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THE POETRY QUESTION: TPQ20

THE POETRY QUESTION: TPQ20

By Chris Margolin

Welcome to The Poetry Question’s TPQ20, where Chris Margolin, Founder of The Poetry Question, spends 20-minutes with your favorite poets about their passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry! Let’s expand the conversation!

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S6EP22: BRIAN TURNER

THE POETRY QUESTION: TPQ20 Aug 14, 2023

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S6EP22: BRIAN TURNER

S6EP22: BRIAN TURNER

Join Chris in conversation with Brian Turner, author of 3 new Alice James Books titles, about passions, process, pitfalls, & Poetry!
Aug 14, 202332:23
S6EP21: MICHAEL GARRIGAN

S6EP21: MICHAEL GARRIGAN

Join Chris in conversation with Michael Garrigan, author of River, Amen (Homebound), about passions, process, pitfalls, & Poetry!
Aug 13, 202325:24
S6EP20: MALIK YUSEF

S6EP20: MALIK YUSEF

Join Chris in conversation with Malik Yusef, Poet and Grammy Winning Songwriter (Beyoncé, Drake, Kanye West, etc.), about passions, process, pitfalls, & Poetry!
Aug 08, 202323:50
S6EP19: PAISLEY REKDAL

S6EP19: PAISLEY REKDAL

Join Chris in conversation with Paisley Rekdal, author of WEST: A TRANSLATION (Copper Canyon Press), about passions, process, pitfalls, & Poetry!
Aug 06, 202329:10
S6EP18: CHARIF SHANAHAN

S6EP18: CHARIF SHANAHAN

Join Chris in conversation with Charif Shanahan, author of Trace Evidence (Tin House), about passions, process, pitfalls, & Poetry!
Aug 02, 202321:36
S6EP17: SABRINA BENAIM

S6EP17: SABRINA BENAIM

Join Chris in conversation with Sabrina Benaim, author of Depression & Other Magic Tricks (Button Poetry), about passions, process, pitfalls, & Poetry!
Jul 30, 202324:31
S6EP16: AMY SAUL-ZERBY

S6EP16: AMY SAUL-ZERBY

Join Chris in conversation with Amy Saul-Zerby, author of Choose Your Own Beginning (Be About It Press) & Editor of Voicemail Poems, about passions, process, pitfalls, & Poetry!
Jul 26, 202324:57
S6EP15: DANIELLA TOOSIE-WATSON

S6EP15: DANIELLA TOOSIE-WATSON

Join Chris in conversation with poet and visual artist, Daniella Toosie-Watson, about passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry!
Jul 24, 202324:37
S6EP14: BEN KLINE

S6EP14: BEN KLINE

Join Chris in conversation with Ben Kline, author of Dead Uncles (Driftwood Press), about passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry!
Jul 19, 202327:11
S6EP13: AJANAÉ DAWKINS

S6EP13: AJANAÉ DAWKINS

Join Chris in conversation with Ajanaé Dawkins, co-host of Vs the Podcast, about passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry!
Jul 17, 202326:05
S6EP12: DORIANNE LAUX

S6EP12: DORIANNE LAUX

Join Chris in conversation with Dorianne Laux, author of Only as the Day is Long (Norton), about passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry!
Jul 12, 202327:40
S6EP11: JARED BELOFF

S6EP11: JARED BELOFF

Join Chris in conversation with Jared Beloff, author of Who Will Cradle Your Head (Emerge Literary Journal), about passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry!
Jul 10, 202328:06
S6EP10: AMBER FLAME

S6EP10: AMBER FLAME

Join Chris in conversation with Amber Flame, author of Apocrifa (Red Hen Press), about passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry!
Jul 05, 202329:38
S6EP9: SHIKSHA DHEDA

S6EP9: SHIKSHA DHEDA

Join Chris in conversation with Shiksha Dheda, author of Washed Away (Alien Buddha Press), about passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry!
Jul 02, 202329:43
S6EP8: LENA KHALAF TUFFAHA

S6EP8: LENA KHALAF TUFFAHA

Join Chris in conversation with Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, author of Letters from the Interior (Diode Editions), about passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry!
Jun 28, 202323:07
S6EP7: GARY SOTO

S6EP7: GARY SOTO

Join Chris in conversation with Gary Soto, author of Downtime (Gunpowder Press), about passions, process, pitfalls, and poetry!
Jun 25, 202325:30
S6EP6: CLAIRE LAINE

S6EP6: CLAIRE LAINE

Join Chris in conversation with Claire Laine, Publicity Director for Graywolf Press, about passions, process, pitfalls, & Poetry!
Jun 20, 202327:33
S6EP5: MICHAEL MLEKODAY

S6EP5: MICHAEL MLEKODAY

Join Chris in conversation with Michael Mlekoday, author of All Earthly Bodies (University of Arkansas Press), about passions, process, pitfalls, & Poetry!
Jun 18, 202329:36
S6EP4: ARICKA FOREMAN

S6EP4: ARICKA FOREMAN

Join Chris in conversation with Aricka Foreman, author of Salt Body Shimmer (YesYes Books), about passions, process, pitfalls, & Poetry!
Jun 14, 202324:54
S6EP3: LANNIE STABILE

S6EP3: LANNIE STABILE

Join Chris in conversation with Lannie Stabile, author of Something Dead in Everything (ELJ Editions), about passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry!
Jun 11, 202326:24
S6EP2: SIERRA DeMULDER

S6EP2: SIERRA DeMULDER

Join Chris in conversation with Sierra DeMulder, author of Ephemera (Button Poetry), about passions, process, pitfalls, & Poetry!
Jun 06, 202327:40
S6EP1: CARL PHILLIPS

S6EP1: CARL PHILLIPS

Join Chris in conversation with Pulitzer Prize Winning Poet, Carl Phillips, about passions, process, pitfalls, & Poetry!
Jun 04, 202331:36
S5EP20: RACHEL WILEY

S5EP20: RACHEL WILEY

Join Chris in conversation with Rachel Wiley, author of Revenge Body (Button Poetry), about passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry!
May 23, 202328:60
S5EP19: JASMINE FLOWERS

S5EP19: JASMINE FLOWERS

Join Chris in conversation with Jasmine Flowers, author of Horizon (Flower Press), about passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry!
May 22, 202320:54
S5EP18: SHAYLA LAWZ

S5EP18: SHAYLA LAWZ

Join Chris in conversation with Shayla Lawz, author of Speculation, n. (Autumn House Press), about passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry!
May 16, 202323:34
S5EP17: DR. STEVIE EDWARDS

S5EP17: DR. STEVIE EDWARDS

Join Chris in conversation with Dr. Stevie Edwards, author of Quiet Armor (Northwestern University Press), about passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry!
May 14, 202324:59
S5EP16: PREETI VANGANI

S5EP16: PREETI VANGANI

Join Chris in conversation with Preeti Vangani, author of Mother Tongue Apologize (RLFPA Editions), about passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry!
May 09, 202325:14
S5EP15: WILLIE LEE KINARD III

S5EP15: WILLIE LEE KINARD III

Join Chris in conversation with Willie Lee Kinard III, author of Orders of Service (Alice James Books), about passions, process, pitfalls. and Poetry!
May 08, 202324:38
S5EP14: ALINA STEFANESCU

S5EP14: ALINA STEFANESCU

Join Chris in conversation with Alina Stefanescu, author of Dor (Wandering Aengus Press), about passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry!
May 02, 202325:12
S5EP13: CHRIS L. BUTLER pt2 - HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT

S5EP13: CHRIS L. BUTLER pt2 - HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT

This is a special episode as Chris Margolin, TPQ20 Host and The Poetry Question Founder and EiC, hands over the Editor in Chief role to Chris L. Butler! Margolin will continue to help the TPQ20 podcast, but Chris L. Butler will take over all other Poetry Question operations. Wow! This is a big deal.
May 01, 202327:23
S5EP13: CHRIS L. BUTLER pt. 1

S5EP13: CHRIS L. BUTLER pt. 1

Join Chris in conversation with Chris L. Butler, author of Melodies of the Oppressed (Nightingale & Sparrow), about passions, process, pitfalls, & Poetry!
Apr 30, 202327:39
S5EP12: CHELSEA DINGMAN

S5EP12: CHELSEA DINGMAN

Join Chris in conversation with Chelsea Dingman, author of I, Divided (LSU Press), about passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry!
Apr 25, 202325:30
S5EP11: LUNA REY HALL

S5EP11: LUNA REY HALL

Join Chris in conversation with Luna Rey Hall, author of The Patient Routine (Brigids Press), about passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry!
Apr 23, 202325:45
S5EP10: ROBIN MYERS

S5EP10: ROBIN MYERS

Join Chris in conversation with Robin Myers, NEA Translation Fellow, about passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry!
Apr 18, 202328:42
S5EP9: ARIANA BENSON

S5EP9: ARIANA BENSON

Join Chris in conversation with Ariana Benson, author of Black Pastoral (UGA Press), about passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry!
Apr 16, 202326:30
S5EP8: ANNELYSE GELMAN

S5EP8: ANNELYSE GELMAN

Join Chris in conversation with Annelyse Gelman, author of Vexations (University of Chicago Press) and founder of Midst, about passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry!
Apr 11, 202328:58
S5EP7: HAOLUN XU

S5EP7: HAOLUN XU

Join Chris in conversation with Haolun Xu, author of Ultimate Sun Cell (New Delta Review), about passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry!
Apr 10, 202331:26
S5EP6: SARAH GHAZAL ALI

S5EP6: SARAH GHAZAL ALI

Join Chris in conversation with Sarah Ghazal Ali, author of Theophanies (Alice James Books, 2024), a lot passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry!
Apr 05, 202325:28
S5EP5: QUINTIN COLLINS

S5EP5: QUINTIN COLLINS

Join Chris in conversation with Quintin Collins, author of Claim Tickets for Stolen People (University of Ohio Press), about passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry!
Apr 03, 202332:15
S5EP4: KMA SULLIVAN

S5EP4: KMA SULLIVAN

Join Chris in conversation with KMA Sullivan, EiC of YESYES Books, about passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry!
Mar 28, 202334:50
S5EP3: FATIMAH ASGHAR

S5EP3: FATIMAH ASGHAR

Join Chris in conversation with Fatimah Asghar, author of When We Were Sisters (Penguin Random House), about passions, process, pitfalls, and poetry!

Fatimah Asghar is an artist who spans across different genres and themes. A poet, a fiction writer, and a filmmaker, Fatimah cares less about genre and instead prioritizes the story that needs to be told and finds the best vehicle to tell it. Play is critical in the development of their work, as is intentionally building relationship and authentic collaboration. Their first book of poems If They Come For Us explored themes of orphaning, family, Partition, borders, shifting identity, and violence. Along with Safia Elhillo, they co-edited Halal If You Hear Me, an anthology for Muslim people who are also women, trans, gender non-conforming, and/ or queer. The anthology was built around the radical idea that there are as many ways of being Muslim as there are Muslim people in the world. They also wrote and co-created Brown Girls, an Emmy-nominated web series that highlights friendship among women of color. Their debut lyrical novel, When We Were Sisters, explores sisterhood, orphaning, and alternate family building, and is forthcoming October 2022. While these projects approach storytelling through various mediums and tones, at the heart of all of them is Fatimah’s unique voice, insistence on creating alternate possibilities of identity, relationships and humanity then the ones that society would box us into, and a deep play and joy embedded in the craft.
Mar 26, 202317:49
S5EP2: DR. JOSHUA BENNETT

S5EP2: DR. JOSHUA BENNETT

Join Chris in conversation with Dr. Joshua Bennett, author of The Study of Human Life (Penguin), about passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry!
Mar 21, 202328:21
S5EP1: MIRA ROSENTHAL

S5EP1: MIRA ROSENTHAL

Join Chris in conversation with Mira Rosenthal, author of Territorial (Pitt Poetry), about passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry!
Mar 19, 202329:01
S4EP20: STEPHANIE PARENT

S4EP20: STEPHANIE PARENT

Join Chris in conversation with Stephanie Parent, Author of The Briars (Cemetery Gates Media), about passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry!
Mar 05, 202328:35
S4EP19: A.R. ARTHUR (fka A.R. SALANDY)

S4EP19: A.R. ARTHUR (fka A.R. SALANDY)

Join Chris in conversation with A.R. Arthur (formerly A.R. Salandy), author of Half Bred (The Poetry Question) and EiC of Fahmidan Publishing, about passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry!
Feb 26, 202331:36
S4EP18: BRITTANY ROGERS

S4EP18: BRITTANY ROGERS

Join Chris in conversation with Brittany Rogers, co-host of VS Podcast, about passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry!
Feb 20, 202322:14
S4EP17: DANIEL B. SUMMERHILL

S4EP17: DANIEL B. SUMMERHILL

Join Chris in conversation with author of Mausoleum of Flowers (CavanKerry Press), about passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry! Daniel B. Summerhill is a Poet, Professor and Performer. He is an assistant professor of poetry/social action and composition studies at California State University Monterey Bay. Daniel has performed in over thirty states, the UK, and was invited by the US Embassy to guest lecture and perform in South Africa. He earned a Sharon Olds fellowship as well as a fellowship from the Watering Hole. His work has appeared in Columbia Journal, Rust & Moth, Button Poetry, Anti-Heroin Chic, The Hellebore, and elsewhere. His work has earned him two Pushcart nominations as well as a best of the net nomination. His debut collection Divine, Divine, Divine is available now from Oakland- based Nomadic Press. His sophomore collection, Mausoleum of Flowers will be published by Cavankerry Press in April 2022. Summerhill holds an MFA in creative writing from Pine Manor College in Boston, MA.
Feb 13, 202323:25
S4EP16: PHIL GOLDSTEIN

S4EP16: PHIL GOLDSTEIN

Join Chris in conversation with Phil Goldstein, author of How to Bury a Boy at Sea (Stillhouse Press), about passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry! Phil Goldstein is a poet, editor, copywriter, journalist and content marketer. His debut poetry collection, How to Bury a Boy at Sea, was published by Stillhouse Press in April 2022.

His poetry has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and a Best of the Net award and has appeared in or is forthcoming in West Trade Review, South Florida Poetry Journal, Jet Fuel Review, The Laurel Review, Rust + Moth, Two Peach, Awakened Voices, The Indianapolis Review and elsewhere.
Feb 06, 202324:36
S4EP15: JESSICA Q. STARK

S4EP15: JESSICA Q. STARK

Join Chris in conversation with author of Buffalo Girl (BOA Editions) and Editor of AGNI Magazine, Jessica Q. Stark, about passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry! Jessica Q. Stark is a California-native, Vietnamese American poet, editor, and educator that lives in Jacksonville, Florida. She holds a BA from UC Berkeley and dual MA Degrees in English Literature and Cultural Studies from Saint Louis University’s Madrid Campus. She received her PhD in English from Duke University. She has published scholarly articles on poetry and visual media, including comics studies. She is an Assistant Professor in Creative Writing (Poetry) in the English Department at the University of North Florida.
Jan 30, 202318:05
S4EP14: SOFIA FEY

S4EP14: SOFIA FEY

Join Chris in conversation with founder of The Luminaries Poetry Workshop and Poetry Editor at Hooligan Magazine, Sofia Fey, about passions, process, pitfalls, and Poetry! Sofia Fey is a Lesbian and Non-Binary writer living in LA. Currently, they are the founder of the Luminaries Poetry workshop, and poetry editor at Hooligan Magazine. They love to be with their friends, but mostly, to beat them at Mario Party. They tweet @sofiafeycreates.
Jan 23, 202331:33