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Brittany and Ajanaé vs. The Next Adventure
Jan 27, 2026
53m 26s
aja monet vs. Alignment
Jan 13, 2026
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Shaina Phenix vs. Firstborn Daughters
Dec 9, 2025
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Khadijah Queen vs. Intuition
Nov 11, 2025
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Rachel Eliza Griffiths vs. Privacy
Oct 28, 2025
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 1/27/26 | Brittany and Ajanaé vs. The Next Adventure✨ | final episodefriendship+3 | — | — | — | BrittanyAjanaé+3 | — | 53m 26s | |
| 1/13/26 | aja monet vs. Alignment | Today on VS, Brittany and Ajanae discuss with aja monet on the role of anger and passion as poets and people, identity as a type of performance, the significance of feeling the poem in the body, poetry as a spiritual practice, and navigating the language, ethics, and the care that we give to people vs. causes. | — | ||||||
| 12/9/25 | Shaina Phenix vs. Firstborn Daughters | Today on VS, Brittany and Ajanae are in conversation with Shaina Phenix. Listen in as they discuss the literary universes of Black femme characters, the process of unlearning for eldest daughters, waywardness, audacity, and the ways that we learn to name and rename ourselves. | — | ||||||
| 11/11/25 | Khadijah Queen vs. Intuition | Today on VS, Brittany and Ajanae interview Khadijah Queen. They discuss their love for their hometowns, approaching non-linear form across genres, navigating projects with long life spans, the importance of leaning into intuition and curiosity, and revisiting past projects and eras in our writing. | — | ||||||
| 10/28/25 | Rachel Eliza Griffiths vs. Privacy | On today’s episode of VS, Brittany and Ajanae interview Rachel Eliza Griffiths; join them as they discuss forthcoming projects, their evolving concepts of home and privacy, approaching photography as a poet, writing for the ones that come after us, and the importance of curiosity. | — | ||||||
| 10/14/25 | VS Live! at Poetry Foundation: Cornelius Eady and Major Jackson vs. Legacy | On today’s episode of VS, Brittany and Ajanae have the opportunity to talk with Cornelius Eady and Major Jackson live in Chicago! | — | ||||||
| 9/30/25 | Jada Renée Allen vs. Drill | Brittany and Ajanae interviewed Jada Renée Allen on their rabbit holes of research, “Drill” the manuscript and the music, the relationship between Black women and water, and the influences on our poetics. | — | ||||||
| 9/3/25 | Saúl Hernández vs. Monsters | Today Brittany and Ajanae have the pleasure of talking with Saúl Hernández and discuss writing about tense familial relationships with tenderness, the act of being made invisible, grief as transformation, childhood as a lens, and how to identify a monster. | — | ||||||
| 8/19/25 | Barbara Fant vs. Joy | On today’s episode of VS, Ajanae and Brittany interview Barbara Fant. Join them as they discuss the relationship between family and authenticity, the importance of intergenerational connections among poets, writing as a tool for wellness, and joy as a part of chaos. | — | ||||||
| 8/5/25 | W.J. Lofton vs. Grief | On today’s episode of VS, Ajanae and Brittany interview W.J. Lofton. Join them as they discuss how they handle failure within their process, grief as a form of generosity, queer intimacy, spiritual expansion, and the process of unlearning harmful beliefs. | — | ||||||
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| 7/22/25 | Hanif Abdurraqib vs. Obsession | Ajanae and Brittany interview Hanif Abdurraqib, and discuss burned cd’s, the cost of being a collector, living archives, new projects, and obsession as an origin story. | — | ||||||
| 7/8/25 | m. mick powell vs. Celebrity Culture | On today’s episode of VS, Ajanae and Brittany interview m. mick powell about their forthcoming collection, Dead Girl Cameo (Penguin Random House). | — | ||||||
| 6/24/25 | Tiana Clark vs. Burnout | On today’s episode of VS, Brittany and Ajanae talk to Tiana Clark. Listen in as they discuss navigating burnout and perfectionism, advocacy within the medical system, neurodivergence, and permission as a part of the creative process. | — | ||||||
| 6/10/25 | Deesha Philyaw and Kiese Laymon vs. Genre | On today’s episode, Brittany and Ajanae talk with Deesha Philyaw and Kiese Laymon—phenomenal writers and co-hosts of the podcast, Reckon True Stories. | — | ||||||
| 5/27/25 | VS Live! at AWP E. Hughes and Lue Hughes vs. Nostalgia | Today’s episode was recorded live at the Sims Library in Los Angeles, California during this year's AWP conference. Join Brittany and Ajanae as they sit down with E. Hughes and Lue Hughes (no relation) to discuss the role that intimacy plays in their writing, memory being true for the moment, the role of grief in the writing process, and moments of messiness in their collections. | — | ||||||
| 5/13/25 | Nicole Sealey vs. Love | On today’s episode, Brittany and Ajanaé have the honor of interviewing Nicole Sealey on friendship rituals, surviving writers conferences, learning from mentors, navigating old obsessions in new work, and love, love, and more love. | — | ||||||
| 4/29/25 | Omotara James vs. The Speaker | On today’s episode of VS, Ajanae and Brittany are joined by poet Omotara James. Join them as they discuss the failure of poetry as savior, whistleblowers, art as a meet-cute, resisting shielding the speaker, and building trust with the reader. | — | ||||||
| 4/15/25 | Vanessa Angélica Villarreal vs. Magical Realism | On today’s episode, Ajanaé and Brittany talk to Vanessa Angélica Villarreal! Listen in as they discuss mushrooms, quantum entanglements, borders, the ethics of daughters-memory, and the role of Fantasy and The Future in the Western literary canon. Until Next Time: Here is some media to accompany your experience of the episode and a writing prompt to tide you over until we meet again!Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo: Pedro Páramo | Official Trailer | NetflixJordan S. Carroll- Speculative Whiteness: Exploration Log 7: Interview with Jordan S. Carroll, author of Speculative Whiteness: Science Fiction and the Alt-Right (2024)The Dragon Age Games; South of Midnight: South of Midnight - Accolades TrailerWriting Prompt: Write a poem for your favorite television or book character. | — | ||||||
| 4/1/25 | Amanda Johnston vs. The Present | Brittany and Ajanae chat with Amanda Johnston about choosing joy, being intentional in literary communities, the history of Torch Literary Arts, recurring themes in their work, and existing in the here and now. | — | ||||||
| 3/18/25 | Chet’la Sebree vs. Etymology | Welcome to Season 9! On today’s episode of VS, Brittany and Ajanae chat with Chet’la Sebree about love, the origin of words and theory, chronic illness, vulnerability, and using language to explore our curiosities. Until Next Time: Here is some media to accompany your experience of the episode and a writing prompt to tide you over until we meet again!Natasha Tretheway: Natasha Trethewey’s Poems Take Wing on Intimate Details - The New York TimesShara McCallum FIELD STUDY: CHET'LA SEBREE IN CONVERSATION WITH SHARA MCCALLUMAllison Saar : #5WomenArtists Spotlight: Alison Saar - English with Audio DescriptionWriting Prompt: Research the etymology of a word and write a poem tracing its origin and evolution. | — | ||||||
| 11/26/24 | VS Live at Furious Flower ft. Mahogany L. Browne and Yona Harvey vs. Sisterhood | For this episode, Brittany and Ajanae had the privilege of talking with Yona Harvey and Mahogany Browne LIVE at Furious Flower 2024! | — | ||||||
| 11/12/24 | Alexa Patrick vs. Prom | On today’s episode of VS, Brittany and Ajanae speak with Alexa Patrick about all things nostalgic. Join them as they discuss playfulness as a craft tool, memory as a poetic foundation, the harms of being the only, prom season, desire, and having a crush on everything! | — | ||||||
| 10/29/24 | Ayokunle Falomo vs. Multiple Selves | During today’s episode, Brittany and Ajanae talk with Ayokunle Falomo, author of the poetry collection Autobiomythography Of. Join them as they discuss the intertwining of mythology, time, and history, as well as the responsibilities of parenthood, keeping secrets, and navigating the multiplicity of the self. Until Next Time: Here are some pieces of media to accompany your experience of the episode and a writing prompt to tide you over until we meet again!Lucille Clifton - Lucille Clifton, The Killing of the TreesJames Baldwin- Where To Start With James Baldwin | The New York Public LibraryAṣa - Aṣa - Good Thing (Official Video)Ai Ogawa - Ai | The Poetry FoundationWriting Prompt: Write a contrapuntal with two different origin stories for yourself or someone else. | — | ||||||
| 10/15/24 | Sarah Ghazal Ali vs. Faith | During today’s interview, Brittany and Ajanae sit down with Sarah Ghazal Ali. Listen in as they discuss writing as a spiritual practice, honoring matrilineage, the importance of disbelief, the failed project of purity, and the generative force of fixed forms.Note: this episode was originally recorded in fall of 2024. Until Next Time: Here are some pieces of media to accompany your experience of the episode and a writing prompt to tide you over until we meet again!Mary Szybist: Mary Szybist Accepts the 2013 National Book AwardAGHA SHAHID ALI: Remembering Agha Shahid AliFarida Khanum: Farida Khanum in concert : Malika-e-Ghazal in IndiaWriting Prompt: Write a litany of doubts or disbeliefs. | — | ||||||
| 10/1/24 | Tank and Jamila vs. Poetic Roots | In today’s episode, Brittany and Ajanae have the pleasure of talking to poets and artists Tank (from Tank and the Bangas) and Jamila Woods. Tank and Jamila take time before their tour to talk with our VS hosts about their entryways into poetry, how place influences their sound, the questions they hold in their minds while creating, and of course, how poetry intersects with the rest of their creative practice. Until Next Time: Here’s a writing prompt to accompany your experience of the episode to tide you over until we meet again! Writing prompt: Revisit one of the earliest poems of yours that you can find. Write a poem in response to it. | — | ||||||
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