Wild Roof Podcast

In the September episode, WRJ collaborator Rachel Lauren Myers joins hosts Aaron Lelito and Chris Vogt. We talk about why Walt Whitman's "A Noiseless Patient Spider" is an old favorite. We also cover an excellent listener question: "What are you values and how do they show up in your work?" And we take a few tangents to chat about John Steinbeck, Paul Thomas Anderson's Magnolia, Sylvia Plath's dia...

In the August episode, WRJ collaborator Rachel Lauren Myers joins hosts Aaron Lelito and Chris Vogt. We talk about the dynamic poem "I Read a Lot" by Evalyn Lee (from Issue 15) as well as one of Rachel's favorites, "Monument" by Keith Kopka . In between these poems, we take a detour to consider the question "What keeps you going on a difficult writing day?" (...And yes, listening to podcasts is on...

In the July episode, Kathleen Caprario-Ulrich and Emma McNamara join Aaron and Chris to consider the question of "How do you revise?" If you’ve ever struggled with cutting, chopping, trimming, and changing your writing in order to take that next step toward completion, then listen up! We cover a few techniques that we have found helpful to our ongoing writing practices.

In the June episode, Issue 14 contributors Kathleen Caprario-Ulrich and Emma McNamara join hosts Aaron Lelito and Chris Vogt. Kathleen and Emma share a bit about their creations before we move on to chat about two favorites from Wild Roof Journal’s May issue: Melissa Mulvihill's prose poem "A Mouthful of Storm" and Dawn Erickson's short story "Fortson." We found so much to connect with between the...

In the May episode, Ash Good and Eben Bein join Aaron Lelito to consider the question of "How does your writing process begin?" If you’ve ever felt stuck, stalled, or sluggish as you try getting a new piece of writing off the ground, listen up! We cover a few techniques that we have found helpful to our ongoing writing practices.

For the April episode, Ash Good and Eben Bein , who both contributed poems to WRJ's Issue 13, join editor Aaron Lelito. (Roundtable cohost Chris Vogt has a limited presence in this one due to internet connection problems!) We cover three evocative poems from Wild Roof Journal’s March issue. We even have some "behind the scenes" insights from each of the featured writers! Each of the selections we...

In the March episode, Rachel Arturi Pruzan and Marybeth Holleman join Aaron Lelito and Chris Vogt to consider the question of "What is a book/artwork you have grown with over time?" Several previous WRJ contributors offer their responses as well. Guess what? We come up with quite the eclectic mix--get your reading lists out for this one! Each of the selections we cover are accessible at wildroofjo...

In the February episode, editor Aaron Lelito and roundtable co-host Chris Vogt are joined in conversation by Rachel Arturi Pruzan and Marybeth Holleman , who both have been published in Wild Roof Journal (be sure to check out their work here and here ). We cover four excellent selections from Wild Roof Journal’s January issue (Issue 12). How did these pieces speak to us? Listen and find out! Each...

Join us for the "after party" segment of our most recent roundtable discussion. We kept the fun going for a bit of extra art & lit talk. We hope you enjoy the looser side of of podcast recording process... In this "AP" discussion, Anna Genevieve Winham and Vian Borchert join co-hosts Aaron Lelito and Chris Vogt to address the question of "What is your favorite break-up poem?" Each of the pieces we...

In the December episode, editor Aaron Lelito and roundtable sidekick Chris Vogt are joined in conversation by Anna Genevieve Winham and Vian Borchert , who both have been published in Wild Roof Journal (be sure to check out their work here and here ). We cover three stand-out selections from Wild Roof Journal’s November issue (Issue 11). Each of these pieces is available to view at wildroofjournal...

In the October episode, editor Aaron Lelito and roundtable sidekick Chris Vogt are joined in conversation by Kelly Gray and Hayley Stoddard , who both have had poems published in Wild Roof Journal (be sure to check out their work here and here ). We talk though four evocative pieces from Wild Roof Journal’s September issue (Issue 10). Each of these poems are available to view at wildroofjournal.co...

In the August episode, editor Aaron Lelito leads a discussion that covers some of the excellent pieces from Wild Roof Journal’s July issue (Issue 9). These works are available to view at wildroofjournal.com/podcast . Joining the discussion to share their insights are roundtable regular Chris Vogt, along with Nicole Bethune Winters and Eva Swiecki. Both Nicole and Eva have previously been published...

For the June episode, editor Aaron Lelito leads another roundtable discussion, covering some stand-out pieces from Wild Roof Journal’s May issue (Issue 8). These works are available to view at wildroofjournal.com/podcast . Joining the discussion to share their insights are roundtable sidekick Chris Vogt, a professor of English at SUNY Erie Community College, along with Anna Schechter and Shannon L...

For the May episode, editor Aaron Lelito leads another roundtable discussion, covering a few favorite pieces from Wild Roof Journal’s March issue (Issue 7). These works available to view at wildroofjournal.com/podcast . Joining the discussion to share their insights are Chris Vogt, a professor of English at SUNY Erie Community College, along with Paul Smit and Adrienne Rozells. Paul is a fiction w...

For the April episode, Aaron Lelito and Chris Vogt have a conversation with poet Paul Nelson, founder of the Seattle Poetics Lab. We talk about the origins of Poetry Postcard Fest, the benefits of spontaneous composition practices, and the importance of music to creativity. For more, see paulenelson.com and popo.cards .

For the March episode, editor Aaron Lelito leads another roundtable discussion, covering a few favorite pieces from Wild Roof Journal’s January issue (they are available to view at wildroofjournal.com/podcast ). Joining the discussion to share their insights are Chris Vogt, a professor of English at SUNY Erie Community College, along with Anna Schechter and Phoebe Phelps, two members of the WRJ te...

For the February episode, editor Aaron Lelito has a conversation with artist Ashley Pryor Geiger. We talk about the methods she uses to create digital collages such as "Threshold" (which appears in Issue 6), her interest in using archival photographs, as well as some recommendations on helpful art/photo programs to use. And of course, there are plenty of reading recommendations (...we don't want o...

For the January episode, editor Aaron Lelito discusses a few favorite pieces from Wild Roof Journal’s previous issues with Chris Vogt, a professor of English at SUNY Erie Community College, and Adrienne Rozells, a member of the WRJ team. In addition to diving into the selected works, we cover a few other tangential topics as well. The pieces discussed are available to view at wildroofjournal.com/p...

For the Dec. episode, editor Aaron Lelito has a conversation with writer Erica Avey. She has published articles on the topic of psychedelics in Medium , Psymposia , and DoubleBlind . Here, we talk about some of her creative influences and her new project SPECTRA Poets.

For the Issue 5 artist feature, editor Aaron Lelito has a conversation with photographer Caroline Russell. Topics include the appeal of darkrooms, chlorophyll prints, and the intersection of textual and visual arts.