The Beat: Chris Barton and Peter Gizzi

Published on: 9th September, 2025

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Published on: 3rd July, 2025

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The Beat: Sara Pirkle and Anya Krugovoy Silver

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The Beat: Denton Loving Joins us Live for All Over the Page!

Published on: 23rd April, 2025

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Melissa Brenneman

Melissa listens to hours of podcasts on most days. She started the habit with the intention of taking long walks, but podcasts proved to be more addicting than exercise. She records, edits and mixes podcasts for the library.

Alan May

Alan May works as a librarian at Lawson McGhee Library. In his spare time, he reads and writes poetry. May's fourth book, Derelict Days in That Derelict Town: New and Uncollected Poems, was published through BlazeVOX Books in 2025. He holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Alabama, where he served as Poetry Editor for The Black Warrior Review. His poetry has appeared in The New Orleans Review, The New York Quarterly, The Idaho Review, Plume, The Hong Kong Review, and others.