Ampersand: The Poets & Writers Podcast
Poets & Writers
4.7from 38 ratings
- 394
- Episodes
- 42
- Transcribed
- 38
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2015
- First episode
About Ampersand: The Poets & Writers Podcast
Listen to authors reading from their new books of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction featured in Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin.
- Publisher
- Poets & Writers
- Category
- arts
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 15 Apr 2015
- Latest episode
- 14 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
42 of 394 episodes have a transcript.
14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
How to Court Disaster by Kate Blakinger
14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Work Lunch by Lee Bains
14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Music Against the Night by Liyun Li
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How to Court Disaster by Kate Blakinger
Published 14 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Hands, he says. He's been having these recurring dreams. In one, all his teeth fall out. In the other, he tries desperately to hold onto someone, but his hands are crushed, useless as empty gloves. Sam is my brother, and he came home from Iraq with a face full of shrapnel. Hard pellets that look like blackheads cluster on his left cheek and spread in painful constellations across his neck, the skin crowded with shiny scar tissue. His body tries to expel what doesn't belong. Jagged pieces pierce the skin from inside. It's like the IED never stopped. It continues to explode from inside his face in excruciatingly slow motion. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Ampersand: The Poets & Writers Podcast
Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.
- Kate Blakinger
- Mary Cappello
- Judy Sandler
- Meghana Mysore
- Phill Branch
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 38 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 36 / 100
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- Quality
- 38
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 85
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How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Ampersand: The Poets & Writers Podcast take guests?
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