“Lost Sheep” by Margaret DeRitter

“Lost Sheep” by Margaret DeRitter

In this episode of the Reformed Journal Podcast, the poetry edition, Rose Postma talks with Margaret DeRitter about her poem “Lost Sheep.” DeRitter is the author of the poetry collection “Singing Back to the Sirens” (Unsolicited Press, 2020), which has been described by Pulitzer-winning poet Diane Seuss as a collection of “achingly beautiful and gutsy poems” that “represent an autobiography of love.” DeRitter also won the 2018 Celery City Chapbook Contest for “Fly Me to Heaven by Way of New Jersey.” Her work has appeared in numerous literary journals and anthologies and has received a Pushcart Prize nomination. She lives in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where she was a newspaper journalist for 22 years and currently serves as copy editor and poetry editor of Encore magazine.

Rose Postma
On March 4, 2025
“Table” by Patrick T. Reardon

“Table” by Patrick T. Reardon

In this episode of the Reformed Journal Podcast, the poetry edition, Rose Postma talks with Patrick T. Reardon about his poem “Table.” Reardon, who was a Chicago Tribune reporter for 32 years, has published six poetry collections, including Darkness on the Face of the Deep and Puddin’: The Autobiography of a Baby, A Memoir in Prose Poems. His next collection Every Marred Thing: A Time in America, the winner of the 2024 Faulkner-Wisdom Prize from the Pirate’s Alley Faulkner Society of New Orleans, is forthcoming from Lavender Ink. He has been nominated five times for a Pushcart Prize.

Rose Postma
On February 25, 2025
“You Said Let There Be Light” by Michael Zysk

“You Said Let There Be Light” by Michael Zysk

In this episode of the poetry edition of the Reformed Journal Podcast, Rose Postma talks with Michael Zysk about his poem “You Said, Let There

Michael Zysk
On February 4, 2025
“Life Beneath” by Matthew Pullar

“Life Beneath” by Matthew Pullar

In this episode of the poetry edition of the Reformed Journal Podcast, Rose Postma interviews Matthew Pullar about his poem “Life Beneath.” Pullar is a poet

Matthew Pullar
On January 21, 2025

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