Episode #12
Ep. 64 | Mary Leauna Christensen, Beading Water
In this episode of Read Appalachia’s minisode series, Poetry Corner, Kendra Winchester talks to Mary Leauna Christensen about her forthcoming poetry collection Beading Water , which will be out from Wesleyan University Press in spring 2027. Things Mentioned Pre-order Beading Water Books Mentioned Beading Water by Mary Leauna Christensen WHEREAS by Layli Long Soldier Horses by Jake Skeets Eyes Bottle Dark with a Mouthful of Flowers by Jake Skeets Dog Flowers by Danielle Geller Guest Info Mary Leauna Christensen is a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and received her PhD from the University of Southern Mississippi. Her poetry can be found in Southern Humanities Review , Denver Quarterly , Puerto del So l, Cream City Review , and Poetry Daily , among others. Her nonfiction has also appeared in the Common and in Black Warrior Review . She was named a 2022 Indigenous Nations Poets fellow for the inaugural In-Na-Po retreat and was selected as a returning fellow for 2023 and 2025. Her first poetry collection, Beading Water, releases in 2027 from Wesleyan University Press. With No’u Revilla and Annie Wenstrup, Mary is co-editing a forthcoming anthology of contemporary Indigenous poetry and poetics (Wesleyan University Press). --- Show Your Love for Read Appalachia! You can support Read Appalachia by heading over to our merch store , tipping us over on Ko-fi , or by sharing the podcast with a friend! For more ways to support the show, head over to our Support page . Follow Read Appalachia Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | TikTok Contact For feedback or to just say “hi,” you can reach us at readappalachia[at]gmail.com Music by Olexy from Pixabay
