S1 E8 - Pete Peterson
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Welcome to The Poetry Pubcast, where we talk to everyday poets, hosted by Chris and Jen Yokel. For the final episode of season one, we're talking to Pete Peterson. Pete is the executive director of The Rabbit Room, and is a poet, playwright, novelist, and editor. In this conversation, we geek out about epic poetry, discuss what editors wish poets knew, and compare the first and final drafts of one of his poems. Special thanks to Andrew Osenga for our theme music, New Year's Daybreak.
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S1 E7 - Lisa Eldred
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Welcome to The Poetry Pubcast, where we talk to everyday poets, hosted by Chris and Jen Yokel. In this week's episode, we're talking to our good friend Lisa Eldred. Lisa is a writer from Michigan with a long running Sonnet Sunday series on her blog, Wasabi Jane. We had a fun conversation about finding creative freedom in the constraints of sonnet form, and the role of humor in this classical writing style. Special thanks to Andrew Osenga for our theme music, New Year's Daybreak.
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S1 E6 - Amelia Friedline
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Welcome to The Poetry Pubcast, where we talk to everyday poets, hosted by Chris and Jen Yokel.
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S1 E5 - Jen Rose Yokel
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Welcome to The Poetry Pubcast, where we talk to everyday poets, hosted by Chris and Jen Yokel. In this week's episode, Chris interviews Jen about her perfectionist tendencies, writing as digging, and her thoughts on Dorothy Sayer's take on poetry as search or statement. Special thanks to Andrew Osenga for our theme music, New Year's Daybreak.
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S1 E4 - Janna Barber
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Welcome to The Poetry Pubcast, where we talk to everyday poets, hosted by Chris and Jen Yokel. In this week's episode, Chris and Jen chat with Janna Barber, a writer and editor at Foundling House, and a longtime Rabbit Room friend. We talk about vulnerability in writing, as well as the unique differences between writing poetry and memoir. Janna's first poetry collection Invisible Hope: Poetry for Ragamuffins, released in January 2020. Special thanks to Andrew Osenga for our theme music, New Year's Daybreak.
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S1 E3 - Chris Wheeler
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Welcome to The Poetry Pubcast, where we talk to everyday poets, hosted by Chris and Jen Yokel. In this week's episode, Chris and Jen chat with Chris Wheeler, a poet and writer from Middlebury, IN. We talked about Chris' journey into poetry, the particular beauty of art in the midst of suffering, and why G.M. Hopkins is the original emcee. (maybe) Chris' first book Solace: Poems for the Broken Season released in January 2020.
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S1 E2 - Rachel S. Donahue
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Welcome to The Poetry Pubcast, where we talk to everyday poets, hosted by Chris and Jen Yokel.
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S1 E1 - Chris Yokel
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Welcome to The Poetry Pubcast, where we talk to everyday poets, hosted by Chris and Jen Yokel.
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S1 E0 - Welcome to the Pubcast
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Welcome to The Poetry Pubcast, where we talk to everyday poets, hosted by Chris & Jen Yokel.
info_outlineWelcome to The Poetry Pubcast, where we talk to everyday poets, hosted by Chris and Jen Yokel.
In this first episode, Jen talks to Chris about how he got started writing his poetry, learning how to self-publish, and finding inspiration in nature.
You can find Chris' writing and join his email list at his website chrisyokel.com
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Poems Read in this Episode:
- Standing Stones I from A Year in Weetamoo Woods
- Garden City from A Child’s Year
- Journey from A Year in Weetamoo Woods
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Special thanks to Andrew Osenga for our theme music, New Year's Daybreak.
To learn more about our writing community and digital chapbooks, visit our website thepoetrypub.com