Ruth Awad 8/1/16 Ruth Awad 8/1/16

Candace Williams: The Art of Looking

Poet Candace Williams talks about how her dog Madonna has influenced her writing, what a poet's job is, and how observation and documentation can be a radical act.

Ruth Awad 7/25/16 Ruth Awad 7/25/16

Jess Feldman: Carry the Wild

Jess Feldman talks about how her cat Willicus helped buoy her through a difficult year and offers writers who work that 9-to-5 hustle some pointers on finding and maintaining creative space for poetry.

Ruth Awad 7/11/16 Ruth Awad 7/11/16

Sonya Vatomsky: Hierarchify Your Love

Poet Sonya Vatomky talks about how their companion Magpie Underfoot helps them write and survive.

Ruth Awad 7/5/16 Ruth Awad 7/5/16

James Dunlap: The Briefness of the World

James Dunlap on why art is an inevitable byproduct of dog companionship and how caring for animals taught him how to engage with his father.

Ruth Awad 6/27/16 Ruth Awad 6/27/16

Rachel Mennies: Interrogating Our Animalness

Rachel Mennies talks about the subtle and dynamic ways her dog Otto has shifted her worldview, his wagging presence in and around her poems, and how animals help us understand ourselves.