Arts Calling

Read Anne's essay at Howlround: https://howlround.com/senses-are-present-boycotts-endurance-art-series and her latest at Coalitionist: https://coalitionist.substack.com/p/anne-mason-the-catasterism ! -- Hi there, Today I am delighted to be arts calling writer and theater artist Anne Mason! ( www.acmcreativeconsulting.com ) About our guest: To be more precise, Anne is a life writer, theatre artist,...

Hi there, Today I am delighted to be arts calling Scott Macklin, of the musical collective Now Defunkt! ( www.nowdefunkt.com ) About our guest: Scott Macklin is a highly accomplished and innovative leader in higher education with extensive experience developing and implementing transformative programs and strategies. His work focuses on developing narrative-based learning systems and comprehensive...

Hi there, Today I am delighted to be arts calling author A.M. Sosa! ( amsosa.net ) About our guest: A. M. Sosa (they/them) is a queer Mexican-American writer from Stockton, CA, and a graduate of UC Irvine's MFA Programs in Writing where they were awarded the 2022 Henfield Prize. They have received support from Tin House, Community of Writers, and the Carolyn Moore Writing Residency. Their debut no...

Hi there, Today I am delighted to be arts calling humorist, poet, and essayist Kurt Luchs! ( kurtluchs.com ) About our guest: Kurt Luchs was born in Cheektowaga, New York, grew up in Wheaton, Illinois, and has lived and worked all over the United States, mostly in publishing and media. Currently he’s based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. His first poetry publication came at age sixteen in the long-gone jo...

Weekly shoutout: A new essay on HowlRound by theatermaker and friend of the show, Anne Mason! -- Hi there, Today I am delighted to be arts calling author Monica Macansantos! ( monicamacansantos.com ) About our guest: Monica Macansantos is a Filipino writer from Baguio, and is currently a Marguerite and Lamar Smith Fellow with the Carson McCullers Center in Columbus, Georgia. She is the author of t...

Weekly shoutout: Check out my friends at FunUsual Suspects! Hi there, Today I am delighted to be arts calling singer songwriter Josh Jensen! ( https://linktr.ee/joshjensenmusic ) About our guest: Josh Jensen is a singer songwriter based in Seattle that once graced the Bellingham musio stages with his band Sweet Beets. Josh’s honeyed vocals and fingerstyle guitar accompany a wide range of what he d...

Weekly shoutout: Ghostlit, poems by Theodora Ziolkowski, now available! Hi there, Today I am delighted to be arts calling literary agent and author Jessica Berg! ( https://www.rosecliffliterary.com ) About our guest: Jessica Berg is a literary agent, author, and the founder of Rosecliff Literary , where she champions bold, emotionally resonant fiction with unforgettable characters, strong stakes,...

Weekly shoutout: Check out Lynchpins, our ongoing David Lynch tribute series! Hi there, we're back! Today I am delighted to be arts calling Camille U. Adams once again! ( https://www.camilleuadams.com/ ) About our guest: CAMILLE U. ADAMS, Ph. D. was born and raised in beautiful Trinidad and Tobago. She is the author of the explosive memoir How To Be Unmothered: a Trinidadian memoir , finalist in t...

Weekly shoutout: Check out Lynchpins at the coalition, our ongoing David Lynch tribute series! -- Hi there, Today I am delighted to be arts calling novelist Nancy Kricorian! ( https://nancykricorian.net ) About our guest: Nancy Kricorian, who was born and raised in the Armenian community of Watertown, Massachusetts, is the author of four novels about post-genocide Armenian diaspora experience, inc...

Weekly shoutout: coalitionworks issue 10 is now live! -- Hi there, Today I am delighted to be arts calling writer, actor, and producer Sandra Cruze! ( sandracruze.com ) About our guest: Sandra Cruze was steeled in the uprisings of the 60’s and 70’s, and underground art world of DTLA, where she sang in punk bands, reggae bands and performed in street theater. She believes the "PEN IS MIGHTIER...

Weekly shoutout: Christopher Soriano-Palma (AC23) releases a new poetry collection! -- Hi there, We're back! Today I am delighted to be arts calling musician/producer Mo Milan! ( momilan.com ) About our guest: Mo Milan is a Las Vegas-based composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, crafting music under two distinct monikers: Cocoa Pastel and Mo Milan . As Cocoa Pastel , she delivers vibrant, s...

Weekly shoutout: Read Issue 5 of Engine(Idling Lit! -- Hi there, We're back! Today I am delighted to be arts calling playwright/producer Anna Capunay! ( annacapunay.com ) About our guest: Anna Capunay is a Queens, NY native. Her plays include: A Cat’s Tale (Roy Arias Stages), and Cowl Girl (The Players Theatre). These works were adapted for the screen -- A Cat’s Tale winning Best Director for Come...

Weekly shoutout: Read the latest literary releases from Punk Noir Magazine! -- Hi there, We're back! Today I am delighted to be arts calling author Theodora Ziolkowski! ( www.theodoraziolkowski.com ) ABOUT OUR GUEST: THEODORA ZIOLKOWSKI is the author of the novella, On the Rocks (2018 & 2020, The University Press of SHSU/Texas Review Press) and the short story chapbook, Mother Tongues (2016 &a...

Weekly shoutout: Subscribe to Flash Perspectives from author Tommy Dean! -- Hi there, We're back! Today I am delighted to be arts calling writer/performer Jen Ponton! ( jenponton.com ) About our guest: JEN PONTON (writer/performer SUGARCOATED ) returns triumphantly to the New York stage with Sugarcoated, her autobiographical solo show, in its New York premiere. Last seen off-Broadway in Halley Fei...

Weekly shoutout: New classes and projects from friend of the show, playwright Sarah Congress! -- Hi there, We're back! Today I am delighted to be arts calling author Em J Parsley! ( emjparsley.com ) About our guest: Em J Parsley (they/he) is a fiction writer, poet, educator, and environmentalist who received their MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Texas at El Paso and makes their home...

Weekly shoutout: Visit Coalitionist, a new literary project at the coalition! -- Hi there, We're back! Today I am delighted to be arts calling acclaimed poet Kim Dower! kimdowerpoetry.com About our guest: Kim (Freilich) Dower (City Poet Laureate of West Hollywood from October 2016 – October 2018) has published five highly acclaimed collections of poetry all from Red Hen Press. Her most recent book...

Weekly shoutout: Check out new indie artists over at Washingtones Records! -- Hi there, Today I am delighted to be arts calling indie folk singer-songwriter Hannah Wyatt! ( linktr.ee/hannahwyatt ) About our guest: hannah wyatt is an emerging indie folk singer-songwriter. her melancholic sound has blossomed over the years with influence from a score of artists the likes of keaton henson, joe purdy,...

Weekly shoutout: Be sure to check out books by Vine Leaves Press! -- Hi there, Today I am delighted to be arts calling author, yogi, and writing teacher Jennifer Lang! ( israelwriterstudio.com/about ) About our guest: Born in the San Francisco Bay Area, Jennifer Lang lives in Tel Aviv, where she runs Israel Writers Studio. Her prize-winning essays appear in Baltimore Review, Under the Sun, Midway...

*Content Warning: Strong language of a sexual nature a few times. Just a heads up. Weekly shoutout: The Originals Bureau Season 3, now available: Outstanding original scripts! -- Hi there, Today I am delighted to be arts calling poet and educator Charles K. Carter! ckcpoetry.com ABOUT OUR GUEST: Charles K. Carter (they/he) is a queer poet and educator from Iowa who currently lives in Oregon. They...

Hi there, Today, I am delighted to share this conversation with the exceptional creative team behind Welcome to the Big Dipper, a new musical! The York Theatre Company Presents WELCOME TO THE BIG DIPPER Music and Lyrics by Jimmy Roberts Book by Catherine Filloux and John Daggett Additional Lyrics by John Daggett Inspired by the Play “All Dressed Up and Nowhere to Go” by Catherine Filloux DIRECTED...

Weekly shoutout: New music at Washingtones Records! -- Hi there, Today I am delighted to be arts calling award-winning writer Georgia Jeffries! georgiajeffries.com ABOUT OUR GUEST: Georgia Jeffries is a writer of Emmy Award winning drama and critically acclaimed noir fiction. Honored with multiple Writers Guild Awards, Golden Globes and the Humanitas Prize, her work in film has been praised by the...

Weekly shoutout: Greater Ghost , a new poetry collection by Christian J. Collier, now available from Four Way Books ( AC22 ) -- Hi there, Today I am so excited to be arts calling playwright Sarah Congress! ( sarahcongress.com ) About our Guest: Sarah Congress is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter. Her play "Melting" was just selected to be produced this October at Siena College...

Weekly shoutout: Do Not Wish for Any Other Life : A Musical Sequence from the poetry of Richard Jeffrey Newman ( AC128 ) -- Hi there, Today I am so excited to be arts calling singer/songwriter Nathalie Miranda! ( https://linktr.ee/nathaliemirandamusic ) About our Guest: With an arsenal of genre-bending singles under her belt, London-based powerhouse popstar Nathalie Miranda performs straight from...

Weekly shoutout: Check out our friends at My Bad Poetry Podcast! Here's their latest episode. -- Hi there, Today I am so excited to be arts calling author C.J. Spataro! ( https://www.cjspataro.com ) About our Guest: C.J. Spataro is an award-winning short fiction writer whose work has appeared in many literary magazines and anthologies including Taboos & Transgressions, Iron Horse Lite...

Weekly shoutout: FORGET I TOLD YOU THIS, an award-winning novel by Hilary Zaid, now available! -- Hi there, Today I am so excited to be arts calling singer/songwriter Ciara Lawless! https://linktr.ee/ciaralawless About our Guest: From arranging flowers to arranging music, Irish singer and florist Ciara Lawless, goes from working in her flower shop by day to arranging music by night where she write...