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| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 406 | Founded | 15 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Category | Arts | |||

In 2006 poet Amanda Johnston went in search of community and, when she didn’t find what she was looking for, Amanda built her own. Today, Torch Literary Arts is a resource and a destination for Black women writers and readers across the diaspora. Fue... more
In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery speaks with Donna Vorreyer about her poetry collection, Unrivered (Sundress Publications, 2025).
Donna Vorreyer strikes gold with Unrivered, a stunning collection of poems that meditate on grief, regret, long... more
Walt Whitman’s outrage at American politics and politicians was surpassed only by his passionate faith in democracy’s future. Both his anger and his hope fire his visionary prose writings on democracy, gathered for the first time in a new Library of ... more
In this NBN episode, host Hollay Ghadery interviews acclaimed poet
Laurie D. Graham about her new book of poetry, Calling it Back to Me
(McClelland & Stewart, 2026).
A poet’s clear-eyed witnessing of familial history, this is the most
personal co... more
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The show features in-depth conversations with poets, translators, and literary scholars, often pairing a contemporary poet with an editor, translator, or critic to unpack a new collection or scholarly work. Episodes frequently explore memory, diaspora, language, and the politics of representation, blending close readings of poetry with discussions of craft, translation, and historical context. Listeners can expect thoughtful, often academically informed dialogue that situates individual books within broader literary and cultural conversations, along with occasional panel discussions and live readings that reveal the sonic qualities of poetry. A notable throughline is the attention to translation, cross-cultural exchange, and the role of poe... more
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