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NER Out Loud animates stories and poetry with vocal performances, celebrating the artistic exchange between text and voice. NER Out Loud is the official podcast of the New England Review

The New England Review


    • Aug 26, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 31m AVG DURATION
    • 27 EPISODES


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    Episode 27: Soje

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2024 36:14


    Hosted by Hamilton Smith and Sydney Smith, episode 27 features Soje reading their translations of Song Seung Eon's "To Dig in the Forest" and "Twisted Landscape Inside a Kind Heart," followed by a brief conversation. Soje's reading of the poems, in both Korean and English, is met with a deep inquiry of translation's potential to effect radical change. Soje's translations appear in NER's Korean Poetry Feature, titled "Where on Earth Did You Come From?—Seven South Korean Poets and Their Translators" of NER 45.2.

    Episode 26: Caridad Svich

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 45:41


    A reading from the play "Clara Thomas Bailey," followed by a conversation between Katie Futterman and playwright Caridad Svich. Maya Bargdorf, Rowan Heffelfinger, and Kate Ryan read an excerpt of "Clara Thomas Bailey," a play by Caridad Svich published in NER 44.3. After the reading, podcast host Katie Futterman talks to Svich about how she came to write plays, her approach to audience, and the multiple anxieties that influence this play. "Clara Thomas Bailey" is a portrait-in-motion that takes place over the course of one hour in a person's life—and hour that spans years of feeling. It is a figure in three, or a triptych.

    Episode 25: Joan Leegant

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2023 34:37


    Hosted by Gavin Richards and Cali Jantzen, this episode features Joan Leegant reading an excerpt of her story "Wild Animals," followed by a short interview. The conversation explores the volatile nature of family, Leegant's unique syntax, loyalty to the sentence, the writer as an "unconscious" medium, and the author's advice on discovering one's own process. "Wild Animals" was first published in NER 44.2 (summer 2023).

    Episode 24: Nessa O'Mahony

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2023 36:28


    Irish poet Nessa O'Mahony reads her poem "Cillín," published in NER 44.2, followed by an interview with summer interns Cali Jantzen and Gavin Richards. Their discussion traverses the “hidden histories” of Ireland, the politics of memory, and the role of poetry in reckoning with the past. The poem appears in NER's special feature "The Door Left Wide: Poets in Tribute to Eavan Boland."

    Episode 23: El Williams III

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2023 26:36


    El Williams III reads his poem "There Was a Brood," followed by an interview with Yardena Carmi. Their discussion explores writing about place and personal experience, as well as the poet's inspirations for this piece, which turns car trouble, summer heat, and a brood of cicadas into poetry.

    Episode 22: Katie Moulton

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 32:37


    Katie Moulton reads an excerpt from her essay "The Elvis Room" (NER 43.3), followed by a conversation with host, Becca Clark. The author discusses her writing and editing processes, memorializing her dad, her family's fascination with Elvis Presley, and more.

    Episode 21: A. E. Kulze

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 32:57


    Fiction writer A. E Kulze reads from her story "The Ladybugs," followed by a conversation with podcast hosts Andrew Grossman and Kate Sadoff. Kulze talks about her writing process, the role of the unconscious in forming the whole, and the joy of a perfect editorial cut. She also speaks more broadly about gender and domesticity, the failures of contemporary feminism, and the Desert Mothers, who've been largely forgotten to history. "The Ladybugs" was published in NER 43.2 (summer 2022).

    Episode 20: Milia Ayache & Amina Hassan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2022 40:00


    Hosts Andrew Grossman and Kate Sadoff present an excerpt from the play "Splits/kin," co-authored by Milia Ayache and Amina Hassan, followed by a conversation with the authors. They talk about their process of collaboration, the influence of fairy tales and founding myths, and the global love affair between fathers and their television sets. The excerpt from the play is performed by Leslie Sainz and Andrew Grossman. "Splits/kin" was originally published in NER 43.2 (summer 2022) as part of the international feature on Lebanese writers.

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    Episode 19: Helene Achanzar with Tejas Srinivasan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2022 25:43


    Helene Achanzar reads her poem "Chicago," followed by a conversation with Tejas Srinivasan about poetic structure, the realities of labor, modern paintings, her beloved home city, and more. Helene Achanzar is the winner of NER's 2022 Emerging Writers' Award. A Filipina-Canadian poet and educator, she is an associate editor for Poetry Northwest and director of programs at the Chicago Poetry Center.  Her poems “Chicago” and “Etymology” were published in NER 42.4 (fall 2021).

    Episode 18: Jennifer Shyue & Cuban Fiction in Translation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 42:01


    Lu Mila and Michelle Marquez read two works of short fiction by Cuban authors Anna Lidia Vega Serova and Jorge Enrique Lage, both translated by Jennifer Shyue. Podcast host Madison Middleton interviews Shyue, who talks about how she fell in love with translation and details some of the pleasures and perils of this exacting and creative work. Both works of fiction were originally published in NER 42.1, in spring 2021, as part of the "Cuban Literature Today" feature.

    Episode 17: Jesse Lee Kercheval with Rebecca Amen

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 36:44


    Jesse Lee Kercheval reads her essay "Crash," followed by a conversation with Rebecca Amen. The short essay interrogates the author's memory of a shocking car accident that took place more than 50 years ago. In the interview, Kercheval further explores the nature of memory, essay writing in general, and her work as a translator of Uruguayan poetry. "Crash" was originally published in NER 42.2 (summer 2021). This episode was produced by Rebecca Amen, Middlebury College class of 2022.

    Episode 16: Michael McGriff with Yardena Carmi

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2021 25:46


    Michael McGriff reads an excerpt from his poem "Questions for the Interrogation," followed by an interview with Yardena Carmi. Their conversation explores the poem's tribute to rural Oregon and Pablo Neruda, the limitations of memory and language, and McGriff's work as a translator. This excerpt from "Questions for the Interrogation" was originally published in NER 42.1 (spring 2021). The episode was produced by Yardena Carmi, Middlebury College class of 2023.

    Episode 15: Zach Linge & Celeste Levy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 29:31


    Celeste Levy reads the poem "Offered as Suddenly a Forest" by Zach Linge. The reading is followed by a conversation between Celeste and Zach, who talk about the poem from both the reader's and the writer's points of view. They explore the origins of the poem's images, writing during the pandemic, and the shades of truth that poetry can reveal.

    Episode 14: McKenna Marsden with Madison Middleton

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2021 36:58


    Madison Middleton reads from the short story "Suffering in Motion" by McKenna Marsden, followed by a conversation between reader and writer. The story was originally published in NER in spring 2020. Episode hosted by Carolyn Kuebler, Editor of NER.

    Episode 13: Jessie van Eerden & John Freeman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021 56:59


    Hosted by Courtney Wright, this episode features an essay by Jessie van Eerden, "A Story of Mary and Martha Taking in a Foster Girl," and an interview with the author, followed by a poem by John Freeman, "Columbine and Rue." "A Story of Mary and Martha..." was originally published in NER 40.3 and is read by Francis Price. "Columbine and Rue" was published in NER 41.1 and is read by Nimaya Lemal.

    Episode 12: 4 UK poets

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2020 17:31


    Hosted by Simone Edgar Holmes, this episode presents four poems from NER's special feature on contemporary poets from the UK, edited by Marilyn Hacker. Shazea Quraishi reads "Elegy"; Seni Seneviratne reads "A Girl in the Woods"; Naomi Foyle reads "Made from Fibres Not Readily Penetrated"; and Sasha Dugdale brings it home with "Chair No. 14." All of these poems can be found at www.nereview, issue 41.2.

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    Episode 11: George Szirtes, Joannie Stangeland, & Angelique Stevens

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 29:26


    Simone Edgar Holmes presents NER writers George Szirtes, Joannie Stangeland, and Angelique Stevens reading their new work. Listen in as George Szirtes reads his poem “English Rain,” Joannie Stangeland reads her poem “Parcel,” and Angelique Stevens reads from her memoir “The Only Light We've Got”—all published in recent issues of the New England Review.

    Episode 10: Jan Beatty, Greg Johnson, & Jakob Maier

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2020 21:39


    Hosted by Ruhamah Weil, Episode 10 presents Jan Beatty, Greg Johnson, and Jakob Maier, reading their own work from New England Review 40.4. Jan Beatty reads her poem “The Body Wars,” Greg Johnson reads excerpts from his memoir “Daddy’s Aitch,” and Jakob Maier reads his poem “Food Court Ghost Town.” Ruhamah also spoke briefly to Tricia Allen, of the Ilsley Public Library in downtown Middlebury, about the power of poetry.

    Episode 9: Dean Rader, Kathy Fagan, & Trey Moody

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 19:10


    What makes a good poem? What makes a good story? Three NER 40.4 poets read their work in this podcast, bringing us owls and children, fathers and sons, death, dogs, and more. Middlebury College intern Susan Deutsch hosts the episode, and connects with local readers, writers, and librarians, as well, all of whom chime in to share their thoughts on the joys of reading. So join us as we listen to Dean Rader ("Troubled by Thoughts . . ." and "Once Again in Thought," Kathy Fagan ("Dahlia"), and Trey Moody read their memorable work.

    Episode 8: Corey Marks & Noah Bogdonoff

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2019 22:22


    Hosted by Rahat Huda and Leila Markosian, Episode 8 of the New England Review podcast features the poem "Lark" by Corey Marks and the story "Indoor Animals" by Noah Bogdonoff. "Lark" was originally published in New England Review 39.3 (2018), and is read here by Katie Marshall. "Indoor Animals" was originally published in New England Review 39.4 (2018), and read by Zachary Varricchione.

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    Episode 7: Phoebe Stone and François Clemmons

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2019 42:18


    Episode 7, hosted by NER interns Rahat Huda and Leila Markosian, features two memoirs steeped in childhood, "Teapot in Turquoise" by Phoebe Stone, and "From the Beginning" by François Scarborough Clemmons.

    Episode 6: Jay Parini & Genevieve Plunkett

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2019 32:04


    This episode, hosted by Jeremy Navarro, features Jay Parini reading his short autobiographical piece, "A Beer with Borges," and Genevieve Plunkett reading her O. Henry Award–winning story, "Something for a Young Woman." "A Beer with Borges" was originally published in NER in spring 2018, and "Something for a Young Woman" was published in NER in fall 2015.

    Episode 5: Didi Jackson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2019 33:55


    This is the inaugural episode of a new, ongoing project: the Vermont Writers Series. Hosted by Juliette Luini, this episode features poet Didi Jackson reading her work published in NER as well as poems from her forthcoming collection. "Burning Bush" was published in spring 2018. "Brancusi's Bird in Space" was published on NER Digital. Her first collection of poems, Moon Jar, will be published by Red Hen Press in spring 2020.

    Episode 4: Emily Geminder & Alla Gorbunova

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2019 21:54


    This episode, hosted by Megan Job, features two stories: "Phnom Penh 2012" by Emily Geminder and "Biomass" by Alla Gorbunova, translated by Elina Alter. “Phnom Penh 2012” was originally published in NER in the Winter of 2015 and is read by Emily Ma. “Biomass” was originally published in NER in the Summer of 2018 and is read by Masha Makutonina.

    Episode 3: Heather Christle & Janet Towle

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2019 23:47


    This episode, hosted by Megan Job, features a poem, “In Order of Appearance,” by Heather Christle, and a story, “Modal Window,” by Janet Towle. “In Order of Appearance” was originally published in NER in the Summer of 2018 and is read by Melanie Rivera. “Modal Window” was originally published in NER in the Summer of 2018 and is read by Becca Berlind and Sam Tompkins Martin.

    Episode 2: Bob Hicok, Victoria Chang, & C. K. Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2018 18:51


    This episode, hosted by NER intern Kylie Winger, showcases works by three well-known and much-loved American poets. “Sweet” by Bob Hicok was originally published in NER in the Spring of 2016 and is read by Pele Voncujovi. “Obit—Memory,” “Obit—Music,” and Obit—Grief” by Victoria Chang were originally published in NER in the Fall of 2017 and are read by Katie Mayopoulos. “I Shot a Frog, I Shot a Bird” by C. K. Williams was originally published in NER in the Spring of 2016 and is read by Will Koch.

    Episode 1: Henry Kearney IV & Anne Raeff

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2018 24:09


    This episode, hosted by NER intern Juliette Luini, features a poem, "Shotgun Elegy," by Henry Kearney IV and a story, "Chinese Opera," by Anne Raeff. "Shotgun Elegy" was originally published in NER in the Fall of 2016 and is read by Will Koch. "Chinese Opera" was originally published in NER in the Summer of 2016 and is read by Gabby Valdivieso.

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