Jehanne Dubrow reads from and discusses her essay "Red Monsters," about Anne Carson's Autobiography of Red, bisexuality, and how hybrid literatures can teach us to face the monstrous parts of ourselves. Like the essay, her conversation with podcast hosts Hamilton Smith and Sydney Smith ranges over the topics of literary analysis, personal narrative…

Host Charlotte Roberts chats with author and professor Trudy Lewis about Lewis’s short story, "Morado." Set in a fictional seed research institute in Kansas, "Morado" explores what it means to queer both our own bodies and the natural world in order to survive. Featured throughout the episode are three brief excerpts from the story, read by the aut…

Hosted by Hamilton Smith and Sydney Smith, episode 27 features Soje reading their translations of Song Seung Eon's "To Dig in the Forest" and "Twisted Landscape Inside a Kind Heart," followed by a brief conversation.Soje's reading of the poems, in both Korean and English, is met with a deep inquiry of translation's potential to effect radical chang…

A reading from the play "Clara Thomas Bailey," followed by a conversation between Katie Futterman and playwright Caridad Svich.Maya Bargdorf, Rowan Heffelfinger, and Kate Ryan read an excerpt of "Clara Thomas Bailey," a play by Caridad Svich published in NER 44.3. After the reading, podcast host Katie Futterman talks to Svich about how she came to …

Hosted by Gavin Richards and Cali Jantzen, this episode features Joan Leegant reading an excerpt of her story "Wild Animals," followed by a short interview.The conversation explores the volatile nature of family, Leegant's unique syntax, loyalty to the sentence, the writer as an "unconscious" medium, and the author's advice on discovering one's own…

Irish poet Nessa O'Mahony reads her poem "Cillín," published in NER 44.2, followed by an interview with summer interns Cali Jantzen and Gavin Richards.Their discussion traverses the “hidden histories” of Ireland, the politics of memory, and the role of poetry in reckoning with the past.The poem appears in NER's special feature "The Door Left Wide: …

El Williams III reads his poem "There Was a Brood," followed by an interview with Yardena Carmi.Their discussion explores writing about place and personal experience, as well as the poet's inspirations for this piece, which turns car trouble, summer heat, and a brood of cicadas into poetry.Door New England Review

Katie Moulton reads an excerpt from her essay "The Elvis Room" (NER 43.3), followed by a conversation with host, Becca Clark. The author discusses her writing and editing processes, memorializing her dad, her family's fascination with Elvis Presley, and more.Door New England Review

Fiction writer A. E Kulze reads from her story "The Ladybugs," followed by a conversation with podcast hosts Andrew Grossman and Kate Sadoff.Kulze talks about her writing process, the role of the unconscious in forming the whole, and the joy of a perfect editorial cut. She also speaks more broadly about gender and domesticity, the failures of conte…

Hosts Andrew Grossman and Kate Sadoff present an excerpt from the play "Splits/kin," co-authored by Milia Ayache and Amina Hassan, followed by a conversation with the authors. They talk about their process of collaboration, the influence of fairy tales and founding myths, and the global love affair between fathers and their television sets.The exce…

Helene Achanzar reads her poem "Chicago," followed by a conversation with Tejas Srinivasan about poetic structure, the realities of labor, modern paintings, her beloved home city, and more.Helene Achanzar is the winner of NER's 2022 Emerging Writers' Award. A Filipina-Canadian poet and educator, she is an associate editor for Poetry Northwest and d…

Lu Mila and Michelle Marquez read two works of short fiction by Cuban authors Anna Lidia Vega Serova and Jorge Enrique Lage, both translated by Jennifer Shyue. Podcast host Madison Middleton interviews Shyue, who talks about how she fell in love with translation and details some of the pleasures and perils of this exacting and creative work.Both wo…

Jesse Lee Kercheval reads her essay "Crash," followed by a conversation with Rebecca Amen. The short essay interrogates the author's memory of a shocking car accident that took place more than 50 years ago. In the interview, Kercheval further explores the nature of memory, essay writing in general, and her work as a translator of Uruguayan poetry."…

Michael McGriff reads an excerpt from his poem "Questions for the Interrogation," followed by an interview with Yardena Carmi. Their conversation explores the poem's tribute to rural Oregon and Pablo Neruda, the limitations of memory and language, and McGriff's work as a translator.This excerpt from "Questions for the Interrogation" was originally …

Celeste Levy reads the poem "Offered as Suddenly a Forest" by Zach Linge.The reading is followed by a conversation between Celeste and Zach, who talk about the poem from both the reader's and the writer's points of view. They explore the origins of the poem's images, writing during the pandemic, and the shades of truth that poetry can reveal.…

Madison Middleton reads from the short story "Suffering in Motion" by McKenna Marsden, followed by a conversation between reader and writer. The story was originally published in NER in spring 2020. Episode hosted by Carolyn Kuebler, Editor of NER.Door New England Review

Hosted by Courtney Wright, this episode features an essay by Jessie van Eerden, "A Story of Mary and Martha Taking in a Foster Girl," and an interview with the author, followed by a poem by John Freeman, "Columbine and Rue." "A Story of Mary and Martha..." was originally published in NER 40.3 and is read by Francis Price. "Columbine and Rue" was pu…

Hosted by Simone Edgar Holmes, this episode presents four poems from NER's special feature on contemporary poets from the UK, edited by Marilyn Hacker.Shazea Quraishi reads "Elegy"; Seni Seneviratne reads "A Girl in the Woods"; Naomi Foyle reads "Made from Fibres Not Readily Penetrated"; and Sasha Dugdale brings it home with "Chair No. 14."All of t…

Simone Edgar Holmes presents NER writers George Szirtes, Joannie Stangeland, and Angelique Stevens reading their new work.Listen in as George Szirtes reads his poem “English Rain,” Joannie Stangeland reads her poem “Parcel,” and Angelique Stevens reads from her memoir “The Only Light We've Got”—all published in recent issues of the New England Revi…

Hosted by Ruhamah Weil, Episode 10 presents Jan Beatty, Greg Johnson, and Jakob Maier, reading their own work from New England Review 40.4. Jan Beatty reads her poem “The Body Wars,” Greg Johnson reads excerpts from his memoir “Daddy’s Aitch,” and Jakob Maier reads his poem “Food Court Ghost Town.” Ruhamah also spoke briefly to Tricia Allen, of the…

What makes a good poem?What makes a good story?Three NER 40.4 poets read their work in this podcast, bringing us owls and children, fathers and sons, death, dogs, and more. Middlebury College intern Susan Deutsch hosts the episode, and connects with local readers, writers, and librarians, as well, all of whom chime in to share their thoughts on the…

Hosted by Rahat Huda and Leila Markosian, Episode 8 of the New England Review podcast features the poem "Lark" by Corey Marks and the story "Indoor Animals" by Noah Bogdonoff."Lark" was originally published in New England Review 39.3 (2018), and is read here by Katie Marshall. "Indoor Animals" was originally published in New England Review 39.4 (20…

Episode 7, hosted by NER interns Rahat Huda and Leila Markosian, features two memoirs steeped in childhood, "Teapot in Turquoise" by Phoebe Stone, and "From the Beginning" by François Scarborough Clemmons.Door New England Review

This episode, hosted by Jeremy Navarro, features Jay Parini reading his short autobiographical piece, "A Beer with Borges," and Genevieve Plunkett reading her O. Henry Award–winning story, "Something for a Young Woman.""A Beer with Borges" was originally published in NER in spring 2018, and "Something for a Young Woman" was published in NER in fall…

This is the inaugural episode of a new, ongoing project: the Vermont Writers Series. Hosted by Juliette Luini, this episode features poet Didi Jackson reading her work published in NER as well as poems from her forthcoming collection. "Burning Bush" was published in spring 2018. "Brancusi's Bird in Space" was published on NER Digital. Her first col…

This episode, hosted by Megan Job, features two stories: "Phnom Penh 2012" by Emily Geminder and "Biomass" by Alla Gorbunova, translated by Elina Alter.“Phnom Penh 2012” was originally published in NER in the Winter of 2015 and is read by Emily Ma.“Biomass” was originally published in NER in the Summer of 2018 and is read by Masha Makutonina.…

This episode, hosted by Megan Job, features a poem, “In Order of Appearance,” by Heather Christle, and a story, “Modal Window,” by Janet Towle. “In Order of Appearance” was originally published in NER in the Summer of 2018 and is read by Melanie Rivera.“Modal Window” was originally published in NER in the Summer of 2018 and is read by Becca Berlind…

This episode, hosted by NER intern Kylie Winger, showcases works by three well-known and much-loved American poets. “Sweet” by Bob Hicok was originally published in NER in the Spring of 2016 and is read by Pele Voncujovi.“Obit—Memory,” “Obit—Music,” and Obit—Grief” by Victoria Chang were originally published in NER in the Fall of 2017 and are read …

This episode, hosted by NER intern Juliette Luini, features a poem, "Shotgun Elegy," by Henry Kearney IV and a story, "Chinese Opera," by Anne Raeff. "Shotgun Elegy" was originally published in NER in the Fall of 2016 and is read by Will Koch."Chinese Opera" was originally published in NER in the Summer of 2016 and is read by Gabby Valdivieso.…