E13: We do it for Love, Sonnets from Tate Street and the Favorite Poem Project
Release Date: 07/21/2015
E14: Small, the Next Big Thing: An Interview with Jeffrey Lependorf from Community of Literary Magazines and Presses
In the Margins
In this episode we speak with Jeffrey Lependorf, Community of Literary Magazines and Presses' Executive Director. A service organization to independent literary publishers of exceptional fiction, poetry and prose, CMLP provides guidance on the backstage work of American literature. Join us as we learn about the organization, trends in the industry, guidance on submitting your writing and more. ...
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E13: We do it for Love, Sonnets from Tate Street and the Favorite Poem Project
In the Margins
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E12: Writing out of Silence: An Interview with Melissa Hassard from Women Writers of the Triad
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In this episode we speak with Melissa Hassard, partner and Director of Marketing of Sable Books, a publishing, design and consulting company that assists writers with publishing and marketing their work. She established Women Writers of the Triad in 2012, with the goal of building a gathering of women writers who support all writers. Through community programs, readings, and workshops, they offer opportunities for writers at all levels to write, create, express and grow in their craft. ...
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E11: Cowboys & Poets & Writers: An Interview with Kevin Larimer from Poets & Writers
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In this episode we speak with Kevin Larimer, Editor in Chief of Poets & Writers. A crucial source of information and guidance for creative writers, Poets & Writers is the nation's largest nonprofit literary organization serving poets, fiction writers and creative nonfiction writers. Join us as we learn about the magazine, the editorial process, trends in the literary industry and more. ...
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E10: Poetry, A Lifestyle Choice: An Interview with Elizabeth Burke-Dain from The Poetry Foundation
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In this episode we speak with Elizabeth Burke-Dain, Marketing and Media Director for the Poetry Foundation. With a $200M endowment and its prestigious Poetry Magazine dating to 1912, The Poetry Foundation is the largest organization promoting poetry in the United States. Join us as we learn how the Poetry Foundation works to ensure poetry has a "vigorous presence... in our culture". ...
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E9: Sound Like Yourself: An Interview with Jeff Shotts from Graywolf Press
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Graywolf Press is a leading independent publisher of contemporary American and international literature. In this episode we talk with Executive Editor Jeff Shotts to learn how they discover and work with leading writers such as Eula Biss and Claudia Rankine. We also learn how their non-profit status allows them freedom to work at the leading edge of the art and what he means when he suggests writers "Sound Like Yourself". ...
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E8: Diversity in Print: An Interview with Backbone Press
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Managing Editor, Crystal Simone Smith has “a small press with a big vision.” Smith describes her transition from graphic designer to press editor and the importance of publishers who support ethnic minority writers. ...
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E7: Once More, with Feeling: An Interview with Dorianne Laux and John Kessel
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How does a writer improve? In this episode, two prominent writers and writing professors from North Carolina State University’s graduate program in creative writing share their insight into the creative process. With over 50 years of teaching experience between them, poet Dorianne Laux and fiction writer John Kessel offer advice to all levels of writers, reminding us to always try “once more, with feeling.” ...
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E6: Road Trip: Tate Street Goes to AWP 2015
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The Association of Writers and Writing Programs is a premier annual event with over 12,000 attendees. This year's conference will include over 2,000 presenters and over 550 readings, panels and craft lectures. The accompanying bookfair hosts over 700 exhibitors consisting of presses, journals and literary organizations from all over the world. ...
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E5: Improv Poetry: An Interview with Ross White
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Poet Ross White reads from his new chapbook, “How We Came Upon the Colony” (Unicorn Press, 2014). The conversation travels from White’s imagined 14th colony of the New World to his foundation in imporv comedy. ...
info_outlineHi listeners!
We hope you’ve enjoyed the first 6 months of podcasts with us “In the Margins.” We’ve had some inspiring conversations with editors like Jeff Shotts from Graywolf Press, Crystal Simone Smith of Backbone Press, and Kevin Larimer, editor in chief of Poets & Writers Magazine. We’ve learned what it takes to get into a prestigious program like NC State’s Masters of Fine Arts in Creative writing from professors in poetry and fiction, Dorianne Laux and John Kessel. We’ve spoken with several poets and writers about their work, including breaking news about Therese Anne Fowler’s bestseller Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald and its adaptation into an Amazon TV series.
We’re so glad you’ve listened along with us, and we hope you will continue to share in our conversations as we forward with the show.
In fact, we’d like to bring to you an exciting endeavor that Tate Street has been working on diligently for the past several months. As part of our monthly episodes, we are thrilled to be airing documentaries from our work with the Favorite Poem Project.
For many of you, this might sound familiar. In Episode 6: Tate Street goes to AWP, we unveil the project, and then in Episode 9, we showcase Hayan Charara reading “Out, Out—“ by Robert Frost. These short, comfortable bursts of poetry are complemented by the reader’s personal connection to the poem. Some readers talk about the honesty of fear in parenthood, the watershed moment in which one realized that they could be a poet, the search for love across distance and boundaries of culture or space—these stories all take place in the Favorite Poem Project Documentaries that we will bring to you on “In the Margins.”
Don’t worry, our in-depth interviews will alternate with our FPP segments. Most of all, though, we are happy to be able to share a broad range of voices, experiences, and viewpoints through this partnership. We invite you to gather and share this podcast with your fellow writers, family, and friends.
Finally, Ray, the whole team of “In the Margins,” Tate Street, and I would like to thank you again for this incredible first six months! Keep writing!
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Sandra Beasley reading “How Do I Love Thee” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv9Jj4HIRh4
Oliver de la Paz reading “Bright Star” by John Keats: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k12SencWfXQ
Favorite Poem Project: http://www.favoritepoem.org/
Robert Pinsky’s interview with The Paris Review: http://tatestreet.org/2013/07/28/poetry-sounds-robert-pinsky-the-shirt/
Sonnets suggested by “In the Margins” Listeners:
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Beckie Dashiell: Kim Addonizio's "First Poem for You"
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Ross White: Donald Justice's "Mrs. Snow”
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L. Lamar Wilson: “The White House" by Claude McKay"
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Terry Kennedy: Southern Pastoral" by Natasha Trethewey
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Crystal Simone Smith: “Persephone, Falling” by Rita Dove
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Chelsea from Facebook: "Golden Retrievals" by Mark Doty
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John Mallard: Holy Sonnets 10 and 14 by Donne, “Ozymandias” by Percy Bysshe Shelley
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Miranda Propst: William Shakespeare's “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day”
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Julia Patt, @chidorme on twitter: Gwendolyn Brooks' "the sonnet-ballad”
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Kristine Lee: “God's Grandeur” by Gerard Manley Hopkins
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Sarah White: Christina Rossetti, "In an Artist's Studio"
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Meghan McGuire: Edna St. Vincent Millay: "Time does not bring relief; you all have lied"
Thank you to everyone who participated! For a full list, take a look at the show notes or visit the episode page at tatestreet.org. We hope you will share more of your favorite sonnets with us on twitter and facebook.
Don’t forget, also, to share your “Self-love Sonnets” with us on this episode’s page, or send us an email at [email protected].
Next episode, we’ll be speaking with Jeffery Lependorf, Executive Director of America’s two national service organizations for independent literary publishing: the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP) and Small Press Distribution. We hope you’ll join us. Until then, thanks for listening, and as always, Keep Writing!