SoundPages Podcast

With sensitivity and courage, Lacey Jane Henson shares the shifting emotion in a mother-daughter relationship.

Music by Rachel Matthews, produced as part of the Jack Straw Artist Support Program.

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Carol Light blends traditional forms to create innovative, distinctive verse.

Music by Rachel Matthews, produced as part of the Jack Straw Artist Support Program.

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Johanna Stoberock often looks to physical forms to guide her writing. Stories emerge from the landscape and fill pages with vivid sensory description and poignant scenes.

Music by Rachel Matthews, produced as part of the Jack Straw Artist Support Program.

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As a writer and traveler, Nick Wong contemplates the world of boxing and the common ground shared by every fighter. During his time in other countries, he could always find a safe place in the gym and his writing shares the culture of the sport with many who will never enter a ring.

Music by Rachel Matthews, produced as part of the Jack Straw Artist Support Program.

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Sharon Hashimoto captures her father’s voice in her new work, Eh, Bruddah. It’s a touching, humor-infused story of family told with a cultural bent.

Music by Rachel Matthews, produced as part of the Jack Straw Artist Support Program.

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Sally Neumann presents colorful, touching portraits of her kin. Humorous banter and raw descriptions are cleverly knit together in this piece.

THIS PODCAST CONTAINS ADULT LANGUAGE.

Music by Rachel Matthews, produced as part of the Jack Straw Artist Support Program.

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Claudia Rowe documents her four-year correspondence with a serial murderer in her manuscript, Prey. The poignant narrative expresses true vulnerability and depth of emotion.

Music by Rachel Matthews, produced as part of the Jack Straw Artist Support Program.

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Gabriela Denise Frank takes a closer look at American cities; ruminating on the character of a place. Her travels abroad inspired her to capture regional distinctions in the United States.

Music by Rachel Matthews, produced as part of the Jack Straw Artist Support Program.

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With innocent curiosity and an open mind, Kathleen Alcalá delves into her community of Bainbridge Island to explore food. Through interviews with local farmers, bee keepers, and neighbors, Alcalá raises new questions about sustainability.

Music by Rachel Matthews, produced as part of the Jack Straw Artist Support Program.

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Mitsu Sundvall takes you back to San Francisco in 1953 where multi-generations of a Japanese family play out their roles. Backstage at a nightclub, readers take in the atmosphere in a cultural context.

THIS PODCAST CONTAINS ADULT LANGUAGE.

Music by Rachel Matthews and produced as part of the Jack Straw Artist Support Program.

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