Black Mountain Institute Conversations
Special Broadcasts on select Sunday evenings; 5 total episodes
Desert Companion editor Heidi Kyser talks with current Black Mountain Institute fellows about their passions, inspirations, community initiatives, and… of course, their writing.
Season 2 of Black Mountain Institute Conversations — a collaboration between Nevada Public Radio, Desert Companion and UNLV's Black Mountain Institute — is made possible in part through grant funding from the Nevada Arts Council.
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Saretta Morgan is the Black Mountain Institute’s very first Kluge Fellow. She’s the author of two poetry chapbooks and a poetry book, titled Alt-Nature, published by Coffee House Press in early 2024 -
Isle McElroy is one of Black Mountain Institute’s 2025-26 Shearing Fellows. They're the author of two fictional novels — The Atmospherians and People Collide — the latter of which was named one of the best books of the year 2025 by NPR, Vulture, and The New York Times -
KB Brookins is one of Black Mountain Institute’s 2025-26 Shearing Fellows. KB is the author of two poetry collections — How to Identify Yourself With a Wound and Freedom House —which have won them numerous national awards, including one from the Academy of American Poets. -
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