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Into a Darker Wilderness

Into a Darker Wilderness

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Erin Sharkey, editor of the anthology "A Darker Wilderness: Black Nature Writing from Soil to Stars" (Milkweed), and Michael Kleber-Diggs, author of the poetry collection "Worldly Things" (Milkweed) are the hosts for this podcast about Black nature writing. Into a Darker Wilderness is, as much as anything, a home for people who love nature and books and conversations about both. Because abundant time in nature is foundational to human flourishing, we host writers & thinkers who engage deeply with the natural world and, through their efforts and ideas, help others do that too.Wild Darkness Productions L.L.C. Kunst
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  • Episode 3 - Into the Headwaters with Sean Hill

    Episode 3 - Into the Headwaters with Sean Hill
    Jun 25 2026
    Guest: Sean HillHosts: Erin Sharkey & Michael Kleber-DiggsRecorded at Bemidji State UniversityThe Negroes Send Their Love: Poems, Perspectives, and Possible Futures, by Sean Hill (Milkweed Editions 2026)Dangerous Goods, by Sean Hill (Milkweed Editions 2014)Blood Ties & Brown Liquor, by Sean Hill (University of Georgia Press 2008)Aster of Ceremonies, by JJJJJerome Ellis (Milkweed Editions 2023)A Darker Wilderness: Black Nature Writing from Soil to Stars, edited by Erin Sharkey (Milkweed Editions 2023)Into a Darker Wilderness podcastProducer: Davi GraySound Editor: Claire BarnesGuest bioBorn and raised in Milledgeville, Georgia, Sean Hill is the author of the collection of poems, essays, and stories, The Negroes Send Their Love: Poems, Perspectives, and Possible Futures (Milkweed Editions, 2026), and two poetry collections, Dangerous Goods, awarded the Minnesota Book Award in Poetry, (Milkweed Editions, 2014) and Blood Ties & Brown Liquor, named one of the Ten Books All Georgians Should Read in 2015 by the Georgia Center for the Book, (UGA Press, 2008).Hill has received numerous awards including fellowships from the Cave Canem Foundation, the Region 2 Arts Council, the Bush Foundation, Minnesota State Arts Board, The Jerome Foundation, The MacDowell Colony, the University of Wisconsin, a Stegner Fellowship from Stanford University, and a Creative Writing Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.Hill’s poems and essays have appeared in Callaloo, Harvard Review, New England Review, Orion, Oxford American, Poetry, Tin House, and numerous other journals, and in nearly three dozen anthologies including Black Nature and Villanelles. His poems have also been featured as part of the Academy of American Poets’ Poem-a-Day series and on The Slowdown podcast when hosted by former U.S. Poet Laureate, Tracy K. Smith. And a volume of poems selected from Blood Ties & Brown Liquor and Dangerous Goods has been translated and published in Korean.Hill has served as the director of the Minnesota Northwoods Writers Conference at Bemidji State University since 2012. He is a consulting editor at Broadsided Press, a monthly broadside publisher. He has taught at several universities, including at the University of Alaska – Fairbanks and Georgia Southern University as an Assistant Professor. Hill lives with his family in southwest Montana and is an Associate Professor in the Creative Writing Program at the University of Montana.Topics mentioned:Bemidji State UniversityItasca State ParkMinnesota Northwoods Writers ConferenceIndigo GirlsUniversity of MontanaALCAN HighwayAustin DabneyLand GrantsOak trees (Quercus spp.)Paper birch (Betula papyrifera)Pagoda dogwood (Cornus alternifolia)Identifying treesBlue jay (Cyanocitta cristata)Bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus)Identifying birds
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    1 Std. und 4 Min.
  • TEASER: Season 1, Episode 3: Into the Headwaters with Sean Hill

    TEASER: Season 1, Episode 3: Into the Headwaters with Sean Hill
    Jun 18 2026

    It's coming! Season 1, Episode 3: Into the Headwaters with Sean Hill is scheduled to be released on Thursday, June 25.
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    1 Min.
  • Episode 2 - Into Soft Memories with Michael Kleber-Diggs

    Episode 2 - Into Soft Memories with Michael Kleber-Diggs
    Jun 11 2026
    Episode Two is a deep dive into the other host of Into a Darker Wilderness, Michael Kleber-Diggs, author of the poetry collection Worldly Things.Guest bioMichael Kleber-Diggs (KLEE-burr digs) (he / him / his) is the author of Worldly Things (Milkweed Editions 2021), which won the Max Ritvo Poetry Prize, the 2022 Hefner Heitz Kansas Book Award in Poetry, the 2022 Balcones Poetry Prize, the 2021 Poetry Center Book Award, and was a finalist for the 2022 Minnesota Book Award. His essay, “On the Complex Flavors of Black Joy,” is included in the anthology There’s a Revolution Outside, My Love: Letters from a Crisis, edited by Tracy K. Smith and John Freeman (Penguin Random House 2021). Another essay, “There Was a Tremendous Softness,” appears in A Darker Wilderness: Black Nature Writing from Soil to Stars, edited by Erin Sharkey (Milkweed Editions, 2023). His poems and essays often explore themes of intimacy, community, empathy, and grace, practices he believes are distinct and interdependent. Among other places, Michael’s writing has appeared or is forthcoming in Poetry, Poem-a-Day, Orion Magazine, Literary Hub, Sierra Magazine, Los Angeles Review of Books, Alaska Quarterly Review, Great River Review, Water~Stone Review, the Under Review, Poetry Daily, Poetry Northwest, Potomac Review, Spillway, and several other journals and anthologies. Michael is a past Fellow with the Givens Foundation for African American Literature, a past-winner of the Loft Mentor Series in Poetry, a Minnesota AARP 50 over 50 Honoree, and a Poets & Writers Five Over 50 honoree. Since 2016, Michael has been an instructor with the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop. He also teaches Creative Writing at Augsburg University and Hamline University where he works with both undergraduate and graduate students. His work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize three times and Best of the Net once and has been supported by the Minnesota State Arts Board, the Jerome Foundation, and the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council. Michael is married to Karen Kleber-Diggs, a tropical horticulturist and orchid specialist. Karen and Michael have a daughter, Elinor, who lives in New York City and works as a professional dancer.Selected references from this episode:The Givens FoundationPrestidigitationCatfishSwimmingLap swimming in the Twin Cities (Yelp) (new V3 Sports facility on the Northside)Minnesota lakesCreatures in lakesWichita, KansasOld tackle boxesSwimming while BlackMilkweed EditionsFollow Into a Darker Wilderness wherever you get your social media (⁠Instagram⁠, ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠Bluesky⁠, ⁠YouTube⁠), subscribe to our newsletter, and become a member supporter at our website, ⁠IntoADarkerWilderness.com⁠ (and maybe ⁠pick up some merch⁠ while you're there 😉).
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    58 Min.
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