Viviane Houle joins Avni Vyas and Nik De Dominic to talk about Houle’s chapbook, “Unsung Songs.” Our conversation spans the drive to write with or without words, “window days,” and the power of collaboration. “Unsung Songs,” the first collabor

Mariam Ahmed on Poetry as a Scatter Plot of Moments

Sep 20th, 2021 1h 10m

The poet Mariam Ahmed joins Avni Vyas and Andrew Wessels for a chat about the idiosyncrasies of transliteration, the appeal of the acrostic form, and the decontextualization of language. Plus: Ahmed reads from her transportive, sensory abecedar

Katie Jean Shinkle on the Trailer Park of Her Mind

Aug 9th, 2021 1h 5m

Katie Jean Shinkle joins Avni Vyas and Nik De Dominic to talk about Shinkle’s new TOA chapbook, “Will You Kiss Me Goodnight?” Strap in for a conversation that ranges from River Phoenix and the nineties to the identities we try on as teenagers.

Avni Vyas on Finding Moments of Resistance on the Page

Jul 6th, 2021 1h 10m

Avni Vyas joins Nik De Dominic and Whitney Holmes to talk about erasure as language finding its friends on the page; about bling, neon, and glitter; and about the synergistic influence of being surrounded by good company with an addiction to ma

Márton Simon and Timea Sipos on Finding the Familiar in Another Language

May 30th, 2021 1h 33m

The Hungarian poet Márton Simon and the translator Timea Sipos join Avni Vyas and Ryan Winet to talk about the Magyar language, the everyday practice of freedom, and the uncatchable early-morning hours of nothingness. (And cats.) Plus: Simon an

Christine Gosnay on the Carnival of Speculation in Her Mind

May 3rd, 2021 49m 28s

The author Christine Gosnay joins Avni Vyas and Nik De Dominic to talk about the sensuality of particle physics, private mythologies, Robert Lowell, and learning you've been pronouncing a word wrong for years. Plus: Gosnay reads excerpts from h

Editors Roundtable: Poetry as Team Sport

Apr 12th, 2021 19m 3s

In this TOA Editors Roundtable, Whit poses the question of why and how we make TOA, which is entirely volunteer-run, and how it fits alongside our day jobs. We also learn why Avni’s not a lawyer, how bad at basketball Ryan is, and why poets mak

Ava Hofmann on Not Taking Herself Too Seriously

Mar 15th, 2021 41m 11s

The poet Ava Hofmann joins Avni Vyas and Whitney Holmes to talk about humor as critical analysis, off-brand misuses for Microsoft Word, and the freedom of pretending that your art is bad—or even evil. Plus: Hofmann reads excerpts from her new T

Jessica Q. Stark on Fraught Love Affairs with the Internet

Mar 8th, 2021 1h 2m

The writer Jessica Q. Stark joins Nik De Dominic and Avni Vyas to talk about the Internet—as randomized chaos, as AOL CD-ROMs, as meme culture, as racism and misogyny, as addiction, as archive, as problematic yet loving relationship. Plus: Star

Vi Khi Nao on Working with the Universe

Feb 20th, 2021 48m 54s

The poet Vi Khi Nao joins Avni Vyas and Andrew Wessels for a talk about simile as emotional-cargo transport, poems that arrive within five minutes, sandy mussels, and the dangers of reading sapphic writings in front of small children. Plus: Nao

Testing, Testing: Welcome to the TOA Podcast

Jan 31st, 2021 46m 40s

Welcome to Episode Zero of the TOA podcast, where we invite readers to eavesdrop and interlope on conversations among The Offending Adam’s editors and the authors we publish! In this episode, our host Avni Vyas talks with fellow TOA editor and

Rate