"A Dreadful Consolation," written by by Christos Ikonomou and translated from the Greek by Karen Emmerich: https://airlightmagazine.org/airlight/issue-5/a-terrible-consolation/

Vickie Vértiz and Alex Espinoza

Dec 21st, 2021 1h

Vickie Vértiz, "Little Earthquakes": https://airlightmagazine.org/airlight/fall2020/little-earthquakes-on-fear-and-family-violence/Alex Espinoza, "Lit": https://airlightmagazine.org/authors/alex-espinoza/

Lilliam Rivera & Mark Haber

Nov 22nd, 2021 54m 19s

Lilliam Rivera, "The Undercurrent": https://airlightmagazine.org/airlight/fall2020/the-undercurrent/Mark Haber: "Tegucigalpa": https://airlightmagazine.org/airlight/issue-3/tegucigalpa/

A Sonic Offering: Michiko Theurer and Jonathan Leal

Nov 4th, 2021 52m 12s

Read and listen to "Reach" in Air/Light here: https://airlightmagazine.org/airlight/winter-2021/reach/Other music, essays, and performances mentioned by Michi and Jonathan include:The Tyshawn Sorey performance Michi mentioned will soon be archi

bridgette bianca and MICHAEL CHANG in Conversation

Oct 15th, 2021 1h 14m

bridgette bianca: https://www.bridgettebianca.com/MICHAEL CHANG: https://bateaupress.org/index.php/2021/02/27/drakkar-noir-by-michael-chang/

The Inevitable Word: Diane Mehta and Jordan Smith in Conversation

Oct 1st, 2021 1h 20m

We host a conversation with two incredible poets: Diane Mehta and Jordan Smith, whose poems were published in Air/Light Issue 3.Diane was a student at Union College, where Jordan teaches, and even though they were never in the classroom togethe

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Salidummay” by Ina Cariño

Jul 5th, 2021 4m 21s

Music by Ina Cariño. Ina Cariño is a poet, musician, and artist with an MFA in creative writing from North Carolina State University. Their poetry appears or is forthcoming in Poetry Magazine, Waxwing, New England Review, Tupelo Quarterly, and

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Marvin Bell: A Discussion of his Career with Christopher Merrill and David St. John

Jun 14th, 2021 46m 37s

A discussion of the life and career of poet Marvin Bell with Christopher Merril and David St. John.

Victoria Chang

Jan 13th, 2021 39m 53s

Victoria Chang’s poems encapsulate something that makes poetry unique among literature: they capture a fleeting moment and render it into a form that’s frozen in time yet dynamic. Her work is precise, with an attention to detail at a granular l

Pam Houston on "Postcards from the West"

Jan 6th, 2021 42m 4s

Pam Houston writes about nature and the environment the way that Dickens writes about London or Tolstoy writes military history–not as an object in and of itself but as a terrain for understanding the human condition. Houston is a pivotal figur

A Conversation between Andre Tyson and Douglas Kearney

Dec 14th, 2020 34m 20s

As the first installment of the Air/Light Podcast, we’re thrilled to present a conversation between choreographer Andre Tyson and Douglas Kearney about their performance, Code~dIsSoNaNcE~REVERIE.The conversation was hosted by Air/Light editor

“This granular level of evil manifesting itself on my ballot”: Tracy Jeanne Rosenthal and the Two Evils Voting Guide

Dec 14th, 2020 25m 46s

With the election coming up in a few days, we here at Air/Light wanted to help you not make a choice, but to make the right choice. We’re thrilled to present a conversation with Tracy Jeanne Rosenthal, a writer, artist, and co-founder of the Lo

“Language is failing us”: Mónica de la Torre and Alex Balgiu on “Women in Concrete Poetry, 1959-1979"

Dec 14th, 2020 27m 26s

In this episode of the Air/Light Podcast, we’re interviewing Mónica de la Torre and Alex Balgiu, the editors of the new anthology, Women in Concrete Poetry: 1959-1979, out now from Primary Information press.Concrete poetry was one of the most

The Art of Bookselling #1: Josh Spencer of The Last Bookstore

Dec 14th, 2020 14m 31s

If literature is an ecosystem, then bookstores are its foundation. They’re where literature intersects with community. They introduce people to new and idiosyncratic books while hosting events to support authors. Through it all, they serve as n

The Art of Bookselling #2: Mary Williams of Skylight Books

Dec 14th, 2020 9m 58s

Since it opened in 1996, Skylight Books has become a fixture in the Los Feliz and a center of the neighborhood’s literary community by hosting readings, book clubs, and launch parties. In the second installment of our “Art of Bookselling” podca

The Art of Bookselling #3: Julia Cowlishaw of Vroman’s and Book Soup

Dec 10th, 2020 15m 34s

Vroman's in Pasadena and Book Soup in West Hollywood are two of Southern California's most iconic bookstores. Though they're in very different communities, each one plays a central role in the life of the city. Which is why, in late September,

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