The Beat

a poetry podcast by Knox County Public Library

Episode 3

Matthew Wimberley and Herman Melville

Published on: 24th June, 2022

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Episode 2

Amelia Martens and Marianne Moore

Published on: 25th May, 2022

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Episode 1

Ashley M. Jones and Phillis Wheatley Peters

Published on: 28th April, 2022

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Joyelle McSweeney; Season 2 Intro.

Published on: 25th March, 2022

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Episode 12

Janet McAdams

Published on: 18th August, 2021

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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. His work has appeared in The New Orleans Review, The New York Quarterly, The Hollins Critic, The Idaho Review, Plume, The Hong Kong Review, and others.