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The Unpublishable Podcast

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The Unpublishable Podcast is a space made for poets and writers who are trying to get their first publication credit, and a welcome home for poetry and short fiction of many forms. The audible version of the Unpublishable Zine, the Unpublishable Podcast reads selections from our poet and short fiction features in hopes that literart lovers everywhere find new favorites.
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The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 18: Eden Taylor and Shannon Frost Greenstein

The Unpublishable PodcastNov 29, 2020

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The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 34: Elizabeth Castillo, Tuur Verhyde, Kushal Poddar, Eleanor May Blackburn, Lorelei Bacht, and Gareth Culshaw

The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 34: Elizabeth Castillo, Tuur Verhyde, Kushal Poddar, Eleanor May Blackburn, Lorelei Bacht, and Gareth Culshaw

Welcome to the Unpublishable Podcast.

This week, we have three poetry features: "Pedacitos" by Elizabeth Castillo, "The Bedlam Scribe" by Tuur Verhyde, "Time Has Its Hands on The Fire and The Frost" by Kushal Poddar, "Bare" by Eleanor May Blackburn, "The Nature of This Beast" by Lorelei Bacht, and by Gareth Culshaw.

Follow Elizabeth Castillo on Twitter and Instagram.

Follow Tuur Verhyde on Twitter.

Follow Kushal Poddar on Twitter and Amazon.

Follow Eleanor May Blackburn on Twitter and Instagram.

Follow Lorelei Bacht on Twitter and Instagram.

Follow Gareth Culshaw on Twitter and Instagram.

The Unpublishable Podcast features poems published in our zine, the Unpublishable Zine, and short stories featured in our short fiction section, The Slush Pile. If you would like to submit to Unpublishable for the chance to be published and have your poetry read on the podcast, please visit our site at http://www.theunpublishablezine.wordpress.com!

The Unpublishable Zine can be found on Twitter.

Happy listening, poets and poetry enthusiasts!

May 16, 202111:50
The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 33: "Under the Stars" by Andrea Balingit

The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 33: "Under the Stars" by Andrea Balingit

Welcome to the Unpublishable Podcast.

This week, we have a short fiction feature from The Slush Pile: "Under the Stars" by Andrea Balingit.

Follow Andrea on Instagram @cheeseislyf and on Twitter at @IamBUTTiful.

The Unpublishable Podcast features poems published in our zine, the Unpublishable Zine, and short stories featured in our short fiction section, The Slush Pile. If you would like to submit to Unpublishable for the chance to be published and have your poetry read on the podcast, please visit our site at http://www.theunpublishablezine.wordpress.com!

The Unpublishable Zine can be found on Twitter.

Happy listening!

Apr 25, 202114:03
The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 32: Ashley Sapp, Deborah Akubudike, FC Malby, Robert Vaughan, and Dean Boskovich

The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 32: Ashley Sapp, Deborah Akubudike, FC Malby, Robert Vaughan, and Dean Boskovich

Welcome to the Unpublishable Podcast.

This week, we have three poetry features: "Devastated in Swaths of Color" by Ashley Sapp, "Kintsukuroi" by Deborah Akubudike, "Cheap Cider" by FC Malby, "The Axis is Tilted" by Robert Vaughan, and "I Wrote This Poem in a Gas Station Bathroom" by Dean Boskovich.


Follow Ashley Sapp on Twitter and Instagram.

Follow Deborah Akubudike on Twitter and Instagram.

Follow FC Malby on Twitter and Instagram.

Follow Robert Vaughan on Twitter and Instagram.

Follow Dean Boskovich on Twitter and Instagram.


The Unpublishable Podcast features poems published in our zine, the Unpublishable Zine, and short stories featured in our short fiction section, The Slush Pile. If you would like to submit to Unpublishable for the chance to be published and have your poetry read on the podcast, please visit our site at http://www.theunpublishablezine.wordpress.com!

The Unpublishable Zine can be found on Twitter.

Happy listening, poets and poetry enthusiasts!

Mar 27, 202109:05
The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 31: "Annabelle The Doll Takes New York" by Bridget Flynn

The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 31: "Annabelle The Doll Takes New York" by Bridget Flynn

Welcome to the Unpublishable Podcast.

This week, we have a short fiction feature from The Slush Pile: "Annabelle The Doll Takes New York" by Bridget Flynn.

Follow Bridget on Twitter @bmkflynn. 

The Unpublishable Podcast features poems published in our zine, the Unpublishable Zine, and short stories featured in our short fiction section, The Slush Pile. If you would like to submit to Unpublishable for the chance to be published and have your poetry read on the podcast, please visit our site at http://www.theunpublishablezine.wordpress.com!

The Unpublishable Zine can be found on Twitter and Instagram.

Happy listening, poets and poetry enthusiasts!

Mar 15, 202116:30
The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 30: Ashley Pearson, Jeremy Jusek, and Lucy Doherty

The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 30: Ashley Pearson, Jeremy Jusek, and Lucy Doherty

Welcome to the Unpublishable Podcast.

This week, we have three poetry features: "Brief Interaction with God and Pizza" by Ashley Pearson, "The Local Cinema Was Recently Purchased by a Serious Man Who Believes a Little Less in Movies Than His Idealistic Predecessor" by Jeremy Jusek, and "semi-verbal" by Lucy Doherty.

Follow Ashley Pearson on Twitter and Instagram.

Follow Jeremy Jusek on Twitter and on his website. 

Find Lucy Doherty's social media on http://lucypoetry.carrd.co/. 

The Unpublishable Podcast features poems published in our zine, the Unpublishable Zine, and short stories featured in our short fiction section, The Slush Pile. If you would like to submit to Unpublishable for the chance to be published and have your poetry read on the podcast, please visit our site at http://www.theunpublishablezine.wordpress.com!

The Unpublishable Zine can be found on Twitter.

Happy listening, poets and poetry enthusiasts!

Mar 01, 202106:14
The Unpublishable Podcast Episode 29: "That In-Between Time of the Evening" by Collin McFadyen

The Unpublishable Podcast Episode 29: "That In-Between Time of the Evening" by Collin McFadyen

Welcome to the Unpublishable Podcast.

This week, we have a short fiction feature from The Slush Pile: "That In-Between Time of the Evening" by Collin McFadyen.

Follow Collin on Twitter at @crayonsdontrun and on their website

Note: the original version of this short story uses a word claimed by the lesbian community that I, as a non-lesbian reader, did not find was appropriate to say. In its two instances, the word was omitted. You can read the unedited version of Collin's short story on The Unpublishable Zine.

The Unpublishable Podcast features poems published in our zine, the Unpublishable Zine, and short stories featured in our short fiction section, The Slush Pile. If you would like to submit to Unpublishable for the chance to be published and have your poetry read on the podcast, please visit our site at http://www.theunpublishablezine.wordpress.com!

The Unpublishable Zine can be found on Twitter and Instagram.

Happy listening, poets and poetry enthusiasts!

Feb 23, 202108:17
The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 28: Kevin Bonfield and Holly Redshaw

The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 28: Kevin Bonfield and Holly Redshaw

Welcome to the Unpublishable Podcast.

This week, we have two poems by Kevin Bonfield and Holly Redshaw.

Follow Kevin on Twitter at @bonfield_kevin and on Instagram @kevinswrites

Follow Holly on Twitter @hollyredshaw and on Instagram at @hol_red. Read her blog, Can’t Be Beaten.

The Unpublishable Podcast features poems published in our zine, the Unpublishable Zine, and short stories featured in our short fiction section, The Slush Pile. If you would like to submit to Unpublishable for the chance to be published and have your poetry read on the podcast, please visit our site at http://www.theunpublishablezine.wordpress.com!

The Unpublishable Zine can be found on Twitter and Instagram.

Happy listening, poets and poetry enthusiasts!

Feb 15, 202103:35
The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 27: It's All Right, Really by Hannah Beairsto

The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 27: It's All Right, Really by Hannah Beairsto

Welcome to the Unpublishable Podcast.

This week, we have a short fiction feature from The Slush Pile: "It's All Right, Really" by Hannah Beairsto.

Follow Hannah on Twitter at @thepalindrome12 and Instagram at @beairstohannah. 

The Unpublishable Podcast features poems published in our zine, the Unpublishable Zine, and short stories featured in our short fiction section, The Slush Pile. If you would like to submit to Unpublishable for the chance to be published and have your poetry read on the podcast, please visit our site at http://www.theunpublishablezine.wordpress.com!

The Unpublishable Zine can be found on Twitter and Instagram.

Happy listening, poets and poetry enthusiasts!

Feb 09, 202103:14
The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 26: Shine Ballard, Howard Moon, and Kristin Garth

The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 26: Shine Ballard, Howard Moon, and Kristin Garth

Welcome to the Unpublishable Podcast.

This week, we have three poems by Shine Ballard, Howard Moon, and Kristin Garth.

Shine can be found on Twitter at @xShine14.

Howard can be found on Twitter at @halfblindpoet and Instagram at @halfblindfloridapoet

Kristin can be found on Twitter at @lolaandjolie. Browse her website: www.kristingarth.com 

The Unpublishable Podcast features poems published in our zine, the Unpublishable Zine, and short stories featured in our short fiction section, The Slush Pile. If you would like to submit to Unpublishable for the chance to be published and have your poetry read on the podcast, please visit our site at http://www.theunpublishablezine.wordpress.com!

The Unpublishable Zine can be found on Twitter and Instagram.

Happy listening, poets and poetry enthusiasts!

Jan 25, 202104:02
The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 25: Not Just Any Love Spell by Alyson Tait

The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 25: Not Just Any Love Spell by Alyson Tait

Welcome to the Unpublishable Podcast.

This week, we have a short story from The Slush Pile: "Not Just Any Love Spell" by Alyson Tait. 

Alyson can be found on Twitter at @Rudexvirus1. 

The Unpublishable Podcast features poems published in our zine, the Unpublishable Zine, and short stories featured in our short fiction section, The Slush Pile. If you would like to submit to Unpublishable for the chance to be published and have your poetry read on the podcast, please visit our site at http://www.theunpublishablezine.wordpress.com!

The Unpublishable Zine can be found on Twitter and Instagram.

Happy listening, poets and poetry enthusiasts!

Jan 18, 202104:30
The Unpublishable Podcast Episode 24 - Molly Andrew, Ash Slade, and Cassandra Finch

The Unpublishable Podcast Episode 24 - Molly Andrew, Ash Slade, and Cassandra Finch

Welcome to the Unpublishable Podcast. 

This week, we are featuring poetry by Molly Andrew, Ash Slade, and Cassandra Finch.

Find Ash here and here.

Find Cassandra here and here

The Unpublishable Podcast features poems published in our zine, the Unpublishable Zine, and short stories featured in our short fiction section, The Slush Pile. If you would like to submit to Unpublishable for the chance to be published and have your poetry read on the podcast, please visit our site at http://www.theunpublishablezine.wordpress.com!

The Unpublishable Zine can be found on Twitter and Instagram.

Happy listening, poets and poetry enthusiasts!

Jan 10, 202105:35
The Unpublishable Podcast Episode 23 - Tina Lamoreux, Sumaiya Sharaf Bidisha, and Luca Massimo Lombardo

The Unpublishable Podcast Episode 23 - Tina Lamoreux, Sumaiya Sharaf Bidisha, and Luca Massimo Lombardo

Welcome to the Unpublishable Podcast. 

Happy New Year! We hope you had a lovely holiday season and are facing 2021 with a renewed sense of beginning. To start 2021, we are featuring work by Tina Lamoreux, Sumaiya Sharaf Bidisha, and Luca Massimo Lombardo.

Tina can be found here and here. 

Sumaiya can be found here. 

Luca can be found here and here. 

The Unpublishable Podcast features poems published in our zine, the Unpublishable Zine, and short stories featured in our short fiction section, The Slush Pile. If you would like to submit to Unpublishable for the chance to be published and have your poetry read on the podcast, please visit our site at http://www.theunpublishablezine.wordpress.com!

The Unpublishable Zine can be found on Twitter and Instagram.

Happy listening, poets and poetry enthusiasts!

Jan 03, 202104:01
The Unpublishable Podcast Episode 22: Flexin in My Complexion by Highly Poetic

The Unpublishable Podcast Episode 22: Flexin in My Complexion by Highly Poetic

Welcome to the Unpublishable Podcast.

This week, we have a special episode: we passed the mic to Highly Poetic to read her beautiful poem, "Flexin in My Complexion," and she did a wonderful job. We are so excited for you to hear it!

Highly Poetic can be found here. 

The Unpublishable Podcast features poems published in our zine, the Unpublishable Zine, and short stories featured in our short fiction section, The Slush Pile. If you would like to submit to Unpublishable for the chance to be published and have your poetry read on the podcast, please visit our site at http://www.theunpublishablezine.wordpress.com!

The Unpublishable Zine can be found on Twitter and Instagram.

Happy listening, poets and poetry enthusiasts!

Dec 20, 202004:15
The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 21: Feats of Strength by Brittney Uecker

The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 21: Feats of Strength by Brittney Uecker

Welcome to the Unpublishable Podcast.

This week, we have a short story from The Slush Pile: "Feats of Strength" by Brittney Uecker. Content warning: this story contains gore and references to severe bodily injuries. 

Brittney can be found here and here.

The Unpublishable Podcast features poems published in our zine, the Unpublishable Zine, and short stories featured in our short fiction section, The Slush Pile. If you would like to submit to Unpublishable for the chance to be published and have your poetry read on the podcast, please visit our site at http://www.theunpublishablezine.wordpress.com!

The Unpublishable Zine can be found on Twitter and Instagram.

Happy listening, poets and poetry enthusiasts!

Dec 20, 202006:15
The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 20: Ceinwen Haydon and Rida Akhtar Ghumman

The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 20: Ceinwen Haydon and Rida Akhtar Ghumman

Welcome to the Unpublishable Podcast.

This week, we will be looking at poems by Ceinwen Haydon and Rida Akhtar Ghumman. 

Ceinwen can be found here.

Rida can be found here and here.

The Unpublishable Podcast features poems published in our zine, the Unpublishable Zine. If you would like to submit to Unpublishable for the chance to be published and have your poetry read on the podcast, please visit our site at http://www.theunpublishablezine.wordpress.com!

The Unpublishable Zine can be found on Twitter and Instagram.

Happy listening, poets and poetry enthusiasts!

Dec 14, 202005:00
The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 19: Andrew Davis, Allison Whittenberg, and David Hay
Dec 06, 202006:49
The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 18: Eden Taylor and Shannon Frost Greenstein

The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 18: Eden Taylor and Shannon Frost Greenstein

Welcome to the Unpublishable Podcast.

This week, we are looking at poems by Eden Taylor and Shannon Frost Greenstein.

Eden can be found here.

Shannon can be found here.

The Unpublishable Podcast features poems published in our zine, the Unpublishable Zine. If you would like to submit to Unpublishable for the chance to be published and have your poetry read on the podcast, please visit our site at http://www.theunpublishablezine.wordpress.com!

The Unpublishable Zine can be found on Twitter and Instagram.

Happy listening, poets and poetry enthusiasts!

Nov 29, 202004:01
The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 17: George Owino, Molly Knox, Lucy Frost, and Linda M. Crate

The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 17: George Owino, Molly Knox, Lucy Frost, and Linda M. Crate

Welcome to the Unpublishable Podcast.


This week, we are looking at poems by George Owino, Molly Knox, Lucy Frost, and Linda M. Crate


George can be found here

Molly can be found here

Lucy can be found here

Linda can be found here


The Unpublishable Podcast features poems published in our zine, the Unpublishable Zine. If you would like to submit to Unpublishable for the chance to be published and have your poetry read on the podcast, please visit our site at http://www.theunpublishablezine.wordpress.com!


The Unpublishable Zine can be found on Twitter and Instagram.


Happy listening, poets and poetry enthusiasts!

Nov 23, 202007:01
The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 16: "Where I Was Going Versus Where I Am" by Lars Banquo
Nov 16, 202007:00
The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 15: Caterina Alvarez, Astha Khanduri, Helen Bowie, and Aura Martin
Nov 02, 202011:01
The Unpublishable Podcast Episode 14 : Emma Bider, Aqueb Safwan Jaser, and Olivia Davis

The Unpublishable Podcast Episode 14 : Emma Bider, Aqueb Safwan Jaser, and Olivia Davis

Welcome to the Unpublishable podcast.

This week, we are looking at poems by Emma Bider, Aqueb Safwan Jaser, and Olivia Davis.

Emma can be found here.

Aqueb can be found here.

Olivia can be found here and here.

The Unpublishable Podcast features poems published in our zine, the Unpublishable Zine. If you would like to submit to Unpublishable for the chance to be published and have your poetry read on the podcast, please visit our site at http://www.theunpublishablezine.wordpress.com !

The Unpublishable Zine can be found on Twitter and Instagram.

Happy listening, poets and poetry enthusiasts!

Oct 19, 202004:29
The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 13: Kath G, Rida Akhtar Ghumman, and Kevin Bonfield

The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 13: Kath G, Rida Akhtar Ghumman, and Kevin Bonfield

Welcome to the Unpublishable podcast.

Last week, we looked at poems about love. This week, we are looking at three beautifully constructed poems about pain. It’s only fair, I guess, to follow up the joys of life with the hardships of it.

This week’s poets are Kath G, Rida Akhtar Ghumman, and Kevin Bonfield.

Kath can be found here.

Rida can be found here and here.

Kevin can be found here.

The Unpublishable Podcast features poems published in our zine, the Unpublishable Zine. If you would like to submit to Unpublishable for the chance to be published and have your poetry read on the podcast, please visit our site at http://www.theunpublishablezine.wordpress.com !

The Unpublishable Zine can be found on Twitter and Instagram.

Happy listening, poets and poetry enthusiasts!

Oct 12, 202004:02
The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 12: Beth, Faith Odigbo, and Balogun Abdulmueed
Oct 05, 202005:45
The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 11: Caroliena Cabada, Laszlo Aranyi, Lucia Larsen, Andi Talbot, Felicia Buonomo, and Kushal Poddar

The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 11: Caroliena Cabada, Laszlo Aranyi, Lucia Larsen, Andi Talbot, Felicia Buonomo, and Kushal Poddar

Welcome to the Unpublishable podcast.

This week, we have an array of poems focusing on different themes: slices of life, individuality, love, Biblical figures come to life, and mystical, dream-like states. Our poets this week are Caroliena Cabada, Laszlo Aranyi, Lucia Larsen, Andi Talbot, Felicia Buonomo, and Kushal Poddar.

Find Caroleina Cabada here.

Find Laszlo Aranyi here.

Find Lucia Larsen here.

Find Andi Talbot here.

Find Felicia Buonomo here.

Find Kushal Poddar here

The Unpublishable Podcast features poems published in our zine, the Unpublishable Zine. If you would like to submit to Unpublishable for the chance to be published and have your poetry read on the podcast, please visit our site at http://www.theunpublishablezine.wordpress.com !

The Unpublishable Zine can be found on Twitter and Instagram.

Happy listening, poets and poetry enthusiasts!

Sep 28, 202011:01
The Unpublishable Podcast Episode 10 - Jason Love, Ivan Ruccione, Carly Dudek, Mia Ochoa, and AR Salandy
Sep 20, 202008:31
The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 9: Meghna Anil Nair, Kristin Garth, and David Centorbi
Sep 13, 202006:31
The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 8 - Rose Ramsden, Kara Lynn Amiot, Kavan P. Stafford, Linda M. Crate, George Briggs, and Shawn Berman
Sep 07, 202012:28
The Unpublishable Podcast Episode 7 - Kushal Poddar and Kristen Greenwood
Sep 01, 202007:23
The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 6 - Fizza Abbas, Mac Goodwin, Jaachi Anyatonwu, Aura Martin, and Stephen J. Golds
Aug 23, 202013:45
The Unpublishable Podcast Episode 5 - Aqueb Safwan Jaser, Fizza Abbas, little bee, Linda M. Crate, and Miles Coombe
Aug 15, 202012:32
The Unpublishable Podcast Episode 4 - Kaustuv Ghosh, Chiara Cozzilino, Robin Ouzman Hislop, and Eve Gore
Aug 15, 202009:50
The Unpublishable Podcast Episode 3 - Kushal Poddar, Alicia Cara, and Alexis Arrowsmith
Jul 28, 202007:52
The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 2: Samuel Strathman, Sierra Edwards, and Kaustuv Ghosh
Jul 18, 202007:49
The Unpublishable Podcast, Episode 1: Ryan Jones, Kushal Poddar, and Kristen Greenwood
Jul 11, 202007:46