The Sewanee Review Podcast

In which the poet Jennifer Habel, author of The Book of Jane discusses the process of reexamining traditionally female forms of artistry and how that exercise animates her own craft.

In which editor Adam Ross interviews novelist Chris Bachelder about his thoughts on patient writing, and Bachelder reads an excerpt from his novel The Throwback Special.

In which Pulitzer prizewinning poet Paul Muldoon confronts himself. “Ok Paul get a grip. Face reality this is what you do, and it’s a perfectly reasonable thing to do,” says he. “It is as reasonable …

In which Erin McGraw, a former teacher at the University of Cincinnati and Ohio State as well as a prolific author with three novels and four collections of short stories, entreats aspiring writers:…

In which Anna Lena Phillips Bell—author of the poetry collection Ornament and editor of Ecotone—considers the ways poetry helps us map the natural world and how “art is not a frivolous pursuit.”

In which Margaret Renkl—the author of Late Migrations and a contributing writer for the New York Times—wonders if the arc of the universe still bends towards justice.

In which Melissa Febos, author of Whip Smart and Abandon Me, dubs writing "psychological alchemy" and recites a poem by Mary Oliver.

In which editor Adam Ross interviews Garth Greenwell, the author of Cleanness and What Belongs to You. In this episode, Greenwell is crowned King of MFA Programs and decrees mandatory reading in a s…

In which Adam Ross, editor of the Sewanee Review, introduces the Sewanee Review Podcast for readers and storytellers.