Poets Have Something to Say

Lisa is an accomplished poet who has been published in many magazines and books. She is also with the John Michael Kohler art center where she works as a grant writer.

Jeremy Jusek is the current poet laureate of Parma, Ohio, He hosts the Ohio Poetry Association's podcast called Poetry Spotlight, and started the Flamingo Writers' Guild. He has authored two books, with a few more currently incubating. His OG background was playwriting, though he ultimately endorsed a lifelong passion by getting an MFA in poetry from Arcadia University. He has been a freelance writer for over a decade, and has taught undergraduate level English and film courses for roughly half that time. He does readings and public appearances.

Join Jeffrey McAndrew, as he interviews Ripon, Wisconsin poet Freesia McKee on the “Poets Have Something To Say” podcast. She is an excellent voice for creativity for students at Ripon College. Freesia is teaching something called eco-poetics.

In August 2021, Thomas Cannon was selected as the inaugural Poet Laureate of Oshkosh, WI. He is the author of the books The Tao of Apathy and Shattered. With his essay “Part of the Gift,” Cannon was the lead contributor to Cup of Comfort for Parents of Children With Autism. His poems and short stories have been published in various journals such as Midwestern Gothic and Corvus Review. Thomas is active in the Oshkosh writing community, having helped establish the Lakefly Writers Conference. He and his wife have three children and two grandkids

Richard Dawkins is a British revolutionary biologist and author. He was professor for public understanding of science in University of Oxford from 1995 to 2008 is well known for his criticism of creationism and intelligent design.

Joseph Campbell was an American professor of literature at Sarah Lawrence College who worked in comparative mythology and comparative religions His work covers many aspects of the human experience and he is best known for his book “The Hero With A Thousand Faces” in which he discusses his theory of the journey of the archetypal hero shared by world mythologies termed the monomyth. He borrows many of his ideas from James Joyce Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud.

Karen Horney was a German psychoanalyst. She was famous for her study of neurosis and her deviation from Friday in psychology. She was also in disagreement with Sigmund Freud regarding his attitudes toward women.

Carl Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist and psycho analyst who found it analytical psychology. Young’s work has been influential in the fields of psychiatry anthropology literature philosophy and psychology. He was also interested in parapsychology.

Sigmund Freud live between 1856 and 1939. He was an Austrian neurologist and founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating patients through dialogue between the patient and a psychoanalyst. He is best known for his theories of the unconscious and the Oedipus Complex

BF Skinner, famous for his contributions to behavioral psychology. Part two of the show is philosopher Alan Watts, a fascinating thinker. Enjoy!