The Beat

a poetry podcast by Knox County Public Library

Episode 1

Denton Loving Joins us Live for All Over the Page!

Published on: 23rd April, 2025

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Episode 9

Jennifer Horne and Thomas Hardy

Published on: 26th March, 2025

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Episode 8

Cornelius Eady: A Reading and Conversation

Published on: 27th February, 2025

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Episode 7

Cassandra de Alba and Amy Lowell

Published on: 8th January, 2025

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Episode 6

Mathias Svalina and Gerard Manley Hopkins

Published on: 14th November, 2024

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The Beat

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Alan May

Alan May works as a librarian at Lawson McGhee Library. In his spare time, he reads and writes poetry. May's fourth book, Derelict Days in That Derelict Town: New and Uncollected Poems, was published through BlazeVOX Books in 2025. He holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Alabama, where he served as Poetry Editor for The Black Warrior Review. His poetry has appeared in The New Orleans Review, The New York Quarterly, The Hollins Critic, The Idaho Review, Plume, The Hong Kong Review, and others.