Podcasts about poetic license

Thom Francis introduces us to the poetry of Kathleen Anne Smith who took part in the 2023 Poetic License exhibit. Kathleen Anne Smith, a local writer and editor, has read her poems at many of the area's open mic venues. Her book of poems, Let the Stones Grow Soft, was published in 2023 by The Troy Book Makers. Let the Stones Grow Soft explores the journey from the wilderness of childhood through the wounds and wonders of love, family, and more. Kathleen Anne Smith writes with a clear, lyrical voice that brings beauty and insight to troubled times. Kathleen was one of the poets who took the stage at the Poetic License reading and open mic at the Honest Weight Food Co-op on December 5, 2023. That night Kathleen read “To Create a Summer it Takes” which inspired the painting “Beach Cottage Summer” by Maureen Kelly; she also read “Why I Write About My Mother.” Both poems are in her latest book. But before we hear from Kathleen, host Dan Wilcox invokes the muse with a poem by Noah Kucij, whose poems were in the exhibit, but he passed away earlier in the year.

Thom Francis introduces us to Jill Crammond and Cheryl A. Rice who shared their work at Arts Associates Gallery in Albany for a special reading celebrating Poetic License - a joint project of the Hudson Valley Writers Guild and Upstate Artists Guild. “Ekphrastic art” is defined as the response of an artist in one medium to a work of art by an artist in another medium. Its more common manifestation is in poetry written about visual art, e.g., paintings, photographs, drawings, sculpture. Poetic License – Albany is a project that turns that around, giving local visual artists an opportunity to respond to the work of poets. In 2022, inspired by a project created by the Poetry Barn in West Hurley, NY & the Arts Society of Kingston (ASK), the Hudson Valley Writers Guild & the Upstate Artists Guild created their own version of this project which they called Poetic License – Albany. 113 individual poems were submitted by 62 poets; ultimately, 18 works of visual art were exhibited at the Art Associates Gallery & at Lark Hall in Albany, with 3 readings held in conjunction with the exhibits. This week we will hear from two of those poets - Jill Crammond and Cheryl A. Rice - who shared their work on September 28, 2022, at the Arts Associates Gallery in Albany. Local poet and photographer Dan Wilcox served as the host for the evening introducing the writers and artists. The Hudson Valley Writers Guild & the Upstate Artists Guild are excited to work together again to present this opportunity in 2023 for collaboration between poets and visual artists in the Capital District. For more information on the Poetic License project, go to https://www.poeticlicensealbany.com/

Thom Francis introduces us to Poetic License and three poets - Megeen Mulholland, Charlie Rossiter, and Jennifee – who shared their work at the first exhibit reading in 2022 at the Art Associates Gallery in Albany. “Ekphrastic art” is defined as the response of an artist in one medium to a work of art by an artist in another medium. Its more common manifestation is in poetry written about visual art, e.g., paintings, photographs, drawings, sculpture. Poetic License is a project that turns that around, giving local visual artists an opportunity to respond to the work of poets. In 2022, inspired by a project created by the Poetry Barn in West Hurley, NY & the Arts Society of Kingston (ASK), the Hudson Valley Writers Guild and the Upstate Artists Guild created their own version of this project which they called Poetic License – Albany. 113 individual poems were submitted by 62 poets; ultimately, 18 works of visual art were exhibited at the Art Associates Gallery & at Lark Hall in Albany, with 3 readings held in conjunction with the exhibits. The Hudson Valley Writers Guild & the Upstate Artists Guild are excited to work together again to present this opportunity in 2025 for collaboration between poets and visual artists in the Capital District. For more information on the Poetic License project, go to https://www.poeticlicensealbany.com/

Thom Francis welcomes poets Brian Liston and Joan Goodman who shared their work at the Poetic License Poetry Reading and Open Mic at the Honest Weight Food Co-op on Monday, October 14, 2024. --- Poetic License, now in its third year, celebrates the creative intersections of poetry and visual art by bringing together writers from the Hudson Valley Writers Guild and artists from the Upstate Artists Guild. This year's exhibit showcases 42 pieces of art, created by 24 artists, each responding to poems written by 23 regional and national poets. This fusion of imagery and language gives us a fresh look at how art can interpret, transform, and reimagine the written word. On October 14, 2024, poets featured in the exhibit were invited to read their work in a special poetry reading hosted by local poet, photographer, and activist Dan Wilcox. Poets shared their pieces while surrounded by the very art they inspired—a full-circle moment for words and visuals alike. Today, we're thrilled to bring you the voices of two of those poets: Brian Liston, the only poet who has had his poetry appear in all three Poetic License exhibits, and Joan Goodman, who was a reader in the open mic portion of the evening.

Thom Francis welcomes poets Don Maurer and Alexander Perez whose poems inspired visual art in the Poetic License 2024 exhibit. They both shared their poetry at the Poetic License Poetry Reading and Open Mic at the Honest Weight Food Co-op on Monday, October 14, 2024. --- Poetic License celebrates the creative intersections of poetry and visual art! Now in its third year, the joint project of the Hudson Valley Writers Guild and the Upstate Artists Guild is all about bridging the worlds of poetry and visual expression in new and exciting ways. This year's exhibit, on display at the Honest Weight Food Co-op through November 10, flips the script on the traditional concept of ekphrastic art. Instead of poets responding to visual pieces, local artists were invited to create works inspired by poems submitted by both local and national poets. It's a creative inversion that brings the expressive power of both mediums together, resulting in a truly dynamic and thought-provoking collection of visual responses to the written word. The exhibit showcases 42 stunning pieces of art, created by 24 talented artists, each responding to poems written by 23 unique voices from the world of poetry. This fusion of imagery and language gives us a fresh look at how art can interpret, transform, and reimagine the written word. On October 14, 2024, poets featured in the exhibit were invited to read their work in a special poetry reading hosted by the legendary Dan Wilcox. Poets shared their pieces while surrounded by the very art they inspired—a full-circle moment for words and visuals alike. Today, we're thrilled to bring you the voices of two of those poets: Don Maurer and Alexander Perez. They'll share their poems and reflect on the artwork they inspired.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, First, Mark Dunlea reports on the plan announced by NYC Comptroller to expand divestment from fossil fuels. Then, Liz Kluz of the League of Women voters talks about voting in this important election. Later on, Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry was at the Jim Perry awards, Where co-founder Branda Miller received an award. After that, From the archives, we hear from Duncan Harris , who is one of the finalists this Saturday at the Capital Region's Funniest Comedian Competitions. Finally, Thom Francis welcomes poets Don Maurer and Alexander Perez whose poems inspired visual art in the Poetic License 2024 exhibit.

Thom Francis welcomes poets Rachel Baum and Jackie Craven whose poems inspired visual art in the Poetic License 2024 exhibit. They both shared their poetry at the Poetic License Poetry Reading and Open Mic at the Honest Weight Food Co-op on Monday, October 14, 2024. --- Now in its third year, Poetic License is a joint project of the Hudson Valley Writers Guild and the Upstate Artists Guild, bridging the worlds of poetry and visual art. The exhibit is on display at the Honest Weight Food Co-op, and runs through November 10, 2024. Poetic License flips the script on the traditional concept of ekphrastic art. Rather than poets responding to visual art, local visual artists have been invited to create works inspired by poems that were submitted from local and national poets. This creative inversion brings together the expressive power of both mediums, resulting in a dynamic and thought-provoking collection of visual responses to the written word. The exhibit showcases 42 pieces of art from created by 24 artists who were inspired by the poems written by 23 poets. On October 14, 2024 poets who were included in the show were invited to read their work at a special poetry reading, hosted by Dan Wilcox, surrounded by the artwork at the Co-op. Today, we will hear from two of those poets - Rachel Baum and Jackie Craven.

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, First, Mark Dunlea heads to Siena College for a two- day symposium on climate justice. Then, Andrea Cunliffe talks with Noreen McKee of the League of Women Voters about the history of voting. Later on, Roaming Labor Correspondent Willie Terry headed to the Harret Cluette Museum to learn more about a new exhibit called "We the People: Voting and Democracy in Rensselaer County" After that, We have our weekly comedy interview , this week we welcome back Duncan Harris , a local comedian. Finally, Thom Francis welcomes poets Rachel Baum and Jackie Craven whose poems inspired visual art in the Poetic License 2024 exhibit.

Thom Francis introduces us to writer and artist Ryan Smithson, one of the readers who participated in the Poetic License Poetry Reading and Open Mic at the First Market in Troy on November 13, 2023. --- Since 2022, the Hudson Valley Writers Guild and Upstate Artist Guild have worked together to present Poetic License - an exhibition celebrating visual art inspired by poetry. This annual project has been instrumental in bringing artists and writers together in a collaborative environment. For the 2023 edition of Poetic License, Mary Panza hosted a poetry reading and open mic featuring the poets whose work was selected for the exhibit. The final poet to take the stage that night was writer and artist Ryan Smithson. Ryan submitted a visual work inspired by Margaret McDermott's poem, "Lungs of the Universe." After discussing his use of butterfly wings in his piece he shared two of his own poems, “The Serpent & the Apple” and “An Ode to Powdered Donuts.” Ryan Smithson joined the Army Corps of Engineers following 9/11 and was deployed to Iraq in 2004. Upon returning home, he began writing his memoir, Ghosts of War: The True Story of a 19-Year-Old GI (HarperCollins, 2009), which was nominated as an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. It is required reading in high schools and colleges across the country and was adapted for the stage by the Griffin Theatre in Chicago. The 2024 edition of Poetic License, showcasing the work of dozens of local writers and artists, will open on Friday, October 4, at the Honest Weight Food Co-op in Albany and run through November 10. Throughout the exhibit, there will be opportunities to view and purchase the artwork and participate in collage workshops and the poetry open mic. You can find out more about this year's poets, artists, and events, and check out Ryan's work from last year at poeticlicensealbany.com

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Tuesday, July 4th, 1944. It's been twenty-nine days since the Allies first stormed the beaches of Normandy. They've continued to slowly push inland, but the battle for control of the Caen has raged onward. CBS is there with up-to-the-minute news. On Saturday July 1st, A counterattack by German Panzer Corps failed to dislodge the British Second Army around Caen. When OB West Gerd von Rundstedt phoned Berlin to report the failure, Chief of Staff Wilhelm Keitel asked, “what shall we do?” Rundstedt replied, “Make peace you fools!” He was fired the next day. Meanwhile the U.S. 133rd Infantry Regiment captured Cecina in Tuscany, Italy. They'd enter Siena on Monday the 3rd. At the same time Allies and Japanese forces began battling in New Guinea and The Battle of Imphal in India ended in Allied victory. On the morning of the Fourth, Minsk, the last big German stronghold on Soviet soil, finally fell. This kind of war created a need for fast news relays, so much so that for the first time, news was being recorded on the battlefront. On Independence Day 1944, needing to push further inland from Normandy, the task fell to the 79th and 90th Divisions as well as the 82nd Airborne, all of whom had to assault uphill and around a large marsh in the low ground, while twelve Nazi divisions lay in wait, including several Panzer units. The troops fought yard by yard, making slow but steady progress at a high cost. The 90th Division alone lost over 500 men that day. This same day, General Omar Bradley had artillery units in the US First Army open fire on the German lines precisely at noon. Some units fired red, white, and blue smoke shells at the Germans. The message was clear: The Americans were in Western Europe and they wouldn't be leaving until victory was achieved. ____________ The man you just heard was Norman Lewis Corwin. He was born on May 3rd, 1910 in Boston, Massachusetts. The third of four children, his mother Rose was a homemaker, and his father, Samuel, a printer. Norman graduated from Winthrop High School, but unlike his brothers, he did not attend college. Instead, he got a job at the Greenfield Reporter as a Cub newsman at seventeen. Corwin was later hired by the Springfield Republican where he worked as an editor. He became known for his column "Radiosyncracies." His first exposure to professional Radio broadcasting came with an opportunity to air an interview regarding one of the human interest stories he'd written. Station WBZA soon needed a newsreader and sought to have the position filled with someone from the local paper. Corwin got the job. By 1929 Corwin fashioned his own broadcast over WBZA, a combination of piano interludes interwoven with Corwin's original poetry readings. He called the program Rhymes and Cadences. In 1931, Corwin traveled to Europe with his older brother, witnessing the growing fascism, social and religious unrest, and political turmoil. It helped shape his broadcasting career. In June 1935, he went to Cincinnati to work at WLW. He soon learned that any on-air reportage of collective bargaining efforts were grounds for immediate dismissal. Objecting, he was fired. Eventually he got the ACLU's backing and got the policy changed. Corwin came to New York, finding work as a publicist for 20th Century-Fox. He soon proposed a poetry and music program for WQXR. The program was called Poetic License, and it wasn't long before both NBC and CBS took notice. A few days shy of his twenty-eighth birthday in 1938, CBS hired Corwin as a director for One-Hundred-Twenty-Five-Dollars per-week. Within a few months he directed his first Columbia Workshop experimental drama, “The Red Badge of Courage,” airing July 9th, 1938. On the night of Sunday October 30th, 1938, Corwin was rehearsing the pilot for a new program, Words Without Music. Downstairs, Orson Welles was broadcasting his infamous Mercury Theater “War of The Worlds.”

Today, on the Hudson Mohawk Magazine, First, we hear from Mark Dunlea as he interviews Tracy Frisch of the Clean Air Action Network of Glens Falls on why many residents of the Town of Moreau are opposed to a proposed biochar facility. Then, the Center for Law and Justice details their film series on Black History Later on, we listen to the fabulous Barrio Alegria, a non-profit from Reading, PA which focuses on creative placemaking. After that, Brad Monkell welcomes Shawn Barns for our weekly comedy bucket. Finally, Thom Frances showcases a 2023 edition of Poetic License from the Fish Market for our weekly poetry bucket.

Gretchen Cherington joins Let's Talk Memoir for a conversation about complicated family legacies and processing sexual abuse, confronting the public view of a loved one we're writing about, protecting manuscripts before we have book contracts, corralling information and organizing heaps of material, reading broadly, building relationships and being above board with sources, and her true crime, investigative, family memoir The Butcher, the Embezzler, and the Fall Guy.   -Visit the Let's Talk Memoir Merch store: https://www.zazzle.com/store/letstalkmemoir -Take the Let's Talk Memoir survey: https://forms.gle/mctvsv9MGvzDRn8D6   Help shape upcoming Let's Talk Memoir content - a brief survey:  https://forms.gle/ueQVu8YyaHNKui2Z9   Also in this episode: -discovering an organizing principle -knowing what material to cut -reading like a memoirist   Books mentioned in this episode: Searching for Mercy Street by Linda Gray Sexton Home Before Dark by Susan Cheever Small Fry by Lisa Jobs Another Bullshit Night in Suck City by Nick Flynn Just Kids by Patti Smith Heavy by Kiese Laymon Sigh, Gone by Phuc Tran Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal by Jeanette Winterson Are You My Mother by Alison Bechdel Queen of Snails: A Graphic Memoir by Maureen Burdock Gretchen Cherington grew up the daughter of Pulitzer Prize–winning and U.S. poet laureate, Richard Eberhart. Her childhood homes were filled with literary greats from Robert Frost to Anne Sexton to James Dickey, a life she captured in her award-winning memoir, Poetic License. But like the paternal grandfather she never knew, Cherington chose a career in business where she coached hundreds of powerful men on how to change their companies and themselves. Her second book, The Butcher, the Embezzler, and the Fall Guy – a true crime, investigative, family memoir – is an exploration of the first twenty years of the meatpacking giant, Hormel Foods, as she pieces together her grandfather's role—if he had one?—in a national embezzlement scandal that nearly brought the company to its knees in 1921. Cherington served as adjunct faculty in executive programs at Harvard, Dartmouth, and Columbia and on twenty boards of directors including a multibillion-dollar B-corporation bank. Cherington's essays have appeared widely, in Huffington Post, Covey Club, Lit Hub, The Millions, Yankee, Electric Lit, Hippocampus, Quartz, and others. Her essay “Maine Roustabout” was nominated for a 2012 Pushcart Prize. Gretchen splits her time between Portland, Maine, and an eighty-year old cottage on Penobscot Bay.     Connect with Gretchen: Website: www.gretchencherington.com  X: https://twitter.com/ge_cherington Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gretchencheringtonauthor/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gretchencheringtonauthor/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gretchen-cherington-612b3b7/ Get Gretchen's Book: https://www.amazon.com/Butcher-Embezzler-Fall-Guy-Industry/dp/1647420830/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3QYT2DHA753BP&keywords=the+butcher%2C+the+embezzler%2C+and+the+fall+guy&qid=1673298988&sprefix=The+Butcher%2C+the+Embezz%2Caps%2C81&sr=8-1 Huffington Post: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/richard-eberhart-father-me-too_n_64068645e4b0c78bb74484e6    — Ronit's writing has appeared in The Atlantic, The Rumpus, The New York Times, The Iowa Review, Hippocampus, The Washington Post, Writer's Digest, American Literary Review, and elsewhere. Her memoir WHEN SHE COMES BACK about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and their eventual reconciliation was named Finalist in the 2021 Housatonic Awards Awards, the 2021 Indie Excellence Awards, and was a 2021 Book Riot Best True Crime Book. Her short story collection HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE won Hidden River Arts' 2020 Eludia Award and the 2023 Page Turner Awards for Short Stories. She earned an MFA in Nonfiction Writing at Pacific University, is Creative Nonfiction Editor at The Citron Review, and lives in Seattle with her family where she teaches memoir workshops and is working on her next book. More about Ronit: https://ronitplank.com Sign up for monthly podcast and writing updates: https://bit.ly/33nyTKd   Follow Ronit: https://www.instagram.com/ronitplank/ https://twitter.com/RonitPlank https://www.facebook.com/RonitPlank   Background photo credit: Photo by Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash Headshot photo credit: Sarah Anne Photography Theme music: Isaac Joel, Dead Moll's Fingers

Thom Francis introduces us to Poetic License - Albany, a joint project of the Hudson Valley Writers Guild and Upstate Artists Guild that brings together regional poets and visual artists. Today we will hear from two poets - Jill Crammond and Cheryl A. Rice - who shared their work at a special reading celebrating the collaboration.

As a follow up to her memoir Poetic License which came out in 2020, Gretchen Cherington dug deeper into family myth and lore, resulting in her new memoir The Butcher, the Embezzler, and the Fall Guy—A Family Memoir of Scandal and Greed in the Meat Industry. In the early 1900s, Gretchen's paternal grandfather was recruited by George A. Hormel to help him build what is now the multi-billion dollar food conglomerate Hormel Foods. As a child, Gretchen listened to riveting stories about these two men from her father. Third in the trio was the company's comptroller, Ransome J. Thomson, who, over a decade, embezzled $1.2 Million from the Hormel company and nearly brought it to its knees. Rumors suggested Gretchen's grandfather was “in cahoots” with the embezzler. But was he? Gretchen sent out to investigate this question. Research led Gretchen to business documents, letters, and historical records that helped her find a few of the missing pieces of the picture that is her family's history puzzle. Kirkus calls this new book “A dazzling account that deftly combines crime, drama, history, and introspective remembrance…a mesmerizing story filled with drama, suspense, and told with remarkable emotional insights.”

Creativity through the lens of a playwrite and artistic director of New Normal Rep,"It's a question of feeling an impulse to do something."John Lawrence "Jack" Canfora is an Award-Winning American playwright, actor, musician and teacher. After receiving his dramatic training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he began his career as an actor in regional theater, working mostly in Shakespearean roles such as Mercutio and Macbeth. He's been hailed by the Associated Press as “White-hot Entertainment” for his off-Broadway plays including Poetic License, Place Setting, and Jericho, a New York Times “Critics Pick.” He was nominated along with Edward Albee, Elaine May, and Teresa Rebeck for The Newark Star Ledger's Best Play, 2007. Jack is the recipient of two Edgerton Playwriting Awards, for Jericho (2010) and The Source (2018). He won the 2016 Webby Award for Best Writing in a Web Series. Jack is also the Artistic Director of New Normal Rep.Website:  https://www.newnormalrep.org/ & https://www.jackcanforawriter.com/Twitter - https://twitter.com/NormalRepFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063494893622 https://www.facebook.com/NewNormalRepInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/jackcanfora/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/newnormalrep/?hl=enYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCODsy6KqG1hDk8LMcB-nL_A

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Thom Francis introduces us to Poetic License - Albany, a joint project of the Hudson Valley Writers Guild and Upstate Artists Guild that brings together regional poets and visual artists. In 2022, over 100 poems were submitted and 18 works of art were created and exhibited in Albany at the Art Associates Gallery and Lark Hall. Today we will hear three poets who shared their work at a special reading celebrating the collaboration.

Gretchen Cherington, author of the 2020 memoir "Poetic License," discusses her complicated relationship with her late father, Richard Eberhart, a Pulitzer-prize-winning poet and former U.S. poet laureate. Growing up surrounded by literary titans, Gretchen idolized her father but experienced a disturbing shift in their dynamic during her teenage years. She eventually revealed the truth about her father's inappropriate behavior at a public event nearly five decades later, receiving unexpected support from her father's friends and hearing from other women who had similar experiences with him. She also delves into her father's relationship with his own intimidating father, Alpha LaRue Eberhart, a Hormel Foods executive, and the strange embezzlement scandal chronicled in her newest book, "The Butcher, the Embezzler and the Fall Guy: A Family Memoir of Scandal and Greed in the Meat Industry." Throughout the episode, Gretchen explores the effects of abuse and secrecy, the power dynamics that enable abusers, and the lifelong journey of healing. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tell-me-about-your-father/support

Join our conversation on how live theater can be “modernized” and used to challenge the negative contemporary cultural side effects like extremism and alienation with Award-Winning Playwright, Jack Canfora. For centuries people have found inspiration, beauty, and expression in live theater. The Ancient Greeks were the first to wade into the waters of this novel art form, using dance, song, and choral chants to play out their mythic past. Today, many see live theater as a dying art as multimedia storytelling modalities, like streaming TV, film, and the internet, hold a monopoly on our attention. In the face of this threatening final nail in the coffin, Jack is dedicated to presenting both new and underproduced plays via the internet, in ways that maintain the essential dramatic spirit while using the theatrical experience to explore the historical, cultural, and psychological forces shaping life in America and beyond in the 21st Century. He shares on Unlocking Your World of Creativity how to reshape our storytelling imagination to better understand the beauty and potential this ancient art form still holds. Topics Jack Discusses:Re-Lighting The Storytelling Campfire: Why Sharing Stories Is The Glue That Holds Cultures & Communities Together Live Theater Is NOT Dead (It Just Needs Some Reimagining): How To Make Theater More Available, Affordable, & Widely Attended “Democratizing” The Theatrical Experience: Bringing Theater Home To Underprivileged, Underserved, & Ignored Audiences How This Ancient Art Form Can Evolve To Keep Up With The Era Of Netflix & ChillBreaking Down The Barriers That Are Preventing Underproduced, Lesser Known Playwrights From Making On-StageUsing The Theatrical Experience To Change The Culture Of Modern Alienation To One Of Belonging, Empathy & Human ConnectionMore About Jack:John Lawrence "Jack" Canfora is an Award-Winning American playwright, actor, musician, and teacher. After receiving his dramatic training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he began his career as an actor in regional theater, working mostly in Shakespearean roles such as Mercutio and Macbeth. He's been hailed by the Associated Press as “White-hot Entertainment” for his off-Broadway plays including Poetic License, Place Setting, and Jericho, a New York Times “Critics Pick.” He was nominated along with Edward Albee, Elaine May, and Teresa Rebeck for The Newark Star Ledger's Best Play, 2007. Jack is the recipient of two Edgerton Playwriting Awards, for Jericho (2010) and The Source (2018). He won the 2016 Webby Award for Best Writing in a Web Series. Jack is also the Artistic Director of New Normal Rep.Jack's Website @newnormalrep on Instagram Jack on YouTube Jack's Facebook page Jack's Facebook group Copyright 2023 Mark Stinson

John Lawrence "Jack" Canfora is an Award-Winning American playwright, actor, musician and teacher. After receiving his dramatic training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he began his career as an actor in regional theater, working mostly in Shakespearean roles such as Mercutio and Macbeth. He's been hailed by the Associated Press as “White-hot Entertainment” for his off-Broadway plays including Poetic License, Place Setting, and Jericho, a New York Times “Critics Pick.” He was nominated along with Edward Albee, Elaine May, and Teresa Rebeck for The Newark Star Ledger's Best Play, 2007. Jack is the recipient of two Edgerton Playwriting Awards, for Jericho (2010) and The Source (2018). He won the 2016 Webby Award for Best Writing in a Web Series. Jack is also the Artistic Director of New Normal Rep.  “ATTENTION SPOTIFY LISTENERS: IF you want to WATCH this with VIDEO, you can also subscribe to our video version: https://open.spotify.com/show/5e9KnBRZdjUTXTvCe6Nrqm?si=6639537c61044396” @theatreartlife Thank you to our sponsor @clear-com The TheatreArtLife Podcast is a branch of our larger TheatreArtLife Community. Come visit us at www.theatreartlife.com

John Lawrence "Jack" Canfora is an Award-Winning American playwright, actor, musician and teacher. After receiving his dramatic training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he began his career as an actor in regional theater, working mostly in Shakespearean roles such as Mercutio and Macbeth. He's been hailed by the Associated Press as “White-hot Entertainment” for his off-Broadway plays including Poetic License, Place Setting, and Jericho, a New York Times “Critics Pick.” He was nominated along with Edward Albee, Elaine May, and Teresa Rebeck for The Newark Star Ledger's Best Play, 2007. Jack is the recipient of two Edgerton Playwriting Awards, for Jericho (2010) and The Source (2018). He won the 2016 Webby Award for Best Writing in a Web Series. Jack is also the Artistic Director of New Normal Rep. @theatreartlife Thank you to our sponsor @clear-com The TheatreArtLife Podcast is a branch of our larger TheatreArtLife Community. Come visit us at www.theatreartlife.com  

Jack Confora discusses playwrighting with the Creative Writing Life podcast! More about Jack: John Lawrence "Jack" Canfora is an Award-Winning American playwright, actor, musician, and teacher. After receiving his dramatic training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he began his career as an actor in regional theater, working mostly in Shakespearean roles such as Mercutio and Macbeth. He's been hailed by the Associated Press as “White-hot Entertainment” for his off-Broadway plays including Poetic License, Place Setting, and Jericho, a New York Times “Critics Pick.” He was nominated along with Edward Albee, Elaine May, and Teresa Rebeck for The Newark Star Ledger's Best Play, 2007. Jack is the recipient of two Edgerton Playwriting Awards, for Jericho (2010) and The Source (2018). He won the 2016 Webby Award for Best Writing in a Web Series. Jack is also the Artistic Director of New Normal Rep. At Command Your Brand, it's our mission to help podcasters get awesome trained guests that deliver a powerful story to listeners. If you think that Jack is a good fit for you on your show, please send your recording availability & let's set something up! Or if you are interested and are in need of more information to help make your decision, I can send some more detailed information like his podcast media kit, previous interviews, links to his website(s), socials & more, just please let me know! https://www.jackcanforawriter.com/?fbclid=IwAR389KCOELMTgSmeyhWf9_ys68eY9Ul10dto9b8sp8GtamjgnufG0Ytv6RE

“It has no obligation to love you back.”   Jack Canfora is a New York based Playwright, Actor, Musician, and Artistic Director; with an undying love for the theatrical experience. After graduating from The London Academy of Dramatic Art, he found work as a regional theater actor. While simultaneously scribing soon-to-be award winning off-broadway plays like: Jericho, Place Setting, and Poetic License.  Jack reflects on the early days of his career, building himself in New York, and how Covid changed the theatrical experience.   SHOUTOUTS & PROMOTIONS   -New Normal Rep   -@jackcanfora

"Memory takes a lot of poetic license. It omits some details; others are exaggerated, according to the emotional value of the articles it touches, for memory is seated predominantly in the heart." --Tennessee Williams Today Judy and I talk about sharing our legacy writing by telling our stories. We use poetic license to share in a way that feels true and elevates a story in a way that makes it interesting to tell and causes our readers to want to learn more. Not that our storytelling is in any way artificial or false, but we want to write in a way that helps us reflect on the experience and draws our readers in. We also get into how our writing has a connection with meditation. We are able to get into a deeper place and quiet our monkey mind when we put our pen to the paper and remember... Follow us at https://www.facebook.com/SidetrackedSisters and get more information about our membership at https://www.sidetrackedsisters.com

John Lawrence "Jack" Canfora is an Award-Winning American playwright, actor, musician and teacher. After receiving his dramatic training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he began his career as an actor in regional theater, working mostly in Shakespearean roles such as Mercutio and Macbeth. He's been hailed by the Associated Press as “White-hot Entertainment” for his off-Broadway plays including Poetic License, Place Setting, and Jericho, a New York Times “Critics Pick.” He was nominated along with Edward Albee, Elaine May, and Teresa Rebeck for The Newark Star Ledger's Best Play, 2007. Jack is the recipient of two Edgerton Playwriting Awards, for Jericho (2010) and The Source (2018). He won the 2016 Webby Award for Best Writing in a Web Series. Jack is also the Artistic Director of New Normal Rep.Find out more about Jack and New Normal Rep at the following linksWebsite:  https://www.newnormalrep.org/ & https://www.jackcanforawriter.com/Social Media:Twitter - https://twitter.com/NormalRepFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063494893622 https://www.facebook.com/NewNormalRepInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/jackcanfora/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/newnormalrep/?hl=enYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCODsy6KqG1hDk8LMcB-nL_A So grateful for all the listeners! Check the links below from charities, subscriptions, merch, reading list, and more. Love the show?You can now support the show with a subscription! Click here for all the details.**Want to write a review? Click here for details.** Donate Dachshund Rescue of Houston hereBlog https://tstakaishi.wixsite.com/musicInsta @creative_peacemeal_podcastFB @creativepeacemealpodBonfire Merch https://www.bonfire.com/store/creative-peacemeal/Redbubble Merch CPPodcast.redbubble.comCreative Peacemeal READING list hereInterested in Corrie Legge's content planner? Click here to order!

Writing is by its very nature, a solitary practice. Whether with pen and paper or in front of a computer screen, it is generally time spent alone, creating a world of characters and stories. Acting, on the other hand is generally a collaborative and shared effort in bringing those characters and stories to life. Psychologist Marti Olsen Laney says that writing and speaking use different pathways in the brain. Extroverts tend to speak more easily in front of others, while the writing pathways simply seem to flow more fluently and easily for introverts. So it is always a unique combination when a playwright becomes an actor or vice versa. Jack began his theater career as an actor, but now primarily writes plays like Jericho and Poetic License, both critically-praised works for their dialogue. In our conversation, we talk about these two plays as well as some of the hard lessons he's learned in producing plays in general. We also discuss the parallels between acting and writing, and how each one has helped improve the other. But like any creative endeavor, it's a back-and-forth process of elimination, that includes being able to take feedback and comments. So with this episode I'm going to start sharing comments I get from listeners like you. Because whether its podcasting or playwriting, it's important to highlight and expand upon what works and either improve or outright eliminate what doesn't.   Timeline of this episode's conversation: 03:00 - Jack's start in playwriting  07:47 - Story #1: Learning from a harsh but accurate NY Times review 17:56 - Story #2: A high-profile play reading that didn't go as Jack had hoped  22:57 - The collaborative nature of playwriting 27:46 - Story #3: Jack's major stumble as an actor...in his own play 33:17 - Working with directors as a playwright (and actor)     Subscribe to WINMI If you wanna listen to our full conversations with guests as well as get early access to episodes from now on, then become a monthly or yearly subscriber to Why I'll Never Make It. Though producing this podcast is rewarding in its own way, I'm essentially a one-man operation, and it is both costly and time-intensive to put together each episode. So for just $5-10/month you'll not only support these podcasting efforts, but you'll also get to access to these extended conversations and other bonus content. Your financial support of this podcast is greatly appreciated: Subscribe as a WINMI Producer to get early access and bonus content   Make a one-time Donation to support transcripts and podcast production If you'd like to support, but have limited funds to do so, then contact me directly for access to the bonus content.   Follow WINMI: Website | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube ---------- Why I'll Never Make It is an award-winning, Top 25 Theater Podcast hosted by Off-Broadway actor and singer Patrick Oliver Jones, and it is a production of WINMI Media, LLC. Background music in this episode by John Bartmann and Blue Dot Sessions is used under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Years ago, when I first resigned myself to working in the  "Real World" in order to support my family, I used to think that getting an MFA in Directing had been a waste of time and money on my part.  Because after all, besides directing in High Schools, Middle Schools and Community Theatre groups, I wasn't realy doing what I was trained to do.  And then as I got older, I kept thinking of Shakespeare's wonderful line "all the world's a stage and we are merely players in it" and that made me come to the conclusion, that it hadn't been a waste of time at all.  It was really one of the best ways to prepare FOR life.  Where else but in the  theatre, the other Fine Arts, and Philosophy does one have the opportunity to  explore the mysteries and tragedies of life,  the human condition, and our existential battle to find meaning in the pain and suffering of this world as well as its  joys and inspirations?  Theatre reveals some of the "pathways" to that meaning and  purpose.  The drive that all of us pursue and long to find, except, perhaps, the most cynical and bitter (Which is in itself a tragedy that dramatic literature explores often).  My long talk with Jack Canfora was such a "roadmap", and his plays are as well.  (Read them - a couple are even available on Amazon) In short . . . it was a joy and personally, one of my favorite interviews to date.  After listening to it, I hope this wrap up to that conversation will leave you wanting to hear more from him.  I know I look forward to our next talk. John Lawrence "Jack" Canfora is an Award-Winning American playwright, actor, musician and teacher. After receiving his dramatic training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he began his career as an actor in regional theater, working mostly in Shakespearean roles such as Mercutio and Macbeth. He's been hailed by the Associated Press as “White-hot Entertainment” for his off-Broadway plays including Poetic License, Place Setting, and Jericho, a New York Times “Critics Pick.” He was nominated along with Edward Albee, Elaine May, and Teresa Rebeck for The Newark Star Ledger's Best Play, 2007. Jack is the recipient of two Edgerton Playwriting Awards, for Jericho (2010) and The Source (2018). He won the 2016 Webby Award for Best Writing in a Web Series. Jack is also the Artistic Director of New Normal Rep.To learn more about Jack and his plays and more importantly, how to get them, go to his website at: HOME | Jack Canfora (jackcanforawriter.com)Thanks for listening. Please check out our website at www.forsauk.com to hear great conversations on topics that need to be talked about. In these times of intense polarization we all need to find time to expand our Frame of Reference.

Host Luisa Lyons chats with playwright, actor, musician, and teacher Jack Canfora all about the creation of the virtual New Normal Rep, making online theatre, the importance of democratizing theatre, and more! John Lawrence "Jack" Canfora is an Award-Winning American playwright, actor, musician and teacher. After receiving his dramatic training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he began his career as an actor in regional theater, working mostly in Shakespearean roles such as Mercutio and Macbeth. He's been hailed by the Associated Press as “White-hot Entertainment” for his off-Broadway plays including Poetic License, Place Setting, and Jericho, a New York Times “Critics Pick.” He was nominated along with Edward Albee, Elaine May, and Teresa Rebeck for The Newark Star Ledger's Best Play, 2007. Jack is the recipient of two Edgerton Playwriting Awards, for Jericho (2010) and The Source (2018). He won the 2016 Webby Award for Best Writing in a Web Series. Jack is also the Artistic Director of New Normal Rep.Bonus Content! Access New Normal Rep's virtual production of Jericho by Jack Canfora for free with code NNR2022 at www.newnormalrep.org/bonus. Learn more about Jack Canfora:https://www.jackcanforawriter.com/Follow on Facebook & Instagram.Learn more about New Normal Rep:https://www.newnormalrep.org/Follow on Twitter,  Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. Support the showFilmed Live Musicals is where musicals come home. Use the searchable database to find musicals filmed on stage to watch from the comfort of your living room! Visit www.filmedlivemusicals.com to learn more. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. You can also support the site at Patreon. Patrons get early access to the podcast and site content, no matter how much you pledge. Become a Patron today! Filmed Live Musicals is created by Luisa Lyons, an Australian actor, writer, and musician. Luisa holds a Masters in Music Theatre from London's Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and now lives, works, and plays in New York. Learn more at www.luisalyons.com and follow on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

If you listened to part one of this 3 part series you'll know that Jack and I had a bit of a good time talking with each other.  Peas from the same pod (or podcast) as we used to say back when I was but a little pea-let.  So I'm going to wax a bit goofy and play with the names of our 3 part series.  So listen, if you dare, to part 2 of our sparkling repartee and witty witicisms.  It was fun to do and I hope fun to listen to.John Lawrence "Jack" Canfora is an Award-Winning American playwright, actor, musician and teacher. After receiving his dramatic training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he began his career as an actor in regional theater, working mostly in Shakespearean roles such as Mercutio and Macbeth. He's been hailed by the Associated Press as “White-hot Entertainment” for his off-Broadway plays including Poetic License, Place Setting, and Jericho, a New York Times “Critics Pick.” He was nominated along with Edward Albee, Elaine May, and Teresa Rebeck for The Newark Star Ledger's Best Play, 2007. Jack is the recipient of two Edgerton Playwriting Awards, for Jericho (2010) and The Source (2018). He won the 2016 Webby Award for Best Writing in a Web Series. Jack is also the Artistic Director of New Normal Rep.To learn more about Jack and his plays and more importantly, how to get them, go to his website at: HOME | Jack Canfora (jackcanforawriter.com)Thanks for listening. Please check out our website at www.forsauk.com to hear great conversations on topics that need to be talked about. In these times of intense polarization we all need to find time to expand our Frame of Reference.

When I get to talk with someone like Jack Canfora, whom I've never met before, never known of before (sorry Jack), and come away from it feeling exhilerated, uplifted and anticipating this is (hopefully) just the first of many conversations, that is truly a special thing.  From my perspective Jack and I "hit it off".  Two theatre guys celebrating what the theatre does best.  Exploring the mysteries of life,  and the human condition through literature and storytelling.  In short . . . it was a joy and personally, one of my favorite interviews to date.  After listening to it, I hope it will be one of your as well.John Lawrence "Jack" Canfora is an Award-Winning American playwright, actor, musician and teacher. After receiving his dramatic training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he began his career as an actor in regional theater, working mostly in Shakespearean roles such as Mercutio and Macbeth. He's been hailed by the Associated Press as “White-hot Entertainment” for his off-Broadway plays including Poetic License, Place Setting, and Jericho, a New York Times “Critics Pick.” He was nominated along with Edward Albee, Elaine May, and Teresa Rebeck for The Newark Star Ledger's Best Play, 2007. Jack is the recipient of two Edgerton Playwriting Awards, for Jericho (2010) and The Source (2018). He won the 2016 Webby Award for Best Writing in a Web Series. Jack is also the Artistic Director of New Normal Rep.To learn more about Jack and his plays and more importantly, how to get them, go to his website at: HOME | Jack Canfora (jackcanforawriter.com)Thanks for listening. Please check out our website at www.forsauk.com to hear great conversations on topics that need to be talked about. In these times of intense polarization we all need to find time to expand our Frame of Reference.

Prophecy Radio episode #70 wonders what if certain events in Percy Jackson and the Last Olympain were changed? How would it affect the rest of the book, and the series as a whole? Plus, we talk about all the latest news in the Riordanverse, including the Spirit Glass by Roshani Chokshi cover reveal, as well as read and discuss “Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo.” We might be done reading Percy Jackson and the Olympians now, but we've still got plenty to discuss before we move onto The Red Pyramid (Kane Chronicles #1). New episodes of Prophecy Radio air weekly, and all ages are welcome to tune in. News and updates (00:02:07) Don't forget that we're giving away THREE copies of J. Maya's debut Ep, Poetic License. Visit us on Instagram and Twitter, and then follow the instructions to enter. Jelena Milinkovic has been cast as the Nereid. Did you catch the Spirit Glass by Roshani Chokshi interview, cover reveal, and excerpt!? Winston Chu vs. the Whimsies by Stacey Lee is now out in the world! Read an excerpt and meet Mr. Pang. Oh, and you can also go read Karen's spoiler-free Winston Chu vs. the Whimsies book review to see if it's something you'd also enjoy! Becky dashes our hopes of getting a Percy Jackson video game anytime soon. What If… season 5: Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian (00:14:56) It's yet again time for another rendition of What If…, where we change one small aspect of the Percy Jackson universe and see how it would affect the rest of the story. Karen's first suggestion isn't very clever, but it's definitely an interesting alternate universe to consider. What if…Kronos had won!? Would the trio even still be alive? Would Hades side with Kronos, or would he just hole up in the Underworld? And what about the rest of the gods? Which ones would be on Kronos' side, which would go into hiding, and which would play double agents? What does the collapse of Western Civilization look like? There's probably a book for that. Would another hero rise in order to kill Kronos? Kristen wonders what if…someone other than Beckendorf had accompanied Percy to the Princess Andromeda? Who would've gone instead, and why is Clarisse such a perfect answer? How would Beckendorf still being alive affected the Battle of Olympus? Would Silena's arc have played out any differently? Rachel writes in to ask what if…Beckendorf had survived the explosion? Kristen's idea gave Karen goosebumps, and now we're kind of bummed it didn't happen that way! Karen was wondering about Silena, too. What if…Silena had been able to convince Clarisse to leave camp? Would she have survived the drakon, and if so, would the others have forgiven her if she hadn't made the ultimate sacrifice? What would her life had been like after that? Would Clarisse have been her friend still? Would Clarisse have even been able to defeat the drakon without the anger over Silena's death that caused the Blessing of Ares? Now Kristen wants to know what if…Percy didn't take a dip in the River Styx? How much would this have changed his relationship with Annabeth? Karen is an optimist and thinks it wouldn't have changed anything. Would more people have died if Percy wasn't invincible? What if…Will Solace had died during the Battle of Manhattan? We've decided Nico and Will still would've been boyfriends forever. What if…Ethan Nakamura had changed sides? How would this have changed the final scene? Would he have played double agent? Rachel writes in to ask what would have happened if Percy did become a god, and our first question is…what would he have been the god of!? Is there any reality in which this could've happened? What other requests could Percy have made? We have SO many cool ideas that would've really shaken up the series. Krose13_99 wants to know what would have happened if the Ares cabin had been there for the whole fight? “Percy Jackson and the Singer of Apollo” (00:57:23) Next up, we're reading a short story that takes place after the events of The Last Olympian. Rick sure does know how to hook you with a first line. What a visual! We're definitely curious to learn more about Juniper and the other dryads and nature spirits. Why is Grover suggesting to pin a tail on the human!? Apollo has a very specific look, and we know exactly what to picture when he's first described. The Chryseae Celedones are super interesting…and very dangerous. We need a whole album of songs Apollo would sing. Isn't it cool that we recognized Apollo's lyre from the time we did the Deep Dive on Hermes? Percy controls the Mist here, and it's kind of a big deal!! Grover is not so great at controlling the magic of the lyre, though. Why didn't anyone tell Percy that the celedon could turn into a bird!? Blackjack is too busy looking for a girlfriend to help out. About when does this short story take place in the chronological timeline? It's a good thing Percy didn't lose more than his pants. Annabeth continues to be Percy's anchor, and we love it so much! Percy is brilliant, and his plan truly is inspired. So much for getting any kind of reward, but at least they didn't have to listen to Apollo sing. Feedback (01:20:55) Nyklaus writes in while we're recording to give us some more What If scenarios. Thanks for listening, and tune in next time for episode 71, where we'll tackle Percabeth's arc throughout Percy Jackson and the Olympians, plus discuss “Percy Jackson and the Staff of Hermes.” This episode's hosts are: Karen Rought and Kristen Kranz. Each episode, our Prophecy Radio hosts and their guests will keep you up to date on the latest information coming out of Camp Half-Blood, including upcoming books and adaptation news, discuss a topic of choice, and do a chapter by chapter reread of the Percy Jackson series. Follow Us: Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // Tumblr Listen and Subscribe: Audioboom // Apple // Spotify Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! You can also email us at prophecyradiopodcast@gmail.com or visit our homepage for archives and more information about our show. Prophecy Radio is a Subjectify Media podcast production. Visit Subjectify Media for more shows, including Not Another Teen Wolf Podcast, ReWatchable, and Not About The Weather, and for all our latest articles about the stories we're passionate about.

Prophecy Radio episode #69 invites a very special guest—J. Maya, of “Achilles Heel” fame—to join us and talk about her debut EP, Poetic License, as well as her hopes and dreams for the Percy Jackson and the Olympians soundtrack. Plus, we talk about all the latest news in the Riordanverse, including Winston Chu vs. the Whimsies‘ imminent release date, as well as read and discuss Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian chapter 23. This is the final chapter in the book, which means we've made it to the end of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series!! New episodes of Prophecy Radio air weekly, and all ages are welcome to tune in. News and updates (00:02:36) Happy birthday to Glynn Turman! Don't forget to pick up Winston Chu vs. the Whimsies by Stacey Lee, which comes out on February 7! Read Riordan had a couple articles this week, one in which we're introduced to Dani, as well as the Cowherd and the Cloud Weaver. Congratulations to Yoon Ha Lee (Tiger Honor) and Mark Oshiro (You Only Live Once, David Bravo) who made it into the 2023 Rainbow Book List Top 10 Titles for Young Readers! We have a new Rick Riordan Presents author in Sarah Dass! Kristen is a little skeptical of all these creepy tree stories, but Karen is totally on board. Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 1 has officially wrapped production! It's now time for the show to enter post-production, which involves a lot of editing, music, and visual effects. Did you see all the pictures and videos from the wrap party? It looked beautiful! And Walker's little “Send Help” video was so cute, too! Can you believe it took Rick eight months to notice they'd misspelled his name on his set ID tag? According to IMDb, Jennifer Shirley has been added to the cast as The Oracle. Interview with J. Maya (00:13:12) You are now entering a post-You-Have-Met-J. Maya world! Deferring Harvard Law to build a music career is a huge decision to make, so we're curious what convinced her this was the right choice for her. “Two Roads” is about that very choice, and talks about giving up stability to follow your dream, so we're curious if J. Maya has figured out how to find stability in a creative career like this. Yes, we are definitely all “we'd rather be home reading” people. J. Maya has built an incredible audience for herself, especially on TikTok and Instagram, and we just have to know what her secret is! Social media has its pros and cons, but it certainly allows artists to be authentically themselves and build a community of like-minded people. But we also have to know—how do you avoid getting burnt out from social media? As book people, it's so important to find time to read for pleasure. We're all a big fan of “Prophecies” here. How did J. Maya's parents react when “Achilles Heel” went viral and she decided to quit her job to pursue music? Karen has a lot of feelings about this song, so strap in for this one. Our advice is for all ages! You, too, can achieve your dreams when you are An Old. We get some background information on “Achilles Heel.” What makes Greek mythology (and mythology in general) so captivating? If you love mythology, make sure you check out her song “Golden Age.” And if you're a Percy Jackson fan, you're gonna want to listen to “Library Card” super closely. But that's not the only one that references the series! J. Maya breaks down some of her favorite musicians (and musicals!). Now we're really getting into the Percy Jackson content! Favorite book in the series? Favorite character? How excited is J. Maya about Percy Jackson and the Olympians? We take some time to talk about how important Aryan and Leah's casting is and will continue to be. Plus, let's not forget about Rick Riordan Presents! We play a little rapid fire game matching up genres of music with characters from the book. If J. Maya had her pick of genres or eras of music to put in the show, what would they be? Which scene would she love to write a song for? What does J. Maya have in store for 2023? What are her hopes and dreams? This was such a fun episode, and we're so grateful J. Maya took the time to chat with us! Make sure you stick around for details about our giveaway for J. Maya's debut EP, Poetic License. Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian (01:47:37) It's time to talk about the FINAL CHAPTER—The Last Olympian chapter 23. We're excited and sad at the same time! We wonder how Nico's undead warriors are compensated for their labor. This universe is so rich, and we're always coming up with more stories we'd like to read. We're so glad the Hermes Cabin has a little more space these days. What exactly was Poseidon thanking Percy for?? That joke about Poseidon having other children was a little mean… How did they fit all the names of the fallen on that Empire State Building bead?? We're so happy to see Hestia back at Camp Half-Blood. Annabeth is totally staying in New York City to keep an eye on Olympus' rebuilding and definitely not for any other reasons. Maybe that next Great Prophecy will be decades for now…but it's unlikely. This IS Rick Riordan after all. Isn't it weird how fast we got through these five books? It's great seeing Annabeth and Rachel as friends at the end of this one. We're gonna save our big thoughts on the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series in another episode! Feedback (02:10:35) Here are the composers Henry had in mind for the show. “Run Boy Run” by Woodkid would be an incredible song to have on the show, too! Thanks for listening, and tune in next time for episode 70, where we'll do our What If…? scenarios for The Last Olympian, plus discuss “Percy Jackson and the Singer Apollo.” This episode's hosts are: Karen Rought and Kristen Kranz. Each episode, our Prophecy Radio hosts and their guests will keep you up to date on the latest information coming out of Camp Half-Blood, including upcoming books and adaptation news, discuss a topic of choice, and do a chapter by chapter reread of the Percy Jackson series. Follow Us: Twitter // Instagram // Facebook // Tumblr Listen and Subscribe: Audioboom // Apple // Spotify Feel free to leave us your questions or comments through any of these mediums! You can also email us at prophecyradiopodcast@gmail.com or visit our homepage for archives and more information about our show. Prophecy Radio is a Subjectify Media podcast production. Visit Subjectify Media for more shows, including Not Another Teen Wolf Podcast, ReWatchable, and Not About The Weather, and for all our latest articles about the stories we're passionate about.

Episode Summary - Theater artists who are open to new experiences and collaborative opportunities can be highly successful in the craft. By networking with others who share the same goals, they can cultivate valuable connections which can provide support and guidance throughout their journey. Collaboration also offers an opportunity to gain insights into the world of theatre that could prove invaluable to their development.When it comes to finding success as a theatre artist, it is also important to have realistic expectations. Knowing your personal benchmark of success is key and should not be judged solely on fame and fortune. Instead, focus on honing your artistic skills and setting goals that are achievable for you. This way, each milestone achieved is a reflection of your hard work and dedication in reaching them.In this episode, we are joined by John Lawrence "Jack" Canfora - an Award-Winning American Playwright, Actor, Musician and Teacher. Learn more about his extraordinary journey and the invaluable lessons he has learned along the way. Get tips on how you can use your college education to develop your skills, succeed in the performing arts industry, and get ready for your next performance.Snapshot of the Key Points from the Episode:[02:20] Learn more about Jack and how he got into what he does today.[06:47] How an online theatre experience is similar to a live one.[08:00] One of Jack's most memorable performances.[09:33] The top skillsets that have helped Jack succeed in his theatre journey.[13:28] Where to start collaborating with other artists.[16:24] Jack's strategies for building an audience through social media.[20:41] Navigating to the business side of the arts.[25:11] What does working from a happy place mean to Jack?[29:13] What do upcoming artists need to know and do to get the most out of their college education? Transitioning from college to the world of work.About Jack Canfora: - John Lawrence "Jack" Canfora is an Award-Winning American playwright, actor, musician, and teacher. After receiving his dramatic training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he began his career as an actor in regional theater, working mostly in Shakespearean roles such as Mercutio and Macbeth. He's been hailed by the Associated Press as “White-hot Entertainment” for his off-Broadway plays, including Poetic License, Place Setting, and Jericho, a New York Times “Critics Pick.” He was nominated along with Edward Albee, Elaine May, and Teresa Rebeck for The Newark Star Ledger's Best Play, 2007. Jack is the recipient of two Edgerton Playwriting Awards, for Jericho (2010) and The Source (2018). He won the 2016 Webby Award for Best Writing in a Web Series. Jack is also the Artistic Director of New Normal Rep.How to connect with Jack Canfora:Websites: https://www.jackcanforawriter.com/ www.thewritingonthepaddedwall.com / www.wiseandshinezine.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jackcanfora/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jack.canfora/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-canfora-6bb98672/Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/jackcanforaAbout the Host -Belinda Ellsworth is a Speaker, Trainer, Best-Selling Author, and PodcasterShe has been a professional speaker, mover, and shaker for more than 25 years. Having built three successful companies, she has helped thousands of entrepreneurs make better decisions, create successful systems, and build business strategies using her "Four Pillars of Success" system.Belinda has always had a passion and zest for life with the skill for turning dreams into reality. How to Connect with Belinda:Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/workfromyourhappyplaceLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/belindaellsworthInstagram -https://www.instagram.com/workfromyourhappyplace/Website - www.workfromyourhappyplace.comQuotes:“Working on the aspirations worth pursuing can be your happy place.”“You'll know your happy place when you still wake up wanting to do the same thing despite the bumps on the road.”

In the aftermath of Shawn's secret book of poems being revealed, Cory reads his friend's private entries in front of a crowd, showing once again that he does not give AF about anyone's boundaries. Our special guest Prime joins us to explain why Cory is the trash he is and how it's possible that only Eric, Jack, and Rachel have finals this week despite Fenny being everyone's teacher. All this and more on a new episode of Bruh Meets World. Do you consider Cory & Topanga relationship goals? Or Cory & Shawn the original Bromance? Join T.C. & Ceej as they relive the journey, lessons and cultural influence of the 90's hit Boy Meets World! Follow & Contact: http://bit.ly/BruhMeetsWorld Visit https://anchor.fm/bruhmeetsworld now You can find our guest Prime on Instagram @/kvngprimetime or @primenostalgiapod Send us your comments and questions in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bruhmeetsworld/message Subscribe to Bruh Meets World on YouTube ►►https://www.youtube.com/c/BruhMeetsWorldPodcast Watch more episodes here ►► https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiu_TLiooT_T8sfB0cCTNAsA8YoxouHPa Follow Bruh Meets World on Socials: * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bruhmeetsworld/ * Twitter: https://twitter.com/bruhmeetsworld * TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@bruhmeetsworldpod * Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bruhmeetsworld/ Listen to Bruh Meets World Podcast on: * Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/33vsaYJr7lLzJJdEhrl5zD * Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bruh-meets-world-a-boy-meets-world-fancast/id1305283972 * Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL2JydWhtZWV0c3dvcmxkL2ZlZWQueG1s * Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/61d19d02-7ab3-4e1c-b413-0c16b36ee60a/bruh-meets-world-a-boy-meets-world-fancast #boymeetsworld #bruhmeetsworld #bruhmeetsworldpodcast #podcast #cory #topanga #Shawn #Eric #Fenny #season6 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/bruhmeetsworld/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/bruhmeetsworld/support

About This Episode: John Lawrence ""Jack"" Canfora is an Award-Winning American playwright, actor, musician and teacher. After receiving his dramatic training at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he began his career as an actor in regional theater, working mostly in Shakespearean roles such as Mercutio and Macbeth. He's been hailed by the Associated Press as “White-hot Entertainment” for his off-Broadway plays including Poetic License, Place Setting, and Jericho, a New York Times “Critics Pick.” He was nominated along with Edward Albee, Elaine May, and Teresa Rebeck for The Newark Star Ledger's Best Play, 2007. Jack is the recipient of two Edgerton Playwriting Awards, for Jericho (2010) and The Source (2018). He won the 2016 Webby Award for Best Writing in a Web Series. Jack is also the Artistic Director of New Normal Rep. Find out more about Jack at: "Websites: https://www.jackcanforawriter.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jack-canfora-6bb98672/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063494893622 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jackcanfora Twitter: https://twitter.com/JackCanfora Website: https://www.newnormalrep.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NewNormalRep Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/newnormalrep Twitter: https://twitter.com/NormalRep YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCODsy6KqG1hDk8LMcB-nL_A" Check out our YouTube Channel: Command Your Brand - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfy2IETlyeKq62VHdcRN7aQ/

This week, THE IDEALISTS. podcast host and entrepreneur Melissa Kiguwa speaks with world-renowned poet Nikki Giovanni—one of the foremost authors of the Black Arts Movement. Giovanni's notable collections of poetry are Black Judgment (1968) and Those Who Ride the Night Winds (1983), which were influenced by her participation in the Black Arts and Black Power movements of the 1960s. She has published numerous books of poetry—from her first volume, Black Feeling Black Talk (1968), to New York Times bestseller Bicycles: Love Poems (2009). She has written several works of nonfiction and children's literature and made multiple recordings, including the Emmy-award nominated The Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection (2004). Her most recent publications include Make Me Rain: Poems & Prose (2020); Chasing Utopia: A Hybrid (2013); and, as editor, The 100 Best African American Poems (2010). With more than two dozen volumes of poetry, essays, and anthologies, she has also published 11 illustrated children's books, including Rosa, an award-winning biography of Rosa Parks.  Among her numerous awards, are the 2022 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize, the inaugural Rosa L. Parks Woman of Courage Award, the American Book Award, the Langston Hughes Award, the Virginia Governor's Award for the Arts, and the Emily Couric Leadership Award. She is a seven-time recipient of the NAACP Image Award. Her autobiography, Gemini, was a finalist for the 1973 National Book Award. Her album, The Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection, also netted her a Grammy nomination for Best Spoken Word Album. In this frank, yet revelatory episode, Nikki is unabashedly herself. When she says she wants to produce a history series where “librarians sit around and drink champagne... other people may say it should be coffee, but it's my show and they'll drink champagne… not bitchin' and moanin', just talking,” it's clear she knows what she wants. Listening to her speak in an Afro tradition of loosely aligned parables feels not unlike listening to jazz—the music of surprise—with tangential, non-linear explorations that loop back to something greater.About the episode:- Nikki leads off the episode by explaining that poetry was probably something you learned in the womb from your mother—that it was and is something created by women and passed down in the oral folk culture and traditions of something as simple as cooking and recipes. - Next, she admits that while she wants African Americans to be seen and recognized for playing major roles in literature, poetry, architecture, and athletics, she feels hope in witnessing the staunch progress of younger generations—as evidenced by the Serenas, the Venuses, and the Beyonces. - Building on that, she recounts moments from a lifetime of illustrious friendships with the likes of Nina Simone, Muhammad Ali, Lena Horne, Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, and Javon Jackson from Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers—with whom she is currently recording an album of spirituals. - Lastly, in summarizing a legacy of self-sovereignty, self-governance, and deep self-understanding, she hopes her poetry still stands 100 years from now—that people will still be reading her and grokking her across time and space and feel her personal imprint that “life is a good idea.”

Desiree Mckenzie is a Toronto-based award-winning poet, arts educator, and aspiring photographer. Desiree has represented Toronto Poetry Slam at the 2020 Women of the World Poetry Slam in Dallas, Texas, where she placed in the top 40 of 100 poets, in addition to being the 2019 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word National Champion with Up From the Roots. At the 2020 Canadian Individual Poetry Slam, she was among the top three poets in Canada. Her poetry has also appeared in CBC's Poetic License series, the Black Diamond Ball, the Bergen Lit Fest, the VIBE Arts NExT program, and Clearbanc Financial's International Women's Day Campaign. She received the JAYU iAM Arts for Human Rights Award in 2020, recognizing creatives doing exceptional work where the arts and human rights intersect. WET HAIR, her first spoken word EP, was released in 2021 and is now available on all streaming platforms. In this podcast episode, Desiree shares with us what sparked her love of poetry, her journey pursuing the art form, and much more! Want More Desiree? https://www.instagram.com/desireemckenzie/ (Instagram) https://www.desireemckenziepoetry.com/ (Website) Thank you for your support! http://www.thednaproject.ca/shop (New Merch Out Now!) Don't check out The DNA Project Merch and use code “PODCAST” for 20 % off your first purchase! https://bit.ly/3uPCWaj (YouTube Subscribe) https://apple.co/3oiPy7m (Audio Subscribe) Thank you to our Sponsors: https://thednaproject.ca/ (The DNA Project)  https://www.the-mpl.com/ (The MPL Toronto) Opening Credits: Daniel Cowans, Musical Director @ The DNA Project Produced By: Anthony Lewis and Diriki Palmer Mixed and Edited By: Mat Keselman The DNA Project – All rights reserved

Join Jessica Sterling (@thejesssterling) and special guest, JD (@jdmcguire) as they chat about Boy Meets World Season 6 Episodes 8 & 9, You're Married, You're Dead & Poetic License: An Ode to Holden Caulfield, with special guest, JD McGuire (@jdmcguire). They talk toxic masculinity, rank the poems and discuss the throuple potential of Rachel, Eric and Jack.Follow us on Twitter and Instagram at @shit90spod.Email us at shit90spod@gmail.comVisit our website at www.shit90spod.comSpecial thanks to JD McGuire (@jdmcguire) for our theme song!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

 Many claim that both the Bible and science cannot be true; that they cannot coexist. But is this true? Is science truly at odds with Scripture? Is the Bible anti-science? 

How familiar are you with Psalms 118? In this message ‘Poetic License' Pastor Vance Roush breaks down a key lyric that can serve as a blueprint of structuring our lives around Christ. Listening to this message will challenge you to view your life through a new reality.

A plumber, a pastor, and a pilgrim forge poems out of what's right in front of them. --- She will keep you like she keeps the Sabbath.     Did you know that 21 March is World Poetry Day? Do you … care? In this episode of Life & Faith, we speak to three poets about why they write poetry, and find out how intimately linked to real life their words actually are. Sit back and enjoy a feast for your ears as Erin Martine Sessions, Drew Jackson, and Jonathan McKeown bring you poems they've written about (respectively) an ancient city; about mass incarceration and the fight for justice; about mushrooms and motherhood.  From very different starting points, all three wrestle to give words to the realities of the world around them - however beautiful, overwhelming, devastating, infuriating, or even repulsive. “Plumbing has really given me a physical connection to both work and my own body that has forced me to come to some kind of reconciliation between this flighty mental side that just wants to remove itself from all the awkward matter and stuff that you have to deal with in the physical world at times … there's a lot of very physically disgusting stuff plumbers get to deal with on a daily basis. So for me, working out some kind of synthesis, which I think is what selfhood is really about … to do that in your own experience is I think part of the process of becoming the self that you are.” --- Explore: Read more of Erin's poetry Check out Drew's book God Speaks Through Wombs Check out Jono's book Genesis 

'm grateful Steve and Malcolm allowed me to share out talk on Geek4. Check out Steve's music on his Youtube page and follow him on Instagram @signpoststeve and Twitter @signpoststeveYou can follow Malcom on Twiiter @malcolmguite and watch his “Spell in the Library” series on his Youtube page.

Episode 206: Poetic License - Spiced Orange & Winter Berries Gin by The Tonic Screwdriver

Happy Thanksgiving! Rudy tries his hand at making more drinks with the Paper Plane, Boulevardier, and the return of the Cold Fashioned. Two former guests join this episode as they cover pot luck staples, dating apps, first experiences with alcohol, and one more debate about art because this is the podcast now, I guess. If you didn't have a great Thanksgiving, join our hosts for a celebration that's just a little bit better. Got a comment or question? Send it to: toliveandtryinlapodcast@gmail.com Follow us on: Instagram: @toliveandtryinlapodcast Twitter: @toliveandtrypod

Gretchen shares stories of growing up with a Pulitzer-Prize-winning father, a houseful of famous poets, and coming to terms with a parent's betrayal.  gretchencherington.com

Did you buy yourself an indoor plant during the pandemic to cope with the stress of our early lockdown days? So did our co-host Justine, and in the process of caring for her indoor jungle, she learned all about the root system and just how connected it is to our experiences as hyphenated Canadians. In this episode, revel in stories about the earth, land, and soil. What it means to be repotted and replanted. What it means to recognize your native soil and to be connected to or disconnected from it. Today we're digging roots, exploring how we are uprooted from one place and moved to another. And how we can either flourish or wither in this new environment. Featured in this episode: • Desiree Mckenzie is an award-winning poet, arts educator, and photographer, based out of Toronto. Her poetry has also been featured as part of CBC's Poetic License series, VIBE Arts NExT Exhibit, and Clearbanc Financial's International Women's Day Campaign. In 2020, she was awarded the JAYU iAM Arts for Human Rights Award recognizing creatives doing exceptional work where the arts and human rights intersect. In March 2021, she released her EP, Wet Hair, now available on streaming platforms. Find her EP of spoken word poetry at linktr.ee/WETHAIREP and learn more about her at www.desireemckenziepoetry.com. Follow Desiree on Instagram at @desireemckenzie. • Natasha Ramoutar is an Indo-Guyanese writer living in Scarborough. She is the Social Media Assistant at the Festival of Literary Diversity, and her first collection of poetry, BITTERSWEET, was published in 2020 by Mawenzi House. Follow Natasha on socials at @spondeee. • Micaela Comeau / Just Micci is a Canadian-Acadian-Métis singer-songwriter from the French shore of Nova Scotia who often finds inspiration from nature, the environment, and love. Micci has been writing and directing children's musicals for the past 8 years and this connection with their students serves as a huge opportunity for growth, inspiration, and joy. Micci has performed at festivals including Evolve, White Rabbit and the Mi'kmaq Acadian Festival and shares their work online and on patreon.com/justmicci. Micci will draw you in, dancing between poetry and music. Support her work on Patreon or follow her on TikTok, Facebook, Youtube, and Instagram. Living Hyphen is a community seeking to turn up the volume on the voices of hyphenated Canadians. You can purchase our magazine at www.livinghyphen.ca, support us on Patreon, or find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/living-hyphen/message

Make up camp and start the fire because episode ten is our biggest quest yet!  Games discussed include Alien: Another Glorious Day in the Corps, Brass Lancashire, Tainted Grail, Gloomhaven: Jaws of the Lion and more!  The adventuring party grows larger as we are joined by Wade Hayes, the designer of Poetic License! 

At age forty, Gretchen Cherington, daughter of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Richard Eberhart, faced a dilemma: Should she protect the well-crafted myth of her famous family? Or was it time to challenge those myths and speak her truth? In her memoir, Poetic License, Cherington candidly retraces her past to make sense of her father and herself. She examines what she calls both the gifts and the harms of her growing up surrounded by the literati of her era and with a father who violated the boundaries of good fatherhood. From the Women's Movement in the ‘60s to the #MeToo era, she tells the story of speaking truth in a world where, too often, men still call the shots.

Dion O'Reilly talks with fellow Terrapin Books poets Kory Wells and David Graham. Find information on Kory here: https://korywells.com/ on Wells's writing with incarcerated women: https://boropulse.com/2018/10/inmates-write-of-hard-times-and-hope/ and Wells's NPM videos mentioned in our conversation: https://korywells.com/npm2020/ For information on David Graham: Graham's website: www.davidgrahampoet.com Graham's column "Poetic License" accessible through the Verse-Virtual homepage: http://www.verse-virtual.org/ Graham's Instagram: www.instagram.com/doctorjazz/