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Today's show is all about myth, magic, and middle grade fiction. You'll hear: 1. Poet Analicia Sotelo reads three mythic poems from her collection Virgin (Milkweed Editions, 2018): "Ariadne Discusses Theseus in Relation to the Minotaur," "The M
The Loft Podcast is back, with a season dedicated to our Fall 2018 theme: Fairy Tales. Our show today: 1. Minnesota slam poet Kyle Tran "Guante" Myhre reads "An Open Letter to Pinocchio from Dracula" from A Love Song, A Death Rattle, A Battle
In this final episode of our first season, Loft Podcast regulars Britt Udesen, Bao Phi, Tanner Curl, and Kathryn Savage talk about what books they're looking forward to reading this summer. Included on the list are Roxanne Gay, Teju Cole, Steph
In this episode, Tanner and Kathryn speak with guest author Edward McPherson about his new collection of essays, The History of the Future, from Coffee House Press. The collection is a sprawling vision (or warning) of the future, influenced he
In this episode, author Sarah Manguso joins the regular Loft Podcast contributors for a discussion about her newest book, 300 Arguments (published by Graywolf Press). The book is a series of profound, exploratory tiny essays, or arguments from
In this episode, in honor of National Poetry Month (April), Loft Podcast regulars Britt Udesen, Bao Phi, Kathryn Savage, and Tanner Curl talk about their favorite poems. What is it about poetry that brings us back to a poem time and time again
In today's episode, we listen to an event that the Loft hosted with Carolyn Holbrook in March called More than a Single Story: Reclaiming our Food. Food has always been a tool for organizing, celebrating, and creating community. By those determ
In today's episode, Loft Podcast regulars Britt Udesen and Kathryn Savage discuss poetry recitation and the power of poetry in moments of struggle, all through the lens of Poetry Out Loud. Poetry Out Loud is a program that the Loft hosts that i
In this episode, the Loft Podcast round-table regulars interview author Lesley Arimah about her debut collection of short stories, What it Means When a Man Falls From the Sky. The collection, which will be released in April, is a powerful, unfl
There are many ways to approach getting a novel published, and the way a career shifts after. In this episode, Loft Podcast regular Bao Phi interviews the fantastic author Kiese Laymon about his experiences in the publishing world. Laymon will
In this episode, Podcast regular Kathryn Savage interviews acclaimed author Melissa Febos about healing trauma, gate-keeping, and secrets as they relate to memoir. Melissa Febos will be at the Loft at Thursday, March 9 for Writers in Conversati
In this event episode, Loft Podcast regular Britt Udesen introduces a recent event at the Loft, which was the second in the series More Than a Single Story, curated by Carolyn Holbrook. This event's name and topic was Reclaiming the Body. Perso
In this episode, Loft Podcast regulars Bao Phi and Kathryn Savage talk about diversity (or lack thereof) in children’s and young adult literature. To talk about this topic with Bao & Kathryn are two fantastic guests: YA author Shannon Gibney an
In this Valentine's Day episode, Loft Podcast regulars Britt Udesen, Kathryn Savage, Bao Phi, and Tanner Curl talk about love stories in literature. Before some of you groan and move to press the stop button: wait! There is something for everyo
In this episode, Loft Podcast regular Britt Udesen and Loft program manager Sherrie Fernandez-Williams introduce audio from a powerful we hosted in January called More than a Single Story: Ambiguous Loss. Moderated by Carolyn Holbrook, this pan
In this episode, Bao Phi kicks off a recording from an event we hosted earlier in January, called The Loft Celebrates Voices of Our Nation Artists. The event featured readings from talented writers Chris Abani, Natalie Diaz, Elmaz Abinader, and
In this episode, regulars Bao & Kathryn introduce an event recording from the launch of Into: Minneapolis. Four featured writers read poems and prose dedicated to the complexities of the city they live in, followed by a panel discussion with vi
In this small batch episode, Loft Podcast regulars Britt Udesen and Tanner Curl sit down with Loft Marketing & Communications Director Chris Jones to talk about the new look, logo, feel, and direction of the Loft. The new look & feel was reveal
In this episode, Britt & Tanner introduce a recording from an event that the Loft hosted in December, called Big Ideas: Words for Change. At this first Big Ideas conversation, we asked the question: “Can words really change the world?” Our pane
In this first episode of 2017, Loft regulars Britt Udesen, Tanner Curl, Bao Phi, and Kathryn Savage take on the subject of literary resolutions and intentions for the New Year. The team discusses the struggle for balance between the outcome-foc
In this final episode of 2016 (we'll be back online the first week of January 2017!), the Loft Podcast regulars Britt Udesen, Tanner Curl, Bao Phi, and Kathryn Savage reflect on a year's worth of writing. Both local Minnesota writing and nation
In this episode, Loft Podcast regulars Britt Udesen, Bao Phil, Kathryn Savage, and Tanner Curl interview Tea Rozman-Clark, the executive director and cofounder of Green Card Voices (greencardvoices.org). Green Card Voices is a nonprofit that ga
In this episode, Loft Podcast regulars Britt Udesen, Bao Phi, Tanner Curl, and Kathryn Savage talk about how artists influence a city's collective identity. The episode features a phone interview Bao Phi had with Into Quarterly founders Laura B
In this episode, Loft Podcast regulars Tanner Curl, Bao Phi, and Kathryn Savage talk to Evelyn Miller from the Minnesota Center for Book Arts gift shop, and Daley Farr from Milkweed Books (a new bookstore in Minneapolis) to get holiday gift ide
In this episode, Loft Podcast regulars Tanner Curl and Kathryn Savage introduce us to the world of teenage angst before turning it over to a pre-recorded Loft Member Happy Hour on the subject. Included in this recording are featured storytellin
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