Uindy's Potluck Podcast

In this episode of UIndy’s Potluck Podcast, where we host conversations about the arts, ENGL 478 students Emma Knaack and Griffin Cloyer interview poet, José Olivarez, a guest of the Kellogg Writers Series, which is a series that brings writers of distinction to the University of Indianapolis campus for classroom discussions and free public readings. A big thank you to UIndy Music major Gabriel Bynoe for editing this episode. José Olivarez is the son of Mexican immigrants, the author of Citizen Illegal and Promises of Gold, the co-author of Home Court, co-editor of BreakBeat Poets 4: LatiNEXT, and the co-host of the poetry podcast The Poetry Gods. His work has been published in the BreakBeat Poets, the Adroit Journal, the Rumpus, and other places. He earned a BA from Harvard University. Named a Debut Poet of 2018 by Poets & Writers, he is the recipient of fellowships from CantoMundo, Poets House, the Bronx Council on the Arts, the Poetry Foundation, and the Conversation Literary Festival.  We thank you

In this episode of UIndy’s Potluck Podcast, where we host conversations about the arts, ENGL 478 students Emma Bond and Ella Harner, with Prof. Barney Haney, interview poet, Maggie Graber, a guest of the Kellogg Writers Series, which is a series that brings writers of distinction to the University of Indianapolis campus for classroom discussions and free public readings. A big thank you to UIndy Music major Gabriel Bynoe for editing this episode. Maggie Graber is a queer millennial poet from the Great Lakes. She is a Luminarts Cultural Foundation Fellow, a graduate of the MFA in Creative Writing program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, and a certified Wilderness First Responder. She currently serves as poetry editor for Yalobusha Review and lives and teaches in Oxford, Mississippi, where she earned her Ph.D. in English - Creative Writing at the University of Mississippi.  We thank you for listening to UIndy's Potluck Podcast, which is hosted by students and faculty of the University of Indian

In this episode of UIndy’s Potluck Podcast, where we host conversations about the arts, ENGL 478 students Emma Bond, Piper Parks, and Emma Knaack interview fiction writer, Rebecca McKanna, a guest of the Kellogg Writers Series, which is a series that brings writers of distinction to the University of Indianapolis campus for classroom discussions and free public readings. A big thank you to UIndy Music major Gabriel Bynoe for editing this episode. Rebecca McKanna was born and raised in Iowa. She is an associate professor of English at the University of Indianapolis, and her debut novel, Don’t Forget the Girl, was published in 2023. Her short stories have been published in Colorado Review, Michigan Quarterly Review, The Rumpus, and other publications, and recognized as distinguished in The Best American Short Stories 2019. We thank you for listening to UIndy's Potluck Podcast, which is hosted by students and faculty of the University of Indianapolis. We would like to thank our guests and the Shaheen Colle

In this episode of UIndy’s Potluck Podcast, where we host conversations about the arts, ENGL 478 students Emma Bond, Piper Parks, and Emma Knaack interview fiction writer, Sarah Layden, a guest of the Kellogg Writers Series, which is a series that brings writers of distinction to the University of Indianapolis campus for classroom discussions and free public readings. A big thank you to UIndy Music major Gabriel Bynoe for editing this episode. Sarah Layden is an Associate Professor of English at Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis. She is the author of Imagine Your Life Like This, Trip Through Your Wires, and The Story I Tell Myself About Myself. Her recent nonfiction appears in The Washington Post, Poets & Writers, Salon, and The Millions. We thank you for listening to UIndy's Potluck Podcast, which is hosted by students and faculty of the University of Indianapolis. We would like to thank our guests and the Shaheen College of Arts and Sciences. To learn more about UIndy's Potl

In this episode of UIndy’s Potluck Podcast, where we host conversations about the arts, ENGL 478 students Emma Bond, Piper Parks, and Emma Knaack interview fiction writer, Brian Evenson, a guest of the Kellogg Writers Series, which is a series that brings writers of distinction to the University of Indianapolis campus for classroom discussions and free public readings. A big thank you to UIndy Music major Sean Montgomery for editing this episode. Brian Evenson is an award-winning American academic and writer of both literary fiction and popular fiction. He’s prolific, with many works of fiction, nonfiction, and translation, most recently Good Night, Sleep Tight: Stories, which was released in 2024. Since 2016, he has taught in the School of Critical Studies at the California Institute of the Arts. We thank you for listening to UIndy's Potluck Podcast, which is hosted by students and faculty of the University of Indianapolis. We would like to thank our guests and the Shaheen College of Arts and Sciences.

This is UIndy’s Potluck Podcast, where we host conversations about the arts. Etchings Press, a student-run publisher at University of Indianapolis, awards The Whirling Prize to a book each year that demonstrates an excellent and compelling response to a theme selected by students. The 2023 theme was Mythology, and in this episode, the student judges in ENGL 479 (Abigail Bailey, Emma Bond, Olivia Cameron, Camille Dobbs, Sierra Durbin, Amber Phillips, and E. Alexander Phillips-Hedge) have a conversation with poet Elizabeth Kate Switaj, author of the winning collection, The Bringers of Fruit. A big thank you to UIndy Music major Nicholas Flowers for editing this episode. Elizabeth Kate Switaj has worked at the College of the Marshall Islands in the Central Pacific since 2013. She is the author of Supply Chain Problems and The Bringers of Fruit. Her third full-length poetry collection, At (Ghost) Depth, is forthcoming from Mouthfeel Press. We thank you for listening to UIndy's Potluck Podcast, which is hosted

In this episode of UIndy’s Potluck Podcast, where we host conversations about the arts, ENGL 478 students Desteni Guidry, Aaliyah Hughes, and Ethan Thurston interview poet Erin Belieu, a guest of the Kellogg Writers Series, which is a series that brings writers of distinction to the University of Indianapolis campus for classroom discussions and free public readings. A big thank you to UIndy Music major Mikayla Crider for editing this podcast. Born in Nebraska, Erin Belieu earned an MA from Boston University and an MFA from The Ohio State University. Belieu’s work focuses on gender, love, and history, filtering wide-ranging subject matter through a variety of theoretical frameworks. She often addresses feminist issues and uses poetic conventions and street talk. Belieu is the award-winning author of many books of poetry, including Come-Hither Honeycomb; Slant Six; Black Box; One Above, One Below; Belieu coedited, with Susan Aizenberg, the anthology The Extraordinary Tide: New Poetry by American Women. We tha

In this episode of UIndy’s Potluck Podcast, where we host conversations about the arts, ENGL 478 students Desteni Guidry, Sierra Durbin, and Sophia Atkinson interview poet, Natasha Rao, a guest of the Kellogg Writers Series, which is a series that brings writers of distinction to the University of Indianapolis campus for classroom discussions and free public readings. A big thank you to UIndy Music major Mikayla Crider for editing this podcast. Natasha Rao is a poet and educator from New Jersey. She holds a BA from Brown University and an MFA from NYU, where she was a Goldwater Fellow. She is the author of the collection, Latitude, and her work appears in Poetry Northwest, The American Poetry Review, Narrative, The Offing, and elsewhere, and she was a finalist in Narrative’s 30 Below Contest. She is a managing editor of American Chordata and lives in Brooklyn. We thank you for listening to UIndy's Potluck Podcast, which is hosted by students and faculty of the University of Indianapolis. We would like to

In this episode of UIndy’s Potluck Podcast, where we host conversations about the arts, ENGL 478 students Desteni Guidry, Emma Knaack, and Sophia Atkinson interview novelist Matt Bell, a guest of the Kellogg Writers Series, which is a series that brings writers of distinction to the University of Indianapolis campus for classroom discussions and free public readings. Thanks to the Department of Music, Dr. Brett Leonard, and audio editing students Mikayla Crider and Jesse Wallace for editing this podcast. Matt Bell is the author of the New York Times Notable Book Appleseed and the craft book Refuse to Be Done, a guide to novel writing, rewriting, and revision. He is also the author of the novels Scrapper and In the House upon the Dirt Between the Lake and the Woods, as well as the short story collection A Tree or a Person or a Wall, a non-fiction book about the classic video game Baldur's Gate II. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, Esquire, Tin House, Fairy Tale Review, American Short Fiction,

In this episode of UIndy’s Potluck Podcast, where we host conversations about the arts, ENGL 478 students Desteni Guidry, Emma Knaack, and Sophia Atkinson interview writer, Elissa Washuta, a guest of the Kellogg Writers Series, which is a series that brings writers of distinction to the University of Indianapolis campus for classroom discussions and free public readings. Special thanks to Music Technology majors Mikayla Crider and Jesse Wallace for editing this episode’s audio. Elissa Washuta is a Native American author from the Cowlitz people of Washington State. She is the author of White Magic, My Body Is a Book of Rules, and Starvation Mode. With Theresa Warburton, she is co-editor of the anthology Shapes of Native Nonfiction: Collected Essays by Contemporary Writers. Washuta is an assistant professor of creative writing at the Ohio State University. We thank you for listening to UIndy's Potluck Podcast, which is hosted by students and faculty of the University of Indianapolis. We would like to thank

In this episode of the UIndy Potluck Podcast, where we host conversations about the arts, ENGLISH 479 students Sophia Atkinson, Abby Bailey, Sierra Durbin, Desteni Guidry, Sam Jackson, Alex Philips-Hedge, Ethan Thurston, and Dylan Torres interview the 2022 Whirling Prize winner. Etchings Press, a student-run publisher at University of Indianapolis, awards The Whirling Prize in Prose to a book that demonstrate an excellent and compelling response to a theme selected by students. The 2022 theme was Young Adults Exploring the Mysterious, and in this podcast, the student judges have a conversation with novelist Donna Gordon, author of the winning book, What Ben Franklin Would Have Told Me. Special thanks to Music Technology majors Jesse Wallace and Mikayla Crider for editing this episode’s audio. Donna Gordon is a fiction writer and visual artist from Cambridge, Massachusetts. In addition to her debut novel What Ben Franklin Would Have Told Me, her short stories have appeared in Tin House, Ploughshares, The Bosto

In this episode of UIndy’s Potluck Podcast, where we host conversations about the arts, English majors, Sam Jackson, Brandon Hickey, and Olivia Cameron, interview poet Curtis Crisler, a guest of the Kellogg Writers Series, which is a series that brings writers of distinction to the University of Indianapolis campus for classroom discussions and free public readings. Special thanks to Music Technology major Jesse Wallace for editing this episode’s audio. Curtis Crisler was born and raised in Gary, Indiana. He received an MFA from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He currently teaches at Purdue University Fort Wayne. Crisler is a prolific, award-winning poet. Some of his collections that UIndy students engaged with are Tough Boy Sonatas, Black Achilles, Wonderkind, Soundtrack to Latchkey Boy, Don't Moan So Much (Stevie): A Poetry Musiquarium, "This" Ameri-can-ah, and most recently, Indiana Nocturnes, which he co-authored the collection with Kevin McKelvey. You can find his poems in many publications wit

In this episode of the UIndy Potluck Podcast, where we host conversations about the arts, English major Kim Owen and Etchings Press’ advisor, Liz Whiteacre, interview the 2021 Whirling Prize poetry winner. Etchings Press, a student-run publisher at University of Indianapolis, awards Each fall, The Whirling Prize is awarded two books that demonstrate an excellent and compelling response to a theme selected by students. The 20201 theme was Nature, and in this podcast, the student judges have a conversation with poet TAK Erzinger, author of the winning collection, At the Foot of the Mountain. Special thanks to Music Technology major Jesse Wallace for editing this episode’s audio. TAK Erzinger is an American/Swiss poet and artist with a Colombian background. She is also an alumna of Boston University and an English teacher. Erzinger is the author of the collections Found: Between the Trees and At the Foot of the Mountain. Her poetry has been featured in Bien Acompañada, The Muse, River and South Review, Welter,

In this episode of UIndy’s Potluck Podcast, where we host conversations about the arts, English majors Olivia Cameron, Brandon Hickey, and Sam Jackson, interview poet Tyree Daye, a guest of the Kellogg Writers Series, which is a series that brings writers of distinction to the University of Indianapolis campus for classroom discussions and free public readings. Special thanks to Music Technology major Jesse Wallace for editing this episode’s audio. Tyree Daye is a poet from Youngsville, North Carolina, and a Teaching Assistant Professor at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is the author of two poetry collections River Hymns and Cardinal. Daye is a Cave Canem fellow and winner of the 2019 Palm Beach Poetry Festival Langston Hughes Fellowship, the 2019 Diana and Simon Raab Writer-In-Residence at UC Santa Barbara. Daye is a 2019 Kate Tufts Finalist, and most recently, he was awarded a 2019 Whiting Writers Award.  We thank you for listening to UIndy's Potluck Podcast, which is hosted by students and faculty of the Unive

In this episode of the UIndy Potluck Podcast, where we host conversations about the arts, ENGLISH 479 students Caroline Wood and Abby Bailey interview the 2021 Whirling Prize prose winner. Etchings Press, a student-run publisher at University of Indianapolis, awards The Whirling Prize each fall to two books that demonstrate an excellent and compelling response to a theme selected by students. The 2021 theme was Nature, and in this podcast, the student judges have a conversation with journalist Richard Louv, author of the winning book, Our Wild Calling. Special thanks to Music Technology majors Jesse Wallace and Abby Fain for editing this episode’s audio. Richard Louv is a journalist and author of ten books, including Our Wild Calling: How Connecting With Animals Can Transform Our Lives - And Save Theirs and Last Child in the Woods. His books have been translated and published in 24 countries, and helped launch an international movement to connect children, families and communities to nature. He is co-founder

In this episode of UIndy’s Potluck Podcast, where we host conversations about the arts, Barney Haney, assistant professor of English, interviews novelist Lysley Tenorio, a guest of the Kellogg Writers Series, which is a series that brings writers of distinction to the University of Indianapolis campus for classroom discussions and free public readings. Special thanks to Music Technology majors Sean Montgomery and Jackson Smith for editing this episode’s audio. Lysley Tenorio is the author of the novel The Son of Good Fortune and the story collection Monstress, which was named a book of the year by the San Francisco Chronicle. He is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, a Whiting Award, a Stegner fellowship, the Edmund White Award, and the Rome Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. His stories have appeared in The Atlantic, Zoetrope: All-Story, and Ploughshares, and have been adapted for the stage by The American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco and the Ma-(Yee)Yi

In this episode of UIndy’s Potluck Podcast, where we host conversations about the arts, Barney Haney, assistant professor of English, interviews illustrator and writer, Margaret Kimball, a guest of the Kellogg Writers Series, which is a series that brings writers of distinction to the University of Indianapolis campus for classroom discussions and free public readings. Special thanks to Music Technology professor Dr Brett Leonard for editing this episode’s audio. Margaret Kimball is an award-winning illustrator and the author of And Now I Spill the Family Secrets, a graphic memoir about mental illness and family dysfunction. Her writing has appeared in The Believer, LitHub, Ecotone, Black Warrior Review and elsewhere. Her hand lettering and illustrations have been published around the world, and she’s worked with clients like Smithsonian Magazine, Macy’s, Marks & Spencer, Boston Globe, Little, Brown, Simon & Schuster and many others. Her work has been listed as notable in Best American Comics. We th

In this episode of UIndy’s Potluck Podcast, where we host conversations about the arts, ENGLISH 478 students Olivia Williams, Maiya Johnson, Chelsea Keen, and McKenna Tetrick interview poet Alison C Rollins, a guest of the Kellogg Writers Series, which is a series that brings writers of distinction to the University of Indianapolis campus for classroom discussions and free public readings. Special thanks to Music Technology major Oliver Valle for editing this episode’s audio. Alison C. Rollins currently works as the Lead Teaching and Learning Librarian for Colorado College. She also serves as faculty for Pacific Northwest College of Art's Low-Residency MFA program. She is a 2019 National Endowment for the Arts Literature fellow, as well as a Cave Canem and Callaloo fellow. Alison C. Rollins’ debut poetry collection is Library of Small Catastrophes, and her poems have appeared in American Poetry Review, Black Warrior Review, Crazyhorse, and elsewhere. We thank you for listening to UIndy's Potluck Podcast, whic

In this episode of UIndy’s Potluck Podcast, where we host conversations about the arts ENGLISH 478 students McKenna Tetrick, Olivia Williams, and Chelsea Keen interview poet Victoria Chang, a guest of the Kellogg Writers Series, which is a series that brings writers of distinction to the University of Indianapolis campus for classroom discussions and free public readings. Special thanks to Music Technology major Oliver Valle for editing this episode’s audio. Victoria Chang’s collections of poetry include Circle, winner of the Crab Orchard Review Award Series in Poetry; Salvinia Molesta; The Boss; Barbie Chang; and Obit. Her poems have been published in the Kenyon Review, Poetry, the Threepenny Review, and elsewhere. Chang is the editor of the anthology Asian American Poetry: The Next Generation. In addition to editing, Victoria Chang writes children's books and teaches in Antioch University’s MFA program. We thank you for listening to UIndy's Potluck Podcast, which is hosted by students and faculty of the Uni

In this episode of UIndy’s Potluck Podcast, where we host conversations about the arts, ENGLISH 478 students Chelsea Keen, Savannah Harris, McKenna Tetrick, and Olivia Williams interview poet Emily Skaja, a guest of the Kellogg Writers Series, which is a series that brings writers of distinction to the University of Indianapolis campus for classroom discussions and free public readings. Special thanks to Music Technology major Oliver Valle for editing this episode’s audio. Emily Skaja’s first book, Brute, won the 2019 Walt Whitman Award from the Academy of American Poets. She is the Poetry Co-Editor of Southern Indiana Review. Her poems have been published in Best New Poets, Blackbird, Crazyhorse, and others. She is the winner of the Gulf Coast Poetry Prize, an Academy of American Poets College Prize, and a 2019-2020 Literature Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. Emily Skaja is an Assistant Professor in the MFA program at the University of Memphis. We thank you for listening to UIndy's Potluc