Shuly Xóchitl Cawood

Shuly Xóchitl Cawood

From The Beat by Knox County Public Library

February 9, 2026 · 9 min · Season 5 · Episode 7

About this episode

Shuly Xóchitl Cawood discusses her writing, artistic process, and recent works.

Shuly Xóchitl Cawood teaches writing workshops, doodles with Sharpies and acrylic paint, and is raising two poodles and a dwindling number of orchids. Her books include Something So Good It Can Never Be Enough (Press 53, 2023) and Trouble Can Be So Beautiful at the Beginning (Mercer University Press, 2021), winner of the Adrienne Bond Award for Poetry. Her work has been published in The New York Times, The Sun, and Rattle . Links: Shuly Xóchitl Cawood's website "Poem in Which I Fail to Teach My Dog How to Fetch" at The Sun Two Poems at Have Has Had Interview and four poems at Does It Have Pockets Video: Cawood reading her poem "You Are Not a Cat" Mentioned in this episode: KnoxCountyLibrary.org Thank you for listening and sharing this podcast. Explore life-changing resources and events, sign up for newsletters, follow us on social media, and more through our website, www.knoxcountylibrary.org. Rate & review on Podchaser

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Guest: Shuly Xóchitl Cawood

Topics covered

  • writing workshops
  • poetry
  • art
  • books
  • creative process

Keywords

  • Shuly Xóchitl Cawood
  • poetry
  • writing workshops
  • books
  • art

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Knox County Public Library, The New York Times, The Sun, Rattle

Books & works: Something So Good It Can Never Be Enough, Trouble Can Be So Beautiful at the Beginning

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