The Beat

a poetry podcast by Knox County Public Library

Episode 1

Maurice Manning Joins Us Live for All Over the Page!

Published on: 27th April, 2023

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Episode 12

Lyn Hejinian: Four Poems from The Book of a Thousand Eyes

Published on: 29th March, 2023

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Episode 11

Jim Minick and Robert Frost

Published on: 28th February, 2023

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Episode 10

Monica Mody and Michael Madhusudan Dutt

Published on: 30th January, 2023

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Episode 9

Erin Elizabeth Smith

Published on: 31st December, 2022

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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 Idaho Review, Plume, The Hong Kong Review, and others.