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Episode #229: An Impossibility of Crows with Kirsten Kaschock
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Award-winning author and poet Kirsten Kaschock joins the show to talk about her latest novel, An Impossibility of Crows, which is available now from University of Massachusetts Press. She talks about the book's Gothic concepts, about monstrous motherhood and other griefs, and about the space and function of poetry and fiction in her life.
You can find more about Kirsten Kaschock at her website, www.kirstenkaschock.com, and you can get An Impossibility of Crows now by ordering it from University of Massachusetts Press, special ordering from your local bookstore, or asking for it from your local library.
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