Melody or Witchcraft: Poets on Emily Dickinson & Today's Issues

<p>Two quick little blips that add to the conversation. In the first, we muse together some more about dream stuff. In the second, Kelli reveals a very special and unique element within her new book, Accidental...

<p>Kelli Russell Agodon‘s next book Accidental Devotions will be published by Copper Canyon Press in May 2026. Her previous collection, Dialogues with Rising Tides, was a finalist for the Washington State Book Awards...

<p>Dr. Victoria Kennefick is a writer, poet, editor and teacher who lives in Tralee, Co. Kerry (Ireland). She completed a PhD in Irish and American Literature at University College Cork and was a Fulbright Scholar at...

<p>Dana Levin is the author of five books poetry. Her latest is Now Do You Know Where You Are (Copper Canyon), a 2022 New York Times Notable Book and NPR “Book We Love.” Levin teaches for the Bennington Writing...

<p>Season Two is almost here! I’m in LOVE with what these esteemed guests had to say and I hope you will be, too. The trailer above should give you a nice teaser as to what kind of craziness and beauty to anticipate. In...

<p>Groundwater</p><p>Tacey M. Atsitty</p><p>It was the Christmas my sister’s hamsters went missing from their cage. Santa had just brought Kisses and Fatso only two nights prior. The cage was knocked over, but we didn’t...

<p><p>This is the final episode in Season One. I’ll be back with Season Two on Monday, April 20th. Please consider becoming a paid subscriber of the Ask the Poet Substack (kathrynpetruccelli.substack.com). That’s where...

<p>Two wee stories from Dr. Mossberg to complement our interview.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...

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<p>This is eight minutes of Jennifer and I casually chatting after the end of the official interview. We talk about another poem, a couple books, the trials and tribulations of Dickinson’s posthumous publication etc. No...

<p>Jennifer Franklin is a poet, professor, and editor whose lastest book is If Some God Shakes Your House (Four Way Books, 2023). Her work has been commissioned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art and her awards include a...

<p>Nuala O’Connor lives in Galway, Ireland. Her fifth poetry collection Menagerie (Arlen House) was published in 2025. Her novel Miss Emily, about Emily Dickinson’s friendship with an Irish maid, was published in 2015...

<p>Tina Cane is the founder and director of Writers in the Schools, Rhode Island and served as Poet Laureate of Rhode Island 2016-2024. Her books include Dear Elena: Letters for Elena Ferrante, Body of Work, and Year of...

<p>Guests for Season One: Tina Cane, Nuala O’Connor, Jennifer Franklin, Katie Farris, Barbara Mossberg, & Tacey M. Atsitty.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or...