Podcast
Black Market Reads
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- Episode 56 - Poet Javon Johnson
In this episode, Lissa speaks with Javon Johnson, about his new poetry collection, Ain't Never Not Been Black (Button Poetry, 2020). Javon Johnson, Ph.D. is a poet, performer, prof…
- Bonus: Can't Stop, Won't Stop: Poems in the wake of racial injusticeBonus
Listen to audio of poets reading their work from Can't Stop, Won't Stop: Poems in the wake of racial injustice from a chapbook published by Rain Taxi, recorded on the site of Georg…
- Episode 55 - Can't Stop, Won't Stop with Mary Moore Easter and Bernard James
One of the defining events of the past year, in Minnesota and around the world, was the murder of George Floyd and the international protests demanding justice. In this episode, Li…
- Episode 54 - Claudia Rankine
Launching season six of Black Market Reads, Lissa interviews author Claudia Rankine about her latest work Just Us: An American Conversation (Graywolf Press, 2020). For highlights f…
- Episode 53 - Dr. Frank B. Wilderson, III
In this episode, author and scholar Dr. Frank B. Wilderson, III on his latest work, Afropessimism. From his youth in Minneapolis to Apartheid South Africa and beyond, Dr. Wilderson…
- Episode 52 - Carolyn Holbrook
Author Carolyn Holbrook discusses her latest work, Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify, a collection of essays published by the University of Minnesota Press (2020). She is the a…
- Episode 51 - Darren Walker
In this episode, Ford Foundation President Darren Walker discusses his new book From Generosity to Justice: A New Gospel of Wealth, in which he grapples with the paternalistic root…
- Episode 50 - Justin Phillip Reed
In this episode, a conversation with poet and essayist Justin Phillip Reed about his new poetry collection, The Malevolent Volume (2020). His debut collection, Indecency (2018) won…
- Episode 49 - Mapping Black Identities and Sounds of Blackness
In celebration of Black History Month, Black Market Reads participated in an exciting event hosted by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, featuring stunning performances from the Gr…
- Episode 48 - Dr. William D. Green
In this episode, Lissa speaks with historian Dr. William D. Green, whose works focus on the history of Black people in Minnesota, and specifically the ongoing struggle for civil ri…
- Episode 47 - J.Drew Lanham
In this special episode, J. Drew Lanham, author of The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature, speaks with guest-host poet and essayist, Michael Kleber-Digg…
- Episode 46 - Remembering Toni Morrison at the 2019 Twin Cities Book Festival
In this episode, recorded live at the 2019 Twin Cities Book Festival, Lissa speaks with authors about the work, life, and legacy of Toni Morrison. The episode was recorded in partn…
- Episode 45 - Douglas Kearney
In this episode, Lissa sits down with the poet, performer, and librettist Douglas Kearney. Kearney has published six books, most recently, Buck Studies (Fence Books, 2016), winner…
- Episode 44 - Kalisha Buckhanon
In the Season 5 premier, Lissa sits down with author Kalisha Buckhanon to discuss her new novel Speaking of Summer (COUNTERPOINT, 2019). This episode was recorded live at an event…
- Episode 43 - Dr. Josie R. Johnson, Carolyn Holbrook, and Arleta Little
On this episode, Lissa sits down with civil rights icon Dr. Josie R. Johnson and her co-authors Carolyn Holbrook and Arleta Little to discuss Johnson's memoir Hope in the Struggle.…
- Episode 42 - Author Emily Bernard
In this episode, Lissa speaks with Author and Professor Emily Bernard about her debut collection of personal essays Black is the Body: stories from my grandmother's time, my mother…
- Episode 41 - Debra J. Stone
Minnesota-based writer Debra J. Stone sits down with Lissa Jones for a wide-ranging conversation about writing the stories she wants to read, her upbringing in the Rondo Neighborho…
- Episode 40 - Ross Gay, Live from Magers & Quinn Booksellers in Minneapolis
On this episode, a reading and interview with poet, essayist, educator and avid gardener Ross Gay. Ross Gay is the author of three books of poetry: Against Which; Bringing the Sho…
- Episode 39 - Danez Smith
On this episode of Black Market Reads, the acclaimed poet Danez Smith. Smith is the author of two award-winning collections of poetry: 2014's [insert] boy which was awarded the win…
- Episode 38 - Remembering Ntozake Shange; with Sarah Bellamy, Artistic Director of Penumbra Theatre
In this episode we honor the late Ntozake Shange -- poet, author, playwright, artist. Her seminal work, the choreo-poem For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/ When the Rain…
