Jasmine is back for another episode, this time in conversation with Holly Lyn Walrath, poet, artist, and editor of Interstellar Flight Press.
Full episode notes, with a list of links and the prompt of the month will be made available as soon as possible at https://lookingglasspoets.wordpress.com
Until next time,
Later, lookingglass travellers!
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Jasmine recorded a second conversation with TD Walker, right after they finished episode 2.2, to talk about her latest book.
This wasn't included in the original episode because the book had not been released yet. It is now!
Go check it out here: https://books2read.com/u/3kBoBL For TD's original interview, go here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lookingglasspoets/episodes/2-2-TD-Walker--author-of-Small-Waiting-Objects--and-Maps-of-a-Hollowed-World--and-host-of-Line-Break-e239gs2
Until next time,
Later, lookingglass travellers!
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In episode 5 of season 2, Jasmine is back at the mic, for a chat with the poet and lover of all creatures feline, Christina Sng.
You can find full episode notes, with a list of links and the prompt of the month will be made available as soon as possible at https://lookingglasspoets.wordpress.com
Until next time,
Later, lookingglass travellers!
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In episode 4 of season 2, Brittany is back at the mic, for a chat with the wonderful Angela Acosta.
You can find the full episode notes, with a list of links and the prompt of the month, at https://lookingglasspoets.wordpress.com/2023/08/03/angela-acosta/.
Until next time,
Later, lookingglass travellers!
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In the third episode of season 2, Brittany got to have a chat with Katherine Quevedo, poet, writer, and all around a lovely person to talk to.
Full episode notes, with a list of links and the prompt of the month, are available at https://lookingglasspoets.wordpress.com/2023/07/10/2-3-weaving-memory-and-poetry-with-katherine-quevedo/
Until next time,
Later, lookingglass travellers!
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In episode 2 of season 2, Jasmine got to sit down and chat with TD Walker, host of Line Break, a poetry program on shortwave radio, as well as a poet in her own right
Full episode notes, and a list of links mentioned can be found at https://lookingglasspoets.wordpress.com/2023/06/29/2-2-td-walker-author-of-small-waiting-objects-and-maps-of-a-hollowed-world-and-host-of-line-break/
Until next time,
Later, lookingglass travellers!
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For the first episode of season 2, Brittany got to have a chat with Colleen Anderson, poet, short story writer, and president of the Science Fiction Poetry Association.
We do apologise for the technical difficulties Brittany and Colleen experienced during their recording, but they still had tons of fun chatting all things poetry, and hope you enjoy listening just as much.
A big thank you to Brittany for jumping into the project alongside me. I don't think I could do it alone anymore, now that the world is more demanding again as it evolves to a post-pandemic situation in many places.
Full episode notes, a list of links mentioned, and a full episode transcript are available at lookingglasspoets.wordpress.com/2023/03/29/2-1-speculative-poetry-from-both-sides-of-the-editors-desk-with-colleen-anderson/
Until next time,
Later, lookingglass travellers!
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In which brand new co-host Brittany Hause and I chaotically discuss the coming season of Into the Looking Glass.
We'll talk soon, lookingglass travellers!
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Hello Looking Glass Travelers!
Welcome to the April episode! I guess we made it before the end of the month, if only barely. I do apologise for the delay. Between raising six high-energy puppies and getting the roof on our house replaced, every part of my life devolved into a steaming pile of chaos, making recordings impossible.
I got to have a chat with Brittany Hause, author, poet, linguist, and poetry translator. Brittany and I had tons of fun, and I hope you enjoy it just as much. A big thank you to Brittany for pitching in and editing the recording. I wouldn't have made it before May 1st without their help. (and such a great job of it, too)
Full episode notes and a list of links mentioned can be found at https://lookingglasspoets.wordpress.com/2022/05/04/brittany-hause/
Until next time,
Later, lookingglass travellers!
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Hello Looking Glass Travellers, and welcome to the March 2022 episode, again so late we're well past the fashionable stage.
My guest this month was someone I talk to a lot. We've just never recorded it before. But she's only recently started claiming the title of poet for herself, and this is something I very much wanted to talk about, since that step, and the impostor syndrome standing between you and that step, is something a lot of people deal with at some point in their creative journey.
Links mentioned:
For full episode notes, and the prompt of the month, visit https://lookingglasspoets.wordpress.com/2022/03/22/crystal/.
Until next time,
Later, lookingglass travellers!
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Greetings LookingGlass Travellers,
Sorry about the delay. I am still getting used to a more limited spoon supply, so getting this episode ready to go took me longer than I expected.
For this month's episode, I had a chat with Wendy Van Camp, novelist, poet, SFPA con coordinator, and community builder.
Links mentioned:
For full episode notes, and the prompt of the month, visit https://lookingglasspoets.wordpress.com/2022/02/08/wendy-van-camp/
Until next time,
Later, lookingglass travellers!
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Greetings and welcome to 2022!
This month, I don't have a full episode for you. I've spent all of December recovering from a car accident, which prevented me from scheduling an interview. However, I thought it might be nice to celebrate the end of 2021 with a reading of a public domain poem.
So for this little bonus episode, I hope you enjoy Christina Rossetti's Goblin Market as much as I did. A text version to read along is available at the Poetry Foundation: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/44996/goblin-market.
While I may be a few days late again, I do hope to be back to being functional enough to have another interview recorded and ready for February.
Later, Looking Glass Travellers!
Hello Looking Glass Travellers, and welcome to December.
For this month's episode, I got to chat with LindaAnn LoSchiavo, a fellow member of the SFPA and a poet, author, playwright, and ghost whisperer who has been writing poetry since early childhood.
Links mentioned:
For full episode notes, and the prompt of the month, visit https://lookingglasspoets.wordpress.com/2021/12/01/lindaann/
Until next time,
Later, lookingglass travellers!
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Hello Looking Glass Travellers, and welcome to the month of November.
For this month's episode, I got to chat with Brandon O'Brien, performance poet, game designer, former poetry editor of Fiyah Magazine, and author of Can You Sign My Tentacle, a poetry collection that combines the horrors of Lovecraftian myth with hip-hop to explore monsters both fictional and real, in the form of racism, sexism, and violence.
Links mentioned:
For full episode notes, and the prompt of the month, visit https://lookingglasspoets.wordpress.com/2021/11/01/brandon/
Until next time,
Later, lookingglass travellers!
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Hello Looking Glass Travellers, and welcome to the month of October.
For this month's episode, I got to chat with David Kopaska Merkel, a fellow member of the SFPA and editor of Dreams and nightmares magazine.
Links mentioned:
For full episode notes, and the prompt of the month, visit https://lookingglasspoets.wordpress.com/2021/10/01/david-km/
Until next time,
Later, lookingglass travellers!
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Hello Looking Glass Travellers, and welcome to the month of September.
For this month's episode, I got to chat with the lovely May Chong, a fellow Dream Foundry member, and a poet and writer whose work is not consumed but breathed in.
Links mentioned:
For full episode notes, including links to more pieces by May, and the prompt of the month, visit https://lookingglasspoets.wordpress.com/2021/09/01/may/.
Until next time,
Later, lookingglass travellers!
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For the second launch day episode, I got to chat with talented poet and my friend, Koji A. Dae. Among the topics we discussed were her collection Scars That Never Bled, fuzzy navels, and Hemingway.
Links mentioned:
For full episode notes, including links to pieces by Koji, and the prompt of the month, visit https://lookingglasspoets.wordpress.com/2021/08/01/koji/.
Until next time,
Later, lookingglass travellers!
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In this episode, I got to chat with the lovely Cislyn Smith, writer, poet, and community builder. Of course, community is not the only thing we talked about. Sappho, bubble tea, and hats were among the topics that came up.
Links mentioned:
For full episode notes, including links to pieces by Cislyn, and the prompt of the month, visit https://lookingglasspoets.wordpress.com/2021/08/01/cislyn-smith/.
Until next time,
Later, lookingglass travellers!
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In the third mini episode, we have a bit of a closer look at exactly what speculative poetry entails. The definition, while clear-cut and simple, will still leave you unable to anticipate the vast range the genre can encompass, in terms of style, theme, and form. After this, it's only two more weeks until the frabjous launch day, August 1st, when I'll be releasing not one, but two full episodes.
As before, a full transcript of this episode can be found on the website, at https://lookingglasspoets.wordpress.com/2021/07/18/but-what-exactly-is-speculative-poetry/.
If that sounds like something you think you'll enjoy, hit that subscribe button, and/or come and hang out on the Looking Glass Discord server, by clicking on the link below.
Until next time,
Later, lookingglass travellers!
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Welcome, speculative poets and poetry lovers, to this still kind of brand new project. The plan to provide an opportunity for speculative poets to step into the spotlight, and allow all of us to learn from each other, is still go for launch. I repeat, we are go for launch.
As we collectively count down to the official launch day, on August 1st, I have a second mini episode, in which I talk a bit more about all the things that amaze me so much about Carroll's poem, Jabberwocky, and how that led me to the title of this podcast. After today, we have one more mini episode, and then on the frabjous day of August 1st, I bring you not one but two full episodes, featuring interviews with speculative poets Cislyn Smith and Koji A. Dae. In the meantime, I will be sharing some of their work on Twitter, so you can get a bit of a taste of their poems. Kind of like the fancy appetisers at a restaurant you eat too many of and then you're full by the time the starters are served. Ahem.
If any of this sounds like something you'd enjoy, hit that subscribe button so you don't miss any future episodes, follow me on Twitter (@specpoetrypod), and/or join the conversation on the Looking Glass Discord server at https://discord.gg/HMmvk8xsAY.
While I won't always be able to provide full transcripts for the complete episodes, I'm making a slight exception for the mini episodes leading up to the official launch of the podcast. The full transcript for this episode can be found at https://lookingglasspoets.wordpress.com/2021/07/04/so-about-jabberwocky/
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