Ampersand: The Poets & Writers Podcast

Sarah V. Schweig reads “Longest Night” from her poetry collection The Ocean in the Next Room, published by Milkweed Editions in January 2025.

Matthew Nienow reads “Every Gift Carries a Cost” from his poetry collection If Nothing, published by Alice James Books in January 2025.

Fabienne Josaphat reads from her novel Kingdom of No Tomorrow, published by Algonquin Books in December 2024.

The Only Way Through Is Out by Suzette Mullen by Poets & Writers

Inside the Mirror by Parul Kapur by Poets & Writers

The Liquid Eye of a Moon by Uchenna Awoke by Poets & Writers

In Inheritance of Drowning by Dorsía Smith Silva by Poets & Writers

Whiskey Tender by Deborah Jackson Taffa by Poets & Writers

Simon Critchley reads from the opening of Mysticism, published by New York Review Books in October 2024.

Patricia Coral reads from her memoir, Women Surrounded by Water, published by Mad Creek Books in November 2024.

Melanie Cheng reads from her novel The Burrow, published by Tin House in November 2024.

Jennifer Chang reads “The Poem of Force” from her poetry collection An Authentic Life, published by Copper Canyon Press in October 2024.

Albert Abonado reads “A Pile of Poems Is Called a Negation” from his poetry collection Field Guide for Accidents, published by Beacon Press in October 2024.

Little Seed by Wei Tchou by Poets & Writers

The Lucky Ones by Zara Chowdhary by Poets & Writers

Come by Here: A Memoir in Essays From Georgia's Geechee Coast by Neesha Powell-Ingabire by Poets & Writers

The Exit Is the Entrance: Essays on Escape by Lydia Paar by Poets & Writers

Bones Worth Breaking by David Martinez by Poets & Writers

Entitlement by Rumaan Alam by Poets & Writers

The Murmuring Grief of the Americas by Daniel Borzutzky by Poets & Writers