Voices from the Sky: A Companion Podcast to Sky Island Journal
Voices from the Sky is a companion podcast to Sky Island Journal, an independent international literary journal where we discover and publish the finest poetry, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction from around the world. Always free-access for our readers, we publish accomplished authors—side by side—with emerging voices for over 115,000 thousand readers in 145 different countries. In this Podcast, we delve deep into some of our favorite pieces since our journal’s inception in 2017, and take listeners inside the heads and hearts of their creators as they help us more fully explore their literary works. Each season, we will feature a variety of writers and a variety of forms--poetry, flash fiction, and creative nonfiction--one at a time, to enhance your experience as readers and thinkers. Following a discussion about the published piece, each episode concludes with a reading by the original writer, and I encourage you to follow along with the piece, which will always be linked in our show notes and on the Sky Island Journal website.
Episodes
16 episodes
"If I'd Known You Were Coming..." by Jeremy Dixon (Issue 22 Flash Fiction Feature)
We recently published Issue 22 of Sky island Journal, and we're offering a trio of special features of brand new works from that issue! You will get a sampling of the wo...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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20:34
"Our Wondrous Monsters" by Jonathan Odell (Issue 22 Creative Nonfiction Feature)
We just recently published Issue 22 of Sky island Journal, and we're offering a trio of special features of brand new works from that issue! You will get a sampling of t...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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27:20
"After the Bombs Fall" by Shannon Huffman Polson (Issue 22 Poetry Feature)
This past Saturday we published Issue 22 of Sky island Journal, and the next three episodes are special features of brand new works from that issue! You will get a sampl...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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20:26
"To Dance" by Ifeoma Nnewuihe: A Narrative about Movement
Enjoy part five of our six-part series in Season 2 of Voices from the Sky! This week, we welcome Ifeoma Nnewuihe, who in our last episode introduced us to her transformative creative nonfiction piece, "To Dance," which was originally published ...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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48:19
Intro to Ifeoma Nnewuihe & "To Dance" (Creative Nonfiction)
Welcome back to part five of our six-part series in Season 2 of Voices from the Sky! This week, we welcome Ifeoma Nnewuihe who will introduce us to her inspiring creative nonfiction piece, "To Dance," which was originally published in ...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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9:35
"Bicycle" by Jessica (J.L.) Shively: A Story about the Humanity of Horror
Enjoy part four of our six-part series in Season 2 of Voices from the Sky! This week, we welcome Jessica (J.L.) Shively, who in our last episode introduced us to her tremendous flash fiction piece, "Bicycle," which was originally published in <...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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44:12
Intro to Jessica (J.L.) Shively & "Bicycle" (Flash Fiction)
Welcome back to part four of our six-part series in Season 2 of Voices from the Sky! This week, we welcome Jessica (J.L.) Shively, who will introduce us to her tremendous flash fiction piece, "Bicycle," which was originally published i...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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10:25
"Ash" by Vivian Tran: A Poem about Human Existence (Memory, Time, and Space)
We're back for part three of our six-part series in Season 2 of Voices from the Sky! This week, we welcome Vivian Tran, who in our last episode introduced us to her poem "Ash," which was originally published in
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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31:46
Intro to Vivian Tran & "Ash" (Poetry)
Welcome back to part three of our six-part series in Season 2 of Voices from the Sky! This week, we welcome Vivian Tran, who will introduce us to her poem "Ash," which was originally published in
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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5:40
"Portable Cactus" by Ateeb Gul: A Poem about Grief & Hope
We're back for part two of our six-part series in Season 2 of Voices from the Sky! This week, we welcome Ateeb Gul, who in our last episode, introduced us to his poem "Portable Cactus," which was originally published in
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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51:04
Intro to Ateeb Gul & "Portable Cactus" (Poetry)
Welcome back to part two of our six-part series in Season 2 of Voices from the Sky! This week, we welcome Ateeb Gul, who will introduce us to his poem "Portable Cactus," which was originally published in
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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6:15
"Dark" by Linda Hegland: A Narrative about Grace & Presence
Welcome to Season 2 of Voices from the Sky! In our last episode we briefly introduced you to Linda Hegland and her creative nonfiction piece, "Dark," which was originally published in
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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40:11
Intro to Linda Hegland & "Dark" (Creative Nonfiction)
We are so pleased to launch Season 2 of Voices from the Sky! This week, we welcome Linda Hegland to kick-off this six-part series as she pulls us into the literary world of her creative nonfiction piece, "Dark," which was originally published i...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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8:07
"Stuck in Traffic on I-95 Southbound" by Steve Lambert: A Poem That Reminds Us We're All a Work in Progress
In our third episode of Voices from the Sky, we welcome Steve Lambert to close Season 1 as he discusses his poem "Stuck in Traffic on I-95 Southbound," which was originally published in
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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44:42
"From Under a Porch" by Chad Broughman: A Story about Mercy
In our second episode of Voices from the Sky, we welcome Chad Broughman to talk about his fantastic story, "From Under a Porch," which was originally published in
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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41:18
"How to Spell America" by Sandy Coomer: A Poem about Immigration, Language, Communication, and Seeing Beyond
In our first episode of Voices from the Sky, we explore Sandy Coomer's outstanding poem, "How to Spell America," which was originally published in Issue 4 (Spring 2018) ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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28:17