1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Luther Hughes is a poet based in Seattle, WA. The poems in Luther’s debut collection, A Shiver in the Leaves, are tender, erotic, vulnerable, erudite, at times dark, and at times ecstatic. In our conversation, we talked about power dynamics in sexual encounters, different forms of love, and writing as a way of understanding oneself. Then in the second section, we talked about why so many sex scenes in popular media are so strange. Subscribe: Apple Podcasts&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Google Podcasts | Pocket Casts |&amp;nbsp;Stitcher&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Goodpods | TuneIn |&amp;nbsp;RSS Support: Support our Patreon&amp;nbsp;| Review on Apple Podcasts | Review on Podchaser Share: Tweet this episode | Share to Facebook Connect: Newsletter | Email&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Facebook&amp;nbsp;|&amp;nbsp;Twitter&amp;nbsp;| Instagram | YouTube Show Notes: Luther Hughes Purchase A Shiver in the Leaves: Open Books (Seattle, WA) | The Book Catapult (San Diego, CA) | Bookshop.org Brooklyn Poets Reading Series - Luther Hughes, Lynn Melnick, Carl Phillips The Poet Salon Lue’s Poetry Hour Luther Hughes - “On Power” Seattle Times - “Seattle poet Luther Hughes on ‘A Shiver in the Leaves,’ his debut collection” Brandon Taylor - Real Life Transcript Episode Credits Editing/Mixing: Mike Sakasegawa Music: Podington Bear Transcription: Shea Aguinaldo Keep the Channel Open http://www.keepthechannelopen.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/24803859/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/24803859