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S7 E8 Matt Jasper and Jacob Chapman

It's part two of our annual Pushcart Award Nominees episodes! For this one, join Elizabeth, Matt Jasper (Moth Moon) and Jacob Chapman (Are We There Yet and Here Over Here Over Here) for a great conversation and a reading of their nominated poems from the pages of Meat For Tea.

S7 E7 Ren Wilding and Dana Henry Martin

Welcome to part one of our annual Pushcart Award Nominees episodes! For this one, Elizabeth talks with Ren Wilding and Dana Henry Martin. It's a marvelous conversation that goes from heavy and serious to very funny and everything in between. They read their nominated works as well as an amazing reading of Renee Nicole Good's great poem "On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs".

S7 E6 James Duncan, Gabriel Ricard & Kevin Ridgeway

In this expansive and entertaining chat, Elizabeth and James Duncan, Gabriel Ricard and Kevin Ridgeway talk about ther book We Have Waited Long Enough as well as others of their works, and treat us to some readings as well. And, in usual Meat For Teacast style, the conversation takes twists and turns and ends up on the four questions...ANSWERS/Kevin Ridgeway:Current Book:  1.  Moonglow A Go-Go, by Joan Jobe Smith 2.  The Grifters, by Jim Thompson3.  Finding God In Arby’s, by John Dorsey 4.  Waiting on Hummingbirds,  by James Benger & Jason Baldinger Current Music:  1.  Surf’s Up (1971), The Beach Boys 2.  Naturally (1971), JJ Cale 3.  Feats Don’t Fail Me Now (1974), Little Feat4.  Link Wray (1971), Link WrayCurrent Shows:1.  I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson2.  The Daily Show 3.  South Park 4.  Shameless ANSWERS/James Duncan:Book: It's The End Of The World As We Know It: New Tales of Stephen King's The StanTV: Ludwig (British mystery/comedyMusic: The Replacements "Let It Be"Buy the book through James' website: https://www.jameshduncan.com/books

S7 E5 Francine Witte book launch reading

In this episode, we are pleased to share the online book launch event for Francine Witte's Some Distant Pin Of Light, published by the excellent Cervena Barva Press. This event also features the reading by Brad Rose!For more information:francinewitte.comCervena Barva Press Poetry Homepage Gloria Mindock Editor

S7 E4 In honor of Charles Coe

This was a Patreon-only episode. But with the sad and untimely passing of Charles Coe, we are presenting it to you all here.Charles, you will be greatly missed.https://www.charlescoe.org/"Here we have for you, the spoken word from Le Cirque des Pretres et des Betes: Saturday, March 11, 2023! Jane Yolen & Peter Tacy, Carla Cooke, Chaya Grossberg, Jacob Chapman, Gerald Yelle, Elizabeth Appelquist, Richard Wayne Horton, Tommy Twilite and Charles Coe (do stick around for the end of Charles' reading - it's a treat!)"