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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
Event, News, Ted Washington
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
Lizzie Wann, Puna Press Live
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
Lizzie Wann, Puna Press Live
LIFEBEAT FOLLOW-UP: CATHRYN BEEKS
Let’s find out what the dynamic Cathryn Beeks has been doing since we last met during the 4th episode of LifeBeat: Conversations with Purposeful Womxn back in November 2020 (watch the episode). In this follow-up conversation, we covered some lighter subjects like cooking and what she’s been watching lately, but we also got into more… Read More
Lizzie Wann, Puna Press Live
LifeBeat Follow-Up: Miki Vale
It’s time to catch up with Miki Vale – musician, playwright, artivist, and educator. I first talked to Miki back in October 2020 (watch the episode), and plenty has happened to this multifaceted artist since then. In our follow-up Q & A, we revisited the questions I originally asked to see what has changed or… Read More
Event, News, Ted Washington
Nate Abaurrea Features at Palabra!
7p Thursday, January 27thPalabra!at Bread & Salt1955 Julian Ave., San Diego, CA 92113 Hosted by Ted Washington and Julie Corrales Featured Artist: Nate Abaurrea Born and raised in Watsonville, California, Nate Abaurrea is a lifelong poet and broadcaster. He moved to San Diego in 2016 and spent four years working in Tijuana as a writer,… Read More
Lizzie Wann, Puna Press Live
LifeBeat Follow-Up: Sharon Elise
Welcome to 2022! I’m continuing to share follow-up interviews with some of my former guests on the Puna Press Live show I hosted live on Twitch beginning in 2020. We’re up to episode three (of eight) that was recorded on October 15, 2020. Watch the episode. The first person of this episode we’ll feature is… Read More
Event, News, Ted Washington
Raymond Camacho a.k.a, ‘The Coquí Poet’ Features at Palabra!
Palabra!Hosted by Ted Washington and Julie Corrales 7p pst Thursday,January 13thOn Zoom (link below) Stoked to have Raymond Camacho a.k.a, ‘The Coquí Poet’ as our feature! Raymond Camacho a.k.a, ‘The Coquí Poet’, is a Gay Puerto Rican Poetivist who writes for the decolonization of Puerto Rico, and to raise awareness about the systematic injustices of… Read More