Word Carver, working lunch
Amy and Cynthia analyze poems by Allison Joseph and Allen Ginsburg, and gossip about the writing life. Listen to Word Carver here, or subscribe in podcasts on your favorite player.
Lee Martin | The Mutual UFO Network
Master writer Lee Martin takes us behind the scenes in his new short-story volume The Mutual UFO Network, a book that took 16 years to craft. Martin is a Distinguished Professor at Ohio State University, and the author of a Pulitzer Prize Finalist, The Bright Forever. Listen to Word Carver here, or subscribe in podcasts…
The Husband | Aaron Daniel Behr
In The Husband, Aaron Daniel Behr explores the end of his marriage and debilitating anxiety. Behr reveals the roots of trauma in his life and how that impacted his relationships, but also how he has healed through self-awareness and a strengthening faith. The Husband is out from Columbus Press. To learn more, visit Behr’s website.…
Re|Gun Reboot
Ronald Re|Gun — a re-animated cyborg version of the dead President — tries to take over the world. Only a tortoise from the Galapagos has the power to stop him. Listen to work from students at Columbus State, as they take you into an altered reality in “Re|Gun Reboot.” Artwork by Ryann Chambers. Listen to…
Steve Abbott and A Green Line Between Green Fields
Poet Steve Abbott discusses his poetry volume A Green Line Between Green Fields, craft, and the acceptance of melancholy with show host Cynthia Rosi. Listen to Word Carver here! (Or, subscribe in the iTunes store.)
Maggie Smith, Hanif Abdurraqib, and Nick White: Highlights
Poet Maggie Smith of Good Bones, essayist Hanif Abdurraqib of They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us and novelist Nick White of How to Survive a Summer all appeared on Word Carver — here are the favorite parts of our conversations. Smith talks about the relationship between her poetry and the lost art of…
The Path Not Chosen: Stories of Mental Health
by Amy S. Dalrymple Poets transformed the Inspiration to Movement dance studio into a stage for Central Ohio writers to perform work about their journeys through the mental health landscape. Columbus-based poet Alexis-Rueal created this event to provide an artistic alternative to stigma and silence. The poems you’ll hear offer candid, evocative, sometimes funny, and…
Essayist and Poet Hanif Abdurraqib
Columbus native Hanif Abdurraqib talks about the themes running through his latest book, a collection of essays called “They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us.” Speaking with Word Carver host Cynthia Rosi, the two compare themes emerging in the essays with Abdurraquib’s previous volume of poetry “The Crown Ain’t Worth Much.” Additional reporting by…
Paging Columbus at Two Dollar Radio: Hanif Abdurraqib and William Evans
Hanif Abdurraqib reads from his new book of essays They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us at the latest Paging Columbus event. This event was at publisher Two Dollar Radio’s new storefront location on Parsons Avenue, and the venue was packed. Abdurraqib was followed by William Evans, also launching a book (of poetry) Still…
All Hallows Read: Stories of Hell and Heaven and the Places Between
The night before Halloween, Word Carver gathered with friends, family, and fans at Kafé Kerouac, one of our beloved local haunts (pun intended) for a night of sharing scary stories, both old and new. Trent McMahon’s story, “The Something Else,” considers elements of hell on earth; while Cynthia Rosi’s non-fiction story “Smoke in My Hands”…