Kent MacCarter on poetry and publishing

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Kent MacCarter is a poet and editor. His publishing career began at University of Chicago Press in 2000; since then, he has worked with educational publishers. He is the managing editor of Cordite Poetry Review and publisher of Cordite Books. His writing has been published widely and includes four poetry collections: In the Hungry Middle of Here (Transit Lounge, 2009), Sputnik’s Cousin (Transit Lounge, 2014), California Sweet (Five Islands Press, 2018) and Fat Chance: Journalism Poems (Upswell, 2024).Sputnik's Cousin can be purchased here: https://transitlounge.com.au/shop/sputniks-cousin/Fat Chance: Journalism Poems can be purchased here: https://upswellpublishing.com/product/fat-chance Picture: Tim GreyProduction and Interview: Tina Giannoukos