Off The Bricks

Off The Bricks

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Off The Bricks episodes

  • Ep. 35 Bonnie Maurer

    Welcome to Off The Bricks, poets and poetry lovers! This month we feature Indianapolis poet Bonnie Maurer, reading from her new book, "The Poem Stands on its Head by the Window", which she began as a creative renewal fellow, through the Indy Arts Council with funding from the Lilly endowment. This fellowship granted her the opportunity to study in Poland. you can find her book for purchase here at the finishinglinepress.com.

    31 min
  • Ep. 34 Karen George

    Welcome to Off The Bricks, poets and poetry lovers! This month we feature Karen George. George is the author of five chapbooks, most recently the collaborative ekphrastic Frame and Mount the Sky, and three collections from Dos Madres Press: Swim Your Way Back (2014), A Map and One Year (2018), and Where Wind Tastes Like Pears (2021). She's been nominated for Pushcart Prizes and won Slippery Elm’s 2022 poetry contest. Her short story collection, How We Fracture, which won the Rosemary Daniell Fiction Prize, is forthcoming from Minerva Rising Press in Fall 2023. Her poetry appears in Tipton Poetry Journal, Indianapolis Review, Valparaiso Poetry Review, Ekphrastic Poetry Review, Sheila-Na-Gig, Cultural Daily, and Poet Lore. Her website is linked here. Today we hear selections of Karen's works including a cento, found poems, and dream poems.

    32 min
  • Ep. 33 Thomas Kneeland

    Welcome to a special episode of Off The Bricks poets and poetry lovers! In this episode, we feature Thomas Kneeland, Editor-in-Chief of The Elevation Review.
    The Elevation Review is an internationally-recognized, biannual journal of poetry. This month's episode focuses on tips from the editor on getting your poetry published as well as beating writer's block! Click here for The Elevation Review submittable link. https://theelevationreview.submittable.com/submit

    32 min
  • Ep. 32 Jessica Thompson

    Welcome, to Off the Bricks poets and poetry lovers! In this episode guest poet, Jessica Thompson reads poems from her nature-filled book of narrative poetry, "Daybreak and Deep". Jessica uses her connections with nature to examine experiences of loss and grief and as inspiration for being in a state of wakefulness about life. Click here to find Daybreak and Deep for sale.

    34 min
  • Ep. 31 Kirsten Miles

    Welcome to Off The Bricks, Poets and Poetry lovers! Today we explore the Tupelo Press' 30/30 project with Kirsten Miles. This is one of our special interviews that feature someone from a press other than Brick Street Poetry to help our listeners hear tips for engaging with programs, journals, and contests that would help them on their poetic journey.

    32 min
  • Ep. 30 Katy Didden

    Welcome to Off The Bricks, Poets, and Poetry lovers! This week we are featuring the geological poetry of Katy Didden! Didden focuses her newest work on the perspective of Icelandic lava flows, and their destructive and creative powers. Didden allows the source materials of various Icelandic texts and refrences  to be revealed through that which the lava covers in her gorgeous new book, Ore Choir: The Lava on Iceland. Featured first, her poem in the cold open references an interview of Bjork conducted by Mathias Augustynaik and Michael Amzalg to be featured in Interview Magazine from 2009.

    31 min
  • Ep. 29 David Allan Evans

    Welcome to Off The Bricks, poets and poetry lovers! Today's program features David Allan Evans, the former Poet Laureate of South Dakota. David is a longtime, stalwart voice of midwestern poetry. David shares poems that trace his writing from his earliest work about sports through his experiences with Asian poetry teaching in China to ekphrastic collaborations with a visual artist. Learn more about Mr. Evans' work here.

    30 min
  • Ep. 28 Holiday Special!

    Welcome to Off The Bricks poets and poetry lovers! This month we have a Holiday special episode for listeners young and young at heart, featuring poetry read by some of the poets from Brick Street Poetry's new children's book, What I See I Can Be! A book for children to explore occupations that might be of interest to them as they think about what they want to do when they are a grownup! Thank you for joining us, Off The Bricks!

    34 min
  • Ep. 27 Hiromi Yoshida

    Welcome to Off The Bricks poets and poetry lovers! Today Hiromi Yoshida joins us to discuss her works in her book Epicanthus. Yoshida seeks to generate cultural, and ethnic understanding through her poetry through the use of culturally pervasive symbols, as well as process the traumatic experiences of her childhood and synthesizes her immigration experience. You can find Yoshida's work on Amazon and Facebook. Thank you for joining us, Off The Bricks!

    33 min
  • Ep. 26 J.L. Kato

    Today we welcome J.L. Kato, who was recently honored by Indiana Humanities, as the first Glick Literary Champion Award recipient. J.L. shares his experience as a Japanese American, and the experience of his fellow creatives through the expression of his poetry. You can find J.L. on Facebook and learn more about his recent award by clicking here. In addition to his recent award, Kato has served as the past president of Etheridge knight  Inc. and Brick Street Poetry, as well as serving as the cofounder and curator of Poetry in Free Motion, a project that combined quilting and poetry. His moderation and participation in the Poetry Salon encouraged community poets to improve their writing and critique skills. Although currently out of print, you can refer to this link for limited copies of J.L.'s work at Tim & Company's Another Fine Mess.

    32 min

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Off The Bricks is a poetry Podcast Produced by Brick Street Poetry. Listen to explore and immerse yourself in the world of poetry with interviews of Poets Laureate and readings from newly published…