Vita Poetica Journal
129 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsA quarterly publication of the Vita Poetica Arts & Faith Collective, our online journal features creative work explored through a spiritual lens. Vita Poetica connects and upholds artists of faith, enlivening spiritual conversations through the arts. Learn more about us at www.vitapoetica.org.
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Poems by Sharon Scholl and Natalie M. Schubert
March 10, 2023 11:00 - 6 minutes - 5.74 MBSharon Scholl reads her poem "Soliloquy," and Natalie M. Schubert reads her poem "On the Shore of Lake Ontario." Sharon Scholl is a retired college professor (humanities) who convenes a poetry critique group and maintains a website (freeprintmusic.com) that donates her original music to small churches. Her poetry chapbooks (Seasons, Remains) are available via Amazon Books. Individual poems are current in Third Wednesday and Agapanthus Weekly. Natalie M. Schubert is currently an English and...
Two Poems by Hilary Sallick
March 07, 2023 12:00 - 7 minutes - 6.99 MBHilary Sallick reads her two poems, "The Brink" and "A Bit of Earth." Hilary Sallick is the author of two full-length collections, Love Is A Shore (forthcoming from Lily Poetry Review Books) and Asking the Form (Cervena Barva Press, 2020). Her poems appear or are forthcoming in Notre Dame Review, Small Orange Journal, Autumn Sky Poetry Daily, The Inflectionist Review, Empty House Press, Ibbetson Street, and other journals. She teaches reading and writing to adult learners in Somerville, MA,...
Poems by Daniel Thomas & Sean O'Neill
March 03, 2023 11:00 - 6 minutes - 6.3 MBDaniel Thomas reads his poem, "Snow," and Sean O'Neill reads his poems, "Bookshelf" and "Weekend Cottage." Daniel Thomas’s second collection of poetry, Leaving the Base Camp at Dawn, was published in 2022. His first book, Deep Pockets, won a 2018 Catholic Press Award. He has published poems in many journals, including Southern Poetry Review, Nimrod, Poetry Ireland Review, The Bitter Oleander, Atlanta Review, and others. More info at danielthomaspoetry.com. Sean O'Neill was born in Scotland...
A Blessing for Your Skin by Rebekah Vickery
February 28, 2023 11:00 - 4 minutes - 4.62 MBRebekah Vickery offers a guided meditation in honoring our skin, a boundary for our bodies. Here is "A Blessing for Your Skin" from our Winter issue. Rebekah Vickery is a trauma therapist, group facilitator, and acrylic artist located in the beautiful and wild Pacific Northwest. In all of her work with people, art, and words, she loves engaging themes of grief, transition, and hope. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vita-poetica/message Support this pod...
Poems by Maxim D. Shrayer & Alea Peister
February 24, 2023 11:00 - 7 minutes - 7.26 MBMaxim D. Shrayer reads his poem, "For My Daughters, on Yom Kippur," and Alea Peister reads her poems, "Want" and "Compline." Maxim D. Shrayer, a bilingual author and translator, teaches at Boston College. His recent books of poetry include Of Politics and Pandemics, in English, and Stikhi iz aipada, in Russian. Shrayer’s new memoir, Immigrant Baggage, is forthcoming in 2023. Alea's writing has been featured in Whale Road Review, Relief, Ekstasis, The Curator, and Art for the Isolated. She ...
The Calculus of Awe by Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew
February 21, 2023 11:00 - 10 minutes - 9.97 MBElizabeth Jarrett Andrew reads her essay, "The Calculus of Awe," from our current Winter issue. Elizabeth Jarrett Andrew is the author of Swinging on the Garden Gate: A Memoir of Bisexuality & Spirit; the collection of personal essays, On the Threshold: Home, Hardwood, & Holiness; and two books on writing: Living Revision: A Writer’s Craft as Spiritual Practice, winner of the 2019 Silver Nautilus Award, and Writing the Sacred Journey: The Art & Practice of Spiritual Memoir. You can connect ...
Poems by Alina Gharabegian & Kathy Nelson
February 17, 2023 11:00 - 7 minutes - 6.76 MBAlina Gharabegian reads her poem, "Out of Place," and Kathy Nelson reads her two poems, "Our Lady of the Locked Unit" and "Chaplain." Alina Gharabegian is an American Armenian raised in Los Angeles, living in New York City. Trained as a Victorianist, she is an associate professor of English, teaching in New Jersey. Her passions include poetry and the tango. Kathy Nelson, 2019 recipient of the James Dickey Prize (Five Points), is a graduate of the Warren Wilson Program for Writers. Find ...
Her Brother's Keeper by David C. Metz
February 14, 2023 11:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBDavid C. Metz reads his short story, "Her Brother's Keeper," from our Winter 2023 issue. David C. Metz is a writer and a member of the Writer’s Center in Bethesda, Maryland. His stories have appeared in several publications, including The MacGuffin, New Plains Review, Bull, Valparaiso Fiction Review, and Perceptions. Originally from Illinois, he lives with his wife in Damascus, Maryland. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vita-poetica/message Support thi...
Poems by Zachary Sholem Berger & Mildred Kiconco Barya
February 10, 2023 11:00 - 5 minutes - 5.19 MBZachary Sholem Berger reads his poem, "On Simple Meaning," and Mildred Kiconco Barya reads her poem, "Bewilderment," both published in our Winter 2023 issue. Zackary Sholem Berger is a poet and translator in Baltimore working in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish. By day he is a mild-mannered primary care physician. Mildred Kiconco Barya is a writer from Uganda now living in North Carolina. Her publications include three poetry books, as well as prose, hybrids, and poems published in Shenandoah,...
Both / And: Two Museum Exhibition Reviews by Cheryl Sadowski
February 07, 2023 14:00 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBIn "Both / And," Cheryl Sadowski reviews two museum exhibitions: A Marriage of Arts and Crafts: Evelyn and William De Morgan, running through February 19, 2023, at the Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE and Discovery and Revelation: Religion, Science, and Making Sense of Things, ongoing at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, Washington, DC Cheryl Sadowski writes essays, reviews, and short fiction. Her writing explores the plain weave of everyday life with literature, a...
Winter 2023 Trailer
January 31, 2023 14:31 - 6 minutes - 5.4 MBThe journal's Winter 2023 issue is here! Tune in for a preview of new works at the intersection of art, faith, beauty, and spirit. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vita-poetica/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vita-poetica/support
Devil in the Details: Cheryl Sadowski's Review of Crossroads by Jonathan Franzen
November 25, 2022 14:01 - 6 minutes - 6.16 MBCheryl Sadowski reviews Jonathan Franzen's latest novel, Crossroads. Her review is published in our current Autumn issue. Cheryl Sadowski writes essays, reviews, and short fiction from Northern Virginia, where she works in nonprofit management. Her writing explores the plain weave of everyday life with philosophy, art, literature, and the natural world. Cheryl’s lyrical poem “Tenants” was recently awarded a First Place Grantchester Prize from The Orchards Poetry Journal. Other works have ap...
Beauty for Ashes: Interview with Author David Zahl
November 22, 2022 14:00 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBInterviews Editor Emily Chambers Sharpe speaks with David Zahl, author of Low Anthropology and editor of the website Mockingbird. A transcript of the interview can be found online in our current Autumn issue. David Zahl is the director of Mockingbird Ministries and editor-in-chief of the Mockingbird website. Born in New York City and brought up elsewhere, David graduated from Georgetown University in 2001 and then worked for several years as a youth minister in New England. In 2007 he found...
Poems by Adrian Harte & Shae Krispinsky
November 18, 2022 14:01 - 5 minutes - 5.48 MBAdrian Harte reads his poem "Red Rite Hand," and Shae Krispinsky reads her poem "This Is How You End Up Remembering Him." Adrian Harte is from Monaghan, Ireland, but has lived in Switzerland for twenty years. He has recently had work accepted by the Peregrine Journal, Vita Poetica, Embryo Concepts Zine, Roi Fainéant Press, and Abridged. He has also written Small Victories: The True Story of Faith No More, published in 2018. Shae Krispinsky lives in Tampa, FL, where she fronts the band, Nav...
Moon Meditation by Ame Kitchener
November 15, 2022 15:16 - 10 minutes - 9.3 MBAme Kitchener leads a meditation on the current season and phase of the moon. The text and audio for this meditation can also be found in our Autumn 2022 issue. Ame Kitchener is a feline-loving, intuitive introvert, listener, circle leader, and Jesus Lover. She is a spiritual wellness life coach and space holder for Moon Celebrations, a community of Christ lovers that experience God through the rhythms and rituals of nature. She leads moon circles for Jesus lovers in her FB community, Moon...
Poems by Blake Kilgore and Joanne M. Clarkson
November 11, 2022 14:00 - 6 minutes - 5.81 MBBlake Kilgore reads his poem, "The Parade of Death Requires Labor," and Joanne M. Clarkson reads her poem, "The Beads of War." Blake Kilgore is the author of Leviathan (2021), a collection of poetry. His writing has appeared in Barely South Review, Flint Hills Review, Lunch Ticket, and other fine journals. Joanne M. Clarkson’s 6th poetry collection, Hospice House, is forthcoming from MoonPath Press in 2023. Her poems have appeared in such journals as Alaska Quarterly Review, Poetry Northwe...
Cradles by Connor Walden
November 08, 2022 14:12 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBConnor Walden shares about two of his sculptures, (yearn) and Verbunden: 4+6, which are part of a larger series called Cradles. Click on the link to see the sculptures featured in our current Autumn issue. Raised with a twin brother in a conservative Christian suburb of Dallas, Connor Walden is an artist currently based in Los Angeles. After spending his formative years as an adult in the liberal, secular cities of Austin and Seattle, Connor finds himself in a state of ambivalence, holding ...
Poem by Christopher Honey & Visual Art by Serrah Russell
November 04, 2022 13:00 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBChristopher Honey reads his poem, "I Pray to You, Saint Peter, Whom No One Loves," and Serrah Russell talks about her visual art series, With Child, which can be viewed in our current Autumn issue. Christopher Honey is an MFA candidate at the University of Saint Thomas. His poetry, essays, and articles have appeared in numerous publications, including the Pomona Valley Review, the Building Trades News, and Montgomery Living Magazine. He lives in Washington, DC, with his wife and daughter. ...
Woman by Sandra Miller
November 01, 2022 13:00 - 11 minutes - 10.2 MBSandra Miller shares about her sculpture, Woman, featured in our Autumn 2022 issue. Sandra Miller is a transplant to the DMV from California, drawn by the community of Seekers Church, which provides a loving and encouraging community in support of her call to co-creation with the Holy One through art-making and working for a just world. She is a paper artist, gardener, the founder of of the Interfaith Sacred Conversation on Race & Diversity, and a pen pal to six incarcerated artists. --- ...
Poems by Glenn Armstrong
October 28, 2022 13:02 - 4 minutes - 4.46 MBGlenn Armstrong reads his poems, "One Step from Madness" and "Sunyata," in our Autumn issue. Glenn Armstrong has been a journalist, art model, and monk. While attending Bates College he studied with Grace Paley. He lives in San Diego. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vita-poetica/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vita-poetica/support
There Should Be Angels by Ruth Farmer
October 25, 2022 13:00 - 9 minutes - 8.58 MBRuth Farmer reads her short story, "There Should Be Angels," from our current Autumn issue. Ruth Farmer is a poet, essayist, and fiction writer. Her prose and poetry appear in journals and anthologies, and she is a regular contributor to the Addison Independent (VT). Ruth's most recent publication is a collection of poems titled Snapshots in the Wind. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vita-poetica/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify...
Autumn 2022 Trailer
October 17, 2022 22:19 - 5 minutes - 4.93 MBThe Autumn 2022 issue is here! Tune in to hear new works at the intersection of art, faith, beauty, and spirit. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vita-poetica/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vita-poetica/support
Poems by E.V. Noechel
September 02, 2022 13:01 - 8 minutes - 8.01 MBE.V. Noechel reads her poems, "A Nick, to the Heart, Is a Fatal Wound" and "A Desperate Plea from Your Buddhist Serial Killer." E.V. Noechel lives with OCD, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, severe chronic pain, and an assortment of delightful rescued animals. Her work has received multiple Pushcart nominations and generous support from the North Carolina Arts Council, Vermont Studio Center, Headlands Center for the Arts, United Arts, Culture and Animals Foundation, and I-Park. This is our last epis...
Visual Art by Mary Jane Miller
August 30, 2022 13:00 - 3 minutes - 3.33 MBWe explore the series, On Holy Ground, by visual artist Mary Jane Miller. Four pieces from this series are published in our current Summer issue: A Sword Will Pierce Your Own Soul, Outside Space and Time, A Mary’s Love of Earth, Ideas and Progressions. Mary Jane Miller is a self-taught Byzantine style iconographer living in Mexico for three decades. Her collections are extraordinary, with a proficient command of egg tempera, and have been exhibited in museums and churches in the United Sta...
Poems by Linda McCullough Moore & Michael Hettich
August 26, 2022 16:33 - 7 minutes - 6.48 MBLinda McCullough Moore reads her poem, "A Case for Repetition," and Michael Hettich reads his poem, "Heaven," from our current Summer issue. Winner of the Pushcart Prize, Linda McCullough Moore, is the author of a novel, two story collections, a collection of essays, and more than 400 shorter works. Teacher and mentor, she loves helping other writers, and is hard at work on a poetry collection. Michael Hettich has published a dozen books of poetry, most recently The Mica Mine, which won th...
Visual Art by Rhian Swierat
August 23, 2022 16:56 - 3 minutes - 3.3 MBRhian Swierat talks about her embroidered pieces from two series published in our current Summer issue: Paper Samplers and Pressed Memories. Rhian Swierat grew up in the Hudson Valley and is now based in Brooklyn, NY. She holds a BFA in graphic design from the Rhode Island School of Design. Her mom taught her embroidery as a child, sharing with her a love of textiles and patterns. Her work has been featured in notable shows throughout the United States, such as the Flat Rate Box Group Show,...
Poems by Kathleen Hellen & Marda Messick
August 19, 2022 14:25 - 7 minutes - 6.95 MBKathleen Hellen reads her poem, "compass my eyes to speed of light," and Marda Messick reads her poems, "Spiritual Exercise" and "Beachfront Prophecy," from our Summer 2022 issue. Kathleen Hellen’s collection meet me at the bottom is forthcoming in Fall 2022 from Main Street Rag. Her credits include The Only Country Was the Color of My Skin, her award-winning collection Umberto’s Night, published by Washington Writers’ Publishing House, and two chapbooks, The Girl Who Loved Mothra and Penti...
Dustfully by Phocas
August 16, 2022 13:00 - 6 minutes - 5.81 MBPhocas reads his prose poem, "Dustfully," published in the current Summer issue. Phocas lives in central Michigan. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vita-poetica/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vita-poetica/support
Poems by G.R. Kramer & John C. Mannone
August 12, 2022 14:08 - 6 minutes - 5.82 MBG.R. Kramer reads his poem, "Traffic Light," and John C. Mannone reads his poem, "Second Thoughts," from our current Summer issue. G. R. Kramer grew up in Canada, Kenya and the U.S., the child of refugees from fascism and communism. A lawyer by vocation, his passion for writing poetry has rekindled in late middle-age. His first poetry chapbook is forthcoming from Finishing Line Press. Go to https://blueguitar58.wixsite.com/website-1 for more. John C. Mannone has poems in North Dakota Quart...
Sacred Invitations: Writer Patrice Gopo in Conversation with Emily Chambers Sharpe
August 09, 2022 13:00 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MB"Creativity is an invitation from God to participate in adding beauty to the world." —Patrice Gopo Our Interviews Editor, Emily Chambers Sharpe, talks with writer Patrice Gopo about storytelling, the search for belonging, and creativity as a sacred invitation from God to participate in sacred work. A transcript of the interview is published in our current Summer issue. Patrice Gopo is the child of Jamaican immigrants and was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska. She is an award-winning ess...
Poems by Ellis Purdie & Remi Recchia
August 05, 2022 13:59 - 8 minutes - 8.1 MBEllis Purdie reads his poem, "Praise as Acrostic," and Remi Recchia reads his two poems, "From Isaiah" and "From Psalms." Ellis Purdie is a graduate of The Center for Writers at The University of Southern Mississippi. Along with writing and teaching, he spends a good deal of time looking for herpetofauna in east Texas, where he lives with his wife, son, and daughter. Remi Recchia, author of Quicksand/Stargazing (Cooper Dillon Books, 2021) and Sober (Red Bird Chapbooks, 2022), is a trans po...
God Help Him by Nathan Geeting
August 02, 2022 13:40 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBNathan Geeting reads his short story, "God Help Him," from our current Summer issue. When Nathan Geeting can pull himself away from the kitchen (where he cooks for family and friends), the dining room (where he puzzles with his wife), or the living room (where he plays with his red-headed poodle, Brûlée), he spends his time writing. His nonfiction has been featured in the Englewood Review of Books. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vita-poetica/message ...
Poems by Andy Oram & Gabriella Brand
July 29, 2022 13:45 - 6 minutes - 5.81 MBAndy Oram reads his poem, "Half Life," and Gabriella Brand reads her poem, "Where We Come From" -- both from our Summer 2022 issue. Andy Oram is a writer and editor in the computer field. Print publications where his writings have appeared include The Economist, the Journal of Information Technology & Politics, and Vanguardia Dossier. He has lived in the Boston, Massachusetts, area for almost 50 years. Gabriella Brand's short stories and poetry appear in such publications as New Lit Salon,...
The Soul a City by Sarah Law
July 26, 2022 13:00 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBSarah Law reads her essay, "The Soul a City," from our Summer 2022 issue. Sarah Law lives in Norwich, UK, and is an Associate Lecturer for the Open University. She has published six collections of poetry, and her novel, Sketches from a Sunlit Heaven, is forthcoming from Wipf and Stock. She edits the online journal Amethyst Review. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vita-poetica/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vita-p...
Season 5 Trailer: Summer 2022 Issue
July 18, 2022 14:08 - 6 minutes - 5.47 MBOur Summer 2022 issue is here! Tune in to hear new works at the intersection of art, faith, beauty, and spirit. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vita-poetica/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vita-poetica/support
Zen Meditation by Grace Phong
May 20, 2022 13:00 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MBGrace Phong leads a guided sitting meditation from the Zen tradition. Listen here on the podcast or watch the video in our Spring issue. Born in Hong Kong, Grace Phong has a strong passion for body and holistic well-being. She is a spiritual director and a mental health therapist, and has been doing Zen meditation for 20 years. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vita-poetica/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vita-poeti...
The Visceral Experience of Faith: Poet Libby Kurz in Conversation with Emily Chambers Sharpe
May 17, 2022 14:19 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBOur Interviews Editor Emily Chambers Sharpe speaks with poet Libby Kurz about her poetry, her experiences as a cardiothoracic nurse, and other influences in her writing. You can find the transcript to this interview in our Spring 2022 issue. Libby Kurz is a writer, poet, registered nurse, and US Air Force veteran. She holds a BS in Nursing from UNC-Charlotte and an MFA in Creative Writing from National University. Her work has appeared in Ruminate, Relief Journal, Driftwood Press, and Liter...
Poems by Libby Kurz & Barbara Sabol
May 13, 2022 13:00 - 10 minutes - 9.38 MBLibby Kurz reads her poems, "Joy" and "Born Blind. And Barbara Sabol reads her poem, "Flare." Libby Kurz is a writer, poet, registered nurse, and US Air Force veteran. She holds a BS in Nursing from UNC-Charlotte and an MFA in Creative Writing from National University. Her poetry chapbook, The Heart Room chronicles her experiences working as a cardiothoracic nurse in Norfolk, Virginia. She now lives in Virginia Beach and teaches poetry and trauma writing workshops for The Muse Writers Cente...
My Slow Uncertain Journey into the Writing Life by Heather Morton
May 10, 2022 13:00 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBHeather Morton reads her essay, "My Slow Uncertain Journey into the Writing Life: Pimps and Johns, Morals and 'Messages,' Faith, Hope, and Divine Partnership." Heather Morton's work has appeared in Plough, Fathom Magazine, and other publications. A native Oregonian, she lives with her husband and their three children in Cheverly, Maryland. Read more of her writing at www.heatherfmorton.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vita-poetica/message Support ...
Poems by Samir Knego and Peter Bankson
May 06, 2022 13:00 - 6 minutes - 5.72 MBSamir Knego reads his poem, "Post," and Peter Bankson reads his poem, "Garlic Lover." Both are published in our Spring 2022 issue. Samir Knego is a multidisciplinary artist and zinester. His current exhibition, The Divine - dreams of disabled gods, combines poetry and visual art and explores disability and ableism through the language and imagery of religion. When he’s not making art, Samir works in a library and listens to lots of heavy metal. Peter Bankson has been an active Steward of S...
Chosen People by Ethan Ashkin Stanton
May 03, 2022 13:00 - 8 minutes - 7.5 MBEthan Ashkin Stanton reads his creative nonfiction story, "Chosen People." Ethan Ashkin Stanton is a husband, father, teacher, writer, and Jewish pantheist with a side of skepticism. He lives in San Jose, California, and studies poetry at San Francisco Creative Writing Institute. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vita-poetica/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vita-poetica/support
Two Poems by Devon Balwit
April 29, 2022 14:07 - 3 minutes - 3.04 MBDevon Balwit reads her two poems from our Spring issue: "Reading Flannery O'Connor while Trapped under the Heat Dome" and "A Reading of Revelation." Devon Balwit walks in all weather. Her most recent collections are Rubbing Shoulders with the Greats (Seven Kitchens Press 2020) and Dog-Walking in the Shadow of Pyongyang (Nixes Mate Books, 2021). For more of her poems and reviews, please visit https://pelapdx.wixsite.com/devonbalwitpoet. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spo...
Spring 2022: Notes on Borrowed Wisdom by Ken Hines
April 26, 2022 13:00 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBSeason 4 of our podcast features works from our Spring 2022 issue. Starting us off is Ken Hines, reading his poem, "Notes on Borrowed Wisdom." A 2021 Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee, Ken Hines has written poems that appear in AIOTB, Ekphrastic Review, Psaltery & Lyre, and other magazines. His poem “Driving Test” won the Third Wednesday Journal Annual Poetry Prize. All this scribbling takes place in Richmond, Virginia. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com...
Ars Poetica, Obstetrics, Painting, and the Rough Draft by Sean Sexton
March 15, 2022 13:00 - 4 minutes - 3.86 MBSean Sexton reads his poem, "Ars Poetica, Obstetrics, Painting, and the Rough Draft." Sean Sexton of Indian River County, FL, divides his time between managing his family’s 700-acre cattle ranch, painting, and writing, and is author of two volumes of poetry: Blood Writing and May Darkness Restore. His third collection, Portals is due out in Autumn, 2022, from Press 53. He has performed at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, NV, the Miami Book Fair International, and High Road Poe...
Poems by Jenna K. Funkhouser & Jonathan Chan
March 11, 2022 14:00 - 4 minutes - 4.33 MBOur poetry editor reads Jenna K. Funkhouser's poem, "Falling Star, by Romare Bearden" (based on the artwork of Bearden). And Jonathan Chan reads his poem, "apophasis." Jenna K. Funkhouser is a Pacific Northwest native, author, and poet. Her work has recently appeared in Saint Katherine Review, As It Ought To Be, and Geez Magazine. Jonathan Chan is a writer, editor, and graduate student at Yale University. Born in New York to a Malaysian father and South Korean mother, he was raised in Sing...
Interview with Visual Artist Maria Eugenia Fee
March 08, 2022 15:12 - 5 minutes - 4.87 MBHospitality of the Soul: Visual designer and mental health professional Judy Ko speaks with artist Maria Eugenia Fee about art, theology, and hospitality. This excerpt of their conversation is from a video created by videographer Allen Wong. As an artist, theologian, and educator, Maria Eugenia Fee embraces the term mestizaje to reference her bi-culture identity, a multi-ethnically rich urban upbringing, and interdisciplinary studies in art and religion. Mestizo is visually represented thro...
Poems by James Owens & Maria Giura
March 04, 2022 14:06 - 4 minutes - 4.45 MBJames Owens reads his translation of R. M. Rilke's poem, "Soloist," and Maria Giura reads her poem, "Last Supper." James Owens's newest book is Family Portrait with Scythe (Bottom Dog Press, 2020). His poems and translations appear widely in literary journals, including recent or upcoming publications in The Christian Century, Dappled Things, and Grain. He earned an MFA at the University of Alabama and lives in a small town in northern Ontario. Maria Giura is the author of What My Father T...
Made by Hand: A Meditation with Clay by Marjory Zoet Bankson
March 01, 2022 14:00 - 10 minutes - 9.39 MBMarjory Zoet Bankson leads this contemplative practice, "Made by Hand: A Meditation with Clay." Listen here on the podcast or follow along with the video on our website. Marjory Zoet Bankson is a published author, working artist, and seasoned spiritual guide. As a skilled potter, her biodegradable burial urns have been shown in Baltimore and Washington, DC. A graduate of Radcliffe College (Harvard University), Marjory has an MA in American history from the University of Alaska and an honora...
Poems by James Hannon & Julie L. Moore
February 25, 2022 14:00 - 5 minutes - 5.15 MBJames Hannon reads his poem, "Satsang with Guruji," and Julie L. Moore reads her poem, "The False Prophetess Noadiah," both from our Winter 2022 issue. James Hannon is a psychotherapist in Massachusetts, where he accompanies adolescents and adults recovering from addictions, disappointments, and deceptions. His poems have appeared in Blue Lake Review, Blue River, Cold Mountain Review, and other journals, and in Gathered: Contemporary Quaker Poets. His second collection, To My Children at Ch...
Finding Meaning in Modernity by Cheryl Sadowski
February 22, 2022 14:00 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBCheryl Sadowski reads her book reviews, "Finding Meaning in Modernity: Two Books about Quest." She reflects on the books Why We Are Restless: On the Modern Quest for Contentment by Benjamin Storey & Jenna Silber Storey and God, Human, Animal, Machine: Technology, Metaphor, and the Search for Meaning by Meghan O’Gieblyn. Cheryl Sadowski writes essays and reviews from Northern Virginia, where she works in nonprofit management. Her writing explores the plain weave of everyday life with philoso...