A conversation on arts-in-community, with local writer Bill Batson and River River poetry editor A. Anupama. Recorded at the Nyack Boat Club and produced by David e. Bell. Sponsored by CSU's Carson McCullers Center for Writers and Musicians.

In this episode, poetry editors Ghada Khalil and A. Anupama talk "process." The writing of poems in salon and in solitude, the curation of the journal, and the untranslatableness of experience to language (but how delightful to try), among other topics, offer a sweet glimpse of poetic mind.

Maureen Amaturo, a regular at River River's community writing circles, reads from "Unseasonable" and "American Breakfast," two of 16 pieces of her work that have been accepted for publication at a rich and diverse list of journals and magazines in the last year. She talks with Donna Lee Miele about her submission process, which she considers as much a part of her writing life as the time she spends writing. Maureen writes fiction and creative nonfiction, and she is a fashion and beauty columnist and a writing educator.

Richard Maldonado, singer-songwriter and regular performer at our local farmers' markets, talks about creative process and songmaking. Also some conversation about our FLASH poetry outreach and the song it inspired. (Yes, there's a song at the end!) Interviewed by Anupama at the historic Nyack Boat Club.

Produced by David e. Bell

The album, Summer Sessions 2018, is available on Bandcamp, here: https://richardamaldonado.bandcamp.com/album/summer-sessions-2018

Read more about Richard's artistic process on his website: https://boatshopmusicstudio.blogspot.com/

Interview with poet Nick Norwood, director of the Carson McCullers Center for Writers and Musicians. Readings from his new book, Eagle and Phenix, along with conversation about McCullers' legacy and plans in Nyack. Poetic craft topics include family portraits and elegies, poetry of place, and work with scientists. Produced by David e. Bell.

http://www.nick-norwood.com

http://www.mccullerscenter.org

Reading and conversation between Sigrid Nunez, a 2018 National Book Award winner, and Lori Soderlind, writer and director of the MFA in creative writing program at Manhattanville College. They cover the joys and pitfalls of it all: writing, teaching, travel, and troublesome dogs. Recorded at the Nyack Library on June 1 as part of our 2019 readings series, co-sponsored by the Carson McCullers Center for Writers and Musicians with support from the New York State Council on the Arts through ArtsWestchester. Introduced by Donna Lee Miele and Rosemary Farrell. Produced by David e. Bell.

A conversation between poet-organizers, Bryan Roessel of Rockland Poets with A. Anupama, River River's director and editor. Mostly about the brand-new prize for local poets, coming up in the September 2019 slam, among other mangoes.

RiverRiver.org

RocklandPoets.com

Produced by David e. Bell

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