Episode 49: Shara McCallum - "Arguing with the dead"

On today’s episode of The Poems We Made Along the Way Gregory Kearns speaks to Shara McCallum about the ethics of art, the difference between subject and theme, and how we can use form as a way to bare content.

Shara McCallum is a poet and professor at Penn State University. She has written numerous books which included The Face of Water, No Ruined Stone, and most recently Behold. All published in the UK by Peepal Tree Press.

Books and other things

Behold: https://www.peepaltreepress.com/books/behold

No Ruined Stone: https://www.peepaltreepress.com/books/no-ruined-stone

Madwoman: https://www.peepaltreepress.com/books/madwoman

The Face of Water: New and Selected Poems: https://www.peepaltreepress.com/books/the-face-of-water

You can also use our affiliate link for Bookshop to find most of the books by most of the guests from the show. They are organised into lists for each series. If you use this link, we get a fraction of the money you spend: https://uk.bookshop.org/lists/series-six-the-poems-we-made-along-the-way

We’d also recommend enquiring with your local bookshops or libraries as well.

Things to read/watch/listen/etc in relationship to this interview:

Shara McCallum on Writing in Community: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42BLvgz2PDM

Shara McCallum on Her Writing Process & Finding Models: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFHDzkr5hY4