Into the Looking Glass: Exploring the Magic Behind Speculative Poetry
21 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago -Welcome into the looking glass, the podcast for speculative poets and poetry lovers alike. Join me, Jasmine Arch, on a journey into a world where nothing is what you expect it to be. Together with speculative poets from across the globe, and from all levels of experience, we'll be exploring the magic behind this fascinating genre, and hopefully have a few laughs along the way.
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2.6 Holly Lyn Walrath, artist, poet and editor of Interstellar Flight Press
December 14, 2023 23:14 - 1 hour - 154 MBJasmine is back for another episode, this time in conversation with Holly Lyn Walrath, poet, artist, and editor of Interstellar Flight Press. Full episode notes, with a list of links and the prompt of the month will be made available as soon as possible at https://lookingglasspoets.wordpress.com Until next time, Later, lookingglass travellers! Theme music: Wonderland by Alexander Nakarada (serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
Bonus episode: TD Walker, author of Doubt and Circuitry
September 30, 2023 21:34 - 19 minutes - 44.4 MBJasmine recorded a second conversation with TD Walker, right after they finished episode 2.2, to talk about her latest book. This wasn't included in the original episode because the book had not been released yet. It is now! Go check it out here: https://books2read.com/u/3kBoBL For TD's original interview, go here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lookingglasspoets/episodes/2-2-TD-Walker--author-of-Small-Waiting-Objects--and-Maps-of-a-Hollowed-World--and-host-of-Line-Break-e239gs2...
2.5 Christina Sng, author of The Gravity of Existence
September 01, 2023 11:13 - 1 hour - 232 MBIn episode 5 of season 2, Jasmine is back at the mic, for a chat with the poet and lover of all creatures feline, Christina Sng. You can find full episode notes, with a list of links and the prompt of the month will be made available as soon as possible at https://lookingglasspoets.wordpress.com Until next time, Later, lookingglass travellers! Theme music: Wonderland by Alexander Nakarada (serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
2.4 Exploring Latinx Futures on Earth and Beyond with Angela Acosta
August 01, 2023 22:46 - 1 hour - 196 MBIn episode 4 of season 2, Brittany is back at the mic, for a chat with the wonderful Angela Acosta. You can find the full episode notes, with a list of links and the prompt of the month, at https://lookingglasspoets.wordpress.com/2023/08/03/angela-acosta/. Until next time, Later, lookingglass travellers! Theme music: Wonderland by Alexander Nakarada (serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
2.3 Weaving Memory and Poetry with Katherine Quevedo
June 28, 2023 19:04 - 1 hour - 239 MBIn the third episode of season 2, Brittany got to have a chat with Katherine Quevedo, poet, writer, and all around a lovely person to talk to. Full episode notes, with a list of links and the prompt of the month, are available at https://lookingglasspoets.wordpress.com/2023/07/10/2-3-weaving-memory-and-poetry-with-katherine-quevedo/ Until next time, Later, lookingglass travellers! Theme music: Wonderland by Alexander Nakarada (serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY A...
2.2 TD Walker, author of Small Waiting Objects, and Maps of a Hollowed World, and host of Line Break
April 30, 2023 22:32 - 42 minutes - 97 MBIn episode 2 of season 2, Jasmine got to sit down and chat with TD Walker, host of Line Break, a poetry program on shortwave radio, as well as a poet in her own right Full episode notes, and a list of links mentioned can be found at https://lookingglasspoets.wordpress.com/2023/06/29/2-2-td-walker-author-of-small-waiting-objects-and-maps-of-a-hollowed-world-and-host-of-line-break/ Until next time, Later, lookingglass travellers! Theme music: Wonderland by Alexander Nakarada (serpentsounds...
2.1 Speculative Poetry From Both Sides of the Editor's Desk with Colleen Anderson
March 28, 2023 20:30 - 59 minutes - 135 MBFor the first episode of season 2, Brittany got to have a chat with Colleen Anderson, poet, short story writer, and president of the Science Fiction Poetry Association. We do apologise for the technical difficulties Brittany and Colleen experienced during their recording, but they still had tons of fun chatting all things poetry, and hope you enjoy listening just as much. A big thank you to Brittany for jumping into the project alongside me. I don't think I could do it alone anymore, now...
Welcome to Season 2!
March 27, 2023 17:58 - 16 minutes - 36.9 MBIn which brand new co-host Brittany Hause and I chaotically discuss the coming season of Into the Looking Glass. We'll talk soon, lookingglass travellers! Theme music: Wonderland by Alexander Nakarada (serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
9. Poetry in Translation with Brittany Hause
April 29, 2022 20:51 - 1 hour - 227 MBHello Looking Glass Travelers! Welcome to the April episode! I guess we made it before the end of the month, if only barely. I do apologise for the delay. Between raising six high-energy puppies and getting the roof on our house replaced, every part of my life devolved into a steaming pile of chaos, making recordings impossible. I got to have a chat with Brittany Hause, author, poet, linguist, and poetry translator. Brittany and I had tons of fun, and I hope you enjoy it just as much. A bi...
8. "Yes, I am a Poet" with Crystal L. Kirkham
March 22, 2022 20:51 - 47 minutes - 108 MBHello Looking Glass Travellers, and welcome to the March 2022 episode, again so late we're well past the fashionable stage. My guest this month was someone I talk to a lot. We've just never recorded it before. But she's only recently started claiming the title of poet for herself, and this is something I very much wanted to talk about, since that step, and the impostor syndrome standing between you and that step, is something a lot of people deal with at some point in their creative journey...
7. Poetry Within the Space of a Single Breath: Scifaiku and Other Micropoetry with Wendy Van Camp
February 08, 2022 21:19 - 48 minutes - 111 MBGreetings LookingGlass Travellers, Sorry about the delay. I am still getting used to a more limited spoon supply, so getting this episode ready to go took me longer than I expected. For this month's episode, I had a chat with Wendy Van Camp, novelist, poet, SFPA con coordinator, and community builder. Links mentioned: Wendy's website and blog: https://nowastedink.com/ Social media accounts: Medium: https://medium.com/@wvancamp, Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/author/wendyvancamp, Twitt...
Happy New Year, Looking Glass Travellers!
January 09, 2022 20:17 - 21 minutes - 48.4 MBGreetings and welcome to 2022! This month, I don't have a full episode for you. I've spent all of December recovering from a car accident, which prevented me from scheduling an interview. However, I thought it might be nice to celebrate the end of 2021 with a reading of a public domain poem. So for this little bonus episode, I hope you enjoy Christina Rossetti's Goblin Market as much as I did. A text version to read along is available at the Poetry Foundation: https://www.poetryfoundation....
6. A Lifetime of Poetry and Creativity with LindaAnn LoSchiavo
December 01, 2021 18:00 - 56 minutes - 129 MBHello Looking Glass Travellers, and welcome to December. For this month's episode, I got to chat with LindaAnn LoSchiavo, a fellow member of the SFPA and a poet, author, playwright, and ghost whisperer who has been writing poetry since early childhood. Links mentioned: Find LindaAnn on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mae_Westside Have a look at her Elgin award winning collection A Route Obscure and Lonely: https://books2read.com/u/bMYGxV Or check out her YouTube channel: https://www.youtub...
5. Brandon O'Brien, Performance Poet and Author of Can You Sign My Tentacle
November 01, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 174 MBHello Looking Glass Travellers, and welcome to the month of November. For this month's episode, I got to chat with Brandon O'Brien, performance poet, game designer, former poetry editor of Fiyah Magazine, and author of Can You Sign My Tentacle, a poetry collection that combines the horrors of Lovecraftian myth with hip-hop to explore monsters both fictional and real, in the form of racism, sexism, and violence. Links mentioned: Find Brandon on Twitter: https://twitter.com/therisingtithes ...
4. Combining the Careers of Editor and Poet with David Kopaska Merkel
October 01, 2021 18:44 - 25 minutes - 57.3 MBHello Looking Glass Travellers, and welcome to the month of October. For this month's episode, I got to chat with David Kopaska Merkel, a fellow member of the SFPA and editor of Dreams and nightmares magazine. Links mentioned: Find David on Twitter: https://twitter.com/davidKM Have a look at his blog: http://dreamsandnightmaresmagazine.blogspot.com/ Check out his latest poetry collection, the Elgin award nominated The Ambassador Takes One for the Team: https://www.amazon.com/Ambassador-...
3. Finding Yourself Through Poetry with May Chong
September 01, 2021 17:00 - 42 minutes - 96.2 MBHello Looking Glass Travellers, and welcome to the month of September. For this month's episode, I got to chat with the lovely May Chong, a fellow Dream Foundry member, and a poet and writer whose work is not consumed but breathed in. Links mentioned: Find May on Twitter, where she tweets about her work as it comes out, and is an allround lovely person: https://twitter.com/maysays She also has a thread listing her publications: https://twitter.com/maysays/status/1218142901781200896?s=21 ...
1. The Importance of Community in Fostering and Nurturing your Poetry with Cislyn Smith
August 01, 2021 17:00 - 28 minutes - 25.4 MBIn this episode, I got to chat with the lovely Cislyn Smith, writer, poet, and community builder. Of course, community is not the only thing we talked about. Sappho, bubble tea, and hats were among the topics that came up. Links mentioned: Find Cislyn and her work online at http://elushae.org/ and https://twitter.com/cislyn The Dream Foundry's website and Discord community: https://dreamfoundry.org/ and https://discord.gg/GyergQ6cXG Find out more about Joni Mitchell in this amazing docum...
2. Exploring and Reimagining Archetypal Stories Through Poetry with Koji A. Dae
August 01, 2021 17:00 - 33 minutes - 77.6 MBFor the second launch day episode, I got to chat with talented poet and my friend, Koji A. Dae. Among the topics we discussed were her collection Scars That Never Bled, fuzzy navels, and Hemingway. Links mentioned: Find Koji and her work online at kojiadae.ink and https://twitter.com/KojiADae, where you can also find links to her book, Scars That Never Bled Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, available via Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/eb...
But what exactly is speculative poetry?
July 18, 2021 17:00 - 3 minutes - 3.52 MBIn the third mini episode, we have a bit of a closer look at exactly what speculative poetry entails. The definition, while clear-cut and simple, will still leave you unable to anticipate the vast range the genre can encompass, in terms of style, theme, and form. After this, it's only two more weeks until the frabjous launch day, August 1st, when I'll be releasing not one, but two full episodes. As before, a full transcript of this episode can be found on the website, at https://lookingglas...
So, about Jabberwocky...
July 04, 2021 17:00 - 4 minutes - 11.2 MBWelcome, speculative poets and poetry lovers, to this still kind of brand new project. The plan to provide an opportunity for speculative poets to step into the spotlight, and allow all of us to learn from each other, is still go for launch. I repeat, we are go for launch. As we collectively count down to the official launch day, on August 1st, I have a second mini episode, in which I talk a bit more about all the things that amaze me so much about Carroll's poem, Jabberwocky, and how that ...
Welcome Into the Looking Glass
June 20, 2021 17:00 - 5 minutes - 6.71 MBWelcome, speculative poets and poetry lovers, to this brand new project, in which I hope to provide an opportunity for speculative poets to step into the spotlight, and allow all of us to learn from each other as we go. As I prepare for the official launch day, on August 1st, I'd like to invite you along on these few mini episodes in which we discuss the the field of speculative poetry in a bit more detail. If this sounds like something you'd like, hit that subscribe button so you don't mi...