Life Lines: Poets in Conversation
In the first season of Life Lines: Poets in Conversation, hosted by Pushcart-prize nominated writer Dianne Bilyak, award-winning poets explore how poetry informs critical cultural discussions around grief, identity, womanhood, citizenship, environment, heritage, violence toward women, mother and daughter bonds, and generational trauma. Each guest poet has written a new book to introduce to the audience while also providing in-depth insights about the motivations behind the creation of the poetry, how the cover art connects to the work, and the themes explored in each book. Guest poets include Jennifer Givhan (Belly to the Brutal), Kerri Webster (Lapis), Brenda Hillman (In a Few Minutes Before Later), Abigail Chabitnoy (In the Current Where Drowning Is Beautiful), and Irena Klepfisz (Her Birth and Later Years). Life Lines is brought to you by Wesleyan University Press and the National Endowment of the Arts.
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Life Lines: Poets in Conversation
Pushcart-prize nominated writer Dianne Bilyak and award-winning poets explore how poetry informs critical cultural discussions around grief, identity, citizenship, environment, race, loneliness, and other topics.
Guests include Brenda Hillman, Abigail Chabitnoy, Jennifer Givhan, Kerri Webster, and Irena Klepfisz.
Life Lines is brought to you by Wesleyan University Press
and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Episodes
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Monday Sep 19, 2022
In the first season of Life Lines: Poets in Conversation, hosted by Pushcart-prize nominated writer Dianne Bilyak, award-winning poets explore how poetry informs critical cultural discussions around grief, identity, womanhood, citizenship, environment, heritage, violence toward women, mother and daughter bonds, and generational trauma. Each guest poet has written a new book to introduce to the audience while also providing in-depth insights about the motivations behind the creation of the poetry, how the cover art connects to the work, and the themes explored in each book. Guest poets include Jennifer Givhan (Belly to the Brutal), Kerri Webster (Lapis), Brenda Hillman (In a Few Minutes Before Later), Abigail Chabitnoy (In the Current Where Drowning Is Beautiful), and Irena Klepfisz (Her Birth and Later Years). Each episode begins with a discussion on the genesis of each new poetry collection, and ends with a reading by the poet from their new book. Additionally, three out of five episodes include readings that contain other languages, including Spanish, Yiddish, and the Native Alaskan language, Altuiq. Life Lines is brought to you by Wesleyan University Press with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts.
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Join Life Lines podcast host Dianne Bilyak and poet and novelist Jennifer Givhan as they take a deep dive into the themes of mother and daughter relationships, intergenerational trauma, and transformation and healing, in Jennifer’s new poetry collection, Belly to the Brutal. Stay tuned until the end so you can hear Jennifer's powerful reading of her poem “I Am Dark, I am Forrest” from her new book. #poetry #poetrylovers #brujapoeta #behindthebooks #lifelinespodcast
Order now using discount code Q301 to receive 30% off on welpress.org.https://www.weslpress.org/9780819580979/belly-to-the-brutal/
https://jennifergivhan.com/
Follow Jennifer Givhan on Instagram @jenngivhan, on Twitter @GivhanJenn, and on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jenn.givhan.3/
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Monday Sep 19, 2022
In this episode, Life Lines podcast host Dianne Bilyak is joined by poet and professor Kerri Webster for an in-depth discussion about grief, familial lineage, spirituality, and much more. Stay tuned to the end of the episode to hear Kerri read “The Dead Teach Me Grounding Techniques” from Lapis. #americanwestpoetry #poetryofgrief #lifelinespodcast
Order now using discount code Q301 to receive 30% off on weslpress.org.https://www.weslpress.org/9780819500083/lapis/
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Life Lines podcast host Dianne Bilyak is joined by iconoclastic poet Brenda Hillman to discuss her new book, In a Few Minutes Before Later, where the two examine daily events during a time of pandemic, planetary crisis, political, and racial turmoil. Stay tuned to the end of the episode to hear Brenda read “A Feeling Right Before the Feeling” from her new book, In a Few Minutes Before Later. #ecopoetry #naturepoems #lifelinespodcast
Order now using discount code Q301 to receive 30% off on weslpress.org.https://www.weslpress.org/9780819500151/in-a-few-minutes-before-later/
Follow Brenda Hillman on Instagram @brendahillman
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Tune in to Life Lines to hear podcast host Dianne Bilyak and poet Abigail Chabitnoy discuss her new book, In the Current Where Drowning Is Beautiful. In her new book, Abigail reckons with the violent realities that Indigenous women overwhelmingly experience. Alutiiq language is used throughout these poems that are in conversation with history, ancestors, and an uncertain future. Stay tuned until the end to hear Abigail read from “Signs You Are Standing At The End” from her new collection. #indigenouspoetry #mmiwpoetry #lifelinespodcast
Order now using discount code Q301 to receive 30% off on weslpress.org.https://www.weslpress.org/9780819500137/in-the-current-where-drowning-is-beautiful/
https://www.salmonfisherpoet.com/
https://www.niwrc.org/
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/05/04/a-proclamation-on-missing-or-murdered-indigenous-persons-awareness-day-2022/
https://www.sovereign-bodies.org/
https://www.indian-affairs.org/resources--organizations-involved.html
https://www.uihi.org/projects/our-bodies-our-stories