Ep. 36 | Poetry Corner: Amy Le Ann Richardson

In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner,  Kendra Winchester is joined by Amy Le Ann Richardson.

Things Mentioned

• After Helene by Blue Ridge Public Radio

• Executive Order Targeting the IMLS

• Support Libraries with Libro.fm

Books Mentioned

• Out of Places by Amy Le Ann Richardson

• Who You Grow Into by Amy Le Ann Richardson

• Render / An Apocalypse by Rebecca Gayle Howell

• Kettle Bottom by Diane Gilliam Fisher

• Perfect Black by Crystal Wilkinson

• The Girl Singer by Marianne Worthington

• Kentucky Is My Land by Jessie Stuart

• The Wolfpen Poems by James Still

• The Mad Farmer Poems by Wendell Barry

Guest Info

(c) Amy Le Ann Richardson

Amy Le Ann Richardson earned a Bachelor’s in English from Morehead State University (‘07) and an MFA in Creative Writing from Spalding University (‘09). She is the author of two poetry chapbooks: Make Believe Worlds We Built Together (Bottlecap Press, 2023) and Who You Grow Into (Finishing Line Press, 2024), as well as a full collection, Out of Places (Pine Row Press, 2025). Her work has been featured in journals such as Pine Mountain Sand & Gravel, Untelling, Kentucky Monthly, and Still: the Journal. She currently lives and works on her family farm in Carter County, Kentucky, where she writes, grows food, and engages with the community through both art and environmental advocacy.

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