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Arts Calling124. Arts Calling Q&A with Jaime Alejandro and Shahab ZargariHi there,
We're trying something different today: Today I'm thrilled to bring you an Arts Calling Q&A!
Friend of the show Shahab Zargari stops by to help me process the first 100 episodes of the podcast and some lessons along the way. Hope you enjoy!!
About our Guest:
Shahab Zargari is an award-winning Iranian-American filmmaker and administrative faculty member of the UNLV College of Fine Arts. After years of creating original short-form streaming content, Shahab made his directorial debut with the Philip K. Dick adaptation, THE CRYSTAL CRYPT (2013), an official selection at the San Diego...
2023-10-1246 minArts CallingEp 99 Uzo Chijioke | From novels to scripts, Nigerian culture, and embracing structureHi there,
Today I am thrilled to be arts calling Uzo Chijioke!
(https://writers.coverfly.com/profile/uzochijioke)
Uzo Chijioke is a Nigerian American author / screenwriter with a background in pharmacy. Having done what he was "supposed to do" as the first son to immigrant parents, he's lived a life centered around duty and structure, even spending over a decade in the US Army. As such, Uzo's stories typically center protagonists burdened by the weight of culture and their journeys of self-discovery.
Twitter: twitter.com/UzoTheCreator
Instagram: instagram.com/uzothecreator
Check...
2023-03-2844 minArts CallingEp 98 Audra Kerr Brown | Flash fiction, family, and emotional horrorHi there,
Today I am thrilled to be arts calling Audra Kerr Brown! (audrakerrbrown.wordpress.com)
Audra Kerr Brown lives with her husband and two children at the end of a dirt road in Iowa. Her
work has appeared in the Best Small Fictions (2018, 2021 editions) and Wigleaf’s Top 50 Very Short Fiction List. Former managing editor of New Flash Fiction Review, she is now the founding creator and archivist of the (sometimes) YouTube channel, The Flashtronauts! which “explores the ever-expanding universe of Flash Fiction.” Her flash chapbook, hush hush hush, is available at Harbor Editions.
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2023-03-2149 minArts CallingEp 97 Tommy Dean | Flash perspectives, small towns, and powerful short worksHi there,
Today I am thrilled to be arts calling Tommy Dean! (https://tommydeanwriter.com)
About our Guest:
Tommy Dean is the author of two flash fiction chapbooks Special Like the People on TV (Redbird Chapbooks, 2014) and Covenants (ELJ Editions, 2021), and a full flash collection, Hollows (Alternating Current Press, 2022). He lives in Indiana, where he currently is the Editor at Fractured Lit and _Uncharted _Magazine. A recipient of the 2019 Lascaux Prize in Short Fiction, his writing can be found in Best Microfiction 2019, 2020, 2023, Best Small Fiction 2019 and 2022, Monkeybicycle, Moon City Press, and numerous other litmags. His interv...
2023-03-1648 minArts CallingEp 96 Laurie Marshall | Flash fiction, exploring forms, and the beauty of yearningHi there,
Today I'm so overjoyed to be arts calling Laurie Marshall! (www.SeeLaurieWrite.com)
About our Guest:
Laurie Marshall is an award-winning writer and artist in Northwest Arkansas. Her debut flash fiction collection is coming in April 2023 from ELJ Editions. Her words and art have been published in print and digital literary journals and included in anthologies including Snow Crow from AdHoc Fiction, Mid/South Anthology _from Belle Point Press and _Best Small Fictions 2022. Current projects include a memoir and novella, both written in flash stories, a prose collaboration with her late grandmother’s poetry an...
2023-03-0950 minArts CallingEp 95 Shannon McLeod | Nature Trail Stories, being an educator, and the quiet momentsHi there,
Today I'm so overjoyed to be arts calling Shannon McLeod! (shannon-mcleod.com)
About our Guest:
Shannon McLeod is the author of the novella Whimsy (Long Day Press, 2021) and the essay chapbook Pathetic (University of Indianapolis Etchings Press). Her writing has appeared in Tin House Online, Wigleaf, Hobart, Joyland Magazine, Cosmonauts Avenue, and Prairie Schooner, among other publications. Her stories have been nominated for Best Small Fictions, Best of the Net, and featured in Wigleaf Top 50. She teaches high school English in Virginia.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OcqueocSAM
Nature Trail...
2023-03-0245 minArts CallingEp 94 Jen Soong | Exploring memoir, collage, and wonderHi there,
Today I'm so overjoyed to be arts calling Jen Soong! (jensoong.com)
About our Guest:
The daughter of Chinese immigrants, Jen Soong grew up in New Jersey and now resides in Northern California. An alum of Tin House and VONA, her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Audacity, GAY MAG, Jellyfish Review, Witness and Waxwing. She earned her MFA in creative writing from UC Davis. Her memoir-in-progress is a reckoning of myth, migration and memory.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jenmuze
Jen's writing at Seventh Wave: https://theseventhwave...
2023-02-2345 minArts CallingEp 93 Steven D. Schroeder | Wikipedia Apocalyptica, running a literary magazine, and the balancing actHi there,
Today I'm so excited to be arts calling Steven D. Schroeder!!
About our Guest:
Steven D. Schroeder’s third book of poetry is Wikipedia Apocalyptica (swallow::tale press, 2022). His second book, The Royal Nonesuch (Spark Wheel Press), won the Devil’s Kitchen Reading Award from Southern Illinois University. He edits the literary magazine $ (Poetry Is Currency). His poetry is available from New England Review, Crazyhorse, Michigan Quarterly Review, Pleiades, The Cincinnati Review, Copper Nickel, The Journal, Diagram, The Rumpus, and Verse Daily, and has also been featured in city parks, public transportation, and busi...
2023-02-1649 minArts CallingEp 92 Audrey Cefaly & Carolyn Messina | Find your dramaturg, two-hander plays, and ache storiesHi there,
Today I'm thrilled to be arts calling Audrey Cefaly and Carolyn Messina!
About our Guests:
Audrey Cefaly (https://www.audreycefaly.com) is an alumna of the Playwrights' Arena cohort at Arena Stage, a recipient of the Walter E. Dakin Fellowship from the Sewanee Writers Conference, and a Dramatist Guild Foundation Traveling Master. She is published by Concord Theatricals, Smith & Kraus, and Applause Books. Cefaly's plays have been produced by Cincinnati Playhouse, Florida Studio, Florida Rep, City Theatre, Penobscot Theatre, Gulfshore Playhouse, Merrimack Rep, Signature Theatre, Barter Theatre, Vermont Stage, Oregon Contemporary Theatre, 16th...
2023-02-1452 minArts CallingEp 91 Patrick Lugo | Comics, Kung Fu, and an illustrator's lifeHi there,
Today I'm thrilled to be arts calling Patrick Lugo! (plugoarts.com)
About our Guest:
Patrick Lugo is a freelance illustrator, comics artist and writer is also Senior Designer of KungFuMagazine.com & Kung Fu Tai Chi magazine. His self-published graphic novel A TIGER’s TALE was funded on kickstarter overnight. The 2021 anthology Speculative Fiction for Dreamers included a comic which Publisher’s Weekly called “A Knock Out.” He illustrated the chapter book LUCY VELOZ: HIGH-FLYING PRINCESS in 2020. Subscribe to his Newsletter for exclusive webcomics, behind-the-scene and other musings. Plus you can buy merchandise ranging from cel...
2023-02-1050 minArts CallingEp 90 Shahab Zargari and Mo Milan | New Oddities Album DiscussionHi there,
Today I am excited to be arts calling Shahab Zargari (bio.site/shahab) and Mo Milan (linktr.ee/momilan) to discuss Shahab's album, AI, and the collaborative process!
New Oddities now available here: https://gcrecords.bandcamp.com/album/new-oddities
About the New Oddities Album:
Shahab Zargari has been sampling and remixing music since the start of his band Kill the Scientist in 1989 when he was still pretty young. The album New Oddities, technically his debut solo album as all past releases were done with band names and monikers, builds upon his...
2023-02-0954 minArts CallingEp 89 John Becker | Playwriting, the human condition, and producing your own workHi there,
Today I am excited to be arts calling John Becker! (jouskaproductions.com)
About our Guest:
John Becker has juggled life in film, theatre, and music with teaching the arts to children and adults.
He has won three Individual Artist's Awards from the Maryland State Arts Council. He was asked to write a play for the One-Minute Play Festival at Round House Theatre. His musical, Everything I Do, was read at the Kennedy Center, chosen for a workshop at Artist's
Bloc, and performed at the Atlas in DC to excellent reviews. He...
2023-02-0849 minArts CallingEp 88 Anuradha Bhowmik | Brown Girl Chromatography: Family, healing, and coming of ageHi there,
Today I am delighted to be arts calling Anuradha Bhowmik! (www.anuradhabhowmik.com)
About our Guest:
Anuradha Bhowmik is a Bangladeshi-American poet and writer from South Jersey. She is the 2021 winner of the Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize for her first collection Brown Girl Chromatography (Pitt Poetry Series, 2022). Bhowmik is a Kundiman Fellow and a 2018 AWP Intro Journals Project Winner in Poetry. She earned her MFA from Virginia Tech. Her poetry and prose have appeared in POETRY, The Sun, Quarterly West, Nashville Review, Indiana Review, The Offing, Bayou Magazine, Crab Orchard Review, Zone 3, The...
2023-02-0343 minArts CallingEp 87 Samantha Silva | Mary Wollstonecraft, Dickens, and the historical novelHi there,
Today I am so thrilled to be arts calling Samantha Silva! (samanthasilvawriter.com)
About our Guest:
Samantha Silva is an author and screenwriter based in Idaho. Over her career, she’s sold film projects to Paramount, Universal, and New Line Cinema. Love and Fury: A Novel of Mary Wollstonecraft is her second novel. Her short fiction and essays have appeared in One Story and LitHub. A short film, The Big Burn, which she wrote and directed, premiered at the Sun Valley Film Festival in 2018. She is currently working on a commission from Seattle Repe...
2023-02-0253 minArts CallingEp 86 Donna Spruijt-Metz | Poetry as a companion, the flute, and something trueHi there,
Today I am so lucky to be arts calling Donna Spruijt-Metz! (donnasmetz.com)
About our guest, in her own words:
I am a poet, translator, and Professor of Psychology and Preventive Medicine at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. My first career was as a professional flutist.
My first full length, General Release from the Beginning of the World, was officially born on January 1. 2023! Order it here from Free Verse Editions! And thank you Camille Dungy and Orion Magazine for choosing my book as one of 14 recommended poetry books...
2023-01-3145 minArts CallingEp. 85 Jim Clayton | Jazz, parenthood, and an online pandemic audienceHi there,
Today I am overjoyed to be arts calling Jim Clayton!
About our Guest, Jim Clayton (https://jimclaytonjazz.com):
DownBeat Magazine called Jim Clayton’s music “warm and happy… tender and soulful.” He calls it a blend of bebop and New Orleans, the city he considers a second home. His repertoire is a mix of jazz standards, reimagined pop classics, and his own memorable writing.
Jim’s last two albums, Lenny Jumps In (2016) and Songs My Daughter Knows (2014) landed on the jazz radio charts in both Canada and the USA. He won three...
2023-01-2658 minArts CallingEp. 84 Zephaniah Sole | Writing a crime thriller, Spider-Man, and a legacy of learningTrigger warning: The novel we discussed contains themes of crimes against minors.
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Hi there,
Today I am honored to be arts calling Zephaniah Sole!
About our Guest:
Zephaniah Sole is a Martha's Vineyard Institute of Creative Writing Author Fellow as well as an alum of VONA and Tin House. His fiction has appeared in Epiphany, Gargoyle Magazine, Collateral Journal and Vestal Review, among other publications. A graduate of New York University, he's been a filmmaker, a public school teacher, and is an FBI agent. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he...
2023-01-2544 minArts CallingEp. 83 Laury Leite | The novel, writing in Spanish, and an international lifeHi there,
Today I am ecstatic to be arts calling Laury Leite!
Laury Leite is a writer. He has published articles, essays, interviews and chronicles in various literary magazines. His short stories have appeared in several anthologies. In 2017, he published En la soledad de un cielo muerto (Ediciones Carena; La Pereza Ediciones, his first novel, which was translated into English under the title Night Has Fallen Here (Lazy Publisher, 2019). The Italian version will be out in 2023 (Musicaos Editore). La gran demencia, his second novel, written with support from the Toronto Arts Council, came out in S...
2023-01-2453 minArts CallingEp. 82 Bri Stokes | Curating, becoming a managing editor, and amplifying the marginalizedHi there,
Today I am excited to be arts calling Bri Stokes!
About our guest:
Bri is a writer, poet, producer, curator and editor who hails from South Central Los Angeles. She served as Assistant Art Editor for the London-based Hecate Magazine, and as Poetry Editor at Storyteller’s Refrain. She is also the Managing Editor of SKEW Magazine, an independently owned and operated Black and Queer Arts & Dialogue magazine. Her writing has been featured in various publications, such as BuzzFeed, Visual Verse and The Myriad. Currently, Bri is a student of journalism at UCLA....
2023-01-2340 minArts CallingEp. 81 Camille U. Adams | The memoir, Caribbean lit, and uncovering the pastHi there,
Today I am honored to be arts calling memoirist Camille U. Adams!
About our guest:
Camille U. Adams is a memoirist from Trinidad and Tobago. She earned her MFA from CUNY and is a current Ph.D. Candidate who holds a McKnight Doctoral Fellowship at her program. Camille is an alum of Tin House Summer Workshop and Kenyon Writer’s Workshop. Camille has received a fellowship from Roots Wounds Word and scholarships from Community of Writers, Kweli Literary Festival, Grubstreet, and VONA. Her writing has been long-listed in the Graywolf Creative Nonfiction Prize 2022, se...
2023-01-1947 minArts CallingEp. 80 Dominique Gordon | DOMO JUJU, new album, and turning grief into songsHeads up: A few swears in this one.
Hi there,
Today I am psyched to be arts calling poet, musician, and my dear friend Dominique Gordon!
We are talking about the collaborative process behind his band DOMO JUJU and have a quick conversation about his latest album, SANE. Now available wherever you listen to music:
https://songwhip.com/domojuju/sane
Follow the band on Insta:
https://www.instagram.com/domo.juju/
Thanks for taking with me today, Dom! All the best, my friend!
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2023-01-1423 minArts CallingEp. 79 Julia Duffy | Things (Un)said, narrative podcasting, and writing yourself a perfect roleHi there,
Today I am delighted to be arts calling actress and writer Julia Duffy!
About our guest:
Julia Duffy grew up in Colorado before receiving her Bachelor’s of Music in Vocal Performance from New York University in 2020. Graduating into a pandemic gave Julia the time to begin podcasting and producing her audio drama, Things (Un)Said. Currently based in New York City, Julia enjoys cosplaying her favorite characters and cuddling with her cat, Cosmo.
Things unsaid, now available wherever you listen to podcasts!
https://pod.link/1458184577
Thanks fo...
2023-01-0535 minArts CallingEp. 78 Tara Stillions Whitehead | The Year of the Monster, writing hybrid forms, and the film industryHi there,
Today I am delighted to be arts calling writer and filmmaker Tara Stillions Whitehead!
About our guest:
A native Southern Californian, alumna of University of Southern California’s historic School of Cinematic Arts, and graduate of San Diego State University’s MFA writing program, Tara Stillions Whitehead (https://tarastillionswhitehead.net) is a filmmaker and writer teaching in Central Pennsylvania.
After working as a DGA assistant director and then as assistant to the executive producers of two number one prime time television shows, Tara left Hollywood to pursue projects that subvert celebrity wors...
2022-12-2952 minArts CallingEp. 77 Lynne Jensen Lampe | A mother and daughter, a new poetry collection, & talking smack to a hurricaneHi there,
Today I am overjoyed to be arts calling Lynne Jensen Lampe!
About our guest:
Lynne Jensen Lampe (lynnejensenlampe.com) writes poetry about family, mental illness, and societal expectations. Following and breaking rules. Stigma. Soon after Lynne was born, her mother was diagnosed with schizophrenia and (what was then called) manic-depression and sent from the air base in Newfoundland to a hospital in Florida, the first of many such separations.
Lynne’s poems appear in Yemassee, Anti-Heroin Chic, The American Journal of Poetry, Rock & Sling, Small Orange, LIT Magazine, and elsewhere. Her de...
2022-12-2300 minArts CallingEp. 76 Monica Macansantos | Love & Other Rituals: Home, growing as a writer, and the Filipino diasporaHi there,
Today I am so happy to be arts calling Monica Macansantos!
About our guest:
Monica Macansantos (monicamacansantos.com) is a former James A. Michener Fellow for Fiction and Poetry at the University of Texas at Austin, where she earned her MFA in Writing. She also holds a PhD in English and Creative Writing from the Victoria University of Wellington, International Institute of Modern Letters. Her debut collection of stories about Filipinos at home and in the diaspora, Love and Other Rituals, is out from the University of Melbourne's Grattan Street Press.
H...
2022-12-2249 minArts CallingEp. 75 Joseph Fasano | The Swallows of Lunetto: A transcendent love story, tyrants, and building a novelHi there,
Today I am excited to be arts calling Joseph Fasano!
About our guest:
Joseph Fasano is the author of the novels The Swallows of Lunetto (Maudlin House, 2022) and The Dark Heart of Every Wild Thing (Platypus Press, 2020), which was named one of the "20 Best Small Press Books of 2020." His books of poetry include The Crossing (2018), Vincent (2015), Inheritance (2014), and Fugue for Other Hands (2013). His honors include the Cider Press Review Book Award, the Rattle Poetry Prize, and a nomination for the Poets' Prize, "awarded annually for the best book of verse published by a...
2022-12-2146 minArts CallingEp. 74 Margarita Saona | Latin American literature, writing escapes, and memories of PeruHi there,
Today I am so thankful to be calling Margarita Saona! And stay tuned for part II coming next year!
About our Guest:
Margarita Saona teaches Latin American literature and Culture at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She was born in Peru and studied linguistics and literature at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru. She received a Ph.D. in Latin American literature from Columbia University in New York.
She is interested in issues of memory, cognition, empathy, and representation in literature and the arts. She has published books o...
2022-12-1500 minArts CallingEp. 73 Rhonda Parker | Word slinger, fanfiction, and creative collaborationHi there,
Today I am so happy to be arts calling Rhonda Parker!
About our Guest:
Rhonda Parker is a storyteller who slings a variety of words and ideas from her desk in Appalachia. Evernote and Google Docs are her constant companions and eternal scribes. Overthinking is both her superpower and her curse.
Rhonda writes speculative fiction in various formats, on her Story Blog, Twitter, and in published books. She posts writing and gaming videos to her YouTube channel, as well as full cast audio productions including narrations, audio roleplays, audio...
2022-12-0800 minArts CallingEp. 72 Melissa Jordan | Red Low Fog, poetry forms, and crafting narrativeHi there,
Today I am thrilled to be arts calling Melissa Jordan!
About our guest:
Melissa E. Jordan lives in northwestern Connecticut, and was raised primarily in Ledyard, CT. Her recent poetry collection, Red Low Fog/Transcript (Animal Heart Press, 2022) is a hybrid poetry/fiction collection in the form of a documentary transcript. Each interview subject speaks in their own specific category of poetry.
Her previous collection, Bain-Marie (Big Wonderful Press) was published in 2015. Jordan’s poems have appeared in The Cossack Review, The Dillydoun Review, Open: Journal of Art & Letters, Word Riot, Ot...
2022-11-1752 minArts CallingEp. 71 CJ Peterson | In the Sight of Sound: Writing, publishing, and achieving your goalsHi there,
Today I'm excited to be arts calling CJ Peterson!
About our guest:
CJ Peterson has been a lifelong storyteller who grew up obsessed with movies. Since an early age, he knew he wanted to tell similar stories of his own that made him feel that magic a special story gave him. His debut novel IN THE SIGHT OF SOUND is out now. -- He lives in the Ozark Mountains with his wife & golden retriever and spends his spare time enjoying his record collection, hiking, computer gaming, and of course, discovering exciting new movies.
2022-11-1146 minArts CallingEp. 70 Jesus M. Garibay | Acting, dance, and artistic problem solvingHi there,
Today I am excited to be arts calling Jesus M. Garibay!
About our guest:
Jesus is an actor, dancer, and director based in Mexico City. Links below!
Twitter: https://twitter.com/JesusMGaribay
FB: https://www.facebook.com/jesus.muga
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jesusmgaribay
Thanks so much for joining me on the podcast, Jesus! All the best!
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2022-11-0300 minArts CallingEp. 69 Steffy Sandoval | Acting, directing, and artist identity coachingHi there,
Today I am excited to be arts calling Steffy Sandoval!
About our guest:
I'm a recent Florida International University alumni with a BFA Theatre Performance degree. Upon graduation, I was fortunate to book some Miami regional work which gave me the confidence and momentum to move to NYC. I have performed Off-Broadway with The Actor's Project NYC in their Season 41 industry showcases at the magnificent Daveport Theatre. Along with gracing an Off-Broadway stage, I have just launched with my talented friend (and now partner) Patrick John Boyle our very own Theatre and Film Productio...
2022-10-2752 minArts CallingEp. 68 Irma Herrera | Social justice, mispronounced names, and a one-woman playHello,
Today I am honored to be arts calling Irma Herrera!
About our guest:
Irma Herrera is a writer, solo performer, and social justice activista. A civil rights lawyer for 30+ years, she shares anecdotes of her time fighting for disadvantaged communities, the process behind her one-woman show, 'Why Would I Mispronounce My Own Name?' an hour-long show that is a mashup of personal narrative, lessons in American history, and stories about respecting people’s names, even when they don’t sound like “real” American names.
Stop by Irma's website for Irma's statement and show...
2022-10-2052 minArts CallingEp. 67 Leslie Absher | Spy Daughter, Queer Girl: A memoir of secrets, family, and truthHi there,
Today I am elated to be arts calling Leslie Absher!
About our Guest:
Leslie Absher is a journalist and essayist. Her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Independent, Salon, Huffington Post, Ms., Greek Reporter, and the San Francisco Chronicle.
Her father joined the CIA before she was born. When she was a baby, her family moved to Athens, Greece. Just in time for a coup. She spent years trying to learn what her Cold War father’s role was in that event. Her memoir Spy Daughter, Queer Girl is ab...
2022-10-1352 minArts CallingEp. 66 Ken Poyner | Small presses, life beyond writing, and carving your own pathHi there,
Today it's a pleasure to be arts calling Ken Poyner!
About our guest:
Ken's four collections of brief fictions and four collections of speculative poetry can be found at most online booksellers. He spent 33 years in information system management, is married to a world record holding female power lifter, and has a family of several cats and betta fish. Individual works have appeared in "Café Irreal", "Analog", "Danse Macabre", "The Cincinnati Review", and several hundred other places.
For more information, please visit: www.kpoyner.com and www.barkingmoosepress.com
Tha...
2022-10-0636 minArts CallingEp. 65 Dr. Rachael Hanel | History, writing nonfiction, and Camilla's storyHi there,
Today I am ecstatic to be arts calling Dr. Rachael Hanel!
About our guest:
Rachael Hanel is associate professor of creative nonfiction and journalism at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Her book We’ll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down: Memoir of a Gravedigger’s Daughter, also from the University of Minnesota Press, was a finalist for a Minnesota Book Award. Her essays have been published in print and online in the anthology Love and Profanity: A Collection of True, Tortured, Wild, Hilarious, Concise, and Intense Tales of Teenage Life; Slag Glass City; M...
2022-09-2940 minArts CallingEp. 64 Shahab Zargari | Indie filmmaking, music, and the business of creativityHi there,
Thursdays are for arts calling! And today I am psyched to be arts calling Shahab Zargari!
About our guest:
Shahab Zargari is an award-winning filmmaker, music lover, author and entrepreneur. He graduated in 2000 from the University of California at Irvine with a bachelor of arts degree in Sociology with a minor in Education.
After years of creating original YouTube and Vimeo content, Shahab jumped into serious filmmaking with his year-long science fiction film project, THE CRYSTAL CRYPT (2013), starring husband and wife acting team Yuri Lowenthal and Tara Platt. He proceeded to work on h...
2022-09-2247 minArts CallingEp. 63 Raegen Pietrucha | Head of a Gorgon, marketing, and a reunion episode!TW: This episode is a discussion about a work that addresses sexual violence.
Hi friends,
Today I'm so excited to be arts calling Raegen Pietrucha, welcome back!
About our guest:
Raegen Pietrucha is a professional and creative writer, editor, consultant, and educator with two degrees in English and more than 20 years of combined experience. Her chapbook, An Animal I Can’t Name, won the 2015 Two of Cups Press competition; her debut poetry collection, Head of a Gorgon, is now available via Vegetarian Alcoholic Press; and she has a memoir in progress. She received he...
2022-09-151h 10Arts CallingEp. 62 Samantha Terrell | Cosmic tragicomedy, social justice poetry, and the trinitas formHi friends!
Today, I am so excited to be arts calling Samantha Terrell!
About our guest:
Samantha Terrell is an internationally published American poet and author whose work has received five-star reviews. In 2021, she received First Honorable Mention in the "Anita McAndrews Poets for Human Rights Awards" organized by Poets Without Borders. Her most recent book, Things Worth Repeating?, features an invented form - the poetic trinitas. Terrell and her family reside in upstate New York.
Poetry Sale on Samantha's website until 9/4!!! http://www.samanthaterrell.com/books.html
Cosmic Tragicomedy is no...
2022-09-0139 minArts CallingEp. 61 Rodd Whelpley | Learning, efficiency, and poems of the backyardHi there,
Today I am so excited to be arts calling Rodd Whelpley!
About our Guest:
Rodd Whelpley seeks poetry in the everyday world. He manages an electric efficiency program for 32 cities across Illinois and lives near Springfield with his wife, son, and the memories of good Golden Retrievers he has known.
His poems have appeared in Tinderbox Poetry Journal, 2River View, Star 82 Review, Right Hand Pointing, Shot Glass Journal, Spillway, The Naugatuck River Review, Eunoia Review, Antiphon, The Chagrin River Review and other journals.
The Last Bridge is Home, now...
2022-08-1850 minArts CallingEp. 60 Madeleine Corley | Poetry, songwriting, and constructing constructivelyHi there,
Thanks for stopping by, today I am ecstatic to be arts calling Madeleine Corley!
About our guest:
Madeleine Corley has multiple interests with her main affinity simply being words. From elaborate acrostics to black-out found poems, she adores fitting concepts into tight spaces to create a puzzle.
Madeleine received her Bachelors Degree in Public Health from The Ohio State University in 2017, where she additionally acquired a minor in Leadership Studies. Her years at university brought about a love for travel through studying abroad, for literacy through a Penpal program sh...
2022-08-131h 06Arts CallingEp. 59 Dr. Sarah Etlinger | Mentorship, composition, and becoming a poetHi there,
Welcome to the show! Today I am arts calling Dr. Sarah Etlinger!
Sarah A. Etlinger holds a BA in English from Skidmore College, an MA in English from Syracuse University, and a Ph.D. in Rhetoric and Composition (English) from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Scholarly interests include new media studies, first-year composition, feminist literature, the Beatles, and popular culture. Currently, she is Associate professor of Composition and Literature at Rock Valley College where she teaches courses in composition, film, and literature.
A Pushcart and Best of the Net nominee, she is t...
2022-08-0451 minArts CallingEp. 58 Allison Adair | Gettysburg relics, poems of womanhood, and how nature reclaims usHi there,
What a great episode we have for you: Today I am arts calling Allison Adair!
About our Guest:
Allison Adair’s first collection, The Clearing, was selected by Henri Cole as winner of Milkweed’s Max Ritvo Poetry Prize. Her poems appear in American Poetry Review, Arts & Letters, Best American Poetry, Kenyon Review Online, and ZYZZYVA; and her work has been honored with the Pushcart Prize, the Florida Review Editors’ Award, the Orlando Prize, a Massachusetts Cultural Council grant, and first place in the Fineline Competition from Mid-American Review. Originally from central Pennsylvania, Alliso...
2022-07-2800 minArts CallingEp. 57 Estela González | Mazatlán, between cultures, and the Arribada novelHi there,
Today I am overjoyed to be arts calling Estela González!
About our guest:
Estela González holds an MFA in creative writing and a PhD in Latin American literature. As a binational and bilingual writer, she tells stories in English and Spanish about race, class, gender, and environmental justice. Growing up in Mexico, Estela regularly visited her family in Mazatlán, where decades-long intensive development has led to the demise of beaches and sea turtle colonies. Her research and support of fishermen protecting sea turtles in the Sea of Cortés deepen her...
2022-07-2100 minArts CallingEp. 56 Thomas Bazar | Fiction, playwriting, and an expectation of plentyHello!
Here we go, today I am so excited to be arts calling Thomas Bazar!
About:
Thomas Bazar (pronounced Bay-zar), is a novelist and playwright. Two of his plays were staged with the performance collective, A Band of Actors. He longs to reconnect with his Persian roots and loves Persian food and its great history. Besides that, he loves the wonderful cities of Lisbon and Paris, his dogs, and anything to do with the natural world.
His novel, An Expectation of Plenty, is now now available!
https://www.amazon.com/Expectation-Plenty-Thomas-Bazar...
2022-07-1936 minArts CallingEp. 55 Denise Cruz-Castino | Screenwriting, advertising, and co-writingHi there,
Welcome to CRUZFEST: Today I am thrilled to be arts calling Denise Cruz-Castino!
About our guest:
Denise Cruz-Castino graduated from UCLA, had a successful advertising writing career, and has turned that into a screenwriting career. Her first feature produced 5 Weddings premiered at Cannes in 2018, opened in 52 countries worldwide, co-stars Bo Derek and Candy Clark and was produced by Uniglobe Entertainment. She’s currently working on a feature comedy with Josephson Entertainment and has Miranda Bailey attached as director. She recently had several children’s horror animation shorts produced by DreamworksTV Youtube channel for their...
2022-07-1438 minArts CallingEp. 54 Daniel A. Olivas | Short stories, playwriting, and Chicanos in the artsHi there,
Today I am so honored to be arts calling Daniel A. Olivas!
About:
Daniel A. Olivas is the author of ten books and editor of two anthologies. His latest books are How to Date a Flying Mexican: New and Collected Stories (University of Nevada Press, 2022), The King of Lighting Fixtures: Stories (University of Arizona Press, 2017), and Crossing the Border: Collected Poems (Pact Press, 2017).
Widely anthologized, Daniel has also written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Review of Books, The Guardian, La Bloga, BOMB, High Country News, Huffington Post, Alta Journal...
2022-07-1251 minArts CallingEp. 53 Abby Tozer | Acting, a positive film, and quarantine bondingHi there,
Today I am so excited to be arts calling Abby Tozer!
Abby Tozer is an actor, screenwriter, and producer. She and her creative team are currently embarking on the post-production of the short film, Positive. Coming soon!
Stop by a virtual Q&A for the film on July 12th 4pm PST via Google Meets! LINK HERE
Visit https://www.positiveshortfilm.com for more information.
Thanks for this wonderful conversation, Abby!
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2022-07-0842 minArts CallingEp. 52 Gauri Awasthi | Editorial work, dance, and community in poetryHi there,
Today I am thrilled to be arts calling Gauri Awasthi!
About:
Gauri Awasthi is an Indian poet and an MFA graduate from McNeese State University. She has won awards and scholarships from the Sundress Academy For The Arts, Louisiana Office of Cultural Development, Bread Loaf Writers' Workshop, and Kundiman. Her writing has been published in The Rumpus, Quarterly West, Buzzfeed, Notre Dame Review, and others.
Gauri's Twitter: https://twitter.com/awasthi_gauri
Gauri's latest course is now available here: 4-Week Online Poetry Workshop: Decolonizing Poetry
Thank you so muc...
2022-07-0735 minArts CallingEp. 51 Kátia Bandeira de Mello-Gerlach | Embracing chaos, Brasil, and other travelsHi there,
Today I am so happy to be arts calling Kátia Bandeira de Mello-Gerlach!
About:
Kátia Bandeira de Mello-Gerlach is a Brazilian fiction writer residing in New York City. Her first two books of short stories were published by Projeto Dulcinéia Catadora, an art collective, part of the Latin American cartonera movement. Disquiet International participant in June, 2016 with grant by the Luso American Foundation, FLAD. 2017 Fellow at the New York Foundation for the Arts Program. Kátia contributes to literary journals in Brazil, Portugal, USA and France including La Cause Littéraire...
2022-07-0600 minArts CallingEp. 50 aureleo sans | a list of grievances, living the american nightmare, and a return to writingHi there,
Thrilled to be arts calling aureleo sans today!
aureleo sans is a flamingo. she is also a Colombian-American, non-binary, queer poet and writer with a disability. she grew up in various forms of homelessness in Miami, Barranquilla, Atlanta, St. Petersburg, and Phoenix before settling down in San Antonio, where she currently lives. her family limboed far below the poverty line until she escaped to chase the American Dream Unfulfilled.
she is a 2022 Tin House Scholar, Periplus fellow, a Macondista, a VONA alumnus, and a creative nonfiction associate editor at jmww. she...
2022-07-0145 minArts CallingEp. 49 Leticia Urieta | Criaturas, life as a teaching artist, and growing up in TexasHi there,
Today I'm so excited to be arts calling Leticia Urieta!
Leticia Urieta is Tejana writer from Austin, TX. Leticia is a graduate of Agnes Scott College with a BA in English/Creative Writing and holds an MFA in Fiction writing from Texas State University.
She works a teaching artist in the Austin community with a focus on the pedagogy of equity in creative writing. She is the Regional Program Manager for Austin Bat Cave and is the director of Barrio Writers in Austin, a free college level youth writers workshop founded by author and...
2022-06-3047 minArts CallingEp. 48 Adrienne Crezo | Discovering poetry, copy editing, and a difficult weekHi there,
Today I am thrilled to be arts calling Adrienne Crezo!
Adrienne Crezo is an editor, Pushcart-nominated writer, and Tin House scholar (2022) of Comanche descent. She lives in Ohio and on Twitter @adriennecrezo. You can find her work in Complete Sentence, HAD, Moist Poetry Journal, The Indianapolis Review, and elsewhere now and forthcoming.
Thanks for this wonderful conversation, Adrienne!
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2022-06-2848 minArts CallingEp. 47 Andrea Deeken | Mother Kingdom, channeling the muse, and treading new pathsHi there,
Today I am so excited to be arts calling Andrea Deeken!
About Andrea:
Andrea Deeken was born in rural Missouri. Her writing has appeared in Beltway Poetry Quarterly, Beyond Queer Words, The Blue Mountain Review, Spoon River Poetry Review, Valley Voices, and elsewhere. Her awards include an Honorable Mention in the 2019 Spoon River Poetry Review Editors’ Prize Contest and second place in the 2020 Blue Mountain Review LGBTQ Chapbook Contest, among others. Her debut chapbook, Mother Kingdom, won the 2021 Slapering Hol Press Chapbook Competition and was a finalist in the Poetry: Chapbook Category of the 2022 In...
2022-06-2343 minArts CallingEp. 46 Monica Cross | Playwriting, dramaturgy, and theatre behind the scenesHi there,
Today I am so happy to be arts calling Monica Cross!
About Monica:
Monica Cross studied English at New College of Florida (2006-2010), before going on to Mary Baldwin College (now Mary Baldwin University) where she earned her Master of Letters (2012) and M.F.A. (2013) in the Shakespeare and Performance graduate program. She was a part of the first year of the MFA company model, and a founding member of Roving Shakespare. She studied with Make Trouble in 2017, and has done choreography intensives with Intimacy Directors International and Neutral Chaos.
She has been the Pl...
2022-06-2050 minArts CallingEp. 45 Peter Clarke | Technology, writing of tomorrow, and Jokes ReviewHi there,
Let's get the show on the road! Today I am so excited to be arts calling Peter Clarke!
About Peter:
Peter Clarke is the author of the comic novels Politicians Are Superheroes (Pski's Porch Publishing, 2018) and The Singularity Survival Guide (Logos Literature, 2019). His short fiction has appeared in over 50 literary journals and his nonfiction has appeared in publications including Areo Magazine, The Humanist, The American Spectator, and Free Inquiry Magazine.
He's the founding editor of Jokes Literary Review. Native to Port Angeles, Washington, he currently lives in Sacramento.
Twitter: https://t...
2022-06-1649 minArts CallingEp. 44 Taccara Martin | A healing journey, relationship coaching, and a podcast to inspireHi there,
Thrilled to be arts calling Taccara the Creator!
About:
Taccara Martin is the epitome of the term "multi-hyphenate." As a marketer, content creator, podcast editor/producer, and author, she has fallen in love with stories and their ability to connect people to each other. She wanted to create content that educated and inspired women through their healing journey, using her life and story as a template, along with the books written with her husband, Kenyon Martin. With a childhood upbringing in theatre and acting, she has endeavored to add script-writer and voice actress...
2022-06-1542 minArts CallingEp. 43 Kevin Carey | Revere Beach, the writing life, and being a multi-hyphenateHi there,
Welcome! Today I am arts calling Kevin Carey!
About Kevin:
Kevin Carey is the Coordinator of Creative Writing at Salem State University. He has published five books – a chapbook of fiction, The Beach People from Red Bird Chapbooks (2014) and three books of poetry from Cavankerry Press, The One Fifteen to Penn Station (2012), Jesus Was a Homeboy (2016) and Set in Stone (2020) and a new crime novel Murder in the Marsh from Darkstroke Books.
His one-act plays have been staged at The New Works Festival in Newburyport, MA and The New Hampshire Theater Project and...
2022-06-1449 minArts CallingEp. 42 Kellie Scott-Reed | Cemeteries, a press for friends, and total creative expressionHi there,
Thanks for stopping by! Today I am so thrilled to be arts calling Kellie Scott-Reed!
About Kellie:
Assistant editor in chief of Roi Fainéant Press: An enthusiast who can’t be bothered with the negative things to say. The tail to many comets, the starfish savior, the harbinger of partially good news. Brushes with fame but not famous. A songwriter, a poet, a short-story-at-work-when-I-should-be-doing-my-job-writer; I seek to live as many” truths” as one skin suit can without tearing at the seams. Justice is my hobby.
She writes songs for the band Fi...
2022-06-0941 minArts CallingEp. 41 Elaina Battista-Parsons | Writing YA, the 80s, and Italian Bones in the SnowHi there,
Let's get this thing started! Today I am arts calling Elaina Battista-Parsons!
About:
Elaina Battista-Parsons is a writer across genres. She also works as a reading coach for students with disabilities. Elaina loves ice cream, antiques, pop culture, and snow. Elaina’s poems and essays have been published by Backlash Press, Burnt Pine Magazine, Vine Leaves Press, and Read Furiously. She also has an upcoming YA novel with Inked in Gray Press.
Elaina's website: https://elainawrites.com/
Italian Bones in the Snow: A Memoir in Shorts, out now! https://ww...
2022-06-0245 minArts CallingEp 40 J. Simon Harris | Translating the Inferno, family, and love for the ClassicsHi there and welcome!
Today I'm delighted to be arts calling J. Simon Harris!
About J:
J. Simon Harris lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, with his wife Ashley, their son Luke, and their dogs Hallie and Lucy. In addition to literature and poetry, he loves science (and works as a scientist), videogames, movies, the outdoors, and most of all spending time with his family. He has translated poetry into English from Italian, Spanish, Ancient Greek, Old English, and Provencal. His translation of Dante's Inferno in terza rima is now available on the Amazon...
2022-05-2548 minArts CallingEp. 39 Richard Jeffrey Newman | Teaching, co-translating, and sharing truth in poetryHi there,
Today I am delighted to bring you this conversation: Today I am arts calling Richard Jeffrey Newman!
About Richard:
Poet. Literary co-translator. Essayist. Proud community college professor. Survivor of childhood sexual abuse. Curator, First Tuesdays reading series.
As a poet and essayist, Richard Jeffrey Newman’s work is rooted in the impact of feminism on his life as a man. As a co-translator of classical Persian poetry, he writes about the impact of that canon on our contemporary lives. His own books of poetry are, most recently, Words for What Those Me...
2022-05-1946 minArts CallingEp. 38 Eli Godfrey | Writing, voice dubbing, and imagining worldsHi there,
Let's get this podcasting this started! Today I am thrilled to be arts calling Eli Godfrey!
Eli is a writer and voice actor based in Los Angeles.
https://www.eligodfrey.com/
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3229378/
Eli’s poetry collection, Imagine a World, now on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/Imagine-World-Poems-about-dictators-ebook/dp/B09RZX9GZJ
Thanks for coming on the show!
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2022-05-1700 minArts CallingEp. 37 Shaine Greenwood Part 2 | Design, the future, and the self-contained art machineHi there,
National Poetry Month may have ended, but we have a handful more episodes with poets this May! Today I'm so excited to be arts calling Shaine Greenwood, our first ever repeat guest!
About Shaine:
Shaine Greenwood is a Seattle-based writer, artist, and weirdo. He writes poetry, sci-fi, and literary fiction with a focus on people and what makes them tick. You can find his work here:
youaremuted.com
Check out The Aether, now on Amazon!
Also, here's Shaine's poetry collection, Faces.
Thanks so...
2022-05-1348 minArts CallingEp. 36 Lynne Jensen Lampe | Mothers, rabbit holes, and family typewritersHi there,
National Poetry Month may have ended, but we have a handful more episodes with poets this May! Today I am thrilled to be arts calling Lynne Jensen Lampe!
About Lynne:
She inherited a wooden bowl, her grandpa’s pipe, and a bug saved since 1944 when her mother, only 10, had something stuck in her ear. Tethers to the past still waiting for their poem. But her dad’s Smith Corona typewriter? Her mother’s mental illness? Already on the page.
Lynne Jensen Lampe writes poetry about family, mental illness, and societ...
2022-05-0937 minArts CallingEp. 35 Anindita Sengupta | Journalism, embracing language, and a sense of placeHi there,
National Poetry Month may have ended, but we have a handful more episodes with poets this May! Today I am thrilled to be arts calling Anindita Sengupta!
About:
Anindita Sengupta is the author of Only the Forest Knows (Paperwall, forthcoming), Walk Like Monsters (Paperwall, 2016), and City of Water (Sahitya Akademi, 2010). Her poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in several anthologies and in journals such as Plume, 580 Split, per happened, Feral, One and Breakwater Review. She has received fellowships / awards from the Charles Wallace Trust India, the International Reporting Project, TFA India and Muse...
2022-05-0549 minArts CallingEp. 34 Jennifer Schomburg Kanke | Poetry for everyone, nature, and continuing to learnHi there,
National Poetry Month continues! Today I am so happy to be arts calling Jennifer Schomburg Kanke!
About:
Jennifer Schomburg Kanke is a writer and editor living in Tallahassee, Florida. She is the author of the chapbook of micropoems Fine, Considering (Rinky Dink Press, 2019) about her experiences undergoing chemotherapy for ovarian cancer; the winner of the Science Fiction Poetry Association’s annual contest in 2013 for the under 10 line category; and has been nominated for both the Pushcart and the Best of the Net. Her work has appeared in Massachusetts Review, Salamander, New Ohio Review, Prair...
2022-04-3053 minArts CallingEp. 33 Jared Beloff | Marvelous verses, imagery, and teachingHi there,
National Poetry Month Extravaganza continues! Today I am arts calling Jared Beloff!
About:
Jared Beloff earned degrees at Rutgers University (BA in English) Johns Hopkins University (MA in English Literature, specializing in the novel and Romantic/18th Century Literature).
Jared has been an adjunct professor at Queensborough Community College, an English teacher and a teacher mentor in NYC public schools for 15 years.
Jared is currently a peer reviewer for The Whale Road Review. His poetry can be found in Contrary Magazine, Barren Magazine, KGB Bar Lit, The Shore, Rise...
2022-04-2949 minArts CallingEp. 32 Beth Gordon | Poetry, loved ones, and the water cycleHi there,
Hope you're having an excellent National Poetry Month! Today I am thrilled to be arts calling Beth Gordon!
About:
Beth Gordon is a poet, mother and grandmother currently living in
Asheville, NC.
Her poems have been nominated for Best of the Net, Pushcart and
the Orison Anthology. She is the author of two chapbooks: Morning Walk with Dead Possum, Breakfast and Parallel Universe (Animal Heart Press) and Particularly Dangerous Situation (Clare Songbird Publishing). She is Managing Editor of Feral, Assistant Editor of Animal Heart Press and Poetry Editor of Gone Lawn.
2022-04-2800 minArts CallingEp. 31 Lannie Stabile | Spreadsheets, dogs named Zeus, and life stories through poetryHi there,
National Poetry Month Extravaganza rolls on and on! Today I am so excited to be arts calling Lannie Stabile!
About:
Lannie Stabile (she/her), a queer Detroiter, is the winner of OutWrite’s 2020 Chapbook Competition in Poetry and a back-to-back semifinalist for the Button Poetry Chapbook Contest. Lannie was also named a 2020 Best of the Net finalist. Her debut poetry full-length, Good Morning to Everyone Except Men Who Name Their Dogs Zeus, was published in 2021 by Cephalopress. In 2022, look out for her fiction debut, Something Dead in Everything (ELJ Editions). Find he...
2022-04-2648 minArts CallingEp. 30 Lauren Theresa | Plants, poetry, and writing beyond the selfHi there,
National Poetry Extravaganza continues! Today I'm excited to be arts calling Lauren Theresa!
About:
Lauren Theresa is a divergent poet, herbalist, trauma therapist, and Hekatean witch living in NJ with her tiny family and menagerie of plants.
She moonlights as Poetry Editor with the awesome folks at Olney Magazine, and is the author of the forthcoming chapbook LOST THINGS (Bullshit Lit August '22). Lauren’s work has been featured in HAD, Maudlin House, Rejection Letters, Gutslut Press, Tiny Wren, Warning Lines, Daily Drunk Mag, that one awkward family gathering, and more....
2022-04-2541 minArts CallingEp. 29 Susan Nguyen | Dear Diaspora, zine-making, and identity through memoriesHi there,
National Poetry Month Extravaganza is rolling along! Today I'm overjoyed to be arts calling Susan Nguyen!
About Susan:
Susan Nguyen's debut poetry collection, Dear Diaspora, won the 2020 Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Poetry and was published by the University of Nebraska Press in Sept 2021. She has been the Senior Editor at _Hayden's Ferry Review _since the end of 2021.
Nguyen's poetry is often interested in the body: how geography, history, and trauma leave markers, both visible and invisible. Her poems have been nominated for Best of the Net and a Pushcart Prize and h...
2022-04-2242 minArts CallingEp. 28 Saúl Hernández | Family, visceral poetry, y la MexicanadaHi there,
National Poetry Month goes on and on! So thrilled to be arts calling Saúl Hernández today!
About Saúl:
Saúl Hernández is a queer writer from San Antonio, TX who was raised by undocumented parents. Saúl has an MFA in Creative Writing from The University of Texas at El Paso. He's the winner of the Two Sylvias Press Chapbook Prize 2021 chosen by Victoria Chang. He's a finalist for Palette Poetry 2020 Spotlight Award. Also, a finalist for the 2019 Submerging Writer Fellowship, Fear No Lit; semi-finalists for the 2018 Franci...
2022-04-2146 minArts CallingEp. 27 Jay Rafferty | Catholicism, culture, and a collection of holy thingsHi there,
National Poetry Month Extravaganza continues woohoo! Today I'm so happy to be arts calling Jay Rafferty!
About Jay:
Jay Rafferty was born in County Armagh, Northern Ireland on Bloomsday 1997. He studied at St Patrick’s Grammar School, the same secondary school the Irish poet Paul Muldoon attended.
He completed his undergraduate studies at Ulster University (with a brief stint at San Diego State University) during which time he presented a paper at the SDSU Research Symposium, featured on a student panel at the Willa Cather Conference, attended several John Hewitt International Summer...
2022-04-2046 minArts CallingEp. 26 David Rosenthal | Writing in meter, teaching, and other misplaced thingsHi there,
National Poetry Month Extravaganza continues! Today I am arts calling David Rosenthal!
As a poet:
David Rosenthal is the author of The Wild Geography of Misplaced Things (White Violet Press). His poems and translations have appeared in print and online in _Measure Review, The Rising Phoenix Review, Teachers & Writers Magazine, Raintown Review, Unsplendid, Birmingham Poetry Review, Modern Haiku, Umbrella, _and several other journals. He has been a Pushcart Prize Nominee, a Howard Nemerov Sonnet Award Finalist, and a Soul-Making Keats Sonnet Prize winner. davidrosenthal.weebly.com
As a Teacher:
David Rosenthal has bee...
2022-04-1946 minArts CallingEp. 25 Alison Lubar | Poems and philosophy, teaching, and intersectionalityHi there,
National Poetry Month Extravaganza continues! Today I am so thrilled to be arts calling Alison Lubar!
About:
Alison Lubar teaches high school English by day and yoga by night. They are a queer, nonbinary femme of color whose life work (aside from wordsmithing) has evolved into bringing mindfulness practices, and sometimes even poetry, to young people. Their debut chapbook, Philosophers Know Nothing About Love, is forthcoming with Thirty West Publishing in May 2022. Most recently, their work has been published by or is forthcoming with Moonstone Press, New York Quarterly, and Sinister Wisdom; you c...
2022-04-1800 minArts CallingEp. 24 Karla Linn Merrifield | A life of art, guitar poems, and showing upHi there,
National Poetry Month Extravaganza begins! Ecstatic to be arts calling Karla Linn Merrifield!
Karla Linn Merrifield has had 1000+ poems appear in dozens of journals and anthologies. She has 15 books to her credit. Following her 2018 Psyche’s Scroll (Poetry Box Select) is the full-length book Athabaskan Fractal: Poems of the Far North from Cirque Press. Her newest poetry collection, My Body the Guitar, inspired by famous guitarists and their guitars was published in December 2021 by Before Your Quiet Eyes Publications Holograph Series (Rochester, NY). She is a frequent contributor to The Songs of Eretz Po...
2022-04-1454 minArts CallingEp. 23 Christopher Soriano-Palma | Writing for various mediums, fiction editing, and booksellingHi there,
Poetry Month Extravaganza continues! I'm overjoyed to be arts calling Christopher Soriano-Palma!
About:
Christopher Soriano-Palma is a writer and bookseller. Born and raised in Watsonville, CA., he earned his MFA in Writing from the University of San Francisco. He is a contributor to Reclamation Magazine and a staff writer for Alebrijes Review. He has briefly volunteered as a screenwriting instructor for the Digital NEST, a nonprofit located in Watsonville. He currently lives in Los Angeles and is at work on several projects.
Visit Christopher's Website/Blog here: christophersorianowrites.wordpress.com
2022-04-1349 minArts CallingEp. 22 Christian J. Collier | Genuine impact, multiple mediums, and the gleaming of the bladeHi there,
My name is Jaime and I interview creatives from all walks of life. Today I am over the moon to be arts calling Christian J. Collier!
About Christian:
“He’s got a compelling voice, and he can electrify an audience.”
-Michael Edward Miller, Host of Around & About
Perhaps the best way to describe him is by what he doesn’t do. Christian is a modern renaissance man (poet, musician, educator, event host, etc.) who has been called a street beatnik, the spoken-word rockstar, and an artist to watch among other (mostly positive...
2022-04-1252 minArts CallingEp. 21 Joseph Lezza | Advertising voices, lyrical confessions, and the Costco BoxHi there,
Today I'm thrilled to be arts calling Joseph Lezza!
Joseph Lezza is a writer in New York, NY. Holding an MFA in creative writing from The University of Texas at El Paso, his work has been featured in, among others, The Hopper, Stoneboat Literary Journal, Still: The Journal, West Trade Review, and Santa Fe Writers Project. His debut memoir in essays, "I'm Never Fine," is due out February 2023 from Vine Leaves Press. When he’s not writing, he spends his time worrying about why he’s not writing. His website is http://josephlezza.com...
2022-04-111h 00Arts CallingEp. 20 Janet Swainston | Screenwriting, micro-budget filmmaking, staying creative in CanadaHi there,
Today I am excited to be arts calling writer/director Janet Swainston!
Janet's Pitch:
Forged in a small town in Southern Ontario, Canada with the chance to learn and make films bleak and non-existent, my passion for writing focused like a laser on the stage, but by the time I was 16, after seeing a little film called Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark, my passion was engulfed by film.
I began to write scripts, terrible ones at first, learning as I grew. I was then required to make a...
2022-04-0651 minArts CallingEp. 19 Joseph Fasano | Form is freedom, making poetry on Twitter, and a Father's loveHi there,
Today I am incredibly excited to be arts calling Joseph Fasano!
Joseph Fasano is a writer and educator. He studied mathematics and astrophysics at Harvard University before changing his course of study and earning a degree in philosophy, with a focus on philosophy of language after Wittgenstein. He did his graduate study in poetry at Columbia University, where he now teaches. Beyond his Professorships at Columbia University and Manhattanville College, Fasano is passionate about developing inclusive learning communities outside the walls of academic institutions. As an educator, his mission is to help each...
2022-03-0351 minArts CallingEp. 18 Paul Myles Zambrano | Film scoring, indie collabs, and fulfilling the musical pathHi there,
Today I am Arts Calling Paul Myles Zambrano!
About my guest:
With a stylistic versatility ranging from hybrid soundscapes to Old Hollywood, Bernard Herrmann inspired scores, Paul Zambrano's versatility and range makes him constantly in demand to content creators of all kinds.
Since his departure from South Florida, Paul has composed the score to a number of indie films, including Binlowes' Locker (Dir. Andrew James Mitchell), The Only Way (Dir. Mike Coleman), Timmy's Playdate (Dir. Rudi Silva), Take Care of Emily (Dir. Nick Rapuano), which is currently experiencing a successful festival...
2022-01-3030 minArts CallingEp. 17 Norm Reynolds | Playwriting anecdotes, finding theatre again, and an educator's lifeHi friends,
Today I am Arts Calling Norm Reynolds!
Norm Reynolds is a Toronto-based playwright and actor. He is adapting Anne Tyler's "Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant" for the stage. “An October Crisis” is slated for the Toronto Queer Theatre Festival. "Gay Positive" was short-listed for the Short & Sweet Festival (Sydney, Australia). "Two-Hander" played at the inaugural Newmarket National Ten Minute Play Festival. A hit at the first Summerworks Festival (CBC Radio, NOW Magazine), "Put Up Your Hand" was performed by the author in Toronto at the Red SandCastle Theatre. "The Good-bye Play" was staged at t...
2022-01-2359 minArts CallingEp. 16 Máire Higgins | Respect for play, acting life, and the immediacy of compassionLast one of the year!
Today I am thrilled to be arts calling my friend Máire Higgins!
Bio:
Máire Higgins is a stage and film actor, accredited nationally and abroad. Recent credits include MACBETH (Telluride Theatre), THE WOLVES (BETC), and HOAX (Rum River). Máire holds a Masters of Philosophy in Theatre from Trinity College Dublin, and is based in Telluride, Colorado.
For more information, please visit: http://www.mairehiggins.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/capt.miggles/
Thanks for taking the time to talk to me on the pod...
2021-12-3153 minArts CallingEp. 15 A.J. Ross | Familiar Monsters, making indie web comics, and Wyoming origin storiesHi all,
I'm continuing this end of year sprint by Arts Calling my wonderfully talented friend A.J. Ross! So happy to catch up, have a few laughs, and learn how she is crafting the world of her web comic, Familiar Monsters!
A few words from the author:
My name is A.J. Ross, I am the author and illustrator of Familiar Monsters.
Familiar Monsters is about two childhood friends, torn apart by a werewolf attack. Garrick, an outgoing aspiring musician, is taken and turned by the werewolves. Jon, a pained...
2021-12-3000 minArts CallingEp. 14 Shaine Greenwood | The Aether, writing fiction, and finding online communityHello all!
Happy to be back from the holiday break! Today I'm arts calling Shaine Greenwood!
Shaine Greenwood is a Seattle-based writer, artist, and weirdo. He writes poetry, sci-fi, and literary fiction with a focus on people and what makes them tick. You can find his work here:
youaremuted.com
Check out The Aether, now on Amazon!
Also, here's Shaine's poetry collection, Faces.
Thanks so much for taking the time to chat Shaine, all the best in 2022!
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2021-12-2800 minArts CallingEp. 13 Dre Ellis | Prophecy, indie art making, and representation in comicsHey there!
Today I am arts calling my new Twitter friend Dre Ellis of Prophecy Comics!
D'Andre Ellis is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist from East St.Louis, IL, with years of experience in musical performance & production, screenwriting, and Auteur filmmaking.
Stop by Kickstater to support his latest project, Heavy is the Hand. A comic book series about a black woman who plots revenge w/ a cosmic sledgehammer against a powerful group that destroyed her life.
For more information, visit: https://direct.me/prophecycomics
Thanks for talking with me, Dre...
2021-12-0341 minArts CallingEp. 12 Oscar Moreno | Screenwriting, low-budget filmmaking, and redefining border storiesHi there,
Today I am arts calling Oscar Moreno from InkFilms! A great conversation with an outstanding talent, who is writing and directing films on the US/Mexico border with an incredibly refreshing perspective. A pleasure talking with you, my friend. Te deseo lo mejor en todos tus proyectos!
OSCAR'S BIO:
I'm an optioned bilingual Mexican writer and filmmaker from the U.S./Mexico border. My life here has taken me from witnessing the horrors of violence to the joy of seeing its survivors lead happy lives, and experiencing what it's like to be a...
2021-11-2557 minArts CallingEp. 11 L. Nicol Cabe | One person shows, new media, and theatre of tomorrowHi there,
This time around, I'm catching up with an amazing theatre artist: Today I'm arts calling L. Nicol Cabe!
ARTIST BIO:
I am a new media theatre artist. I create shows inspired by our potential future, using speculative fiction, science fiction, and fantasy tropes. I write and perform scifi story-telling shows, direct new plays, and help playwrights develop their work. Since 2016, I have travelled the world to fringe festivals with my speculative fiction performances. I have won sold out show, critic’s choice, and producer’s choice awards at several festivals over the years. When...
2021-11-181h 03Arts CallingEp. 10 Billy Higgins | Guiding future collaborators, clowning, and anecdotes of a theatre artistHi there,
Today, I am overjoyed to catch up with a dear friend and outstanding theater artist and educator. I'm Arts Calling Billy Higgins!
About Billy:
Currently serving as Artistic Producing Director at Ferndale Repertory Theatre, Billy Higgins (He/They) has worked as a director, producer, actor, devised theatre maker, and circus artist, creating live performance and providing arts leadership throughout the United States and abroad. He serves as a director and teacher on the Movement faculty at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting, and is the creator of the Arts Justice work The Constitutional...
2021-10-2800 minArts CallingEp. 9 Jose Casas | State of TYA, social impact with theater, and other brown playwright adventuresHello friends!
Today I am thrilled to be Arts Calling the very awesome playwright/compa José Casas! Thanks so much for joining us today with your wisdom, anecdotes, and good cheer! And a shoutout to Alvaro Saar Rios for making this happen! A part 2 episode with José and Alvaro will definitely be happening someday soon!
José Casas is a playwright, director, and Assistant Professor who heads the Playwriting Minor in the Department of Theatre & Drama at the University of Michigan. He has a B.A. in Dramatic Arts from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a M...
2021-10-2100 minArts CallingEp. 8 Raegen Pietrucha | Great poetry, crafting a Gorgon, and tackling art/life balance.Hi friends,
Today I'm so excited to be arts calling Raegen Pietrucha!
Raegen Pietrucha is a professional and creative writer, editor, consultant, and educator with two degrees in English and more than 20 years of combined experience. Her chapbook, An Animal I Can’t Name, won the 2015 Two of Cups Press competition; her debut poetry collection, Head of a Gorgon, is forthcoming with Vegetarian Alcoholic Press in 2022; and she has a memoir in progress. She received her MFA from Bowling Green State University, where she was an assistant editor for Mid-American Review. Her creative work has been pu...
2021-10-141h 15Arts CallingEp. 7 Dane Halvorson | Sandbox mentality, musical collaboration, and a strong dose of laughterHi there,
Today I am arts calling one of my best friends and supremely talented collaborator: Dane Halvorson! We recollect the many lessons of learning our craft together. We also discuss the importance of the sandbox mentality when starting out, his time with Second City, and his creative journey as a performer and composer.
About Dane:
Born and raised in Montana, Dane began practicing piano and studying music from a very young age. His career as a piano player took off in Chicago after graduating from the Chicago College of Performing Arts. He toured all...
2021-09-301h 03Arts CallingEp. 6 Madelyn Dorta | Audio narratives, sibling collaborations, and building your own communityHi friends,
Today I am so excited to be arts calling writer/creator/producer Madelyn Dorta! We had an incredibly inspiring conversation about audio narratives, and how Madelyn and her sibling collaborators are creating outstanding work on their own terms at Wrightwood Studios. Hope you join us!
A few words from the author:
At the age of six, I got superpowers. That’s what I thought at the time. I had the ability to pick up a #2 Ticonderoga pencil and create worlds. I could create great kingdoms, giant monsters, and badass heroines who sa...
2021-09-2400 minArts CallingEp. 5 Daniel Damiano | Poetry, fiction, and performing your own workHi friends,
Today I'm arts calling my friend Daniel Damiano to discuss the many facets of his creativity! He is an actor/writer/inspiring human being and I'm thrilled to have him on the show. Let's learn from his insights today!
Daniel Damiano is an Award-winning Playwright, Screenwriter, Poet and Novelist based in Brooklyn, NY. His plays have been performed throughout many areas of the U.S., as well as London, England and Sydney & Melbourne, Australia. His acclaimed play DAY OF THE DOG premiered with St. Louis Actors' Studio in 2013 and subsequently transferred to 59E59 i...
2021-09-1600 minArts CallingEp. 4 Alvaro Saar Rios | Inspired stage adaptations and writing wisdom with playwrightHi there,
This is Jaime Alejandro and today I am arts calling playwright Alvaro Saar Rios to talk about his origin story, creative process, and so much more!!
Alvaro Saar Rios is a Texican playwright living in Chicago. His plays have been performed in New York City, Mexico City, Hawaii, Chicago, St. Louis, Milwaukee and all over Texas. He has received playwriting commissions from various organizations, including the Kennedy Center, Chicago Children’s Theatre, First Stage, Houston Grand Opera, Honolulu Theatre for Youth, Purple Rose Theatre Company, Houston Community College, Zoological Society of Milwaukee and Th...
2021-09-0900 minArts CallingEp. 3 Becca Diamond | When voice acting and musical theatre collideHi there!
Today I am arts calling my friend Becca Diamond. We discuss what life is like for a working voice actor, a creative's work ethic, an origin story of Disney movies, and much more!
Becca Diamond is a voice actor living in Los Angeles. Becca has a BFA in theatre performance and can be heard on the Off-Broadway soundtrack Puffs: Or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic. Since moving to LA she has been fortunate enough to work on all sorts of shows and projects some of which...
2021-08-261h 18Arts CallingEp. 2 Ahren Buhmann | Rules are a lie, making theatre, and WY originsHey there!
Today I am Arts Calling an outstanding creative and one of my best friends: Ahren Buhmann. Ahren is a theatre maker, video designer, and musician based in Seattle. He is currently a Level 3 Deep Gnome Artificer.
Ahren and I discuss the challenges of becoming creatives in a small Wyoming town, Ahren's path into professional theatre, and why we every person and every community needs the arts in their life. Yes, we do talk about why rules in creativity are a lie. A few takeaways my friend gifted me:
No matter your craft...
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