Off The Bricks

Welcome to Off The Bricks, poets and poetry lovers! This month we have with us, Tracy Mishkin! Mishkin recently published her first full-length book of poetry,  The Way The Salt Falls , with Main Street Rag Publishing Company. Tracy is also the author of three chapbooks,  I Almost Didn't Make It to McDonald's  (Finishing Line Press, 2014),  The Night I Quit Flossing  (Five Oaks Press, 2016...

Welcome to Off The Bricks, poets and poetry lovers! In this episode, we discuss selections from the collaborative works of Lylanne Musselman and Mary Sexson, who have both previously been featured on the pod, (Ep. 36 & 10 !). Today we are discussing their works, Marriage Maps and Driven Destinies and Company of Women . If you enjoyed today's program consider joining Brick Street Poetry&#39...

Welcome to Off The Bricks, poets and poetry lovers! On this episode, Brick Street Poetry Board Member Joyce Brinkman interviews Marjory Wentworth to celebrate the upcoming total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8th. to find Marjory's work click here .

Welcome to Off The Bricks, poets and poetry lovers! On this episode, Brick Street Poetry Board Member Thomas Kneeland interviews Indianapolis poet Dr. Adam Henze. Adam is a researcher, educator, and spoken word artist, and has shared his work in over 30 states, as well as Puerto Rico, Canada, England, and Ireland. He is the co-founder and former director of Slam Camp, a summer writing academy for...

Welcome to Off The Bricks, poets and Poetry lovers! Our first podcast of 2024 features the new book "Homecomings: A Writer's Memoir".  In it, poet Norbert Krapf shares poems from the book and talks with host Joyce Brinkman about the three areas that have influenced his work over his long career. A prolific writer Norbert writes from the influences of his Franconian German ancestry, h...

Welcome to Off The Bricks poets and poetry lovers! This month we have a special episode for you featuring our very own members! This episode is a live recording of Brick Street Poetry's in-person poetry reading/ open mic held on the first Thursday of each month. Thank you for joining us, Off The Bricks!

Welcome to Off the Bricks, poets and poetry lovers! This month we have poet and physicist Samuel Peralta with us to share his astronomically themed poetry. We have linked Peralta's Amazon page here . This week's natural moment poem is The Freedom of the Moon by Robert Frost.

Welcome to Off the Bricks poets and poetry lovers! This month's guest is Patricia Clark. Patricia is the author of six volumes of poetry, including  The Canopy  and, before that,  Sunday Rising . She has also published three chapbooks:  Deadlifts  (New Michigan Press),  Wreath for the Red Admiral  and  Given the Trees . Her work has been featured on Poetry Daily and Verse Daily, and has appear...

Welcome to Off The Bricks poets and Poetry lovers! This week we have a special program hosted by Joyce Brinkman. The Poet's Path is a guided poetry hike through Pokagon State Park including poetry from notable Indiana poets and prompts to inspire your own poetry. Bring a notebook and pen as you complete this guided program anytime during the year! While we suggest you take this opportunity to...

Welcome to Off The Bricks, poets and poetry lovers! This month we feature Indiana poet Lylanne Musselman. Author of six chapbooks as well as a set of long-form poetry, today we focus on her newest chapbook Staring Dementia in the Face . Which explores the day-to-day realities of caring for her mother with dementia.

Welcome to Off The Bricks, poets and poetry lovers! This month we feature Indianapolis poet Bonnie Maurer, reading from her new book, "The Poem Stands on its Head by the Window", which she began as a creative renewal fellow, through the Indy Arts Council with funding from the Lilly endowment. This fellowship granted her the opportunity to study in Poland. you can find her book for purcha...

Welcome to Off The Bricks, poets and poetry lovers! This month we feature Karen George. George is the author of five chapbooks, most recently the collaborative ekphrastic Frame and Mount the Sky, and three collections from Dos Madres Press: Swim Your Way Back (2014), A Map and One Year (2018), and Where Wind Tastes Like Pears (2021). She's been nominated for Pushcart Prizes and won Slippery El...

Welcome to a special episode of Off The Bricks poets and poetry lovers! In this episode, we feature Thomas Kneeland, Editor-in-Chief of The Elevation Review . The Elevation Review is an internationally-recognized, biannual journal of poetry. This month's episode focuses on tips from the editor on getting your poetry published as well as beating writer's block! Click here for The Elevation...

Welcome, to Off the Bricks poets and poetry lovers! In this episode guest poet, Jessica Thompson reads poems from her nature-filled book of narrative poetry, "Daybreak and Deep". Jessica uses her connections with nature to examine experiences of loss and grief and as inspiration for being in a state of wakefulness about life. Click here to find Daybreak and Deep for sale.

Welcome to Off The Bricks, Poets and Poetry lovers! Today we explore the Tupelo Press' 30/30 project with Kirsten Miles. This is one of our special interviews that feature someone from a press other than Brick Street Poetry to help our listeners hear tips for engaging with programs, journals, and contests that would help them on their poetic journey.

Welcome to Off The Bricks, Poets, and Poetry lovers! This week we are featuring the geological poetry of Katy Didden! Didden focuses her newest work on the perspective of Icelandic lava flows, and their destructive and creative powers. Didden allows the source materials of various Icelandic texts and refrences  to be revealed through that which the lava covers in her gorgeous new book, Ore Ch...

Welcome to Off The Bricks, poets and poetry lovers! Today's program features David Allan Evans, the former Poet Laureate of South Dakota. David is a longtime, stalwart voice of midwestern poetry. David shares poems that trace his writing from his earliest work about sports through his experiences with Asian poetry teaching in China to ekphrastic collaborations with a visual artist....

Welcome to Off The Bricks poets and poetry lovers! This month we have a Holiday special episode for listeners young and young at heart, featuring poetry read by some of the poets from Brick Street Poetry's new children's book, What I See I Can Be! A book for children to explore occupations that might be of interest to them as they think about what they want to do when they are a grownup! Thank you...

Welcome to Off The Bricks poets and poetry lovers! Today Hiromi Yoshida joins us to discuss her works in her book Epicanthus. Yoshida seeks to generate cultural, and ethnic understanding through her poetry through the use of culturally pervasive symbols, as well as process the traumatic experiences of her childhood and synthesizes her immigration experience. You can find Yoshida's work on Amazon a...

Today we welcome J.L. Kato, who was recently honored by Indiana Humanities, as the first Glick Literary Champion Award recipient. J.L. shares his experience as a Japanese American, and the experience of his fellow creatives through the expression of his poetry. You can find J.L. on Facebook and learn more about his recent award by clicking here . In addition to his recent award, Kato has served as...

Welcome to Off The Bricks poets and poetry lovers! This month, we welcome poet Mark Neely as he shares his multidimensional poetry. His latest book of poetry, Ticker, explores the continuity of life and features a dynamic formatting style. Neely's poetry is available for purchase on his personal website , as well as at your local bookstore. Additionally, Neely will be reading at Poetry on Brick St...

Welcome to Off The Bricks! , poets and poetry lovers. Today we continue our series on publishing your poetry which started with Ep. 20 Barry Harris (scroll on down to give that episode a listen while you're here today!) Our guest this month is Mary Brown, Poetry Editor of The Flying Island Journal! join us today as we discuss what to avoid and what you should be sure to do before submitting your p...

Join us today, poets and poetry lovers to hear a selection of ecologically themed poetry from Jessica Reed. In her chapbook, Still Recongnizeable Forms , Reed takes on the responsibility of discussing environmentalism, without the typical doom and gloom that the topic is usually weighed down by. Our conversation explores environmental experiences within the Midwest and Appalachia and the importanc...

Join us today poets and poetry lovers, for an intimate conversation with Alessandra Lynch as we discuss running, how Covid-19 has impacted interpersonal connection, and other challenging topics related to the human condition. Lynch's acclaimed work, Daylily Called It a Dangerous Moment, is available on Amazon , and according to Lynch herself, "Let your fingers fly, or let your hands steer a wheel,...

Join us today to discuss translation in poetry, the delicate art of balancing rhythm, meaning, and rhyme. Today's episode features Karen Kovacik, a former Indiana poet laureate specializing in the translation of contemporary Polish poetry. To learn more about Karen and her work, click here to visit her personal site . Kovacik's works can be found for purchase online Metropolis Burning , Beyond the...