VS Live! at AWP E. Hughes and Lue Hughes vs. Nostalgia

Today’s episode was recorded live at the Sims Library in Los Angeles, California during this year's AWP conference. Join Brittany and Ajanae as they sit down with E. Hughes and Lue Hughes (no relation) to discuss the role that intimacy plays in their writing, memory being true for the moment, the role of grief in the writing process, and moments of messiness in their collections. Until Next Time: Here is some media to accompany your experience of the episode and a writing prompt to tide you over until we meet again! Toni Morrison: Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am - Exclusive Clip - Farah Griffin On Sula Natasha Trethewey- The Typology of Taint, in Thrall to a Word: A Conversation with Natasha Trethewey | World Literature Today Frantz Fanon: Frantz Fanon, Black Skin, White Masks | What Language Reveals | Philosophy Core Concepts Luther: Carl Phillips: Intimacy, Afloat in Space: A Conversation with Carl Phillips - The Adroit Journal CM Burroughs: Meat to Reckon With: A Conversation with CM Burroughs Sza- Ctrl: sza - ctrl (full album) Taylor Johnson: An Interview and Poems from Taylor Johnson Writing Prompt: Write an ode to your grief. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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VS Live! at AWP E. Hughes and Lue Hughes vs. Nostalgia is an episode from VS by Poetry Foundation.

This episode is 01:03:01 long.

This episode was published on May 27, 2025.

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