Episode 136: Abby Minor

Abby Minor is a writer based in central Pennsylvania. In her debut book of poems, As I Said: A Dissent, Abby combines the historical narrative of Ann Lohman—a 19th-century abortion provider in New York City—with personal and family history, creating a collection of poems that challenge the typical notion of an abortion story. In our conversation, Abby and I talked about her approach to documentary poetry, why it was important to her to push back against conventional abortion discourse, and how art and activism intersect. Then in the second segment, we talked about American work culture and the necessity of rest.

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Show Notes:

• Abby Minor
• Purchase As I Said: A Dissent: Webster’s Bookstore (State College, PA) | The Book Catapult (San Diego, CA) | Bookshop.org
• NPR Arts & Letters - “The Wickedest Woman in New York”
• Erin Marie Lynch - “Using the Lens of Abortion to Look at Other Things”
• Abby Minor - “Out On This Red Edge”
• Abby Minor - “Rooms”
• Contrary Magazine - Interview with Best of the Net 2018 Winner Abby Minor
• Abby Minor - “Beyond Choice”
• Abby Minor - Reframing Abortion to Breathe Life into a “Culture of Death”
• Steven Stoll - Ramp Hollow: The Ordeal of Appalachia
• Robin Wall Kimmerer - Braiding Sweetgrass
• Vaughn Stills - Places for the Spirit: Traditional African American Gardens

Transcript

Episode Credits

• Editing/Mixing: Mike Sakasegawa
• Music: Podington Bear
• Transcription: Shea Aguinaldo