Prolific Pulse Press Podcast
By Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld
Prolific Pulse Press PodcastJun 23, 2021
Poet Talk with Elliot Rubin
Tune in to this lively conversation with Elliot M. Rubin, author of "Show Me the Banksy" now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and other online stores. Official Release date: July 28, 2023 Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Y8FVtV Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/show-me-the-banksy-elliot-m-rubin/1143796262
Book Launch of Sarfraz Ahmed's "The Ramblings of a Romantic Poet"
Featuring Sarfraz Ahmed with his latest release "The Ramblings of a Romantic Poet"
About Sarfraz: Sarfraz Ahmed is a UK writer and poet. His published books include poetry debut Eighty-Four Pins – Poetry Collection (June 2020) and My Teachers an Alien! (November 2020). Two Hearts – A Journey into Heartfelt Poetry (February 2021) with Annette Tarpley and Stab the Pomegranate – Collective Poetry (August 2021). In February 2022, he released Eighty-Four Pins – Poetry Collection (Second Edition). And now we celebrate the launch of The Ramblings of a Romantic Poet (McKinley Publishing Hub).
Welcoming Special Guests Brandi Begin and elliot m. rubin
About Brandi: Brandi Begin is an elementary school teacher in the United States with an avid passion for poetry. As someone who has struggled with mental health, she finds writing to be a powerful outlet in processing various challenges. She began sharing her poetry with a goal to inspire, motivate, and provide hope to others. Some topics she has written about include mental health, love, societal issues, and more. Her work has been included in several published anthologies and virtual magazines. In her free time she enjoys traveling with her husband, running, and spending time with loved ones. Her poems can be found on her Instagram, BBeginPoetry.
About Elliot: elliot m. rubin is a New Jersey poet who has published over thirty books of poems, facilitates two Zoom poetry critique groups, posts daily on Instagram and has over 10,000 poets following him. He also won first place in the Poets Corner Poetry Contest and has had poems published in assorted anthologies.
Poetry Meets Music featuring Bill Cushing and Chuck Corbisiero
Nearly 50 years ago, Chuck Corbisiero and Bill Cushing grew up across the street from each other. Now the two have gotten together to present a show consisting of Bill’s poetry and Chuck’s musical musings. The two reconnected at the end of 2015 when Bill presented a reading commemorating his publication in an anthology called Stories of Music. Now their mutual love of music has brought them together to offer a unique look at the world through the marriage of music and writing that the two have called “Notes and Letters.” Bill, an MFA graduate from Goddard College in Vermont, has lived in the Los Angeles area for 20 years and teaches English at area community colleges, has been publishing professionally since 1987 and began poetry as a serious avocation two years later. Chuck, a guitarist who plays Jazz, Blues, Brazilian and various other musical genres, earned his B.F.A. in Musical Performance and Arranging at the City University of New York - The City College during Gil Evans' tenure as Artist in Residence from 1982 to 1983, also plays stand-up bass and worked as Eddy Arnold's guitarist until 1992. He moved to the area in 1991when he began his family. Now their mutual love of music has brought them together to offer a unique look at the world through the marriage of music and writing called “Notes and Letters.” Last March, the two performed during the open mic segment of the Second Sunday Poetry Series held at the Studio Theatre in Los Angeles. Based on that, they have secured their first stand-alone show, which will be held at the Bolton Hall Museum on the afternoon of Sunday, July 24 and is being sponsored by the Village Poets of Sunland; Tujunga. Back together again—for the first time, and available “We’d actually like to put on some events before that date,” Bill said, noting that although they are working on several promotional ideas and projects, there is no hard-and-fast schedule they have to meet. “We are playing it by ear—much like we do our own presentation. We aren’t locked into any solidly rigid structure, and even the performances are ‘informal’ to a great degree, which is by design.” The two have culled together poems that touch on topics as varied as nature, the city, religion, Peru, and Puerto Rico as well as music itself. Two items on their to-do list already completed are the publication of a short chapbook of the material to be used and the opening of a Facebook page dedicated to posting information as well as prior performances. Both items are similarly named “Notes and Letters.” The book is available online through either Amazon or Lulu Publishing.
Poet Talk with Wil Michael Wrenn About his Latest Poetry Book Release "Fog"
This book is about losing loved ones and the world of imagination and experience surrounding that, and it is dedicated to those who have passed over, in the hope and belief that souls never die … and love never dies. Wil Michael Wrenn is a poet/songwriter who lives in rural north Mississippi. He has an MFA from Lindenwood University and is a songwriter/publisher member of the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP). His work has appeared in numerous journals, magazines, and anthologies, and he has published three books of poems, the most recent two having been published by Silver Bow Publishing, BC, Canada. Fog can be found by going to prolificpulse,com where links can be found.
Poet Talk with Mouna Saquaque
"Mouna Saquaque is the bestselling author of the book "Who Am I? Where Am I?: From a Human Perspective" and a spiritual seeker who has always been driven by existential questions. With a deep commitment to finding the answers to life's big questions, Mouna has translated her understandings into writings and meditations on life from a human perspective: She believes that the key to a fulfilling life is finding peace of mind and that this is only possible through self-knowledge and a balance between making things happen and letting things happen. In her upcoming book "Back to Love & Beauty", she explores the theme of love and spirituality through a collection of 16 poems and illustrations done by herself. Mouna's work is a testament to the power of introspection and a reminder that we all can connect with ourselves and the world around us on a deeper level." Mouna Saquaque Bestselling Author and Advocate for Human Love, Dignity, and Greatness "If I had to personify good company, Then these poems would be my sanctuary. In moments when rationality needs beauty, Those times, art expressions, take you there instantly. With all my expression of Love." Mouna Saquaque https://www.mounasaquaque.com/
Writer Talk with Steve Fox
https://stevefoxwrites.com/I met with Steve Fox to talk about his excellent short story collection "Sometimes Creek." Watch and Listen to this amazing writer. You can find his book on his website or on online stores.
Poet Talk with David Romanda
https://bluecedarpress.com/product/wh... https://amzn.to/3ZQtHXd David Romanda's Why Does She Always Talk About Her Husband? is minimalist poetry at its finest-quick, punchy, and deceptively spare. Romanda stands on the shoulders of modern greats, such as Raymond Carver, Charles Bukowski, and Charles Simic, adding his own offbeat, rebel playfulness, exploring topics such as love, loneliness, sickness, and joy. These are poems that beg to be read aloud and shared with others. Readers will recognize themselves in his clever observations and smile or even laugh out loud.
Rebecca N. Herz talks about her book "Homecoming"
Thank you for listening to this podcast with Rebecca N. Harz. You can find all her links by going to this link: https://linktr.ee/rebeccaherzAmazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BRHJTW92?ref_=cm_sw_r_apin_dp_3JYEEFRQDW4RWJVZK3NQWants an autographed copy of Homecoming? Send an email to homecomingpoet@gmail.com and Rebecca will be glad to send you a copy. As always, it is a pleasure to interview for Prolific Pulse Press LLC where we take our poets and other writers seriously. Blessings and Peace, Lisa
Book Launch for Richard Fireman's debut poetry book: "Constellations"
Welcome to the Book Launch for Richard Fireman's debut poetry book "Constellations." Sit back and enjoy these beautiful presentations by esteemed poets. To purchase a copy of "Constellations" go to https://www.prolificpulse.com/richard... to access online stores.
Thank you to the following folks who read selected poems for this event: elliot m rubin is an exciting american poet who has been in numerous anthologies and books of poems. His free verse style of writing is refreshing and easily understood. You can find him on https://www.instagram.com/elliot_m_ru...
Sherry Reiter, PhD, Director of the Creative “Righting” Center, Co-Author of Writing Away the Demons: Stories of creative Coping Through Transformative Writing; https://thecreativerightingcenter.com...
Carol Johns, recently retired teacher of English, taught juniors and seniors for the Marine Academy of Science and Technology for 27 years. As the school’s basic focus is math and science, Carol worked arduously to include challenging literature and art into the curriculum. In 2019, she lost her husband of 45 years, and works diligently to keep her adult children close. In retirement, she hopes to pursue some creative goals, such as drawing, oil painting, writing, but it seems that cooking is the art form with the most magnetic sway. She is also an amateur gardener and furniture refinisher. Carol avidly reads medical and nutritional literature and serves as an effective and accurate advisor to her friends and family on health issues. Carol lives in Long Branch with her adult daughter and 4 cats, and yes, it is possible that they are both crazy cat women.
Dona McCormack is a writer and editor based in Ohio, where she lives with and loves her Michael and many non-human children. You can find her on Instagram: @donasbooks or @itcomesdowntochance
Perie Longo, PhD Santa Barbara, CA Poet Laureate Emerita Author of Baggage Claim https://www.perielongo.com/bio.html
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Poet Talk with Richard Fireman
What a wonderful talk with Richard Fireman as he read his poems and told us about his poetic life. There are even some personal tidbits. Constellations is slated to arrive online in December 2022 Check in at prolificpulse.com for updates.
Author Talk With Reggie Jarrell
Reggie Jarrell currently is an instructor of communication at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kansas. His professional education experience includes teaching at St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa; Southern University - New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana; and Alcorn State University, Lorman, Mississippi; as well as adjunct positions at two Iowa and Illinois community colleges. His legal experience includes work as an assistant public defender, Rock Island County and staff attorney, Prairie State Legal Services both in Rock Island, Illinois. His communications experience includes but is not limited to the following: television production staff, Family Radio, Oakland, California; newspaper staff reporter, The Moline Publishing Company, Moline, Illinois; and television news reporter, WHO-TV, Des Moines, Iowa. He has also worked as a janitor and shoe salesperson. His ministry experience includes serving as interim pastor, Progressive Baptist Church, Davenport, Iowa.
Jarrell has earned Doctor of Ministry and Master of Divinity degrees from the Berkeley School of Theology (formerly the American Baptist Seminary of the West) Berkeley, California; Juris Doctor degree, University of Iowa College of Law, Iowa City, Iowa; Master of Science degree, Mass Communication and Journalism, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa; and a Bachelor of Arts degree, Communication, The American University, Washington, D.C.
Jarrell and his wife, Canetha, live in Wichita, Kansas, and they have three adult children and six grandchildren. His hobbies include creative writing, having previously published a memoir, “31 Days (Nights),” and a children’s book, “Wings.” His other interests includes theater, film, guitar, and travel. Dogs are his favorite animal and the family pet is a small Yorkie/Poodle mix.
You can learn more about 31 Days (Nights) and purchase your copy here: https://bluecedarpress.com/product/31-daysnights/
Poet Talk with Nicole Bethune
Poet, Ceramic Artist & Yoga Teacher
nicolebethunewinters.com
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Poet Talk with Steve Anc
Poet Talk with Kathrine Yets
Poet Talk with Ambika Devi
To access all of Ambika Devi's books and information go to: https://ambikadevi.com/
Poet Talk with Elaine Sexton
Poet Talk with Kika Man
Poet Talk with Chris Abbate
Author Talk with Tiffany Kouadio
It was such a delight to meet with Tiffany Kouadio to discuss her lovely children's book "Dear Little Brown Skin Girl"
ABOUT Little Brown Skin Girl
"Our little girls have a vast, complex world ahead of them. They need to be reminded of their value every day. This book is a little reminder that our girls, no matter what color, are special and their future is bright. This is more than just a story, this is reality."
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Prolific Writers Discussion About "Twisted Trees, Analogous to Life"
David Martin of Fine Lines Literary Journal
Nanci Arvizu of the Garden of Neuro Institute and Nanci Arvizu .com
Zaneta Varnado Johns of Zan Expressions, who also has published her new poetry collection "After the Rainbow: Golden Poems" among her other wonderful works, all available on her website
Jill Sharon Kimmelman recent author of You Are the Poem
Lisa Tomey of Prolific Pulse Press LLC
Offer a lively discussion about the concept of the Twisted Tree as used analogous to writing.
Poet Talk with Walter Stephen Geeding
Walter Stephen Geeding comes from a family of law-enforcement professionals. His father – was FBI; his great-grandfather - former City Marshall of Lanagan in McDonald County; his nephew - a detective in Newton County, MO, is now an instructor of criminology. 1999 through 2006 saw Steve serving McDonald County, Missouri as Elected Prosecutor. In 2007 he opened his solo law firm, W. Stephen Geeding, Attorney at Law, LLC. Steve was born in Washington D.C., but raised in southwestern MO, where his people and his roots are. He attended Missouri Southern State College, before going on to receive his Juris Doctorate in 1996. Steve is former president of Newton/McDonald County Bar Association, the River shares Committee, CRP Committee and Adult, Juvenile, and Family Drug Court. Currently, Steve is a member of Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Missouri Family Law List Serve, a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association and the North America Hunting Club.
Steve has resided in McDonald County for the last 33 years with his wife Linda. Their blended family has 6 children and 14 grandchildren. He has written and published a trilogy of fantasy and time travel, with a creational theme, based around actual events happening on Earth today. He has published a small book of Christmas poems and short stories. Steve is editing a fifth book, set in 1822 New Mexico, the first in a new fictional series of time travel, is working on the second book in that series, and is attempting to format a full volume of poetry amassed over the last thirty plus years. He has also finished a children’s book, which is currently being illustrated.
Steve’s logo is the word Solitaire, in his words “a diamond in the rough.” Why Solitaire you might ask and his reply would be: Solitaire is my life, my logo. It is best explained by this: Born in Washington DC to an FBI agent, I moved back home to Missouri at an early age, grew up, married, more than once, raised my kids and bought a place on the river I named Solitaire. It has kept me sane and is truly my diamond in the rough.
Writer's Talk with Warren Ashworth & Susan Kander with Special Guest Michael Poage
We have shifted gears at the PPPP and let a couple of phenomenal writers into the mix. After all, there is one poem in this book "We the House."
About the book:
Mrs. Peale has been dead for 38 years and Ambleside is a new Italianate house on the Kansas prairie when her existential yelp sparks the beginning of an unforgettable relationship. We, the House begins in 1878 in a frontier town on the Kansas prairie where a battered Civil War Union veteran builds his new wife her dream house, an Italianate glory she names Ambleside. Soon an early American portrait of Mrs. Simon Peale arrives from Hartford, Connecticut to dignify the dining room wall. When the portrait’s existential yelp causes house and painting to discover each other, Ambleside is a perfect ‘tabula rasa,’ almost literally born yesterday, and Mrs. Peale a devastated young widow, a starchy professor of Latin, who has been dead since 1841. Together, through the lives and generations of ‘their’ family, this disarming odd couple witness and try to comprehend the panorama of American social history–from women’s suffrage, three wars, the ice box, photography, and the invention of the twoby-four, to indoor plumbing and electrification, the Dust Bowl, the Depression, and Dachau, foxglove, the Love That Dare Not Speak its Name, the song of the catbird, and Little Women. Over the decades, a most unusual love develops between them and quietly deepens, until one day in 2010 an art historian from New York happens to see the portrait of Mrs. Peale and, abruptly, everything changes.
About the Authors https://wethehousebook.com/about-the-authors/
More information is at available at www.WeTheHouseBook.com
Jill Sharon Kimmelman talks about her new poetry book You Are the Poem
Jill Sharon Kimmelman is our guest for this episode of the Prolific Pulse Poetry Podcast. We will celebrate the release of Jill's new and first book of poetry You Are the Poem.
Following are the links for Jill's Book Launch and Web presence.
Prolific Pulse Press LLC Author Page which includes Social Links
Poet Talk with Andrea Carter Brown
Andrea Carter Brown website and book September 12
Garden of Neuro A women's meta network collective of wisdom keepers and seekers. Women Led. #SafeandBraveSpaceAndrea Carter Brown is a former resident of downtown Manhattan. On the morning of the attacks, she fled her apartment a block away from the World Trade Center amidst the destruction, not knowing if or when she would ever return. In September 12, published by Word Works Books, Brown shares her eyewitness account of the day that changed history and its tragic aftermath.
In the words of New York’s poet laureate Alicia Ostriker, September 12 witnesses “how the experience lives on and on, through shock and terror, through the kindness of strangers, through the heart of a beloved, through grief and elegy, through normality that will never again be normal." Poems from the book have been recognized by the James Dickey Prize, the River Styx International Poetry Prize, the National Poet Hunt from The MacGuffin, Split This Rock, NPR, and the Library of Congress Online Guide to the Poetry of 9/11.
Mic Drop- The Ink Well by Lisa Tomey
Music by tobylane from Pixabay "The Future Bass-5024"
Coffee Table Talk with Sandra Beckwith - Book Marketing
Sandra Beckwith is an author and national award-winning former publicist who now teaches authors how to save thousands of dollars by doing their own publicity, promotion, and marketing. You might have seen her on “The Montel Williams Show,” or “CBS This Morning,” or read about her in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, or USA Today. Feedspot has ranked her website, BuildBookBuzz.com, as # 7 among thousands of book marketing blogs globally; it has also been named a top website for authors and writers seven other times. Learn more and subscribe to her free weekly book marketing newsletter at https://buildbookbuzz.com
https://muckrack.com/sandra-beckwith/articles
Knowing your audience: https://buildbookbuzz.com/formula-for-more-book-sales/
Book marketing without social media: http://bit.ly/3nVJ2ln
Creating a media list: https://buildbookbuzz.com/how-to-build-a-killer-book-publicity-media-list/
Book signings: https://buildbookbuzz.com/how-to-sell-out-at-a-book-signing-without-being-a-celebrity/
https://buildbookbuzz.com/marketingplan
https://buildbookbuzz.com/5-ways-to-promote-your-book-long-after-the-launch/
Poet Talk with Bingz Huang by Lisa Tomey
Bingz Huang is a Gentleness Ambassador, and she spreads the message of practicing gentleness through her published books, articles on Medium, intuitive dance videos, and facilitating intuitive healing for fellow sensitive solopreneurs. She lives in sunny Singapore with her young family of 3 young boys.
www.bingzhuanghealer.com
https://medium.com/gentleness-ambassadors
Mic Drop - Love of Self by Lisa Tomey
A poem inspired by Carla Cherry's book Stardust and Skin
Poet Talk featuring Julie Sellers with Lisa Tomey
Julie Sellers is an Associate Professor of Spanish at Benedictine College in Atchison, KS. Author of three academic books, her creative prose and poetry has appeared in Cagibi, Eastern Iowa Review, Wanderlust, and Kansas Time + Place. Kansas Author’s Club 2020 Prose Writer of the Year, she is a lifelong fan of Anne of Green Gables.
Blue Cedar Press: Kindred Verse: Poems Inspired by Anne of Green Gables, by award-winning author Julie A. Sellers. Sellers’s book resonates deeply with many as it was inspired by Lucy Maud Montgomery’s 1908 novel, Anne of Green Gables. Kindred Verse is available for online purchase through bluecedarpress.com/shop/.
Sellers was named the 2020 Prose Writer of the Year by the Kansas Authors Club and is excited to have her poetry recognized as well.
Sellers explains her affinity with Annie in the book’s preface, saying, “Like Anne, I was often deemed impractical or scatterbrained, and my literary aspirations were mocked. But with Anne, I now knew I was not alone. If Anne existed and continued to exist in print after all those years, others must have identified with her, too, I reasoned, and I knew exactly who those people were: my kindred spirits. If a piece of literature could so succinctly portray who we were, then I, too, intended to share my own writing with the world.”
Elizabeth Rollins Epperly, Professor Emerita and founder of the L.M. Montgomery Institute at the University of Prince Edward Island, said the poems are transformative and illustrate why the novel is a classic.
“Julie Sellers shares a lifetime reader’s pilgrimage to real and imagined places and moments, reflecting on her younger selves,” Epperly said. “Wise and gently playful, these beautiful pieces also celebrate a timeless nostalgia.”
Sellers and the publisher collaborated with Jay Wallace, assistant professor in Benedictine College’s Department of Art & Architecture, on the book design. “Jay understood my vision perfectly,” Sellers said. “He captured the sensibilities of the pieces in the book and cover design and brought them to life.”
Sellers is holding readings for interested groups. For more information, follow the author
at https://www.facebook.com/julieasellersauthor.
Poet Talk with Cassa Bassa by Lisa Tomey
Bio:
China born Australian Poet Jia-Li Yang (Cassa Bassa) works with the disadvantaged people in the community which gives her a special insight into those that suffer. She is constantly inspired by their resilience and strength. An inquisitive writer that was a bit of a misfit as a child, she has blossomed into her writing.
Publications:
Cassa’s poetry has been published in:
· The Australian Poetry Journal Volume 8
· The Poets Symphony published by Raw Earth Ink
· Creation and The Cosmos published by Raw Earth Ink
· Heart Beats published by Prolific Pulse
Interested in reading more about Cassa’s work:
· https://flickerofthoughts.com
· Instagram @cassa_bassa
Poet Talk with Chyrel J. Jackson and Lyris D. Wallace
From Amazon: "Two sisters and authors are back with their follow-up sequel Mirrored Images. This is where their story in Different Sides of the Same Coin left off. In this poetic adaptation Chyrel J. Jackson and Lyris D. Wallace attempt to navigate the pouring rains of life conditions as they tell their tale in poetic contemporary modern verse reflecting on present day social and political events facing the Black community. In this heartrending collection of poems, the sisters further deal with life as it unfolds as they try to arrive to a collective center of peace and understanding. Mirrored Images is a written meditation about people’s sometimes darker actions and motives. We journey with these ladies as they honestly tackle racism, frayed familial dynamics and embracing a sister bond that has proven to be impenetrable. This time around Blues is the preferred backdrop of their gripping tale. Prepare to be wowed beyond expectation as these writings and poems deliver more of everything you loved in book one while remaining authentically true to their soulful and riveting narrative as Black women. Where their first collection of Black Expression revisited Harlem Renaissance and cashed with 2018-2019 social unrest. In Mirrored Images they rip the bandages off human life experience and force you to see what most are happier pretending just does not exist at all. Spoken word is back and these literary writers take social conflict and unrest to brand-new unchartered heights."
Chyrel J. Jackson and Lyris D. Wallace are avid lovers, readers and writers of African American Literature. They grew up in a Southern Suburb of Chicago, IL. Country Club Hills. As young girls they read Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys, and Judy Blume novels. College was the real scholastic awakening introducing these two Literary Enthusiasts to the Literary works of their great ancestors: James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou, Langston Hughes, Nikki Giovanni and Sonia Sanchez. These writers influenced Chyrel and Lyris. It only makes sense that they would now be writing in the Spirit of these ancestors. Giving a voice to social issues that plague our modern time.
They have written for much of their adult lives. Political Opinion Editorials, Book Reviews, Romance Novels, Television Show Treatments, Journaling, and Poetry are what these sisters enjoy writing best. When asked why they write? Their answer, they write for visibility. They want to be a voice for all those who feel they have something of value to say but aren’t capable of putting it in their own words.
Words surpass life, love and loss. Writers are born when life intersects with time and chance. You will always find them doing what they love reading, and writing. Writing, and telling stories is how they fulfill their divine purpose. You can’t ignore what is so visible and undeniable. Writing saved us at our lowest points in living. We hope to provide healing through our writing. We want to uplift others through their pain as writing has uplifted us and provided great healing in time of profound despair and hurt. Throughout the passage of time words remain.
Poet Talk with Robin Klammer - by Lisa Tomey
In a teeny tiny secluded town in Northern Ontario of Canada, Robin longs for the sunny days of normalcy before the Covid-19 era. Just this past long night of winter, (cue Game of Thrones theme music), she found herself in envy of the many birds who flew within sight of her kitchen window.
When Robin doesn't have her nose stuck in one of the many books she hoards, you'll often catch her daydreaming. About what; nobody knows. She loves animals and nature, except the bugs, though she understands they're part and parcel of the world at large.
One day, in the not too far future, she hopes to travel and have an acreage with goats, and maybe a donkey, but definitely cats and dogs and a parrot. Robin wears her heart on her sleeve, though she often scowls like an ogre. She hopes you'll understand this quirk.
In the meantime, she'll keep working on her writing projects and get some much needed, albeit macabre, humor out into the world as well. You can find more of Robin's writing on Medium.com
Book Review and Reading Carla M. Cherry's "Stardust and Skin"
Poet Talk with David Brower by Lisa Tomey
https://davidbrower.com/book/
https://www.facebook.com/david.brower.sensorial.guy/
https://www.instagram.com/thesensorialguy/
https://twitter.com/dcbrower
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAlTP1lDOD1OiITjlRKJGFA
https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidcbrower/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSfsL_sbRYk
Poet Talk with Geza Tatrallyay by Lisa Tomey
Poet Talk with Larry Berger by Lisa Tomey
The Green Lantern a guide for achieving the American dream, Volume 2
Bio: Larry has been a working Poet since 1999. He appeared in the LA Spoken documentation and at festivals in Denver, Los Angeles and Rochester. He has written 9 books of original poetry and a Spoken word CD which sold out. He is best known as an "instant poet" hence the title of his book "Instant Poetry (Just add words!)" He has a chapbook version of "Entitlement: Instant Poetry (just add words!) volume 2" and "Word Dancing: instant poetry Just add words! volume three" is under consideration with a publisher. He also works as a Laugher and Success Coach. He stated "I'm available for interviews. Lets chat! "
Poet's Coffee Table Talk - The Craft of Poetry
Tangles + Knots by Pratibha Savani - Book Review
Interview with David Martin, Founder of Fine Lines Literary Journal
I had the pleasure of interviewing David Martin, Founder of Fine Lines Literary Journal. Have a listen.
Poet Talk with Yumica P. Thompson by Lisa Tomey
Yumica P. Thompson, born and raised in Southeast Washington D.C. is the CEO of Prose Goals, LLC, author of More Than Just Poetry, Co-Author of upcoming book Soulful Affirmations with award-winning and best-selling author Cheryl Polote-Willamson, Vice President of 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization Friend Connection DC, Co-Host of Facebook live Meet the Author, parent advocate, and prayer warrior.
From a very young age, poetry lived in her. While taking classes at The University of the District of Columbia, she discovered unique consciousness with writing, wisdom, and time. Writing poetry helped her heal from past hurts. Wisdom gave her insight to move forward and overcome obstacles. Time continues to create room to mature her passions and purpose.
The poems, insight, self-reflection, and prayers in her debut book "More Than Just Poetry: Insight for Overcoming Obstacles" have been written purposefully and intentionally to help create an intimate space for healing, forgiveness, and a new perspective on love to make it easier to face your feelings and move past the obstacles of life experiences and trauma.
Personal experiences and world events inspire all subject matters and poems in her book.
Coffee Table Talk - Let's Talk About Poetry Groups and Hear Some Poetry
On our panel are:
Susan Brearley
Barbara Truncellito
Jill Sharon Kimmelman
Resources Mentioned in the Podcast:
Prolific Pulse Press LLC is proud to be the presenter for this program.
Jena Schwartz
Poet Talk with Leon Stevens by Lisa Tomey
From Leon's Website: "I am an author, composer, and an artist. I published my first book of poetry: Lines by Leon – Poems, Prose, and Pictures in January 2020 and a book of original classical guitar compositions. My latest book is a short story compilation of science fiction/post-apocalyptic tales called, The Knot at the End of the Rope and Other Short Stories."
Music by Pixabay "Awakening Instrumental" by Wataboi
Poet Talk with Jesse Stanchak by Lisa Tomey
Jesse Stanchak has been writing tweets for a long time. His collection has grown and may even go into a book. You can view these tweets at
Poet Talk with Lisa Dailey by Lisa Tomey
Lisa Dailey is the owner of Sidekick Press in Bellingham, Washington. Her indie publishing house focuses on memoir, anthology, poetry, as well as selected works of fiction. What started with a handful of poets writing COVID-19-related poetry and the effects of being in quarantine during National Poetry Writing Month in April quickly evolved into a desire to combine the works into an anthology. Red Wheelbarrow Writers’ third publication and first book of poetry, This Uncommon Solitude, was published by Sidekick Press on October 15, 2020.
This Uncommon Solitude captures the myriad and diverse experiences during these times of quarantine and the COVID-19 pandemic. For many of us, poetry has helped connect us, one to another, as we share experiences and insights, express our grief and sadness, fears and pain, gratitude and hope. Encouraged by poets Susan Chase-Foster, Victoria Doerper, and Joe Nolting, typical prose writers in the Red Wheelbarrow Writers’ group took up the challenge to harness their inner poets. This Uncommon Solitude is the result of a true collaboration, created with tenderness for a tender time in history.
Here is the link for the launch event.
Also, if folks want to hear more reading from This Uncommon Solitude, they can do so here:
Poet Talk - in Remembrance of Lisa F. Gullo with Editor, Victoria Hyla Maldonado by Lisa Tomey
Poet Biography
from the Editor, Victoria: "Lisa F. Gullo was a prolific poet who never had the courage to publish her work during her lifetime. She used her writing to try to work through the demons and traumas in her life that included child sexual abuse, hemiplegic migraines and seizures, depression, anxiety, questions of faith, relationships, and attempts at suicide, which ultimately took her life in December 2018. With her family’s permission, her nearly 500 poems were collected and anthologized and became an epic chronicle of her intimate battles and journey to faith."
Note from the Editor, Victoria Maldonado: I am the editor and introduction writer of the collection, and I am submitting this on her behalf to gain awareness for the collection that has already helped so many with traumas in their own lives. In addition, numerous pieces of artwork were donated by artists and photographers to illustrate various poems on the collection.
Website landing page for her book: https://www.victoriajhyla.com/list-of-published-works/the-evidence-i-have-lived-the-complete-works-of-lisa-f-gullo/
Amazon ebook: https://www.amazon.com/Evidence-Have-Lived-Complete-Writings-ebook/dp/B08LKJVRVR
Print copies: https://forms.gle/pXRVodZErp9en3W99
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56557497-the-evidence-i-have-lived?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=iE0vQ48LJe&rank=1
All Author: https://allauthor.com/book/49404/the-evidence-i-have-lived-the-complete-writings-of-lisa-f-gullo/
Victoria Hyla Maldonado
Author (Victoria J. Hyla, "In Death We Part," "Running in the Mists," "Awake in Elysian Fields") "Bartleby the Brave," "Miedosin el Valiente," "Tears for the Butterfly" (coming soon)
Editor
(Lisa F. Gullo's "The Evidence I Have Lived" among others)
Freelance Writer
Poet Talk with Howard Moon by Lisa Tomey
Howard Moon had a career as a broadcaster and professional writer. He has been published in PhotoMethods, Fire Chief and Fire Engineering magazine, and was the staff writer for Today In Ocala.
His work has appeared online in Folks Magazine.
He was a columnist and Op Ed writer for the Ocala Star Banner and his writing has also appeared in the National Catholic Reporter and Small Change newspapers.
Howard is of Native heritage. He is retired and living in central Florida. He now spends his time writing poetry and flash fiction.
In 2012 he suffered a massive stroke that left me with physical problems as well as a brain injury. He overcame most of the physical issues with physical therapy. The brain injury left him with multiple mental illnesses.
His first book of poems – Poems From A Shattered Brain was about using poetry as a way to describe and live with my mental illnesses.
In 2019 he suffered a second stroke that took half of the peripheral vision in his left eye. At that point he branded myself as the Half Blind Florida Poet.
He has three poetry books on Amazon and a collection of flash fiction Zombie stories – called Zombies Are Not Vegetarians. He is working on a fourth book of poems.
Amazon.com: Howard Moon: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle
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Poet Talk with Bill Cushing by Lisa Tomey
Bill Cushing lived in several states, the Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico before moving to California. He earned an MFA in writing from Goddard College in Vermont and now lives in Glendale with his wife and their son. He recently retired after teaching college English at both East Los Angeles and Mt. San Antonio colleges for over 20 years.
Published in various journals and anthologies—both in print and online, he is a multiple Pushcart Prize nominee and was named among the Top Ten L. A. Poets in 2017 as well as one of 2018’s “ten poets to watch” by Spectrum Publishing of Los Angeles. In 2019, he won the San Gabriel Valley Chapbook Competition with Music Speaks, a volume recently awarded with a 2021 New York City Book Awards.
Along with writing and facilitating a writing group (9 Bridges), his poetry collection, A Former Life, was released by Finishing Line Press and honored with a 2020 Kops-Featherling International Book Award.
Book Review - Juntu Ahjee's "Ebonology"
Juntu Ahjee is a writer, which, considering where you are reading this makes perfect sense. Originally from Oklahoma City, OK, he began his journey in 1979 at age 10, writing short horror stories which attracted the attention of his English and social study teachers. During his formative years, his writing would evolve into historical essays, journals based on social issues which earned accolades through youth super scholar programs. In 1988, he earned an Urban Spirit Award for his essay on freedom of speech, that led to a literary scholarship to the University of Chicago. In 1999, he relocated to Seattle, WA and embarked on music writing. He was a ‘ghostwriter’ for several local hip-hop artists, to which he recorded underground influential songs like ‘Back in the Hood’ and ‘A Million Dead N***AS’ regarding social consciousness and political corruption in the urban communities. In 2007, he strongly took to poetry, writing several critically acclaimed pieces. In 2019, his poem, ‘81st Street’ won the 2019 National Poetry Award for Nubian Poets. After many years of struggling through life tribulations, Juntu was encouraged through family & friends to pursue a writing career. Although he continues to write literary essays on his personal website, his short stories range from crime dramas, historical fiction, comedies, thrillers, family dramas, and westerns. He has many more efforts in current development soon to be released. As Juntu would say, “You are the author of your own story, embrace every chapter!”
Poet Talk with Michael Poage by Lisa Tomey
Michael Poage was born in Virginia and has lived and worked in New England, California, Montana, Kansas and overseas in Latvia, Palestine, Mexico, Gaza and Bosnia and Herzegovina. He has twelve books of poems published prior to this new book. He worked various jobs before becoming ordained in the United Church of Christ and serving three congregations in Kansas. He has also taught at Friends University, Wichita State University, the University of Latvia and Dzemal Bijedic University in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, where he also served as Poet-in-Residence, 2017-18. When not in Bosnia and Herzegovina, he and his wife, the historian and writer, Dr. Gretchen Eick, live in Wichita, Kansas.