{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6956b977e3c8c736bde7cd22/699df40f0e248fdc4f483f97?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"It's Lit Y'all | Poet Beth Ann Fennelly \"The Irish Goodbye\"","description":"<p>Today, Ellen chats with writer, teacher, and Mississippi poet laureate, <a href=\"https://www.bethannfennelly.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Beth Ann Fennelly</strong></a> about her latest book, <a href=\"https://www.bethannfennelly.com/the-irish-goodbyeb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>\"The Irish Goodbye,\"</strong></a> a collection of micro-memoirs about childhood, marriage and the death of her sister. Then it's Ellen's Book Nook Pick of the Week and more!&nbsp;Join the conversation, email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:books@mpbonline.org\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">books@mpbonline.org</a>.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><strong>For more:</strong> <a href=\"https://www.npr.org/2026/02/21/nx-s1-5603384/poet-beth-ann-fennelly-discusses-her-book-the-irish-goodbye\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.npr.org/2026/02/21/nx-s1-5603384/poet-beth-ann-fennelly-discusses-her-book-the-irish-goodbye</a></p><p><br></p><p><em>Hosted by&nbsp;</em><strong><em>Mississippi Book Festival's Executive Director, Ellen Daniels, It’s Lit, Y’all&nbsp;</em></strong><em>is a show celebrating the power of books and storytelling while exploring how&nbsp;literature shapes culture, identity, and community, highlighting Mississippi’s rich&nbsp;literary spirit—one story at a time. And if there’s one thing we can agree on, there’s nothing like getting lost in a good book! For more information:</em><a href=\"https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/Its-Lit-Yall/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>&nbsp;https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/Its-Lit-Yall/</em></a><em>.</em></p>","author_name":"MPB Think Radio"}