The Beat: Derek N. Otsuji and George Herbert

Published on: 30th May, 2023

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The Beat: Maurice Manning Joins Us Live for All Over the Page!

Published on: 27th April, 2023

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The Beat: Lyn Hejinian Reads Four Poems from The Book of a Thousand Eyes

Published on: 29th March, 2023

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The Beat: Jim Minick and Robert Frost

Published on: 28th February, 2023

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The Beat: Monica Mody and Michael Madhusudan Dutt

Published on: 30th January, 2023

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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.