May 1, 2018
This month I got to chat with Kayleb Rae Candrilli. Kayleb is
author of "What Runs Over," winner of the 2016 Pamet River Prize,
with YesYes Books. "What Runs Over" is a 2017 Lambda Literary
finalist for Transgender Poetry. Candrilli is published or
forthcoming in Puerto del Sol, Booth, RHINO, Cream City Review,
Hayden's Ferry Review, Adroit, Bettering American Poetry, Boaat
Press, Vinyl, CutBank, Muzzle, New Orleans Review, and many
others.
They have served as the nonfiction editor of the Black Warrior
Review and as a feature editor for NANO Fiction. They are now an
Assistant Poetry Editor for Boaat Press. In 2015, Candrilli was a
Lambda Literary Emerging Fellow in Nonfiction, and again in 2017 as
a fellow in poetry. Kayleb is a Best of the Net winner and has been
nominated for Pushcart Prizes (in prose and poetry) and for Best
New Poets. They were also a 2017 recipient of a Leeway Art and
Change Grant.
Authors and music mentioned in this episode:
- Kayleb's website: https://www.krcandrilli.com
Purchase "What Runs Over" here: https://www.yesyesbooks.com/product-page/what-runs-over-by-kayleb-rae-candrilli - Nabila Lovelace "Sons of Achilles" https://www.yesyesbooks.com/product-page/sons-of-achilles-by-nabila-lovelace
- Shaelyn Smith "The Leftovers" http://www.csupoetrycenter.com/books/the-leftovers
- Jamie Mortara "GOOD MORNING AMERICA I'M HUNGRY AND ON FIRE" https://www.yesyesbooks.com/product-page/good-morning-america-i-am-hungry-and-on-fire-by-jamie-mortara
- Chase Berggrun "R E D" http://www.birdsllc.com/catalog/red
- Lynette Reeman: https://www.linettereeman.net
- Post-ironic bummer pop band Coping Skills: https://copingskills.bandcamp.com/album/worst-new-music
- Swedish EDM Kasbo: https://www.edmsauce.com/tag/kasbo/
The Sound of Waves Breaking is here: https://freesound.org/people/kickhat/sounds/328969/
This episode is edited by Mitchel Davidovitz.
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