On the 10/16/24 edition of Dr. Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:

Tim Hunt joins to share about his post-retirement writing habits, outlining that since retiring from the academy his poetry has not changed: rather, he just has more time to write. Hunt discusses the publication of his newest collection, Western Where, citing his California roots as a throughline throughout his work. He then shares two poems, “Rachel Lindsey Walks the Roads of Kansas Offering Poems for Bread” and “Rodeo Ride.” Thereafter, Michael Gallowglass phones in to discuss his upcoming reading at the John Natsoulas Gallery, where he is featuring and surprising his daughter for her birthday. Gallowglas shares a poem, “Under Martha’s Full Moon” and “How to Lose a Bad Woman on a Good Date” along with discussing past Irish poets.

A fourth generation Californian, Tim Hunt was born in Calistoga and raised primarily in Sebastopol, two small towns north of San Francisco. Educated at Cornell University, he has taught American literature at several schools, including Washington State University and Deep Springs College. At the end of 2016, he retired from Illinois State University, where he was University Professor. Hunt has published five collections of poetry: Fault Lines, The Tao of Twang, Poem’s Poems & Other Poems, Ticket Stubs & Liner Notes (winner of the 2018 Main Street Rag Poetry Book Award), and Voice to Voice in the Dark. Hunt has received five Pushcart Prize nominations, and been awarded the Chester H. Jones National Poetry Prize for the poem “Lake County Elegy.” In 2024, he saw the publication of his new book, titled Western Where. Hunt’s scholarly publications include Kerouac’s Crooked Road: Development of a Fiction, The Textuality of Soulwork: Jack Kerouac’s Quest for Spontaneous Prose, and the five volumes of The Collected Poetry of Robinson Jeffers.

Michael Todd Gallowglas is a hybrid-author (with mainstream and alternative publications), storyteller, and educator from Northern California. Michael has written over 20 books, including novels, short story collections, poetry collections, and non-fiction books. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing from San Francisco State University, a Master of Fine Arts in Fiction from Sierra Nevada College, and a Master in Fine Arts in Poetry from the University of Nevada Reno, Tahoe.

The Poetry Night Reading Series takes place on first and third Thursdays of the month at 7 PM, is generously supported by the people and poets of the Sacramento Valley, by John Natsoulas, and by Thea and the other members of the staff at the John Natsoulas Gallery. Your host will be Dr. Andy Jones, the poet laureate emeritus of the City of Davis.

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