Unspooling the Lyrical Essay With Ashni Math

About this episode

Ashni Math discusses the intersection of poetry and creative non-fiction with host Melissa Ford Lucken.

Columbia University graduate student Ashni Math sits down with Washington Square Review editor Melissa Ford Lucken. A writer who prefers to ignore definitional boundaries, Math explores the similarities of poetry and creative non-fiction, shares her lessons learned from work as a poetry editor, and offers her perspective on what makes a successful college application essay. Ashni Math’s story, Pastoral , appears in the Summer 2025 issue of the Washington Square Review . Ashni’s website _________________________ Website: Washington Square Review  Melissa's Website: Adventures in MFALand    Facebook: Melissa Ford Lucken   Instagram: Melissa Ford Lucken

People in this episode

Host: Melissa Ford Lucken

Guest: Ashni Math

Topics covered

• lyrical essay
• poetry
• creative non-fiction
• college application essays
• editing

Keywords

• lyrical essay
• poetry
• creative non-fiction
• college essays
• editing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Columbia University, Washington Square Review, Adventures in MFALand

Books & works: Pastoral

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