Rooted in Poetry

The Rooted in Poetry Podcast is brought to you by Lake County, CA Poet Laureate Georgina Marie Guardado and The Bloom. Opening poem by Andrea Gibson entitled The Madness Vase.   

Show Notes:  

In this episode, Georgina shares conversation and poetry with poets Gina Ferrara and Rosanna Young Oh. 

Links:  

Read poetry in The Bloom:  

https://www.lakecountybloom.com/category/artandlit/literature/poetry/   

Rosanna Oh:

Website: https://rosannaoh.com/ 

Book: The Corrected Version, 2023, Diode Editions, https://www.diodeeditions.com/product-page/the-corrected-version-by-rosanna-young-oh 

Gina Ferrara:

Book: Amiss, 2023, Dos Madres Press 

https://www.dosmadres.com/shop/amiss-by-gina-ferrara/ 

Book: Weight of the Ripened, 2023, Dos Madres Press

https://www.dosmadres.com/shop/weight-of-the-ripened-by-gina-ferrara/ 

Special Mentions:

Killing Marias (twosylviaspress.com) by Claudia Castro Luna

Abandoners – The Operating System and Liminal Lab by Leslie Wheeler

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) (nativehope.org)

“Picking Blueberries” by Mary Oliver – Seven Good Things

The Rooted in Poetry Podcast is brought to you by Lake County, CA Poet Laureate Georgina Marie Guardado and The Bloom. Opening poem by Andrea Gibson entitled The Madness Vase.   

Show Notes:  

In this episode, Georgina shares conversation and poetry with five notable poets in honor of National Poetry Month (originally recorded in April 2023).

Links:  

Read poetry in The Bloom:  

https://www.lakecountybloom.com/category/artandlit/literature/poetry/   

Visit Georgina Marie Guardado’s website:  

https://www.georginamariepoet.com/   

Visit Yeva Johnson’s website and Instagram: 

https://yevajohnson.com/  

https://www.instagram.com/yevajohnson/ 

Visit Karen Poppy’s website and purchase her latest book: 

https://karenpoppy.com/  

https://www.beltwayeditions.com/new-releases/diving-at-the-lip-of-the-water 

Visit Karen Llagas’ website: 

http://www.karenllagas.com 

Visit Rachel Pray’s website: 

https://www.reikiwisdom.space/services 

Visit Lourdes Figueroa’s website and purchase her latest book: 

https://www.lourdesfigueroa.net/ 

https://www.spdbooks.org/Products/9781955239400/vuelta.aspx

Description:

The Rooted in Poetry Podcast is brought to you by Lake County, CA Poet Laureate Georgina Marie Guardado and The Bloom. Opening poem by Andrea Gibson entitled The Madness Vase.  

Show Notes:

In this sixteenth episode, and last of Season 2, Georgina is joined by members of The Word Circle, a Lake County-based virtual writers’ group. Featuring Pamela Bordisso, Brian Hayes, and Brenda Yeager. 

Links: 

To join The Word Circle virtual writing group, visit the following link for details: https://www.georginamariepoet.com/events 

Special Mentions:

Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference: https://mcwc.org/

Writer Anastacia Renee: https://www.anastacia-renee.com/home

The Haibun poetry form: https://poets.org/text/more-birds-bees-and-trees-closer-look-writing-haibun

The Prose Poem form:

https://poets.org/glossary/prose-poem

Description:

The Rooted in Poetry Podcast is brought to you by Lake County, CA Poet Laureate Georgina Marie Guardado and The Bloom. Opening poem by Andrea Gibson entitled The Madness Vase.  

Show Notes:

In this fifteenth episode, Georgina talks with Lake County writer and writing coach Jennifer Mills Kerr.  

Links: 

https://www.jennifermillskerr.com/

https://www.lakecountybloom.com/author/jennifermillskerr/

https://www.georginamariepoet.com/ 

Special Mentions:

http://www.jenniferfoerster.com/

New Poetry Series with Jennifer and Georgina: New Darlings: Readings of Contemporary Poetry https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/new-darlings-readings-of-contemporary-poetry-1446619

The Rooted in Poetry Podcast is brought to you by Lake County, CA Poet Laureate Georgina Marie Guardado and The Bloom. Opening poem by Andrea Gibson entitled The Madness Vase.  

Show Notes:

In this fourteenth episode, Georgina discusses the new literary nonprofit and journal WordSwell with its Founder Clive Matson and Board Vice President Dawn Bratton. 

Links: 

https://www.wordswelljournal.org/

https://www.gofundme.com/f/wordswell-nonprofit 

https://www.matsonpoet.com/ 

https://www.dawnbratton.com/ 

https://www.georginamariepoet.com/ 

Special Mentions:

Video Poetry by Taya Vasilyeva: https://vimeo.com/744066477?embedded=true&source=video_title&owner=119859829 

The Rooted in Poetry Podcast is brought to you by Lake County, CA Poet Laureate Georgina Marie Guardado and The Bloom. Opening poem by Andrea Gibson entitled The Madness Vase.  

Show Notes:

In this thirteenth episode, Georgina shares conversation with Solano County poet Kelly Grace Thomas. 

Links: 

https://www.kellygracethomas.com/

https://www.kellygracethomas.com/books

https://www.kellygracethomas.com/poetryworkshops

https://www.georginamariepoet.com/

Special Mentions:

Poet Amanda Moore: https://amandapmoore.com/requeening

Poet Laureate Brian Sonia Wallace: https://briansoniawallace.com/

Napa Valley Writers’ Conference: http://www.napawritersconference.org/

Antioch University MFA Program: https://www.antioch.edu/academics/creative-writing-communication/creative-writing-mfa/

Randolph College MFA Program: https://mfa.randolphcollege.edu/ 

Pacific University MFA Program: https://www.pacificu.edu/mfa-writing 

Get Lit nonprofit: https://www.getlit.org/ 

The Rooted in Poetry Podcast is brought to you by Lake County, CA Poet Laureate Georgina Marie Guardado and The Bloom. Opening poem by Andrea Gibson entitled The Madness Vase.  

Show Notes: 

In this twelfth episode, Georgina shares conversation with fellow Bloom podcaster Michelle Scully, host of Gathering.  

Links: 

Read poetry in The Bloom: https://www.lakecountybloom.com/category/artandlit/literature/poetry/  

Visit Georgina Marie’s website: https://www.georginamariepoet.com/  

Buy Michelle Scully’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Titanium-Cowgirl-Michelle-Scully/dp/099924650X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=michelle+scully&qid=1661715077&sr=8-1  

Listen to Gathering: https://www.lakecountybloom.com/podcasts/gathering/ 

Description:  

The Rooted in Poetry Podcast is brought to you by Lake County, CA Poet Laureate Georgina Marie and The Bloom. Opening poem by Andrea Gibson entitled The Madness Vase.  

Show Notes: 

In this eleventh episode, Georgina Marie hosts a second reading with The Bloom’s poetry contributors. 

Links: 

Read poetry in The Bloom: https://www.lakecountybloom.com/category/artandlit/literature/poetry/  

Visit Georgina Marie’s website: https://www.georginamariepoet.com/  

Visit Tony Press on Facebook, and read his digital chapbook: 

https://www.righthandpointing.net/tony-press 

 https://www.facebook.com/tony.acarasiddhi.press 

Visit D.L. Lang’s website: http://www.poetryebook.com  

Visit Tom Squiteri’s Facebook author page: https://www.facebook.com/tomsquitieripoetry  

Visit Alethea Eason’s Facebook author page, website, and book link: 

https://www.facebook.com/aletheaeasonauthor/  

https://borderlandwriters.wordpress.com/alethea-eason/  

https://www.amazon.com/Opened-Earth-Collected-Poems-Poetry/dp/B09MYST4H3  

Visit Taneesh Kaur’s website and Instagram: 

http://www.TaneeshCantos.com 

https://instagram.com/TaneeshCantos 

Show Notes: 

In this tenth episode, Georgina Marie hosts a poetry reading with The Bloom contributors. 

Links: 

Read poetry in The Bloom: https://www.lakecountybloom.com/category/artandlit/literature/poetry/ 

Visit Georgina Marie’s website: https://www.georginamariepoet.com/  

Follow Brett Benson on Instagram: 

https://www.instagram.com/bensonbrett30/  

Pre-order Cynthia Good’s new chapbook, “What We Do with Our Hands”: 

https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/what-we-do-with-our-hands-by-cynthia-good/ 

Read "Equinox and Solstice,” a digital chapbook by Tony Press:  

https://www.righthandpointing.net/tony-press 

For fiction fans, Tony’s story collection “Crossing the Lines” was published by Big Table. Contact him at [email protected] or https://www.facebook.com/tony.acarasiddhi.press to purchase a copy. 

The Rooted in Poetry Podcast is brought to you by Lake County, CA Poet Laureate Georgina Marie and The Bloom. Opening poem by Andrea Gibson entitled The Madness Vase.  

In this ninth episode, Georgina Marie talks with local high school senior, Callie Klemme, Lake County’s 2022 Poetry Out Loud champion.