Best Black Ampersand Podcasts (2024)

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Traveling Without Moving: Essays from a Black Woman by Taiyon J. Coleman 5:09

22d ago5:09

5:09

Taiyon J. Coleman reads from “Tilted Uterus: When Jesus Is Your Baby Daddy” and “Mind the Gap” from her essay collection, Traveling Without Moving: Essays From a Black Woman Trying to Survive in America, published by the University of Minnesota Press in June 2024.By Poets & Writers

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The Body Alone: A Lyrical Articulation of Chronic Pain by Nina Lohman 3:59

22d ago3:59

3:59

Nina Lohman reads from the first section of her nonfiction book, The Body Alone: A Lyrical Articulation of Chronic Pain, published by the University of Iowa Press in July 2024.By Poets & Writers

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Instructions for the Lovers by Dawn Lundy Martin 4:15

22d ago4:15

4:15

Dawn Lundy Martin reads “Winter” from her poetry collection Instructions for the Lovers, published by Nightboat in June 2024.By Poets & Writers

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All Friends Are Necessary by Tomas Moniz 4:02

22d ago4:02

4:02

Tomas Moniz reads from “The Body Is a Wild, Wild Thing,” a chapter in Part One of his novel All Friends Are Necessary, published by Algonquin Books in June 2024.By Poets & Writers

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Call This Mutiny: Uncollected Poems by Craig Santos Perez 3:00

22d ago3:00

3:00

Craig Santos Perez reads “Call This Mutiny” from his poetry collection Call This Mutiny: Uncollected Poems, published by Omnidawn in July 2024.By Poets & Writers

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Cinema Love by Jiaming Tang 4:37

28d ago4:37

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Cinema Love by Jiaming Tang by Poets & WritersBy Poets & Writers

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Ghostroots by ’Pemi Aguda 5:14

22d ago5:14

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Ghostroots by ’Pemi Aguda by Poets & WritersBy Poets & Writers

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The Volcano Daughters by Gina María Balibrera 4:17

22d ago4:17

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The Volcano Daughters by Gina María Balibrera by Poets & WritersBy Poets & Writers

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Early Sobrieties by Michael Deagler 5:16

22d ago5:16

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Early Sobrieties by Michael Deagler by Poets & WritersBy Poets & Writers

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The Coin by Yasmin Zaher 5:23

28d ago5:23

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The Coin by Yasmin Zaher by Poets & WritersBy Poets & Writers

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Little Seed by Wei Tchou 4:47

3M ago4:47

4:47

Wei Tchou reads “Spores,” the third chapter of her memoir, Little Seed, published by A Strange Object in May 2024.By Poets & Writers

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Real Americans by Rachel Khong 2:44

3M ago2:44

2:44

Rachel Khong reads from the opening of her novel Real Americans, published by Knopf in April 2024.By Poets & Writers

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Children in Tactical Gear by Peter Mishler 4:59

3M ago4:59

4:59

Peter Mishler reads “A Message From Our Founder” and “Where Else but Target” from his poetry collection Children in Tactical Gear, published by the University of Iowa Press in May 2024.By Poets & Writers

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First Love: Essays on Friendship by Lilly Dancyger 4:16

3M ago4:16

4:16

Lilly Dancyger reads from “First Love,” the opening essay of her collection, First Love: Essays on Friendship, published by the Dial Press in May 2024.By Poets & Writers

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Good Monster by Diannely Antigua 3:53

3M ago3:53

3:53

Diannely Antigua reads “Diary Entry #28: Ars Poetica” and “We Never Stop Talking About Our Mothers” from her poetry collection Good Monster, published by Copper Canyon Press in May 2024.By Poets & Writers

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Wandering Stars by Tommy Orange 4:48

5M ago4:48

4:48

Tommy Orange reads from “How to Fly,” the thirteenth chapter of his novel Wandering Stars, published by Knopf in February 2024.By Poets & Writers

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Each Knuckle With Sugar by Sarah Levine 3:27

5M ago3:27

3:27

Sarah Levine reads “Brave,” “Bang-Bang,” and “A Horse is a Toy for Crazy People” from her poetry collection, Each Knuckle With Sugar, published by Driftwood Press in February 2024.By Poets & Writers

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The Extinction of Irena Rey by Jennifer Croft 5:15

5M ago5:15

5:15

Jennifer Croft reads from the first chapter of her novel, The Extinction of Irena Rey, published by Bloomsbury in March 2024.By Poets & Writers

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The Moon That Turns You Back by Hala Alyan 2:05

5M ago2:05

2:05

Hala Alyan reads “Tonight I’ll Dream of Nadia” from her poetry collection The Moon That Turns You Back, published by Ecco in March 2024.By Poets & Writers

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You Get What You Pay For by Morgan Parker 4:00

5M ago4:00

4:00

Morgan Parker reads from the opening of her essay collection, You Get What You Pay For, published by One World in March 2024.By Poets & Writers

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Root Fractures by Diana Khoi Nguyen 3:07

7M ago3:07

3:07

Diana Khoi Nguyen reads “Đổi Mới” from her poetry collection Root Fractures, published by Scribner in January 2024.By Poets & Writers

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The Last Fire Season: A Personal and Pyronatural History by Manjula Martin 5:06

7M ago5:06

5:06

Manjula Martin reads from the opening of her memoir, The Last Fire Season: A Personal and Pyronatural History, published by Pantheon Books in January 2024.By Poets & Writers

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The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez James 4:07

7M ago4:07

4:07

Elizabeth Gonzalez James reads from the prologue of her novel The Bullet Swallower, published by Simon & Schuster in January 2024.By Poets & Writers

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The Ukraine by Artem Chapeye 10:02

7M ago10:02

10:02

Zenia Tompkins reads from “The Two Antons” from her English translation of Artem Chapeye’s story collection, The Ukraine, published by Seven Stories Press in January 2024. Chapeye follows with a reading of the same selection in Ukrainian.By Poets & Writers

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Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar 5:50

7M ago5:50

5:50

Kaveh Akbar reads from the opening of his novel, Martyr!, published by Knopf in January 2024.By Poets & Writers

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Master by Simon Shieh 5:24

7M ago5:24

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Master by Simon Shieh by Poets & WritersBy Poets & Writers

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To Be Named Something Else by Shaina Phenix 6:24

7M ago6:24

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To Be Named Something Else by Shaina Phenix by Poets & WritersBy Poets & Writers

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Have You Been Long Enough at Table by Leslie Sainz 4:22

7M ago4:22

4:22

Have You Been Long Enough at Table by Leslie Sainz by Poets & WritersBy Poets & Writers

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SOFT APOCALYPSE by Leah Nieboer 5:16

7M ago5:16

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SOFT APOCALYPSE by Leah Nieboer by Poets & WritersBy Poets & Writers

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Saltwater Demands a Psalm by Kweku Abimbola 3:15

7M ago3:15

3:15

Saltwater Demands a Psalm by Kweku Abimbola by Poets & WritersBy Poets & Writers

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Grace Engine by Joshua Burton 6:04

7M ago6:04

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Grace Engine by Joshua Burton by Poets & WritersBy Poets & Writers

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Grand Tour by Elisa Gonzalez 5:35

7M ago5:35

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Grand Tour by Elisa Gonzalez by Poets & WritersBy Poets & Writers

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The Book Eaters by Carolina Hotchandani 5:22

7M ago5:22

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The Book Eaters by Carolina Hotchandani by Poets & WritersBy Poets & Writers

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Things I Didn’t Do With This Body by Amanda Gunn 4:39

7M ago4:39

4:39

Things I Didn’t Do With This Body by Amanda Gunn by Poets & WritersBy Poets & Writers

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Deliver Me by Elle Nash 3:27

9M ago3:27

3:27

Elle Nash reads from the opening of her novel Deliver Me, published by Unnamed Press in October 2023.By Poets & Writers

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The Shining by Dorothea Lasky 3:37

9M ago3:37

3:37

Dorothea Lasky reads “A Lion” and “Self-Portrait in the Hotel” from her poetry collection The Shining, published by Wave Books in October 2023.By Poets & Writers

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I Would Meet You Anywhere by Susan Kiyo Ito 4:00

9M ago4:00

4:00

Susan Kiyo Ito reads from the opening of her memoir, I Would Meet You Anywhere, published by Mad Creek Books in November 2023.By Poets & Writers

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The New Naturals by Gabriel Bump 4:14

9M ago4:14

4:14

Gabriel Bump reads from the opening of Part Three of his novel The New Naturals, published by Algonquin Books, November 2023.By Poets & Writers

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English as a Second Language, and Other Poems by Jaswinder Bolina 1:43

9M ago1:43

1:43

Jaswinder Bolina reads “English as a Second Language” from his poetry collection English as a Second Language and Other Poems, published by Copper Canyon Press in October 2023.By Poets & Writers

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Have You Been Long Enough at Table by Leslie Sainz 2:16

11M ago2:16

2:16

Leslie Sainz reads “Nature and Nurture, Miami, FL” from Have You Been Long Enough at Table, published in September 2023 by Tin House.By Poets & Writers

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The Book by Mary Ruefle 2:36

11M ago2:36

2:36

Mary Ruefle reads “The Effusive” from her prose collection The Book, published in September 2023 by Wave Books.By Poets & Writers

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Pulling the Chariot of the Sun: A Memoir of a Kidnapping by Shane McCrae 5:15

11M ago5:15

5:15

Shane McCrae reads from the opening of his memoir, Pulling the Chariot of the Sun: A Memoir of a Kidnapping published in August 2023 by Scribner.By Poets & Writers

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North Woods by Daniel Mason 3:45

11M ago3:45

3:45

Daniel Mason reads “The CATAMOUNT, or a True Relation of a Bloody Encounter that Lately Happen’d; a song for VOICE and FIFE, to the tune of CHEERILY and MERRILY,” a poem within the narrative of his novel North Woods, published in September 2023 by Random House.By Poets & Writers

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The Kingdom of Surfaces by Sally Wen Mao 3:52

11M ago3:52

3:52

Sally Wen Mao reads “Chimera” and “a dream or a fox” from her poetry collection The Kingdom of Surfaces, published in August 2023 by Graywolf Press.By Poets & Writers

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Witness by Jamel Brinkley 5:05

11M ago5:05

5:05

Jamel Brinkley reads from “Blessed Deliverance” from his story collection Witness, published in August 2023 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.By Poets & Writers

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Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Júnior, translated by Johnny Lorenz 6:28

1y ago6:28

6:28

Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Júnior, translated by Johnny Lorenz by Poets & WritersBy Poets & Writers

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Open Throat by Henry Hoke 4:23

1y ago4:23

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Open Throat by Henry Hoke by Poets & WritersBy Poets & Writers

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So to Speak by Terrance Hayes 3:04

1y ago3:04

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So to Speak by Terrance Hayes by Poets & WritersBy Poets & Writers

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The Loved Ones: Essays to Bury the Dead by Madison Davis 3:25

1y ago3:25

3:25

The Loved Ones: Essays to Bury the Dead by Madison Davis by Poets & WritersBy Poets & Writers

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Keeping Up With Harry Meghan & British Mainstream Media Ep 53 1:21:24

1y ago1:21:24

1:21:24

Rainbow Blak discusses what happening in mainstream media and British politics. Suella Braveman hates on UK Multiculturalism and wants to stamp it out. Rainbow Blak reflects on the King Charles Coranation and the fallout Meghan , Harry & Dora attend women Foundation awards in NY Meghan, Doria & Harry chased by UK Paparazzi in car chase similar to L…

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