The Poetry Pubcast

An podcast dedicated to encouraging all kinds of folks to write and enjoy poetry. Hosted by Chris and Jen Yokel.

S1 E8 - Pete Peterson 05/29/2020

S1 E8 - Pete Peterson Welcome to The Poetry Pubcast, where we talk to everyday poets, hosted by Chris and Jen Yokel. For the final episode of season one, we're talking to Pete Peterson. Pete is the executive director of The Rabbit Room, and is a poet, playwright, novelist, and editor. In this conversation, we geek out about epic poetry, discuss what editors wish poets knew, and compare the first and final drafts of one of his poems. Special thanks to Andrew Osenga for our theme music, New Year's Daybreak. /episode/index/show/thepoetrypubcast/id/14620997

S1 E7 - Lisa Eldred 05/22/2020

S1 E7 - Lisa Eldred Welcome to The Poetry Pubcast, where we talk to everyday poets, hosted by Chris and Jen Yokel. In this week's episode, we're talking to our good friend Lisa Eldred. Lisa is a writer from Michigan with a long running Sonnet Sunday series on her blog, Wasabi Jane. We had a fun conversation about finding creative freedom in the constraints of sonnet form, and the role of humor in this classical writing style. Special thanks to Andrew Osenga for our theme music, New Year's Daybreak. /episode/index/show/thepoetrypubcast/id/14516831

S1 E6 - Amelia Friedline 05/15/2020

S1 E6 - Amelia Friedline Welcome to The Poetry Pubcast, where we talk to everyday poets, hosted by Chris and Jen Yokel. /episode/index/show/thepoetrypubcast/id/14425304

S1 E5 - Jen Rose Yokel 05/08/2020

S1 E5 - Jen Rose Yokel Welcome to The Poetry Pubcast, where we talk to everyday poets, hosted by Chris and Jen Yokel. In this week's episode, Chris interviews Jen about her perfectionist tendencies, writing as digging, and her thoughts on Dorothy Sayer's take on poetry as search or statement. Special thanks to Andrew Osenga for our theme music, New Year's Daybreak. /episode/index/show/thepoetrypubcast/id/14338871

S1 E4 - Janna Barber 05/01/2020

S1 E4 - Janna Barber Welcome to The Poetry Pubcast, where we talk to everyday poets, hosted by Chris and Jen Yokel. In this week's episode, Chris and Jen chat with Janna Barber, a writer and editor at Foundling House, and a longtime Rabbit Room friend. We talk about vulnerability in writing, as well as the unique differences between writing poetry and memoir. Janna's first poetry collection Invisible Hope: Poetry for Ragamuffins, released in January 2020. Special thanks to Andrew Osenga for our theme music, New Year's Daybreak. /episode/index/show/thepoetrypubcast/id/14225846

S1 E3 - Chris Wheeler 04/24/2020

S1 E3 - Chris Wheeler Welcome to The Poetry Pubcast, where we talk to everyday poets, hosted by Chris and Jen Yokel. In this week's episode, Chris and Jen chat with Chris Wheeler, a poet and writer from Middlebury, IN. We talked about Chris' journey into poetry, the particular beauty of art in the midst of suffering, and why G.M. Hopkins is the original emcee. (maybe) Chris' first book Solace: Poems for the Broken Season released in January 2020. /episode/index/show/thepoetrypubcast/id/14123189

S1 E2 - Rachel S. Donahue 04/17/2020

S1 E2 - Rachel S. Donahue Welcome to The Poetry Pubcast, where we talk to everyday poets, hosted by Chris and Jen Yokel. /episode/index/show/thepoetrypubcast/id/14023529

S1 E1 - Chris Yokel 04/10/2020

S1 E1 - Chris Yokel Welcome to The Poetry Pubcast, where we talk to everyday poets, hosted by Chris and Jen Yokel. /episode/index/show/thepoetrypubcast/id/13927358

S1 E0 - Welcome to the Pubcast 04/07/2020

S1 E0 - Welcome to the Pubcast Welcome to The Poetry Pubcast, where we talk to everyday poets, hosted by Chris & Jen Yokel. /episode/index/show/thepoetrypubcast/id/13887404

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