Matthew Minicucci and Brigit Pegeen Kelly

Matthew Minicucci and Brigit Pegeen Kelly

From The Beat by Knox County Public Library

July 3, 2025 · 20 min · Season 5 · Episode 3

About this episode

This episode features a discussion with poets Matthew Minicucci and Brigit Pegeen Kelly, exploring their works and contributions to literature.

Matthew Minicucci is an award-winning author of four collections of poems including his most recent, Dual, published in 2023 by Acre Books. His poetry and essays have appeared widely in various publications, including American Poetry Review, the Academy of American Poets’ Poem-a-Day series, the Kenyon Review, Poetry, and The Southern Review. His work has garnered numerous awards including the Stafford/Hall Oregon Book Award and the Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize, along with fellowships from organizations including the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference, the National Parks Service, and the James Merrill House, among others. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Blount Scholars Program at the University of Alabama. Brigit Pegeen Kelly was born in 1951 in Palo Alto, California. Her first book, To the Place of Trumpets, won the Yale Younger Poets Prize and was published in 1987. Her poems appeared in Best American Poetry, The Nation, The Yale Review, The Gettysburg Review, The Southern Review, and others. She won awards and fellowships from the Poetry Society of America, the Whiting Foundation, and the Academy of American Poets. Her third book, The Orchard, was a finalist for the…

People in this episode

Guests: Matthew Minicucci, Brigit Pegeen Kelly

Topics covered

  • poetry
  • literature
  • awards
  • writing
  • education

Keywords

  • Matthew Minicucci
  • Brigit Pegeen Kelly
  • poetry
  • literature
  • awards
  • Acre Books
  • Pulitzer Prize
  • writing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Acre Books, American Poetry Review, Academy of American Poets, Kenyon Review, Poetry, The Southern Review, University of Alabama, University of California-Irvine, Purdue University, Warren Wilson College

Books & works: To the Place of Trumpets, The Orchard, Song

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