Lighthouse Writers Workshop
155 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsA nonprofit literary center and beacon for readers and writers in Colorado and beyond.
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"Early Pleistocene Horses" by Kimberly O'Connor
October 21, 2021 16:33 - 1 minute - 1.12 MBListen to Lighthouse Young Writers Program Co-Director Kimberly O'Connor read "Early Pleistocene Horses" from her debut book of poems, "White Lung," out now from Saturnalia Press. Read more about Kimberly and her work here: https://www.lighthousewriters.org/blog/staff-spotlight-qa-kimberly-oconnor
Lit Fest 2020 Salon: The Intellectual Creative/Creative Intellectual
December 30, 2020 16:00 - 55 minutes - 48.7 MBYou’ve got plans! So many different ideas and ambitious plans. How do you get your brain to move from poetry to prose, fiction to nonfiction, drama to social media posts? How do you have, you know—a life—in between? Listen to writers Elisa Gabbert, Peter Parnell, Khadijah Queen, and Erika T. Wurth discuss time management and planning, writing, and living a creative life of the mind.
From "True Love" by Sarah Gerard
December 02, 2020 16:00 - 2 minutes - 1.85 MBListen to new faculty member Sarah Gerard read from her novel, "True Love." To learn more about Sarah, her book recommendations, and what courses she's teaching, visit The Lookout: https://www.lighthousewriters.org/blog/new-faculty-spotlight-book-sarah-gerard
Lit Fest 2020 Salon: What's Art For?
November 05, 2020 16:08 - 1 hour - 52.5 MBWe’re living through dark times that require vigilance in the face of climate change, rampant poverty and homelessness, political strife, and so much more, so is art even necessary? How do we justify spending time making and consuming art when we should be at a protest or making money? What does art even do? On a rainy evening in June (in Denver, anyway), authors Sheila Heti and Arianna Reines, artist Derrick Velasquez, and Museo de las Americas Executive Director Claudia Moran met over Zoom...
From "Ransoming the Captive" by Traci Groff-Jones
October 13, 2020 16:34 - 3 minutes - 2.84 MBListen to new faculty member Traci Groff-Jones read from a new manuscript, "Ransom in the Captive." To learn more about Traci, her book recommendations, and what courses she's teaching, visit The Lookout: https://www.lighthousewriters.org/blog/new-faculty-spotlight-book-traci-groff-jones
Some Poems By Alyse Knorr
August 27, 2020 16:16 - 4 minutes - 4.01 MBListen to new Lighthouse faculty member Alyse Knorr read some recent poems of hers. To learn more about Alyse, her recent book recommendations, and what courses she's teaching, visit The Lookout: https://www.lighthousewriters.org/blog/new-faculty-spotlight-book-alyse-knorr
From "A People's History of Heaven" by Mathangi Subramanian
August 13, 2020 15:31 - 2 minutes - 1.28 MBListen to new Lighthouse faculty member Mathangi Subramanian read from her novel, "A People's History of Heaven." To learn more about Mathangi, her recent book recommendations, and what courses she's teaching, visit The Lookout: https://www.lighthousewriters.org/blog/new-faculty-spotlight-book-mathangi-subramanian
From "Duets" By Ilse Josepha Lazaroms
June 23, 2020 15:51 - 2 minutes - 2.47 MBListen to 2020 Lit Fest Nonfiction Fellowship Runner-Up Ilse Josepha Lazaroms read a short excerpt from her memoir-in-progress, "Duets." Ilse also participated in a short Q&A, which you can read here: https://www.lighthousewriters.org/blog/qa-ilse-josepha-lazaroms
“Ora Et Labora” By Theodore McCombs
May 07, 2020 21:55 - 3 minutes - 2.24 MBListen to Book Project graduate Theodore McCombs read his short piece, "Ora et Labora," a story he developed at a Lighthouse workshop with Emily Sinclair. To learn more about Theodore and the Book Project, visit The Lookout: https://www.lighthousewriters.org/blog/qa-book-project-grad-ted-mccombs
"Pearl, My Mother" by Evelyn Hampton
March 11, 2020 21:45 - 1 minute - 1.02 MBListen to new Lighthouse faculty member Evelyn Hampton read her short piece, "Pearl, My Mother," from her recently published short fiction collection, "Famous Children and Famished Adults." To learn more about Evelyn, her book recommendations, and which courses she's teaching, visit The Lookout: https://www.lighthousewriters.org/blog/new-faculty-spotlight-book-evelyn-hampton
Evelyn Hampton
March 11, 2020 21:45 - 1 minute - 1.02 MBListen to new Lighthouse faculty member Evelyn Hampton read her short piece, "Pearl, My Mother," from her recently published short fiction collection, "Famous Children and Famished Adults." To learn more about Evelyn, her book recommendations, and which courses she's teaching, visit The Lookout: https://www.lighthousewriters.org/blog/new-faculty-spotlight-book-evelyn-hampton
"Hysteria" by Liz Breazeale
January 28, 2020 17:14 - 9 minutes - 6.4 MBListen to new Lighthouse faculty member Liz Breazeale read her short piece, "Hysteria," first published in The Rupture (formerly The Collagist). To learn more about Liz, her book recommendations, and which courses she's teaching, visit The Lookout: https://www.lighthousewriters.org/blog/new-faculty-spotlight-book-liz-breazeale
"My Decade In Google Searches" by Vauhini Vara
January 02, 2020 16:05 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBListen to new Book Project Mentor Vauhini Vara read from her recent New York Times piece, "My Decade In Google Searches." To learn more about Vara and the Book Project, read her Q&A with recent graduate Kate Christensen here: https://www.lighthousewriters.org/blog/qa-new-book-project-mentor-vauhini-vara
My Decade In Google Searches by Vauhini Vara
January 02, 2020 16:05 - 11 minutesListen to new Book Project Mentor Vauhini Vara read from her recent New York Times piece, "My Decade In Google Searches." To learn more about Vara and the Book Project, read her Q&A with recent graduate Kate Christensen here: https://www.lighthousewriters.org/blog/qa-new-book-project-mentor-vauhini-vara
Visiting Authors Reading Lit Fest 14
December 12, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 73.1 MBAfter some cool, rainy nights, the Visiting Authors Reading (week one) came with sunshine, laughs, and fine performances from Sheila Heti, Helen Macdonald, Donald Margulies, Melissa Febos, Ross Gay, and Rachel Cusk.
Inside The Writer's Studio With Julia Alvarez And Kali Fajardo-Anstine
November 26, 2019 22:27 - 56 minutes - 60.6 MBOn Wednesday, November 6, this fall's Big Read program culminated in an on-stage reading and interview with Julia Alvarez and Kali Fajardo-Anstine for Inside the Writer's Studio, co-presented by the Newman Center for the Performing Arts. Preceded by a performance by Colorado Poet Laureate Bobby LeFebre, the two authors read from their award-winning works, discussed their artistic processes, and answered audience questions live on-stage. *Note: Due to copyright restrictions, the podcast does ...
Twanna LaTrice Hill
November 18, 2019 20:30 - 4 minutes - 5.37 MBListen to Twanna LaTrice Hill read an excerpt from her memoir-in-progress, "Diamonds In Her Teeth."
Michael Sindler
November 12, 2019 20:47 - 1 minute - 1.05 MBListen to Michael Sindler read his poem "Let the End Be the End."
Jennifer Wortman
November 08, 2019 21:03 - 5 minutes - 7.03 MBListen to Jennifer Wortman read from her short story collection, "This. This. This. Is. Love. Love. Love."
Tiffany Quay Tyson
November 08, 2019 21:00 - 2 minutes - 2.72 MBListen to Tiffany Quay Tyson read from her latest novel, "The Past Is Never."
Gay Porter DeNileon
November 08, 2019 20:54 - 5 minutes - 6.85 MBHear Gay Porter DeNileon read an excerpt from her in-progress historical novel.
Chris Ransick Celebration
September 26, 2019 15:00 - 2 hours - 136 MBOn September 21, Lighthouse welcomed back former Denver Poet Laureate and Beacon Award for Excellence in Teaching instructor Chris Ransick for a book release and homecoming celebration. Chris read from his latest collection of poems, "Mummer Prisoner Scavenger Thief," as well as from his numerous other books. Prior to the reading, we recorded a number of Chris's friends and former students reading their favorite poems of his; their recordings precede Chris's reading on this podcast.
Inside the Writer's Studio with Michelle Tea and Esmé Weijun Wang
August 29, 2019 17:44 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBOn Friday, August 9, Lighthouse hosted acclaimed memoirists and novelists Michelle Tea (author of over a dozen books, including "Against Memoir") and Esmé Weijun Wang (author of "The Collected Schizophrenias") at the Ricketson Auditorium at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science for Inside the Writer's Studio. The two authors read from their award-winning works, discussed their artistic processes, and answered audience questions live on-stage.
Fort Lyon Resident Writers Reading
August 12, 2019 19:23 - 54 minutes - 59.3 MBLighthouse welcomed 2019 Fort Lyon resident writers Michael Fischer and Sarah Shotland for a reading and audience Q&A, where they read some of their own work, some Fort Lyon residents' work, and discussed the residency and their experiences. You can learn more about the Fort Lyon Writer-in-Residence program at lighthousewriters.org/fort-lyon. *Content warning: this episode contains depictions of violence, abuse, sexual assault, substance abuse, self-harm, and suicide that some listeners may ...
Under The Lit Fest Tent With Ryan Lanham And Nathaniel Blaesing
June 18, 2019 19:31 - 25 minutes - 43.8 MBOn a stormy afternoon under the Lit Fest tent, we recorded Veterans Writing Award Special Mention Ryan Lanham and Veterans Writing Award winner Nathaniel Blaesing read short selections of their work. Ryan read Clearing Instructions for the M-4 Series Weapon. Nathaniel read a piece called Afterword and a short piece titled Building A Nest. Read more about this year's Lit Fest Fellows here: https://www.lighthousewriters.org/content/lit-fest-fellows-archive
Inside The Writer's Studio with Kevin Young
May 20, 2019 19:35 - 1 hour - 85.5 MBOn March 19, we hosted Kevin Young, author of "Bunk: The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies, Post-Facts," at the Mary Harris Auditorium at Rocky Mountain School of Art + Design for Inside the Writer's Studio. Young read from his work and then joined journalist Tina Griego on stage for a conversation about the intersection of fact, fiction, and art, followed by an audience Q&A.
Lighthouse Event Podcast - Kali Fajardo Anstine Interview and Book Launch
April 18, 2019 18:21 - 1 hour - 148 MBLighthouse Event Podcast - Kali Fajardo Anstine Interview and Book Launch by Lighthouse Writers
Inside The Writer's Studio with Adam Johnson
January 03, 2019 19:38 - 1 hour - 44.6 MBInside The Writer's Studio with Adam Johnson by Lighthouse Writers
Inside the Writer's Studio With Carmen Maria Machado
August 30, 2018 16:55 - 1 hour - 228 MBOn July 28, we hosted Carmen Maria Machado, author of Her Body and Other Parties, at the Holiday Theater at Highlands Church for Inside the Writer's Studio. The Shirley Jackson Award-winning author read from her work and then joined Alexander Lumans on stage for a conversation about writing, followed by an audience Q&A.
Speakeasy #03 - Philip Lopate
January 19, 2018 17:28 - 30 minutes - 13.8 MBSpeakeasy #03 - Philip Lopate by Lighthouse Writers
Making The Mountain- September 2016
January 19, 2018 17:24 - 59 minutes - 27.3 MBMaking The Mountain- September 2016 by Lighthouse Writers
Making The Mountain-Lit Fest 2016
January 19, 2018 17:24 - 1 hour - 35.8 MBMaking The Mountain-Lit Fest 2016 by Lighthouse Writers
Making The Mountain Dec 2016
January 19, 2018 17:24 - 52 minutes - 23.9 MBMaking The Mountain Dec 2016 by Lighthouse Writers
Lit Fest 2017 - Participant Reading 2
January 19, 2018 17:24 - 1 hour - 38.6 MBLit Fest 2017 - Participant Reading 2 by Lighthouse Writers
Lit Fest 2017 - Participant Reading 1
January 19, 2018 17:24 - 1 hour - 28.5 MBLit Fest 2017 - Participant Reading 1 by Lighthouse Writers
Lit Fest 2017 - Author Reading, Week 1
January 19, 2018 17:22 - 1 hour - 29.2 MBLit Fest 2017 - Author Reading, Week 1 by Lighthouse Writers
Lit Fest 2017 - Author Reading, Week 2
January 16, 2018 23:49 - 1 hour - 32.5 MBA wonderful, moving reading by: Akhil Sharma Jennifer Haigh Daniel Goldfarb Andre Dubus III Ada Limon
Mark Strand Podcast, with Jingle ™
March 09, 2017 23:56 - 1 hour - 33.7 MBMark Strand Podcast, with Jingle ™ by Lighthouse Writers
Lit Fest 2013 Salon: The Contagious Art: Writers Who Paved Our Way
March 09, 2017 23:48 - 1 hour - 35.7 MBLit Fest 2013 Salon: The Contagious Art: Writers Who Paved Our Way by Lighthouse Writers
Part 2: Writer’s Studio with Tobias Wolff
March 09, 2017 23:40 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBPart 2: Writer’s Studio with Tobias Wolff by Lighthouse Writers
Reading and Q&A with Lidia Yuknavitch
March 07, 2017 22:29 - 55 minutes - 25.5 MBReading and Q&A with Lidia Yuknavitch by Lighthouse Writers
Young Writers Summer Camp 2013 - 5th-8th Graders
March 07, 2017 22:28 - 1 hour - 40.5 MBYoung Writers Summer Camp 2013 - 5th-8th Graders by Lighthouse Writers
Lit Fest 2012 Salon: You Should Read This! Poets on Poetry
March 07, 2017 22:27 - 1 hour - 38.4 MBLit Fest 2012 Salon: You Should Read This! Poets on Poetry by Lighthouse Writers
Lit Fest 2013 Salon: Yes You Can: Writing in a Subjective World
March 07, 2017 22:27 - 1 hour - 38.2 MBLit Fest 2013 Salon: Yes You Can: Writing in a Subjective World by Lighthouse Writers
Inside the Writer's Studio: On-stage Interview and Reading with George Saunders
March 07, 2017 22:26 - 1 hour - 37.2 MBInside the Writer's Studio: On-stage Interview and Reading with George Saunders by Lighthouse Writers
Lit Fest 2012 Salon: Writing With a Gun To Your Head
March 07, 2017 22:26 - 1 hour - 29.4 MBLit Fest 2012 Salon: Writing With a Gun To Your Head by Lighthouse Writers
Writer's Buzz: The Story of A Book, 3.0
March 07, 2017 22:25 - 1 hour - 46.3 MBWriter's Buzz: The Story of A Book, 3.0 by Lighthouse Writers
Writer's Buzz: Your Writing Education - To MFA or Not to MFA
March 07, 2017 22:25 - 1 hour - 38.5 MBWriter's Buzz: Your Writing Education - To MFA or Not to MFA by Lighthouse Writers