Emmy Newman is a poetry student in the MFA program at Texas State University. You can find her in a mosh pit, at the dog park, or watching The Challenge at home. She enjoys horror literature and movies and co-hosts a podcast called Books Are Scary. She has been published in literary journals like Persona, The Eckleburg Project, and Sudden Denouement. With her experience in non-profit work, she hopes to make literature and creative writing more accessible to the community.
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Porter House Pod: Writers with Podcasts
Join Emmy as she interviews the hosts of The Personhood Project and half of The Basement Girls. Learn about the highs and lows of podcasting and the influence it can have on writers as podcasters and listeners.
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Porter House Pod: Sapphic Horror
Join Emmy and special guest Allie as they explore Sapphic Horror in pop culture. Starting off with Jennifer’s Body and The Perfection, they delve deep into history, representation, and the cinematography over time that led to (and out of) these staple movies.
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Porter House Pod: PHR Goes to AWP (Part 2)
Join Emmy as she talks to Bianca Pérez, SG Huerta, and Isra Cheema as they reflect on their experience at AWP in Philly. Learn about the panels, off-site readings, and lessons they’ll apply to their own classrooms and writing.
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Porter House Pod: PHR Goes to AWP (Part 1)
Join Emmy as she interviews journals across the country about their goals, submission periods, and experience at AWP. This two-part episode explores the AWP conference, which took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in late March of 2022.
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Porter House Pod: A Layman’s Guide to the Oscars
In preparation for the Oscars, Emmy and guest Allie analyze their top picks for this year’s nominations. They delve into summaries, cinematography, and aesthetics to uncover what makes them quality pieces for viewers of all movie-lover levels.
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Porter House Pod: How the Pandemic Has Affected Art Expression
For our very first episode, Emmy is joined by our Nonfiction Editor, SG Huerta, and Event Coordinator, Chisom Ogoke, to reflect on writing, art, and their practices from the past three years.
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Welcome to Porter House Pod!
Welcome to Porter House Pod! Meet our host, Emmy Newman, and hear about our goals for the podcast as we discuss pressing literary topics, talk craft, and share recent and previously published work from the journal’s archives.