Ben Palpant loves, for reasons that become apparent in this episode. On assignment from the Rabbit Room, Ben sat down to interview a few poets. He enjoyed it so much, he interviewed a few more, then a few more. When he had interviewed seventeen poets, he collected those interviews into a book called An Axe for the Frozen Sea. It’s a fascinating look into the minds and hearts of poets who work out of gratitude, out of abundance—sometimes out of grief, never out of grievance.

Joyce McPherson Writes Books 45 Minutes at a Time
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Winfield Bevins Thinks Beauty Will Save the World
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Daniel Nayeri on The Teacher of Nomad Land
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