About this episode

Denton Loving joins the Lawson McGhee Library's book discussion group to celebrate National Poetry Month.

Recorded live, April 14, 2025 . In celebration of National Poetry Month, Denton Loving joined us for Lawson McGhee Library's monthly book discussion group, All Over the Page. Denton Loving is the author of the poetry collections Crimes Against Birds and Tamp, recipient of the inaugural Tennessee Book Award for Poetry. He is a co-founder and editor at EastOver Press and its literary journal Cutleaf. His fiction, poetry, essays, and reviews have appeared in numerous publications including The Kenyon Review, Iron Horse Literary Review, and Ecotone. His third collection of poems, Feller, is forthcoming in 2025 from Mercer University Press. Links: Denton Loving's website "Loving Wins Tennessee Book Award," Lincoln Memorial University "The Secret Signal to Wake," an interview and poems at Salvation South "Two Poems by Denton Loving" at The Museum of Americana "Tamp--Denton Loving" at Griffinpoetry.com Video: WANA (Writers Association of Northern Appalachia) Live! Reading Series featuring Denton Loving

People in this episode

Guest: Denton Loving

Topics covered

• poetry
• book discussion
• National Poetry Month
• literary events
• author interview

Keywords

• Denton Loving
• poetry
• book discussion
• National Poetry Month
• literary journal

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lawson McGhee Library, EastOver Press, Cutleaf, Mercer University Press, WANA (Writers Association of Northern Appalachia), Salvation South, The Museum of Americana, Griffinpoetry.com

Books & works: Crimes Against Birds, Tamp, Feller, The Kenyon Review, Iron Horse Literary Review, Ecotone, Loving Wins Tennessee Book Award, The Secret Signal to Wake, Two Poems by Denton Loving, Tamp--Denton Loving

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