Writer, poet and psychologist Hala Alyan joins this episode to discuss her newest poetry collection The Moon That Turns You Back. We hear about how she thinks about form, and cultivating empathy in art. Hala also talks about her experience promoting a book during the ongoing violence attacks on Gaza, and what it's like for her therapy patients to read her work.
You can find everything we discuss on today's show on The Stacks' website:
https://thestackspodcast.com/2024/04/03/ep-313-hala-alyan
Episode Transcript
Connect with Hala: Instagram | Website
Connect with The Stacks: Instagram | Twitter | Shop | Patreon | Goodreads | Substack | Subscribe
SUPPORT THE STACKS
Join The Stacks Pack on Patreon
To support The Stacks and find out more from this week’s sponsors, click here.
Purchasing books through Bookshop.org or Amazon earns The Stacks a small commission.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Ep. 102 Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde -- The Stacks Book Club (Asha Grant)
Ep. 101 Reading Black Women with Asha Grant
Ep. 100 Three Women by Lisa Taddeo -- The Stacks Book Club (August McLaughlin)
Ep. 99 Getting a Girl Boner with August McLaughlin
Ep. 98 The Hating Game by Sally Thorne -- The Stacks Book Club (Leah Koch)
Ep. 97 A Little Romance with Leah Koch of The Ripped Bodice
Ep. 96 Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino -- The Stacks Book Club (Jordan Moblo)
Ep. 95 Keeping it Positive with Jordan Moblo
Ep. 94 Cribsheet by Emily Oster -- The Stacks Book Club (Jenna Parris)
Ep. 93 Becoming a Mom with Jenna Parris
Ep. 92 Number One Chinese Restaurant by Lillian Li -- The Stacks Book Club (Vanessa Hua)
The Short Stacks 29: The Best of 2019//Lauren Fanella
Ep. 91 The People Who Change Us with Vanessa Hua
Ep. 90 Red at the Bone by Jacqueline Woodson -- The Stacks Book Club (Jason Reynolds)
The Short Stacks 28: Jacqueline Woodson//Red at the Bone
Ep. 89 Staying True to Yourself with Jason Reynolds
Ep. 88 Tell Me How It Ends by Valeria Luiselli -- The Stacks Book Club (Ayser Salman)
The Short Stacks 27: Shea Serrano//Movies (and Other Things)
Ep. 87 Finding a Seat at the Table with Ayser Salman
Ep. 86 Salt Fat Acid Heat by Samin Nosrat -- The Stacks Book Club (Hugh Garvey)
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Lit Society: Books and Drama
Ex Libris
Write The Book: Conversations on Craft
The Turn of the Screw
The War of the Worlds
Fresh Air
Myths and Legends