Lizzie Wann, Puna Press Live
LifeBeat Follow-Up: Lisa Sanders and Karen Hayes
We’re moving on to the follow-ups of guests on episode # 6 of LifeBeat: Conversations with Purposeful Womxn (watch the episode) which took place in February 2021. First up we have the luminous duo of Lisa Sanders and Karen Hayes (aka Brown Sugar). In this conversation, both ladies give some love to their children and… Read More
Lizzie Wann, Puna Press Live
LifeBeat Follow-Up: Charlita Shelton
We’ve reached the final guest, Charlita Shelton, of the 5th episode of LifeBeat: Conversations with Purposeful Womxn (watch the episode) which took place in January 2021. Charlita was extremely pressed for time when I reached out to her, but she still managed to send her responses to the follow-up questions, and I’m so grateful for that.… Read More
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LifeBeat Follow-Up: Poppy Fitch
The next follow-up conversation is with Poppy Fitch, one of my former guests on the Puna Press Live show, LifeBeat: Conversations with Purposeful Womxn. She was on the 5th episode back in January 2021 (watch the episode). Learn more about the research she did to earn her PhD, how she connects knife skills to food justice,… Read More
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The Kowit Ceremony
Hosted by: J E F F W A L T / The Kowit Steve Kowit Poetry Prize Awards Ceremony Friday, April 8 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM PT Central San Diego Public Library Shiley Events Suite – 330 Park Blvd, San Diego, CA 92101 San Diego, CA 92260 FB, click here: Steve Kowit Poetry Prize on Facebook Eve Grubin, Winner… Read More
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SDPA 2021-22 in person @ Point Loma Library, April 11
2021 SDPA cover art by Juan Beaz Register here to participate or watch and celebrate this year’s SDPA authors in person: SDPA at Point Loma Library Registration (Registration says “virtual,” but this reading will be in person only.) Monday · April 11, 2022 · 6:30pmMarla Haas Community Room, Point Loma Library, 3701 Voltaire St, San Diego, CA 92107 You can register… Read More
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Central Library’s Conversations with Poets (CWP): Ted Washington Video Interview with Michael Klam
Watch and learn about the lives of San Diego’s most celebrated poets. These are 30-minute video interviews with questions ranging from writer’s craft to inspirations to performance and publishing. Three interviews have posted so far: Ron Salisbury, Rudy Francisco, and Ted Washington. Coming up next: Sharon Elise, Karla Cordero, Katie Manning, Ying Wu, Jeff Walt,… Read More
Lizzie Wann, Puna Press Live
LifeBeat Follow-up: Delia Arancibia
We’ve reached episode #5 and the first one of 2021, which saw us welcome a new president (after the insurrection) and hoping we were near the end of the pandemic (only to soon be confronted with the Delta variant). So this episode, which was live on January 21, 2021 (watch the episode) was an interesting… Read More
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Jessica Zimmermann Features at Palabra!
7p Thursday, February 24thPalabra!at Bread & Salt1955 Julian Ave., San Diego, CA 92113 Hosted by Ted Washington and Julie Corrales Featured Artist: Jessica Zimmermann Jessica Zimmermann is a Southern Californian poet, with her work appearing in anthologies including Tidepools, San Diego Poetry Annual 2019/20, and Fuck Isolation: A Tribute to the Covid-19 Experience.She regularly performs… Read More
Lizzie Wann, Puna Press Live
LifeBeat Follow-up: Jules Stewart
It’s time to check in Jules Stewart, my third guest from the November 2020 episode of LifeBeat: Conversations with Purposeful Womxn (watch the episode). I love getting to know Jules even better through these questions. Her sense of humor truly shines through as well as her loving heart. Her life took some turns since we spoke in… Read More
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LIFEBEAT FOLLOW-UP: KISHALYNN ELLIOTT
I sent these follow-up questions to KishaLynn Elliott on December 29, 2021. Four days later, the Spring Valley home where she lived with her wife and son was completely lost to fire. I followed her posts on Facebook and was relieved to learn that, although their possessions were consumed and they couldn’t live there anymore,… Read More