Poetry on the Path

In this episode, Ocean chats with Tariq about the publication of his debut collection of poetry, LONE LILY. Tariq Thompson is a Black poet from Memphis, Tennessee. He attends Kenyon College, where he is both an Associate & Social Media Intern for The Kenyon Review. He also serves as the Social Media Editor for Shade Literary Arts. He is the recipient of the 2020 Adroit Prize for Poetry & the Academy of American Poets Prize from Kenyon College. Aside from poetry, his loves include Pokémon, Studio Ghibli, & The Last of Us franchise. His debut collection of poetry, LONE LILY, explores the meaning of community through Black history, and seeks to intertwine notions of past, present, and future.

Today, Zach sits down with Micah, who is set to publish his current project, Venous, this month. Micah Kim is a writer from Vernon Hills, Illinois who loves nothing more than sitting down to write and then doing everything else. He is currently studying English at Kenyon College. Micah isn’t ready for a biography yet.  Micah also really wants to meet Neal Shusterman. His current project, Venous, is a collection of short horror stories that deal with love in family, friendship, and flesh. From an awry burial-at-sea to a suburban soccer mom, he sends it all with haunted affection.

Today, Sam and Phoebe chat with Liv Kane about the publication of her nonfiction collection, Gulfwater! Born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, Liv Kane was first published by Young Pegasus Poetry and served as the inaugural Writer-in-Residence at the San Antonio Public Library. A current Kenyon Review Intern, she studies English, Film, and Environmental Studies at Kenyon College in the hopes of pursuing science writing post-grad. She received the New York Life Award for her work in 2019, and is the current Nonfiction Writer for Sunset Press.