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August 14th, 2025
Heather Swan and Nickole Brown discuss poetry as prayer, Nickole's fierce love of the more-than-human world, poetry after disaster, the courage to love in difficult times, and much more.
Nickole is the author of several books of poetry including To Those Who Were Our First Gods and Sister, and is the Executive Director and President of the Hellbender Gathering of Poets.
September 11th, 2025
Heather Swan and Cynthia Marie Hoffman-Studner discuss writing from obsessions, form, and writing for large projects, writing as a way of healing, and much more. Cynthia is the author of five books of poetry and has had essays appear in such places as The Sun and Time Magazine. Her most recent book, Exploding Head, narrates her experience growing up with OCD.