Jack Straw Literary Podcasts

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, […]

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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 […]

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