Strength To Be Human --Global Arts & Affairs Podcast, Hosted by Mark Antony Rossi

On this episode we will discuss the various writers and writings of people either imprisoned for their beliefs and writing from jail or imprisoned for their writings.  Paul the Apostle Martin Luther King O. Henry Henry David Thoreau Marco Polo Vaclav Havel Marquis de Sade Oscar Wilde Nelson Mandela

In the final mailbag episode of 2020, we showcase more voices from the international community commenting on various episodes.

An instructive episode of where Self, healthy or otherwise, fits into the creative equation of our lives. 1. Solitiude -- Selfishness 2. Attitude -- Narcissism 3. Platitude -- Achieving Balance 

In a first this show will interview editors of a literary magazine (Bombfire Lit) about their publication, editorship, flash fiction and poetry.   https://bombfirelit.com    

This episode briefs discusses the American avarde garde poetry master John Ashbery.

This episode focuses on the accomplishments of women in writing: Engeduanna George Sand George Eliot Mary Shelley Anna Akhmatova Simone de Beauvoir Isabel Allende

Classic Spotlight brings us some thoughts and poems from Nobel Prize winning Mexican poet and writer Octavio Paz   The Man The Artist The Meaning

In this episode we review examples of writing during war time and how depending on station in life, period of time or particular war -- the thoughts and details change to reflect interesting commentary war writing intro US Civil War -- letter WWI -- war godmothers WWII -- letter Vietnam -- letter Writers famous for wartime writing Rod Serling, Kurt Vonnegut, Joseph Heller, Ernest Hemingway, Irene...

in this episode we have a fascinating discussion with Scottish poet Steve Lang about sonnets, writing, creativity in the corona age and more.

In this second 'bookend' episode we explore Edgar Allan Poe's demons and ideas about creativity. His self-sabotaging events were a major factor in his suffering.

Another grounded episode on a topic I hear alot about by writing: does writing have a future? What will that future look like? I attempt to answer a few of this questions in a manner I many might find unusual. 

In this second installment annually produced I delve into what i have been doing as a writer, especially in this particularly challenging time of Covid, and try to make it relatable on the show to others who might be working or dealing with similiar issues.

In perhaps my most personal voyage into a writer I explore all that was social and creative in the astounding teleplay, screenplay writer Rod Serling. We cover in this episode: depression, twilight zone, creativity, planet of the apes and the meaning of prejudice as a root of global calamity.

In the final mailbag episode in a rough and uncertain year, 2020, we go through some of the email about show and about the journal, Ariel Chart.   Covered are the following topics: Fantasy in Writing Keeping a Journal Dark Side of Guilt Covid Bukowski Truth Evil Words Creativity and Mental Illness      

In one of the most unique episode STBH explores Mark Antony Rossi's innovation micro-writing style (fiction & nonfiction) "Concrete Minimalism." Intro to Innovation Fiction Passages   Philosophy of Rent https://www.arielchart.com/2017/07/philosophy-of-rent.html?m=1     Waiting Room Madness https://madswirl.com/short-stories/2015/07/waiting-room-madness/   Tampa Bay Tantrum https://www.scarletleafr...

In this episode we briefly examine the good and bad of spoken word poetry.  Light Side -- test run one's material before an audience Dark Side -- forget about print and then get forgotten -- yourself Notes:  post-covid world might have less eating establishments, no movie theatres and folks less willing to be community-oriented, spoken word might need to learn to adapt to a new reality

In our 2nd conversation I speak with Canada's, Michel Weatherall, novelist, poet and publisher about his projects, his press, his marketing and his interesting take on anthologies and promoting literary projects in the age of Covid.

In the final episode for September 2020 we delve into the meat and marrow of what constitutes identity, how it is lost, how it is gained, how it is maintained and how large a role it plays in the creative life of an artist.

STBH brings another facet of creativity by encouraging the practice of journaling. In this episode we cover:   1. Informal Journaling (collected note-taking) 2. Formal Journaling (in actual journal with extensive commentary) 3. Notes on Notes

The last in the series takes us to Fantasy, in this episode we will talk about some of the greats and classics in fantasy novelization:   JRR Tolkien -- The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings C.S. Lewis -- Chronicles of Narnia Ursula K. Le Guin --- Tales of Earthsea, The Left Hand of Darkness    

By outlining and speaking to some of the major contributing factors to a writer's creative funk we seek to lessen the negative impact and therefore help restore productivity and a sense of belonging once more.   Guilt -- parental, martial, sexual, racial   Pride -- the insistence of living off resume, geography or culture instead of hard work and good faith. This path often steers towards arroganc...

How much is too much of a subject matter for writing? Well, you guessed it, traveling and trying to incorporate the experience can be a test of writing skills or of one of patience.  In this show we cover three subtopics: 1. Shading: travel locale sprinkling through writing 2. Detail: Full blown detail oriented writing on a event, locale, geography etc, that merits more substance. 3. Overblown: wh...

In perhaps one of the most controversial of podcasts on word usage we delve deeply into hateful words that have no place in our writing or lives. Gender --- B-word Sexuality -- lesbian --- lesbo, dyke                    gay --- fairy, queer, faggot, homo, pansy, sissy                   transgender -- tranny, he/she Disability --- retard, gimp Race -- N-Word             intro -- evil word should no...

Lately this form of creative instruction, due to Covid, has migrated more than ever to online, Skype and even Zoom. Less in class personal instruction is taking place but in this episode I will address both Coaches & Courses. Pros & Cons (individually & comparison modeling) seeking references, understanding impact of assignments creative goals, writing exercises and "homework" Managing Expectation...

More listeners have requested a show on Bukowski than any other literary figure in history. Even Poe. In this extended episode of plus ninety minutes I will explore in an artistic manner what Bukowski was as a person, a persona, a writer and possibly a philosopher. It should reveal some new facts, new viewpoints and help demystify a seemingly dysfunctional countercultural icon and celebrity.