Rich in detail, including period vocabulary, Bill Carty’s poems are authentic and engaging. The retelling of a duel in his hometown of Thomaston, Maine evokes the image of a painting from the era. His writing illustrates history with a timeless and gracious style.
Carty lives in Seattle and teaches at Edmonds Community College. He shares a birthday and initials with our 42nd president, and his poetry has previously appeared in the New Orleans Review and Blue Mesa Review.
This podcast was produced as part of the 2010 Jack Straw Writers Program. All of the writers heard in this series are published in the Jack Straw Writers Anthology, and featured online at http://www.jackstraw.org/.
Music in this podcast is performed by Shulamit Kleinerman and was recorded as part of the Jack Straw Artist Support Program.
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Using a frank and earnest approach, Katherine Grace Bond offers readers insight into her own adolescence. The difficulties she faced during her teen years become fodder for the fictional character Alice, who works as a docent at the Seattle Art Museum. Her poems capture the fear and angst she once experienced during family struggles. Bond works to help teens express themselves creatively through acting and writing.
Bond has written or contributed to more than 20 books, including the bestselling Legend of the Valentine (Zonderkidz) and Peculiar Pilgrims: Stories from Left Hand of God, (ed. Linda Wendling, Hourglass Books) Her work has appeared in a variety of publications, including Gayle Brandeis’s Fruitflesh: Seeds of Inspiration for Women Who Write (HarperSanFrancisco), Arabesques, Beyond Magazine, and Margin: An Online Journal of Magical Realism. Her chapbook, Considering Flight (Brassweight Press), was the catalyst for her current project, an urban fantasy novel in verse in which a girl travels through time by means of Impressionist paintings. Katherine is the creator of Teen Write, an acting/writing camp modeled on the Hero’s Journey.
This podcast was produced as part of the 2010 Jack Straw Writers Program. All of the writers heard in this series are published in the Jack Straw Writers Anthology, and featured online at http://www.jackstraw.org/.
Music in this podcast is performed by Sean Osborn and was recorded as part of the Jack Straw Artist Support Program.
This podcast contains adult language.
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Deftly weaving together people and scenes, Brian James Barr presents rich commentary on adult relationships. Barr’s characters speak with an open and true voice, creating genuine intimacy in his writing. His vernacular, subject matter, and style, all work to make Barr’s writing distinctly contemporary.
Barr is a photographer and writer living in West Seattle, Washington. A contributor to The New York Times, Tin House, Oxford American, Seattle Weekly, and others, he is currently at work on a photo series documenting Seattle’s diverse, working class neighborhoods White Center and South Park.
This podcast was produced as part of the 2010 Jack Straw Writers Program. All of the writers heard in this series are published in the Jack Straw Writers Anthology, and featured online at www.jackstraw.org.
Music in this podcast is performed by Cynthia Mullis and was recorded as part of the Jack Straw Artist Support Program.
This podcast contains adult language.
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With her diverse ancestry, Storme Webber brings a unique perspective to the literary world. Her writing allows her to give voice to those who are marginalized due to poverty, race, and sexual orientation. As a multi-disciplinary artist, Storme enlivens her readings with sonorous vocals, deepening the impact of her words.
Webber is a writer/poet/performer/visual artist who has performed her work in theater, film, stage and television. Publication in Serious Pleasure by Sheba Feminist Press of London led to years of performance and travel throughout Europe.
This podcast was produced as part of the 2009 Jack Straw Writers Program. All of the writers heard in this series are published in the Jack Straw Writers Anthology, and featured online at http://www.jackstraw.org/.
Music in this podcast is performed by Dan Blunck and Mike Bisio and was recorded as part of the Jack Straw Artist Support Program.
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For his Jack Straw residency, Kevin Simmonds brings to life historic figures in his lilting and revealing poetry. His background as a musician and his roots in New Orleans, lend a rhythmic, melancholic sensibility to his work. Among the themes he touches on are rights issues, loss, and sexuality.
Simmonds is a musician and writer whose compositions and poems have been widely performed and published. He has been a Fulbright Fellow, a Cave Canem Fellow, and a Pushcart Prize nominee.
This podcast was produced as part of the 2009 Jack Straw Writers Program. All of the writers heard in this series are published in the Jack Straw Writers Anthology, and featured online at http://www.jackstraw.org/.
Music in this podcast is performed by The Black Cat Orchestra and was recorded as part of the Jack Straw Artist Support Program.
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Madeline Ostrander works global politics into a flowing narrative that hinges on personal stories. Her experiences abroad fill her writing with distinct, tangible scenes with genuine characters. Readers and listeners are forced to contemplate war and responsibility.
Ostrander’s articles and essays have been widely published. She is on the steering committee of Seattle Writergrrls and is Senior Editor for YES! Magazine.
This podcast was produced as part of the 2009 Jack Straw Writers Program. All of the writers heard in this series are published in the Jack Straw Writers Anthology, and featured online at http://www.jackstraw.org/.
Music in this podcast is performed by Amy Rubin and Dawn Clement and was recorded as part of the Jack Straw Artist Support Program.
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In her rhythmic storytelling, Angela Martinez Dy sketches a snapshot of the social and cultural fabric of her time. Her art, which starts with poetry on the page, becomes a gripping, powerful force in her delivery. She says her writing helps her express who she is and leads to deeper self-understanding.
Angela is a poet, spoken word and hip-hop artist who blends commentary, craft and analysis as she grapples with issues of family, community and social justice from the perspective of a second-generation American. Subject matter includes the immigrant experience, current events, and world history as told by a woman of color. Angela Martinez Dy is a founding member and current director of Youth Speaks Seattle.
This podcast was produced as part of the 2009 Jack Straw Writers Program. All of the writers heard in this series are published in the Jack Straw Writers Anthology, and featured online at http://www.jackstraw.org/.
Music in this podcast is performed by Bob Rees and was recorded as part of the Jack Straw Artist Support Program.
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Kim-An Lieberman’s writing is a study on how the media shapes contemporary culture. She uses stories and characters featured in the media in her work. Through poetry, Lieberman is able to create unique, playful portraits of her subjects and continue a long tradition of storytelling.
Lieberman is the author of Breaking the Map: Poems (Blue Begonia, 2008). Her poems, essays and articles have appeared in both literary and academic publications. She teaches poetry writing, Asian American literature and the history of artistic responses to war at Lakeside School.
This podcast was produced as part of the 2009 Jack Straw Writers Program. All of the writers heard in this series are published in the Jack Straw Writers Anthology, and featured online at http://www.jackstraw.org/.
Music in this podcast is performed by Matt Weiner and Del Rey and was recorded as part of the Jack Straw Artist Support Program.
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In her writing, Laura Hirschfield explores what’s not said, or what’s missing. She works with the concept of haunting; expressing in words an idea or a voice that inhabits her. Her examination of haunting is revelatory, personal, and poignant.
For twenty years, Hirschfield has been an editor and writer of elementary school curriculum materials and non-fiction books for children. She is currently earning an MFA in poetry from Pacific University in Oregon.
This podcast was produced as part of the 2009 Jack Straw Writers Program. All of the writers heard in this series are published in the Jack Straw Writers Anthology, and featured online at http://www.jackstraw.org/.
Music in this podcast is performed by the Bella Musica Woodwind Trio and was recorded as part of the Jack Straw Artist Support Program.
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In Alma García’s quest to portray the human side of a story, she reaches into the center of her characters to share a delicate intimacy with the reader. Her blend of voices and scenes has a natural rhythm which she attributes to her training as a musician. In her words, she understood how a story should sound from a very young age.
García is the winner of the 2007 Narrative Prize, the 2007 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Award, and the Dana Award in Short Fiction for 2004. She holds an MFA from the University of Arizona. A former journalist and occasional teacher, García grew up in West Texas and has lived most of her life in New Mexico. She lives with her husband in Seattle.
This podcast was produced as part of the 2009 Jack Straw Writers Program. All of the writers heard in this series are published in the Jack Straw Writers Anthology, and featured online at http://www.jackstraw.org/.
Music in this podcast is performed by Rik Wright and was recorded as part of the Jack Straw Artist Support Program.
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