The Poet Salon

Hanif Abdurraqib + Sprite

It's goin up on a Tuesday, dearest listener, and for this week's episode we get into it with the inimitable Hanif Abdurraqib about sneakers, slashes, and suffering for on

Erika Meitner reads Campbell McGrath's "Night Travelers"

Ayyye—look at us here together again! I'm sure you know by now, love, but last week we talked it up with Erika Meitner on whiteness, witness, and weathering trauma. This

Erika Meitner + Hibiscus on the Sleeping Shores

Dear ones: we were blessed for this week's episode to have Erika Meitner come through. We chatted it up about documentary poetics, political rhetoric, pop culture detritu

Ross Gay reads Gerald Stern's "The Dog"

What's delighting you fam. Last week, we talked with Tito Sauce about discipline, death, and, of course, delight. For this week's convo, Uncle Ross brought in for us "The

Ross Gay + Spoiling Orchard

O dearest delights—welcome! After a quick chat about the virtues of book contests, the crew sat down for this week's episode with Ross Gay in a quirky, quaint Portland ho

Geffrey Davis reads Li-Young Lee's "Goodnight"

What's good, dearest homies. After last week's riveting conversation with Geffrey Davis about family and ethics, language and tone, we dove into "Goodnight" by Li-Young L

Geffrey Davis + Bourbon in a Small Gold Glass

  Dearest beloved—you're back just in time to hear us chop it up about the ethics of writing (and publishing) work about family. And have a beautiful chat with beautiful

Casandra López reads Benjamin Garcia's "Birds of Illegal Trade"

What's good fam. If you're caught up, you know we sat with Casandra and discussed grief, community, obsessions, and writing across genres. This week, she brought in a lov

Casandra López + A Rose is a Rose is a Roses

Hello lovely people. This week we sat and drank with Casandra López. She schooled us on obsessions, building a poetry community, grief, and the difference between writing

Rick Barot Reads Vievee Francis' "Given to Rust"

Welcome back, lovelies! Last week, Rick Barot blew our minds with his thoughts on how poetry connects to everything from Spanish paintings to runway models. This week, Ri

Rick Barot + Those Winter Gin and Tonics

What's good friends. This week we get down with getting back into the swing of "the poetry world." We also sat down with Rick Barot and got taken all the way to school. H

Quenton Baker reads Gwendolyn Brooks' "Riders to a Blood-Red Wrath"

O dearest listeners, this week’s episode is a banger. The last time you heard us, we chopped it up with our homie, the immaculate Quenton Baker, about erasure, rigor, rap

Quenton Baker + New Formalist Old Fashioned

Good day, love. This week we wrestle with long response times from journals *cough* Tin House *cough cough*, and sit down with one of our favs Quenton Baker over New Form

Nabila Lovelace reads Aracelis Girmay's "On Kindness"

We're here! Last week, we were chatting it up with Nabila Lovelace about the South, the Conversation Literary Festival, and, of course, violence and intimacy. This week,

Nabila Lovelace + Cold Clove Couplets

Good to see you hear us again, boo. This week we quibble about cover letters and interview the wise and generous Nabila Lovelace as we sip on Cold Clove Couplets. NABILA

Danez Smith reads Franny Choi's "Introduction to Quantum Theory"

Oh there you are, lovely. Last week, we chopped it up with worldwide sensation Danez Smith on reading for the National Book Awards, joy, and the violence necessary to ach

Danez Smith + The Hot Daddy

You're back, dear listener, and just in time to hear us fangirl over fangirling, We also interview American treasure Danez Smith while sipping Hot Daddies.  DANEZ SMITH 

Lena Khalaf Tuffaha reads Mahmoud Darwish's "To Our Land"

Welcome back, dearest. In last week’s episode, we spoke to Lena Khalaf Tuffaha about activism, home, language, and so much more. In this episode, Lena brought to The Poet

Lena Khalaf Tuffaha + Sonnet Spiced Coffee

We're live! In this, our first episode, you'll hear us discuss the virtues and vices of chapbooks. We we interview the inimitable Lena Khalaf Tuffaha over Sonnet Spiced C

Introducing The Poet Salon: Season 1 Trailer!

The Poet Salon is a podcast where poets talk over drinks prepared especially for them. Your hosts are Gabrielle Bates, Luther Hughes, and Dujie Tahat. In our first seaso