Pretty Owl Poetry

In this special holiday show, Kelly and Rose get drunk and tell listeners about their love story! Their friendship began in 2010 with a serendipitous ride-share and bloomed throughout their wild glory days in Pittsburgh. The episode wraps up with special guest Noam Fischhoff, who shares how he fell in love with Kelly and proposed to her in front of a volcano.

In this episode, Kelly and Rose talk about writing routines, being part of a literary community, and what it means to produce a feminist literary journal. Have an idea for a future episode? Send your questions/comments to [email protected].

In this episode, Kelly and Rose interview Cameron Barnett, a poet and teacher in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Cameron’s poetry explores the complexity of race and the body for a black man in today’s America. He is the author of “The Drowning Boy's Guide to Water,” winner of the Autumn House Press 2017 Rising Writer Contest, and finalist for the 49th NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Literary Work in Poetry. His work also has been nominated for a 2016 Pushcart Prize, as well as other awards.

Thinking of starting your own literary journal? In this episode, Kelly and Rose discuss the origins of POP - what's worked, what's failed miserably, and what keeps the journal going. Don't forget to rate, subscribe, and review, and send your questions/comments to [email protected]!

Happy birthday to us! In this episode, Rose and Kelly reflect on a year of podcasting, the origins of POP, and what's yet to come. Have a suggestion for an upcoming episode? Email us at [email protected]. APOLOGY: We forgive the sound quality of this episode. As you can hear from our discussion, we're not masters of audio. We will get this fixed for episode #13!