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.)
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…
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…
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”…
Paging Columbus founder Hannah Stephenson speaks with Word Carver reporter Amy Dalrymple at the OSU Urban Art Space. Paging Columbus moves to the new Two Dollar Radio location on Parson’s Avenue in November. Slam poet champ Barbara Fant reads from her stunning work. Amy explores the whimsy and wonder of words at amydalrymple.net Listen to…