Hear from the editors of Poets & Writers Magazine as they offer a behind-the-scenes preview of each new issue, talk with contributors and authors featured in the magazine, share readings of new work by a variety of poets and writers, and discuss all things writing, books, and the literary community.
Lush by Rochelle Dowden-Lord by Poets & Writers
The Best People by Robert Lopez by Poets & Writers
Shelter and Storm: At Home in the Driftless by Tamara Dean by Poets & Writers
It All Felt Impossible: 42 Years in 42 Essays by Tom McAllister by Poets & Writers
Waiting for the Long Night Moon by Amanda Peters by Poets & Writers
Cold Thief Place by Esther Lin by Poets & Writers
We Contain Landscapes by Patrycja Humienik by Poets & Writers
Optional Practical Training by Shubha Sunder by Poets & Writers
Besaydoo by Yalie Saweda Kamara by Poets & Writers
The Lengest Neoi by Stephanie Choi by Poets & Writers
Alt-Nature by Saretta Morgan by Poets & Writers
Theophanies by Sarah Ghazal Ali by Poets & Writers
Cloud Missives by Kenzie Allen by Poets & Writers
Yaguareté White by Diego Báez by Poets & Writers
The Book of Kin by Darius Atefat-Peckham by Poets & Writers
Greater Ghost by Christian J. Collier by Poets & Writers
Thomas Dai reads an excerpt of “The Figure a Trip Makes” from his essay collection Take My Name but Say It Slow, published by W. W. Norton in January 2025.
Zahid Rafiq reads from the opening of “The Man With the Suitcase,” a story in his collection The World With Its Mouth Open, published by Tin House in December 2024.
Sarah V. Schweig reads “Longest Night” from her poetry collection The Ocean in the Next Room, published by Milkweed Editions in January 2025.
Matthew Nienow reads “Every Gift Carries a Cost” from his poetry collection If Nothing, published by Alice James Books in January 2025.
Fabienne Josaphat reads from her novel Kingdom of No Tomorrow, published by Algonquin Books in December 2024.
The Only Way Through Is Out by Suzette Mullen by Poets & Writers
Inside the Mirror by Parul Kapur by Poets & Writers
The Liquid Eye of a Moon by Uchenna Awoke by Poets & Writers
In Inheritance of Drowning by Dorsía Smith Silva by Poets & Writers
Whiskey Tender by Deborah Jackson Taffa by Poets & Writers
Simon Critchley reads from the opening of Mysticism, published by New York Review Books in October 2024.
Patricia Coral reads from her memoir, Women Surrounded by Water, published by Mad Creek Books in November 2024.
Melanie Cheng reads from her novel The Burrow, published by Tin House in November 2024.
Jennifer Chang reads “The Poem of Force” from her poetry collection An Authentic Life, published by Copper Canyon Press in October 2024.
Albert Abonado reads “A Pile of Poems Is Called a Negation” from his poetry collection Field Guide for Accidents, published by Beacon Press in October 2024.
The Lucky Ones by Zara Chowdhary by Poets & Writers
Come by Here: A Memoir in Essays From Georgia's Geechee Coast by Neesha Powell-Ingabire by Poets & Writers
The Exit Is the Entrance: Essays on Escape by Lydia Paar by Poets & Writers
Bones Worth Breaking by David Martinez by Poets & Writers
The Murmuring Grief of the Americas by Daniel Borzutzky by Poets & Writers
Once Out of Nature: Selected Essays on the Transformation of Gender by Joy Ladin by Poets & Writers
The Molino by Melani Martinez by Poets & Writers
Nina Lohman reads from the first section of her nonfiction book, The Body Alone: A Lyrical Articulation of Chronic Pain, published by the University of Iowa Press in July 2024.
Taiyon J. Coleman reads from “Tilted Uterus: When Jesus Is Your Baby Daddy” and “Mind the Gap” from her essay collection, Traveling Without Moving: Essays From a Black Woman Trying to Survive in America, published by the University of Minnesota Press in June 2024.
Dawn Lundy Martin reads “Winter” from her poetry collection Instructions for the Lovers, published by Nightboat in June 2024.
Tomas Moniz reads from “The Body Is a Wild, Wild Thing,” a chapter in Part One of his novel All Friends Are Necessary, published by Algonquin Books in June 2024.
Craig Santos Perez reads “Call This Mutiny” from his poetry collection Call This Mutiny: Uncollected Poems, published by Omnidawn in July 2024.
Cinema Love by Jiaming Tang by Poets & Writers
The Volcano Daughters by Gina María Balibrera by Poets & Writers
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