The Nashville Scene Podcast, Episode 14: Nashville’s Poetry Scene

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Despite a Thriving Literary Scene, Nashville Lacks a Poet Laureate

Asking poets about what an established laureate could bring to the city

In our 14th episode — and the second episode of our third season — co-host Jerome Moore and Scene managing editor Alejandro Ramirez are joined by poet and organizer Ciona Rouse. As Alejandro wrote in a recent feature, despite Nashville’s thriving poetry scene, Nashville doesn’t have a poet laureate. We talk about that, local poetry events, our most active poets and more.

Follow Jerome Moore on Instagram (@jeromelmoore) and see how to keep up with Ciona via her website. You can stream our latest episode below or via the YouTube embed above, or find it wherever you get your podcasts. Give it a listen, and subscribe to hear more! This episode is sponsored by the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee.