Podcasts about haight ashbury literary journal

Thom Francis welcomes poets Francesca Sidoti and Anna Boughtwood who shared their work at the 2024 Word Fest Open Mic at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts on April 27, 2024. Francesca J. Sidoti's poetry has been published in Chiron Review, Haight-Ashbury Literary Journal, Viet Nam Generation, Moonstone Arts' “Nikki Giovanni Tribute”, and other literary magazines. Upcoming publications include the Deep Overstock Fiction Podcast, which will feature her reading her work for the “Romance” edition. Sidoti has been the recipient of several awards, including the 2021 Dorn Space Poet of the Year. Her 2023 book, "Civil Twilight and Other Transitions," is available by contacting the author at fjsoctober@gmail.com. Anna Boughtwood lives just over the Dunn Memorial Bridge from Albany. Her writing has appeared in Sad Girls Club, Dipity, Hudson Valley Writers Guild, Dime Show Review, and East Jasmine Review.

Visit Ranjith's website here. Buy Romance here. Ranjith Sivaraman is an upcoming Poet from Kerala, a beautiful state in India. His poems merge nature imagery, human emotions, and human psychology into a gorgeous tapestry. Sivaraman's English Poems are published in International Literature Magazines and Journals from various locations like Alberta, Budapest, Essex, London, New York, Indiana, Lisbon, Colorado, California, New Jersey, Tk'emlúps te Secwepemc, Kerala, Texas, Chennai & Toronto. His poem ‘Shortest Distance' was released as Music Video in 2022. insta Handle: @lovelifetip Francesca Sidoti worked at the campus bookstore as well at a stationery store specializing in writing supplies. Her work has been published in Chiron Review, Haight-Ashbury LIterary Journal, South Ash Press, Viet Nam Generation, Connections and other literary magazines; however, this is her first submission in 25 years. As a featured reader, she has appeared in bookstores and other venues throughout the US and Canada. She is grateful over the years to have received several awards, most recently the Dorn Space 2021 Poet of the Year. Theme music is "Take Me Higher" by Jazzhar.

Social Yet Distanced: K.R. Morrison. Teacher, Pirate Girl, Drummer, Poet Witch. and author of "Cauldrons".  We talk about The Magick Of Poetry…  K.R. Morrison is a poet and drummer who teaches English Literature and Creative Writing to inner-city youth in San Francisco, Ca. In 1997, she fell in love with San Francisco, where she earned a B.A. in philosophy from USF (2001), a portion of which she earned at Oxford University, her emphasis on Medieval Philosophy and Gothic Art and Architecture. Morrison earned a teaching credential, another B.A. in English Literature, and minored in Creative Writing from California State University, Long Beach (2004).  Her poetry has appeared in Haight Ashbury Literary Journal, Quiet Lightning, Gasconade Review, and Bay Area Generations.  Image credit to Ted Leader. KR Morrison's CAULDRONS https://tinyurl.com/KRCAULDRONS POET, FEMINIST, EDUCATOR OF INNER CITY YOUTH K.R. Morrison's debut poetry chapbook focuses on family, ancestry, connection, and invocation. https://www.amazon.com/Cauldrons-K-R-... Here's What People Are Saying: KR's imagery is of a mystic enveloping a cauldron whose image is that of a hand we wish to see, stirring behind our backs. You will face it! This word work is for those confronting countless evictions from the magic of self-worth, a systemic predilection the moon itself can't resist. —Tureeda Mikell, Story Medicine Woman Synchronicity, The Oracle of Sun Medicine This striking collection is fueled by a distinct and feminine voice and is alive with lush and shimmering imagery, full of magic, blood, and grace.  —William Taylor, Jr. Pretty Things To Say K.R. Morrison is a gifted witch poet who weaves tales of reclamation. Her poems make me dizzy with literary pleasure. – MK Chavez Dear Animal --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/socialyetdistanced/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/socialyetdistanced/support

Gary David grew up in Ohio along the southern shore of Lake Erie. In his early twenties he sojourned in Kansas, New Orleans, and San Francisco. Since age 25 he has been lost in the great American West, living in South Dakota, New Mexico, and Colorado. For the past 14 years he has resided on the high desert of Arizona. He received a BA degree from Kent State University and an MA from the University of Colorado, as well as a fellowship grant from the South Dakota Arts Council. Like most poets, David has worked sundry jobs: dish washer, furniture mover, hotel desk clerk, gandy dancer, TV ad copywriter, apartment manager, blues and country-rock vocalist/lead guitarist, Artists-in-the-Schools poet, and adjunct college teacher. His poetry was featured in Haight Ashbury Literary Journal and has appeared in many other magazines and anthologies, including apex of the M, Black Bear, Cedar Hill Review, Credences, House Organ, Juxta, Mid-American Review, Pemmican, Synaesthetic, The Greenfield Review, and W'ORCs. His books include The Possibilities of Blue Sky (Northland Press, 1989); A Log of Deadwood (North Atlantic Books, 1993); Tierra Zia (nine muses books, 1996); Divining the Eagle's Vision (Spirit Horse Press, 1998); and numerous chapbooks. His nonfiction books titled The Orion Zone: Ancient Star Cities of the American Southwest and Eye of the Phoenix: Mysterious Visions and Secrets of the American Southwest were both published by Adventures Unlimited Press in 2006 and 2008 respectively. Gary is Web designer and Web master for Island Hills Books. E-mail him: islandhillsbooks@msn.com. Web site for The Orion Zone: http://www.theorionzone.com David's Blog: http://theorionzone.blogspot.comHis MySpace page: http://www.myspace.com/garydavidHis Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/people/Gary_A... For free downloads of most of his books, chapbooks, and unpublished manuscripts, go to: The Floating Arkives of Gary A. David

Claudine Nash lives and writes in New York. She obtained a B.A. in English and Psychology from Wesleyan University and later went on to obtain two master’s degrees and a Ph.D. in Psychology from Connecticut College and St. John's University. Heavily influenced by her background in psychology, her poetry frequently delves into such topics as loss, healing and the liberation of releasing the past. Her most recent writings have focused on the power of connecting to our authentic selves and true inner voice. Her collections include her full-length poetry books The Wild Essential (Aldrich Press/Kelsay Books, 2017) and Parts per Trillion (Aldrich Press, 2016) as well as her chapbook The Problem with Loving Ghosts (Finishing Line Press, 2014). She also edited an anthology of writing by people living with mental illness entitled Destigmatized: Voices for Change (Madness Muse Press, 2017), as well as the book In So Many Words: Interviews and Poetry from Today’s Poets (Madness Muse Press, 2016). Claudine’s poetry has earned numerous literary distinctions including Pushcart Prize nominations and prizes from such publications as Eye on Life Magazine, The Song Is..., Thirty West Publishing House, Avalon Literary Review and Lady Chaos Press. Internationally published, her poems have appeared in a wide range of magazines and anthologies including Asimov’s Science Fiction, BlazeVOX, Cloudbank, Haight Ashbury Literary Journal and Dime Show Review among others and have been integrated into various dance, visual and musical art forms.

Claudine Nash lives and writes in New York. She obtained a B.A. in English and Psychology from Wesleyan University and later went on to obtain two master’s degrees and a Ph.D. in Psychology from Connecticut College and St. John's University. Heavily influenced by her background in psychology, her poetry frequently delves into such topics as loss, healing and the liberation of releasing the past. Her most recent writings have focused on the power of connecting to our authentic selves and true inner voice. Her collections include her full-length poetry books The Wild Essential (Aldrich Press/Kelsay Books, 2017) and Parts per Trillion (Aldrich Press, 2016) as well as her chapbook The Problem with Loving Ghosts (Finishing Line Press, 2014). She also edited an anthology of writing by people living with mental illness entitled Destigmatized: Voices for Change (Madness Muse Press, 2017), as well as the book In So Many Words: Interviews and Poetry from Today’s Poets (Madness Muse Press, 2016). Claudine’s poetry has earned numerous literary distinctions including Pushcart Prize nominations and prizes from such publications as Eye on Life Magazine, The Song Is..., Thirty West Publishing House, Avalon Literary Review and Lady Chaos Press. Internationally published, her poems have appeared in a wide range of magazines and anthologies including Asimov’s Science Fiction, BlazeVOX, Cloudbank, Haight Ashbury Literary Journal and Dime Show Review among others and have been integrated into various dance, visual and musical art forms.

Here is a video of Clara Hsu at the Sacred Grounds Cafe, Feb. 09. Here is a little about Clara from her web site http://clarahsu.com : When she was a little girl, Clara wanted to be a hermit and martial artist living in the mountains of China. Life's mysterious path took her to the United States. In this reality, she practices the art of multi-dimensional being: mother, musician, philanthropist, activist, purveyor of Clarion Music Center (a world music shop of exotic musical instruments), traveler, and ultimately, poet. Clara was a nominee for the Pushcart Prize in poetry (2001). Some of her poems can be found in the Homestead Review, the North Coast Review, the Haight Ashbury Literary Journal, and the internet journal Red River Review. Her poem on censorship was published in 2003 by the North American Folk Music and Dance Alliance. Clara gives feature readings at various Bay Area venues and benefit events, but her home is the Sacred Grounds Café (Hayes and Cole), where poetry reading happens every Wednesday night. In December 2005, Clara sold her music business of 23 years to focus on her art and her unusual performance ensemble Lunation, which combines Chinese and original poetry with Asian traditional instruments. She is also developing the concept of the Poetry Hotel, organizing free social activities for the poet community in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Laura del Fuego, a California Arts Council Fellowship recipient for Literature and past featured poet in the Haight Ashbury Literary Journal, has won several awards for fiction, and is the author of Carmen Garcia Was Here C/S (which describes growing up Chicana) and Maravilla, (a story of coming of age in East L.A.). Del Fuego's poetry, essays and stories have been widely published in journals and anthologies. She is also a screenwriter and an editor for Sonoma County Women's Voices;

Alice Rogoff of the San Francisco Writer's Union reads: Winner of the 204 Blue Light Press Award Alice Elizabeth Rogoff lives in San Francisco. She has been an Editor of the Haight Ashbury Literary Journal since 1984. She has a BA in Anthropology from Grinnell College, Masters Degrees in English: Concentration Creative Writing and in Drama from San Francisco State University, and a Certificate in Labor Studies from City College San Francisco. She has been published in Poetry At The 33, The San Francisco Bark - A Gathering of Bay Area Poets, Borderlands - Texas Poetry Review, The Small Pond Magazine of Literature, Beat (Poetry and Arts), and The Noe Valley Voice. She received an Honorable Award in the Artists Embassy International Dance-Poem Contest. She is on the Steering Committee of the National Writers Union Bay Area chapter. She is the Recording Secretary for the San Francisco Living Wage Coalition, and leads drama workshops for low-income adults.