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In our fourteenth full episode of Cabana Chats, writer and cultural organizer MARS talks with Resort founder Catherine LaSota about their love for Detroit, the possibilities that can be created in moments of tension, and the importance of carving out and protecting dedicated writing time, especially when you are so committed to your other work and to your community. Bonus: Catherine conducted this entire interview while recovering from her Covid vaccination booster shot!
MARS. is a writer and cultural organizer born and raised in Detroit. Their work has been published or is forthcoming in Obsidian Literature & Arts for the African Diaspora, Michigan Quarterly Review: The Mixtape, Foglifter Journal, Gertrude Press, and elsewhere. MARS is a 2021 Kresge Literary Arts Fellow and a 2019 Lambda Literary Art Emerging Writers Fellow in Poetry. They work with Allied Media Projects as Director of the Allied Media Conference.
Find out more about MARS here: https://blkboimars.com/
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Join our free Resort community, full of resources and support for writers, here: https://community.theresortlic.com/
Cabana Chats is hosted by Resort founder Catherine LaSota. Our podcast editor is Craig Eley, and our music is by Pat Irwin.
Special thanks to Resort assistant Nadine Santoro.
Follow us on social media! @TheResortLIC
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In our fourteenth full episode of Cabana Chats, writer and cultural organizer MARS talks with Resort founder Catherine LaSota about their love for Detroit, the possibilities that can be created in moments of tension, and the importance of carving out and protecting dedicated writing time, especially when you are so committed to your other work and to your community. Bonus: Catherine conducted this entire interview while recovering from her Covid vaccination booster shot!
MARS. is a writer and cultural organizer born and raised in Detroit. Their work has been published or is forthcoming in Obsidian Literature & Arts for the African Diaspora, Michigan Quarterly Review: The Mixtape, Foglifter Journal, Gertrude Press, and elsewhere. MARS is a 2021 Kresge Literary Arts Fellow and a 2019 Lambda Literary Art Emerging Writers Fellow in Poetry. They work with Allied Media Projects as Director of the Allied Media Conference.
Find out more about MARS here: https://blkboimars.com/
Mentioned in this episode:
Follow MARS on social media:
Join our free Resort community, full of resources and support for writers, here: https://community.theresortlic.com/
Cabana Chats is hosted by Resort founder Catherine LaSota. Our podcast editor is Craig Eley, and our music is by Pat Irwin.
Special thanks to Resort assistant Nadine Santoro.
Follow us on social media! @TheResortLIC