Phillip B. Williams on OURS

Published: Feb. 20, 2024, 11 a.m.

\u201cTo have freedom you have to give something up, to have love \u2014 to experience love as an action \u2014 there has to be something that you're willing to sacrifice\u2026\u201d\xa0

Ours is the epic and lyrical debut novel by poet Phillip B. Williams, featuring unforgettable characters woven together with folklore and humanity\u2019s search for freedom. Williams joined us to talk about how his characters shaped the story, the influences of poetry on his prose, including myths and legends and more with Miwa Messer, the host of Poured Over.\xa0\xa0

This episode of Poured Over was hosted by Executive Producer Miwa Messer and mixed by Harry Liang.\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\u202f\xa0

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Featured Books (Episode):

Ours\xa0by Phillip B. Williams\xa0

Mutiny by Phillip B. Williams\xa0

Blindness by Jos\xe9 Saramago\xa0

One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez\xa0

Cannibal by Safiya Sinclair\xa0