This week on Grinding Teeth matt is in conversation with poet Alison Lubar. Join them as they discuss the intimate relationship between visual art and poetry, the importance of joy in the poem, finding connection to family roots, and the challenges (and bliss) of growing up biracial/mixed Asian in mostly-white spaces.

Alison’s website

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This week on Grinding Teeth matt is in conversation with poet Ashley Howell Bunn. Join them as they discuss high school poetry clubs, students rebelling against AI in favor of analog information and authenticity, and finding inner peace through living a life you never imagined you could have.

Ashley’s book: burning, breaking, building

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This week on Grinding Teeth matt is in conversation with artist/poet Oliver Archibald. Join them as they discuss graffiti as a gateway to artistic expression, the love of wasting a whole day making beats, and how comic books shape a neurodivergent reading experience.

Oliver: @headxtrip

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This week on Grinding Teeth matt is in conversation with writer Nicole Treska. Join them as they discuss mastering haiku at age seven, the struggle to fictionalize true stories, and why it’s important for MFA programs to offer their students good sandwiches.

Nicole: nicoletreska.com

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In this special bonus episode, matt introduces a new segment: Bonus Bites. For the inaugural installment, he sits down with C. (Constantine Jones) to revisit a topic from their first conversation—the 1979 sci-fi/horror classic Alien. Together, they explore queer readings of this feminist classic, ask the question “Who is Allen Ripley?”, and hear C. read from a poetic piece inspired by the film.

C. (Constantine Jones): @storiesandnoise

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This week on Grinding Teeth matt is in conversation with poet/writer/musician Holden Davies. Join them as they discuss chasing the high of horror, taking that one poetry class in college that completely changes your writing, and the full circle journey of reforming your teenage band in your 30s.

Holden: Haushinka Bandcamp

Holden's Insta: @haushinka1226

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This week on Grinding Teeth matt is in conversation with hybrid poet H.E. Fisher. Join them as they discuss the journey to find a writing community, falling into film work in New York City, and the joys of being a late bloomer.

H.E. Fisher: HEFISHER

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This week on Grinding Teeth matt is in conversation with tattoo artist Anna Rawr. Join them as they discuss an obsession with drawing eyes and hands, rediscovering artistic practice in the middle of the pandemic lockdown, and how welding and tattooing are intrinsically connected.

Anna: @annarawr_ink

Anna’s shop: @eveningstartattoo

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matt: @norocknrollfun

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