Podcasts by Citizen Lit
Citizen Lit is about extending the conversation beyond the writer. Each week this literary podcast explores what it means to be an active member of the writing world through reviews, interviews, and recorded performances. Art is about connection and engagement—how the work speaks to us and how we respond back. From writers to publishers, to venues and festivals, Citizen Lit is your weekly invitation to share your voice and join the conversation.
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Episode 32: Cherry Tree & Eckleburg Issue Launch from 2017-04-15T12:25:01
In today’s episode, we get a scene report with selected readings from the joint Cherry Tree and Dr. TJ Eckleburg Review release party (recorded live at Busboys & Poets in Washington D.C.). Our show...
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Ep. 31.5: Daniel M. Shapiro's The Orange Menace from 2017-03-27T19:21:03
Daniel M. Shapiro is the author of How the Potato Chip Was Invented (sunnyoutside press, 2013), a collection of celebrity-centered poems. His work has appeared in Word Riot; RHINO; Menacing Hedge; ...
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Episode 31: Cathy Day from 2017-03-21T02:03:08
In today’s episode we talk literary citizenship and teaching with Cathy Day, the Assistant Chair of Operations in the Department of English at Ball State University.
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Episode 30.5: Siân Griffiths reads from Redivider 13.2 from 2017-03-13T17:01:25
The following short fiction piece “Idaho, or the Reverse of Gravity,” appeared in issue 13.2 of Redivider. Author Siân Griffiths lives in Ogden, UT, where she directs the creative writing program a...
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Episode 30: FOLD AWP Panel "Creating Space for Marginalized Voices" from 2017-03-06T13:17:17
In today’s episode we share excerpts from the panel “Creating Space for Marginalized Voices” presented at the 2017 AWP Conference. The organizers of Canada's inaugural Festival of Literary Diversit...
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Episode 29.5: Lauren Samblanet from 2017-02-27T13:17:40
In today’s microcast, we get a poem by Lauren Samblanet from A Shadow Map: An Anthology by Survivors of Sexual Assault published by Civil Coping Mechanisms. Released last week, A Shadow Map is edi...
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Episode 29: Candlelight Vigil for Free Speech from 2017-02-20T12:48:36
What began as an offsite event for the 2017 AWP conference in Washington D.C. became a rallying point on Saturday, February 11th for over a thousand writers at Lafayette Park, across from the stree...
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Episode 28: Philadelphia Scene Report feat. Lauren Hilger from 2017-01-16T18:53:57
After a holiday break, Citizen Lit returns with its first scene report of 2017. Poet Lauren Hilger was featured as a part of the Jubilant Thicket reading series at Head House Books in South Philade...
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Episode 27: P.E. Garcia reads "i love you, we're dead meat." from 2016-12-19T15:59:52
In today’s episode P.E. Garcia shares an essay from HTMLGiant. An Editorial Assistant for The Rumpus and the Dead Letters Editor for The Offing, PE Garcia’s writing has appeared in Hunger Mountain,...
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Episode 26: Philalalia Part II from 2016-12-12T14:05:58
In today's episode we present part two of the two-part panel presentation "Poetry, Publishing, Politics, and the Art of the Book" from this fall's Philalalia Small Press & Art Fair at Temple Univer...
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Episode 25: Philalalia Part I from 2016-12-05T12:08:40
In today’s episode we present part one of a two-part panel presentation called "Poetry, Publishing, Politics, and the Art of the Book," from this fall’s Philalalia Small Press & Art Fair at Temple ...
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Episode 24: Kali VanBaale from 2016-11-21T13:39:37
In today's episode, Kali VanBaale joins us to talk about the ten-year journey to releasing her second book, The Good Divide. Then, the editors of Redivider join us to present the winner of their i...
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Episode 23: Maggie Smith from 2016-11-14T19:08:03
In today's episode, Maggie Smith shares a reading her poem "Good Bones" (originally published in Waxwing Literary Journal). We also get a preview of next week's episode featuring novelist Kali VanB...
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Episode 22: Jared Yates Sexton from 2016-11-07T11:23:30
We kick off season 2 with a discussion about politics and masculinity with Jared Yates Sexton at Voices of the Middle West, followed by a reading of "An American Nightmare."
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Episode 21: The Season One Mixtape from 2016-06-27T15:03:48
As we wrap up our first season, and prepare to move our studio to Philadelphia, Citizen Lit is proud to present some of our favorite moments from the podcast year in this extended mix. On today's s...
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Episode 20: Dallas Scene Report feat. Jason Carney from 2016-06-14T14:37:30
Poet Jason Carney returns to Citizen Lit in a special scene report from Mountain View College in Dallas, Texas. Jason's discussion "What America Needs is an Honest Conversation" interweaves his po...
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Episode 19: UTK Scene Report III feat. Cameron Conaway from 2016-06-06T15:18:22
In today's episode, we return to the University of Tennessee Knoxville's Writers in the Library Reading Series featuring writer Cameron Conaway. He is reading from his poetry collection Malaria, na...
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Episode 18: Portland Scene Report feat. Tabitha Blankenbiller from 2016-05-31T14:19:41
This week's episode features a scene report from Burnt Tongue reading series in Portland, OR. Tabitha Blankenbiller shares an essay "Blow Thai Bye" originally published in Split Lip Magazine.
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Episode 17: Open Book Bookstore's Lynn Rosen with a reading from Fred Arroyo from 2016-05-23T12:07:33
Open Book's Lynn Rosen discusses how three decades in the publishing industry lead her to the world of indie bookstores. Also in this episode is a scene report from Voices of the Middle West 2016 f...
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Episode 16.5: Karan Bajaj reads from his latest novel from 2016-05-02T19:13:50
In today's microcast, Indian author Karan Bajaj reads an excerpt from his latest novel The Yoga of Max's Discontent, out this week from Riverhead Books. Bajaj is the author of a pair of bestsellers...
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Episode 16: Literary Couples III with Charlotte Pence & Adam Prince from 2016-04-28T23:31:39
In today's episode, we continue our ongoing conversation with literary couples. Adam Prince and Charlotte Pence discuss the impact of working in different genres and how they overlap and influence ...
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Episode 15.5 Two Sylvia's Press chapbook winner Jasmine An from 2016-04-18T12:02:36
This week's microcast features a poetry reading from Jasmine An, the author of Naming the No-Named Woman (the 2015 Two Sylvia's Press chapbook winner). Jasmine's reading was recorded at the AWP 20...
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Episode 15: Ben Tanzer podcast crossover with TWCYL from 2016-04-11T12:32:42
Writer Ben Tanzer joins us for part two of a podcast crossover to discuss his late entry into the writing life as well as the role of social media in the literary conversation. Check out Part One...
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Episode 14.5: Pen to Podium Scene Report with Rebecca Morgan Frank from 2016-04-04T14:13:36
In today's microcast, we get a scene report from the SAFTA/Pen to Podium reading series with poet Rebecca Morgan Frank. She is the author of two collections of poems, The Spokes of Venus (Carnegie ...
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Episode 14: Ross Gay keynote speech from Voices of The Middle West 2016 from 2016-03-28T04:17:55
2015 National Book Award finalist in poetry Ross Gay delivers the keynote address to this year's Voices of The Middle West Conference at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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Episode 13.5: UTK Scene Report II feat. Matt Urmy from 2016-03-21T13:32:41
In today's microcast, we have a second scene report from the University of Tennessee Knoxville's Writers in the Library Reading Series featuring Nashville singer/songwriter and poet Matt Urmy.
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Episode 13: Harry C. Marks with a reading from Ifra Asad from 2016-03-14T05:26:47
We sit down with Harry C. Marks, host of the literary podcast COVERED. Then, we get another installment from the upcoming anthology of Millennial stories, Songs of My Selfie, from Three Rooms Press...
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Episode 12.5: Interview Extras III with Amanda Miska from 2016-03-07T13:29:54
Today's microcast features bonus material from Amanda Miska. The Split Lip Editor in Chief shares her short story "The Heart Guardian" from Strangelet Journal.
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Episode 12: Split Lip Magazine's Amanda Miska from 2016-03-01T02:48:25
Editor-in-Chief Amanda Miska discusses Split Lip's transition as a press and literary journal over the last twelve months. Also featured in this episode is Constance Renfrow's short story from the ...
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Episode 11.5: Haiku North America Scene Report from 2016-02-22T14:34:23
Today's microcast comes to us from the 2015 Haiku North America Conference at Union College. Poet Kala Ramesh discusses HaikuWALL India--a collaboration between poets, painters, graffiti artists, ...
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Episode 11: Literati Bookstore's Hilary & Mike Gustafson from 2016-02-15T21:12:22
As part of our continuing series highlighting literary couples, we sit down with Hilary and Mike Gustafson from Literati Books to discuss the role of independent bookstores in the community as well...
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Episode 10.5: UTK Scene Report feat. RB Morris from 2016-02-08T16:19:58
In this microcast, we get a scene report from the University of Tennessee Knoxville's Writers in the Library Reading Series featuring RB Morris, a local poet, songwriter, solo performer and band le...
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Episode 10: Two Dollar Radio's Eric Obenauf from 2016-02-01T16:46:07
Two Dollar Radio co-founder Eric Obenauf talks about indie publishing, film production, and tattoo clubs. Also featured this episode is our first installment highlighting the upcoming anthology Son...
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Episode 9.5: Interview Extras II with Sam Slaughter from 2016-01-25T13:39:41
Today's microcast features bonus material from Sam Slaughter. We also preview next week's full length episode with Two Dollar Radio's Eric Obenauf.
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Episode 9: Sam Slaughter with a reading from Ben Tanzer from 2016-01-21T01:14:14
Author Sam Slaughter discusses mixing booze with writing as spirits writer for The Manual. Slaughter also talks about being a reviews editor and balancing the writing life with graduate school. The...
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Episode 8.5: Champaign-Urbana Scene Report II from 2016-01-11T20:46:45
Today's microcast features essayist Lindsey Gates-Markel reading at Exile on Main Street (Champaign IL) as a part of the 2015 Pygmalion Festival Lit Crawl.
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Episode 8: Best of Scene Reports 2015 from 2016-01-04T17:12:45
In today's episode, we look back on 2015 by highlighting some of the year's best scene reports featuring Marcus Wicker, Susan Rukeyser, and Marlon James.
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Episode 7.5: Scuppernong Books Scene Report from 2015-12-28T18:11:14
In this microcast Steph Post reads from her debut novel A Tree Born Crooked at Scuppernong Books in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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Episode 7: Literary Couples with Jill Christman & Mark Neely from 2015-12-21T18:17:05
In this episode, we sit down with writers Jill Christman and Mark Neely to discuss sharing the writing life. Later we get a scene report from Knoxville, TN featuring poet Chad Davidson.
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Episode 6.5: Interview Extras with Kathleen Rooney from 2015-12-14T15:03:25
This week's microcast features bonus interview material from Kathleen Rooney. We also preview our next full-length episode featuring Mark Neely and Jill Christman.
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Episode 6: Rose Metal Press Co-Founder Kathleen Rooney from 2015-12-07T18:45:38
In this episode we sit down with Rose Metal Press co-founder Kathleen Rooney to discuss hybrid forms in literature. Later, we get a scene report from Women and Children First Bookstore in Chicago, ...
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Episode 5.5: Champaign-Urbana Scene Report from 2015-11-30T13:00:45
In today’s microcast we get a scene report with a reading from poet John McCarthy at Cowboy Monkey in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. We also preview of next week’s full length episode featuring Rose M...
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Episode 5: Marlon James with a reading from Beth Gilstrap from 2015-11-23T22:29:50
In today’s episode, novelist Marlon James talks about life post Man Booker Prize. Later, we get a featured reading from author Beth Gilstrap.
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Episode 4.5: Literati Scene Report II featuring Marlon James from 2015-11-16T13:02:54
In today's microcast, we get a scene report from Literati Bookstore featuring Man Booker Prize winner Marlon James, author of A Brief History of Seven Killings. Marlon will also be our guest on ne...
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Episode 4: James Alex from Beach Slang with a reading from Jessica Hopper from 2015-11-09T13:02:05
Featuring Beach Slang frontman James Alex discussing the impact of literature on his creative process. This episode also includes a scene report from the 2015 Pygmalion Festival with a reading from...
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Episode 3.5: Emily Capettini with a performance from Beach Slang from 2015-11-02T13:06:47
In today’s microcast we hear from Sundress Academy for the Arts Literary Arts Director Emily Capettini as well a preview of next week’s full length Citizen Lit episode with Beach Slang frontman Jam...
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Episode 3: SAFTA founder Erin Elizabeth Smith from 2015-10-26T11:46:04
In today’s episode poet Erin Elizabeth Smith to talk about Sundress Academy for The Arts, Firefly Farms, and building writing communities both locally and online.
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Episode 2.5: Scene Reports featuring poets Yolonda J. Franklin and Jason Carney from 2015-10-19T15:03:05
This week's microcast features a pair of scene reports from the Mid-South Book Festival in Memphis and The Union Square Slam in New York City with poetry by Yolonda J. Franklin and Jason Carney. We...
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Episode 2: Kaylie Jones and Marcus Wicker from 2015-10-12T17:23:19
Novelist Kaylie Jones. Kaylie joins the conversation to discuss her first novel of literary fiction in nearly seven years as well as her publishing imprint, Kaylie Jones Books. Plus we get a scene ...
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Episode 1.5: Scene Report from Literati Books from 2015-10-05T11:57:49
In today's Microcast, we get a scene report featuring Robert James Russell's Mesilla book launch at Literati Books in Ann Arbor, MI. We also preview next week's full length episode with author Kay...
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Episode 1: Robert James Russell from 2015-09-28T14:06:22
Midwestern Gothic co-founder and author Robert James Russell joins us to talk about his latest novel Mesilla and all things Midwestern. Plus, we have a reading from Susan Rukeyser, author of Not On...
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