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Littoral is the audio sister of River River Journal (riverriver.org), featuring voices from a literary arts community in the lower Hudson Valley and beyond.

Littoral

  • Apr 4, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 48m AVG DURATION
  • 7 EPISODES


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#7: Pineapple - interview with Bill Batson

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2020 66:00


A conversation on arts-in-community, with local writer Bill Batson and River River poetry editor A. Anupama. Recorded at the Nyack Boat Club and produced by David e. Bell. Sponsored by CSU's Carson McCullers Center for Writers and Musicians.

#6: Clementine - conversation with River River poetry editor Ghada Khalil

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2020 46:17


In this episode, poetry editors Ghada Khalil and A. Anupama talk "process." The writing of poems in salon and in solitude, the curation of the journal, and the untranslatableness of experience to language (but how delightful to try), among other topics, offer a sweet glimpse of poetic mind.

#5: Blood orange - Interview with writer Maureen Amaturo

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2020 30:51


Maureen Amaturo, a regular at River River's community writing circles, reads from "Unseasonable" and "American Breakfast," two of 16 pieces of her work that have been accepted for publication at a rich and diverse list of journals and magazines in the last year. She talks with Donna Lee Miele about her submission process, which she considers as much a part of her writing life as the time she spends writing. Maureen writes fiction and creative nonfiction, and she is a fashion and beauty columnist and a writing educator.

#4: Apple - Interview with songwriter Richard Maldonado

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2019 37:00


Richard Maldonado, singer-songwriter and regular performer at our local farmers' markets, talks about creative process and songmaking. Also some conversation about our FLASH poetry outreach and the song it inspired. (Yes, there's a song at the end!) Interviewed by Anupama at the historic Nyack Boat Club. Produced by David e. Bell The album, Summer Sessions 2018, is available on Bandcamp, here: https://richardamaldonado.bandcamp.com/album/summer-sessions-2018 Read more about Richard's artistic process on his website: https://boatshopmusicstudio.blogspot.com/

#3: Tomato - Interview with Nick Norwood

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2019 54:22


Interview with poet Nick Norwood, director of the Carson McCullers Center for Writers and Musicians. Readings from his new book, Eagle and Phenix, along with conversation about McCullers' legacy and plans in Nyack. Poetic craft topics include family portraits and elegies, poetry of place, and work with scientists. Produced by David e. Bell. http://www.nick-norwood.com http://www.mccullerscenter.org

#2: Pawpaw - Reading and conversation with Sigrid Nunez and Lori Soderlind

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2019 72:48


Reading and conversation between Sigrid Nunez, a 2018 National Book Award winner, and Lori Soderlind, writer and director of the MFA in creative writing program at Manhattanville College. They cover the joys and pitfalls of it all: writing, teaching, travel, and troublesome dogs. Recorded at the Nyack Library on June 1 as part of our 2019 readings series, co-sponsored by the Carson McCullers Center for Writers and Musicians with support from the New York State Council on the Arts through ArtsWestchester. Introduced by Donna Lee Miele and Rosemary Farrell. Produced by David e. Bell.

#1: Mango - interview with Rockland Poets' Bryan Roessel

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2019 32:00


A conversation between poet-organizers, Bryan Roessel of Rockland Poets with A. Anupama, River River's director and editor. Mostly about the brand-new prize for local poets, coming up in the September 2019 slam, among other mangoes. RiverRiver.org RocklandPoets.com Produced by David e. Bell More episodes on Patreon. Become a patron of community literary arts!

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