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On September 24, 2021, Rachel Eliza Griffiths married her husband, the novelist Salman Rushdie. On the same day, hundreds of miles away, Griffiths’ closest friend and chosen sister, the poet Kamilah Aisha Moon, who was expected to speak at the weddin... more

Not Everything Unfolds as Anticipated: Selections from Yi Kyubo’s Tongguk Yi Sangguk Chip (University of Hawaii Press, 2026) comprises translations of poems, tales, letters, epitaphs, and funeral orations by Yi Kyubo (1168–1241), the foremost writer ... more

In this episode, NBN host Hollay Ghadery speaks with Kirby about their joyful and powerful new book, Fairy (Palimpsest Press, 2026).

In Fairy, Kirby continues to mine their riches and fan the flames lit in their instant classic, Poetry is Queer. The... more

A year ago, Ink & Ribbon Press did not exist. Today it’s a nonprofit publisher with its first books in the world, a readership built largely through Substack, early editions that have sold out, and an inaugural prize — the LemonLight Prize — that dre... more

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Recent Guests

GK Allum
Founder and President of Ink & Ribbon Press
Ink & Ribbon Press
Episode: Inside Ink & Ribbon Press with Founder G.K. Allum and Poet Jan Noble
Jan Noble
Poet
Self, Ink & Ribbon author
Episode: Inside Ink & Ribbon Press with Founder G.K. Allum and Poet Jan Noble
Patricia A. Billingsley
Author of Lorca in Vermont, The Spanish Poet and His American Lover
High Road Books
Episode: Patricia A. Billingsley, "Lorca in Vermont: The Spanish Poet and His American Lover" (High Road Books, 2026)
Christopher R. Rogers
Educator and cultural worker; author of My City Needs Something
Common Notions Press
Episode: Christopher R. Rogers, "My City Need Something" (Common Notions, 2026)
Cristanne Miller
Editor of The Letters of Emily Dickinson
The Letters of Emily Dickinson (editor)
Episode: The Letters of Emily Dickinson
Molly Peacock
Poet and biographer of women's creativity
WW Norton & Co (publisher for The Widow's Crayon Box)
Episode: Molly Peacock, "The Widow’s Crayon Box" (WW Norton & Co, 2025)
Phillip B. Williams
Author of Lift Every Voice (Penguin, 2026)
Episode: Phillip B. Williams, "Lift Every Voice" (Penguin, 2026)
Amanda Johnston
61st Texas Poet Laureate and Founder of Torch Literary Arts
Torch Literary Arts
Episode: In Praise: A Conversation with Texas Poet Laureate & Founder of Torch Literary Arts, Amanda Johnston
Donna Vorreyer
Poet, author of Unrivered
Sundress Publications
Episode: Donna Vorreyer, "Unrivered" (Sundress Publications, 2025)

Hosts

Hollay Ghadery
Host involved in multiple series including New Books Network episodes and poetry-focused shows.
Sullivan Summer
Host of a poetry-focused archive additions series.

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3.9 out of 5 stars from 27 ratings
  • Plum

    The guests are wonderful, wonderful ways to wage the hours of my days.

    Apple Podcasts
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    MurasakiFloof
    United States7 years ago
  • Too much chatter.

    The interviews are sloppy and informal with a good deal of meaningless chatter. It takes forever to get to meaningful content. I listened to two podcasts and felt I was wasting my time.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    OaklandEd
    United States13 years ago

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The interviews are sloppy and informal with a good deal of meaningless chatter. It takes forever to get to meaningful content.
The guests are wonderful, wonderful ways to wage the hours of my days.

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Inside Ink & Ribbon Press with Founder G.K. Allum and Poet Jan Noble
Q: Jan, how did you come to My Name Is Swan and why did you want Ink & Ribbon to publish it?
Jan describes the manuscript's distinct narrative arc and performative potential, plus the opportunity Ink & Ribbon offered to present poetry in non-traditional venues; the collaboration was driven by a shared belief in sustaining poetry as a living art beyond conventional publishing routes.
Molly Peacock, "The Widow’s Crayon Box" (WW Norton & Co, 2025)
Q: What are you working on now?
I'm developing another book of poems, with at least one new piece accepted by The New Yorker; perseverance through rejections is part of the process, and I remain focused on curiosity and playfulness in my writing.
Molly Peacock, "The Widow’s Crayon Box" (WW Norton & Co, 2025)
Q: Molly, let's dive right in for people who may not know about this collection. If you don't know about it, where have you been?
The book emerged after a long relationship and the death of my husband; it charts widowhood through colors, memory, and the playfulness I found in creative expression, showing how life continues in vivid, varied forms.
Stephanie Bolster, "Long Exposure" (Palimpsest Press, 2025)
Q: What was the practical process of composing the book, given its length and fragmentation?
It was a collage-like process: sifting through about 1200 pages, clustering by subjects, balancing mathematical structure with intuitive, felt choices, and allowing annotations from COVID to extend the conversation, all while maintaining a deliberate cadence rather than a seamless narrative.
Stephanie Bolster, "Long Exposure" (Palimpsest Press, 2025)
Q: How did you approach the ethical concerns of portraying real people and communities?
I avoided writing in the voices of the subjects themselves, sought multiple perspectives, and, when readers challenged me, I confronted the hardest questions about publishing others' stories while trying to foreground empathy and a careful, iterative process that foregrounds readers' own interpretation.

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