Bucket LitBrit 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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