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Episode Summary

Today’s episode brings together two extraordinary voices in literature—each grappling with the legacies of crisis, survival, and identity.

First, we speak with Eiren Caffall about her novel, All the Water in the World, a haunting, hope-filled work of climate fiction set in a post-collapse New York.

“I wanted to write something where I could imagine a future where all of the worst case scenarios had come to pass… and think through on the page whether I believed there was hope.” -Eiren Cafall

Then we turn to poet and essayist Ishion Hutchinson, whose latest collection Fugitive Tilts is a lyrical exploration of history, home, and poetic purpose.

“Poetry is confrontation and celebration. It’s how we stay rooted in a world that wants to erase us.”- Ishion Hutchinson

From cli-fi to cultural memory, this episode is about what we preserve, what we resist, and how art keeps us rooted through it all.

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Key Words: Eiren Caffall All the Water in the World, Ishion Hutchinson Fugitive Tilts, Climate fiction, cli-fi, Caribbean, colonial history, poetry,
Rastafarianism, Jamaican music, Post-apocalyptic fiction with hope

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