Conversations From the Pointed Firs

About Conversations From the Pointed Firs

Conversations from the Pointed Firs is a monthly series of discussions between host Peter Neill and Maine-connected authors and artists about new books and creative projects that invoke the spirit of Maine, its history, its ecology, its culture, and its contribution to community and quality of life. Authors and artists interviewed live in Maine, work in Maine, or otherwise derive their creativity from its essence.

Publisher

Peter Neill

Category

arts · arts · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

13 May 2021

Latest episode

15 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

49 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Sept 2026

   Caroline Bicks

   This month on Conversations from the Pointed Firs, host Peter Neill speaks with author Caroline Bicks whose latest book, "Monsters in the Archives: My Year of Fear with Stephen King" chronicles what she discovered when the Master of Horror himself granted her extended access to his private archives. And she shares stories of the year she spent reading never-before-studied drafts of his most iconic stories. Today King calls it “the best book about my process that I have ever read.” Caroline B...

2. 

   10 Jun 2026

   Carl Little

   Our guest this month on Conversations from the Pointed Firs is Carl Little, poet, editor, journalist, exhibit curator, art critic, writer, poet, and historian of the art of Maine. He and Peter Neill are discussing that history from indigenous petroglyphs to the latest museum exhibitions and gallery openings, in search of the place of art at the center of “the spirit of Maine.” Carl is a prolific contributor to publications such as "Art New England", "Maine Boats, Homes, and Harbors", the "Ban...

3. 

   5 May 2026

   Charles Cantalupo

   This month on Conversations from the Pointed Firs: Charles Cantalupo, literary critic and historian specializing in indigenous writing and poetry; poet and author of Clooscape the Poet, an interpretation of a Wabanaki folk figure and legendary presence and spirit of “homeland” in along the Atlantic coastlands of New England and the Atlantic Provinces of Canada. Charles is Professor Emeritus of English, Comparative Literature, and African Studies at Penn State; co-author of the Asmara Declarat...

Who has been a guest on Conversations From the Pointed Firs

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Kevin Johnson
• Cipperly Good
• Claire Ackroyd

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 25 / 100

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Quality

26

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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