VerseCurious

Episode 42: Anna Nygren's BLUSH/RIVER/FOX

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 02:34:51 +0000

I review Anna Nygren's blush/river/fox, from Milkweed Editions (February 10, 2026).

Episode 41: Asa Drake's MAYBE THE BODY

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 02:41:39 +0000

I review Asa Drake's Maybe the Body, from Tin House: A Zando Imprint (February 24, 2026).

Episode 40: Andrés Cerpa's THE PALACE

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 01:53:56 +0000

I review Andrés Cerpa's The Palace, from Alice James Books (January 20, 2026).

Episode 39: Ally Ang's LET THE MOON WOBBLE

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 18:26:53 +0000

I review Ally Ang's Let the Moon Wobble, from Alice James Books (November 11, 2025).

Episode 38: Erin L. McCoy's WRECKS

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 12:37:34 +0000

I review Erin L. McCoy's Wrecks, from Noemi Press (October 15, 2025).

Episode 37: Marcella Durand's A WINTER TRIANGLE

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 00:33:43 +0000

I review Marcella Durand's A Winter Triangle, from Fordham University Press (September 2, 2025).

Episode 36: Martheaus Perkins's THE GRACE OF BLACK MOTHERS

Sat, 31 May 2025 23:31:09 +0000

I review Martheaus Perkins's The Grace of Black Mothers, from Trio House Press (July 1, 2025).

Episode 35: Jennifer Hasegawa's NAOMIE ANOMIE

Sun, 13 Apr 2025 17:39:10 +0000

I review Jennifer Hasegawa's Naomie Anomie, from Omnidawn Publishing (April 14, 2025).

Episode 34: Andrea Ballou's OTHER TIMES, MIDNIGHT

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:24:18 +0000

I review Andrea Ballou's Other Times, Midnight, from Persea Books (April 1, 2025).

Episode 33: Rachel Trousdale's FIVE-PARAGRAPH ESSAY ON THE MIND-BODY PROBLEM

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 21:50:34 +0000

I review Rachel Trousdale's Five-Paragraph Essay on the Mind-Body Problem, from Wesleyan University Press (March 25, 2025).

Episode 32: Annie Wenstrup's THE MUSEUM OF UNNATURAL HISTORIES

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 01:47:29 +0000

I review Annie Wenstrup's The Museum of Unnatural Histories, from Wesleyan University Press (March 19, 2025).

Episode 31: Latif Askia Ba's THE CHOREIC PERIOD

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 14:59:56 +0000

I review Latif Askia Ba's The Choreic Period, from Milkweed Editions (January 21, 2025).

Episode 30: Brittany Rogers's GOOD DRESS

Sun, 08 Sep 2024 22:17:04 +0000

I review Brittany Rogers's Good Dress, from Tin House Books (October 15, 2024).

Episode 29: torrin a. greathouse's DEED

Sun, 28 Jul 2024 17:43:20 +0000

I review torrin a. greathouse's Deed, from Wesleyan University Press (August 20, 2024).

VerseCurious in Conversation: Deborah Tall's A FAMILY OF STRANGERS, with Jessica Cuello

Sun, 30 Jun 2024 12:59:47 +0000

Jessica Cuello and I discuss a touchstone, Deborah Tall's A Family of Strangers, from Sarabande Books (2006).

Episode 27: Elizabeth Clark Wessel's NONE OF IT BELONGS TO ME

Tue, 04 Jun 2024 13:15:42 +0000

I review Elizabeth Clark Wessel's None of It Belongs to Me, from Game Over Books (June 15, 2024).

Episode 26: Stephanie Choi's THE LENGEST NEOI

Sun, 05 May 2024 20:09:29 +0000

I review Stephanie Choi's The Lengest Neoi, from the University of Iowa Press (May 6, 2024).

Episode 25: Jennifer Richter's DEAR FUTURE

Sun, 07 Apr 2024 13:15:41 +0000

I review Jennifer Richter's Dear Future, from The Word Works (May 1, 2024).

Episode 24: Tyree Daye's A LITTLE BUMP IN THE EARTH

Sun, 24 Mar 2024 18:14:55 +0000

I review Tyree Daye's A Little Bump in the Earth, from Copper Canyon Press (Apri 2, 2024).

Episode 23: Sheila Carter-Jones's EVERY HARD SWEETNESS

Mon, 26 Feb 2024 21:43:42 +0000

I review Sheila Carter-Jones's Every Hard Sweetness, from BOA Editions (April 9, 2024).

Episode 22: Alison C. Rollins's BLACK BELL

Fri, 19 Jan 2024 21:58:10 +0000

I review Alison C. Rollins's Black Bell, from Copper Canyon Press (April 23, 2024).

Episode 21: Fahima Ife's SEPTET FOR THE LUMINOUS ONES

Sun, 31 Dec 2023 19:33:07 +0000

I review Fahima Ife's Septet for the Luminous Ones, from Wesleyan University Press (February 6, 2024).

Episode 20: Cynthia Marie Hoffman's EXPLODING HEAD

Tue, 28 Nov 2023 00:25:44 +0000

I review Cynthia Marie Hoffman's Exploding Head, from Persea Books (February 6, 2024).

Episode 19: JJJJJerome Ellis's ASTER OF CEREMONIES

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 18:53:56 +0000

I review JJJJJerome Ellis's Aster of Ceremonies, from Milkweed Editions (October 24, 2023).

Episode 18: Danielle Cadena Deulen's DESIRE MUSEUM

Sun, 08 Oct 2023 12:00:12 +0000

I review Danielle Cadena Deulen's Desire Museum, from BOA Editions (October 10, 2023).

Episode 17: Erin Marie Lynch's REMOVAL ACTS

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 15:12:10 +0000

I review Erin Marie Lynch's Removal Acts, from Graywolf Press (Oct. 3, 2023).

Episode 16: India Lena González's FOX WOMAN GET OUT!

Sun, 10 Sep 2023 16:13:49 +0000

I review India Lena González's Fox Woman Get Out!, from BOA Editions (September 12, 2023).

Episode 15: Leslie Sainz's HAVE YOU BEEN LONG ENOUGH AT TABLE

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 19:30:43 +0000

I review Leslie Sainz's Have You Been Long Enough at Table, from Tin House Books (September 26, 2023).

Episode 14: Courtney Bush's I LOVE INFORMATION

Fri, 28 Jul 2023 12:31:49 +0000

I review Courtney Bush's I Love Information, from Milkweed Editions (August 1, 2023).

Episode 13: Colin Channer's CONSOLE

Thu, 08 Jun 2023 19:28:25 +0000

I review Colin Channer's CONSOLE, from FSG (July 18, 2023).

Episode 12: Phuong T. Vuong's A PLUCKED ZITHER

Mon, 29 May 2023 15:36:11 +0000

I review Phuong T. Vuong's A Plucked Zither, from Red Hen Press (June 6, 2023).

Episode 11: Maureen N. McLane's WHAT YOU WANT

Wed, 26 Apr 2023 21:16:42 +0000

I review Maureen N. McLane's What You Want, from FSG (May 2, 2023).

Episode 10: Brenda Cardenas's TRACE

Mon, 27 Mar 2023 00:42:04 +0000

I review Brenda Cardenas's Trace, from Red Hen Press (April 18, 2023).

Episode 9: Liza Katz Duncan's GIVEN

Fri, 17 Feb 2023 18:23:04 +0000

I review Liza Katz Duncan's GIVEN, from Autumn House Press (April 20, 2023).

Episode 8: Janine Joseph's DECADE OF THE BRAIN

Mon, 16 Jan 2023 20:24:14 +0000

I review Janine Joseph's Decade of the Brain, from Alice James Books (January 17, 2023).

Episode 7: Maggie Millner's COUPLETS

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 02:25:27 +0000

I review Maggie Millner's COUPLETS, from FSG (February 7, 2023).

Episode 6: Shelley Puhak's HARBINGER

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 01:22:00 +0000

I review Shelley Puhak's Harbinger, from Ecco Books (October, 2022).

Episode 5: Sandra Simonds's TRIPTYCHS

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 01:16:39 +0000

I review Sandra Simonds's Triptychs, from Wave Books (November, 2022).

Episode 4: Paul Hlava Ceballos's BANANA

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 14:42:27 +0000

I review Paul Hlava Ceballos's BANANA, from the University of Pittsburgh Press (September 27, 2022).

Episode 3: Jenny Xie's THE RUPTURE TENSE

Fri, 01 Jul 2022 14:11:14 +0000

I review Jenny Xie's The Rupture Tense, from Graywolf Press (September 6, 2022).

Episode 2: No'u Revilla's ASK THE BRINDLED

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 13:08:16 +0000

I review No'u Revilla's Ask the Brindled, from Milkweed Editions (August 9, 2022).

Episode 1: Moheb Soliman's HOMES

Tue, 24 May 2022 16:18:22 +0000

I review Moheb Soliman's HOMES, from Coffee House Press (June 8, 2021).