Rooted in Poetry: Recent Episodes
Georgina Marie
The Rooted in Poetry Podcast is brought to you by Lake County, CA Poet Laureate Georgina Marie and The Lake County Bloom.
The Rooted in Poetry Podcast is brought to you by Lake County, CA Poet Laureate Georgina Marie Guardado and The Bloom. Opening poem by Andrea Gibson entitled The Madness Vase.
Show Notes:
In this episode, Georgina shares conversation and poetry with five notable poets in honor of National Poetry Month (originally recorded in April 2023).
Links:
Read poetry in The Bloom:
https://www.lakecountybloom.com/category/artandlit/literature/poetry/
Visit Georgina Marie Guardado’s website:
https://www.georginamariepoet.com/
Visit Yeva Johnson’s website and Instagram:
https://yevajohnson.com/
https://www.instagram.com/yevajohnson/
Visit Karen Poppy’s website and purchase her latest book:
https://karenpoppy.com/
https://www.beltwayeditions.com/new-releases/diving-at-the-lip-of-the-water
Visit Karen Llagas’ website:
http://www.karenllagas.com
Visit Rachel Pray’s website:
https://www.reikiwisdom.space/services
Visit Lourdes Figueroa’s website and purchase her latest book:
https://www.lourdesfigueroa.net/
https://www.spdbooks.org/Products/9781955239400/vuelta.aspx
Description:
The Rooted in Poetry Podcast is brought to you by Lake County, CA Poet Laureate Georgina Marie Guardado and The Bloom. Opening poem by Andrea Gibson entitled The Madness Vase.
Show Notes:
In this sixteenth episode, and last of Season 2, Georgina is joined by members of The Word Circle, a Lake County-based virtual writers’ group. Featuring Pamela Bordisso, Brian Hayes, and Brenda Yeager.
Links:
To join The Word Circle virtual writing group, visit the following link for details: https://www.georginamariepoet.com/events
Special Mentions:
Mendocino Coast Writers’ Conference: https://mcwc.org/
Writer Anastacia Renee: https://www.anastacia-renee.com/home
The Haibun poetry form: https://poets.org/text/more-birds-bees-and-trees-closer-look-writing-haibun
The Prose Poem form:
https://poets.org/glossary/prose-poem
Description:
The Rooted in Poetry Podcast is brought to you by Lake County, CA Poet Laureate Georgina Marie Guardado and The Bloom. Opening poem by Andrea Gibson entitled The Madness Vase.
Show Notes:
In this fifteenth episode, Georgina talks with Lake County writer and writing coach Jennifer Mills Kerr.
Links:
https://www.jennifermillskerr.com/
https://www.lakecountybloom.com/author/jennifermillskerr/
https://www.georginamariepoet.com/
Special Mentions:
http://www.jenniferfoerster.com/
New Poetry Series with Jennifer and Georgina: New Darlings: Readings of Contemporary Poetry https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/new-darlings-readings-of-contemporary-poetry-1446619
The Rooted in Poetry Podcast is brought to you by Lake County, CA Poet Laureate Georgina Marie Guardado and The Bloom. Opening poem by Andrea Gibson entitled The Madness Vase.
Show Notes:
In this fourteenth episode, Georgina discusses the new literary nonprofit and journal WordSwell with its Founder Clive Matson and Board Vice President Dawn Bratton.
Links:
https://www.wordswelljournal.org/
https://www.gofundme.com/f/wordswell-nonprofit
https://www.matsonpoet.com/
https://www.dawnbratton.com/
https://www.georginamariepoet.com/
Special Mentions:
Video Poetry by Taya Vasilyeva: https://vimeo.com/744066477?embedded=true&source=video_title&owner=119859829
The Rooted in Poetry Podcast is brought to you by Lake County, CA Poet Laureate Georgina Marie Guardado and The Bloom. Opening poem by Andrea Gibson entitled The Madness Vase.
Show Notes:
In this thirteenth episode, Georgina shares conversation with Solano County poet Kelly Grace Thomas.
Links:
https://www.kellygracethomas.com/
https://www.kellygracethomas.com/books
https://www.kellygracethomas.com/poetryworkshops
https://www.georginamariepoet.com/
Special Mentions:
Poet Amanda Moore: https://amandapmoore.com/requeening
Poet Laureate Brian Sonia Wallace: https://briansoniawallace.com/
Napa Valley Writers’ Conference: http://www.napawritersconference.org/
Antioch University MFA Program: https://www.antioch.edu/academics/creative-writing-communication/creative-writing-mfa/
Randolph College MFA Program: https://mfa.randolphcollege.edu/
Pacific University MFA Program: https://www.pacificu.edu/mfa-writing
Get Lit nonprofit: https://www.getlit.org/
The Rooted in Poetry Podcast is brought to you by Lake County, CA Poet Laureate Georgina Marie Guardado and The Bloom. Opening poem by Andrea Gibson entitled The Madness Vase.
Show Notes:
In this twelfth episode, Georgina shares conversation with fellow Bloom podcaster Michelle Scully, host of Gathering.
Links:
Read poetry in The Bloom: https://www.lakecountybloom.com/category/artandlit/literature/poetry/
Visit Georgina Marie’s website: https://www.georginamariepoet.com/
Buy Michelle Scully’s book: https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Titanium-Cowgirl-Michelle-Scully/dp/099924650X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=michelle+scully&qid=1661715077&sr=8-1
Listen to Gathering: https://www.lakecountybloom.com/podcasts/gathering/
Description:
The Rooted in Poetry Podcast is brought to you by Lake County, CA Poet Laureate Georgina Marie and The Bloom. Opening poem by Andrea Gibson entitled The Madness Vase.
Show Notes:
In this eleventh episode, Georgina Marie hosts a second reading with The Bloom’s poetry contributors.
Links:
Read poetry in The Bloom: https://www.lakecountybloom.com/category/artandlit/literature/poetry/
Visit Georgina Marie’s website: https://www.georginamariepoet.com/
Visit Tony Press on Facebook, and read his digital chapbook:
https://www.righthandpointing.net/tony-press
https://www.facebook.com/tony.acarasiddhi.press
Visit D.L. Lang’s website: http://www.poetryebook.com
Visit Tom Squiteri’s Facebook author page: https://www.facebook.com/tomsquitieripoetry
Visit Alethea Eason’s Facebook author page, website, and book link:
https://www.facebook.com/aletheaeasonauthor/
https://borderlandwriters.wordpress.com/alethea-eason/
https://www.amazon.com/Opened-Earth-Collected-Poems-Poetry/dp/B09MYST4H3
Visit Taneesh Kaur’s website and Instagram:
http://www.TaneeshCantos.com
https://instagram.com/TaneeshCantos
Show Notes:
In this tenth episode, Georgina Marie hosts a poetry reading with The Bloom contributors.
Links:
Read poetry in The Bloom: https://www.lakecountybloom.com/category/artandlit/literature/poetry/
Visit Georgina Marie’s website: https://www.georginamariepoet.com/
Follow Brett Benson on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/bensonbrett30/
Pre-order Cynthia Good’s new chapbook, “What We Do with Our Hands”:
https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/what-we-do-with-our-hands-by-cynthia-good/
Read "Equinox and Solstice,” a digital chapbook by Tony Press:
https://www.righthandpointing.net/tony-press
For fiction fans, Tony’s story collection “Crossing the Lines” was published by Big Table. Contact him at tonypress108@gmail.com or https://www.facebook.com/tony.acarasiddhi.press to purchase a copy.
The Rooted in Poetry Podcast is brought to you by Lake County, CA Poet Laureate Georgina Marie and The Bloom. Opening poem by Andrea Gibson entitled The Madness Vase.
In this ninth episode, Georgina Marie talks with local high school senior, Callie Klemme, Lake County’s 2022 Poetry Out Loud champion.
In this eighth episode, Georgina Marie talks with two Poets Laureate Fellows from the Academy of American Poets. The Academy supports American poets at all stages of their careers and fosters the appreciation of contemporary poetry. Through its Poets Laureate Fellowship program, the Academy has become the largest financial supporter of poets in the nation. The fellowship program is made possible by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Guest Links:
Brian Sonia-Wallace -
Profile with the Academy: https://poets.org/poet/brian-sonia-wallace
Website: https://briansoniawallace.com/
Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/rentpoet/
Buy his book, The Poetry of Strangers:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/006287022X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_Q97B7EN5KKX6YQ81VF28
Lloyd Schwartz -
Profile with the Academy: https://poets.org/poet/lloyd-schwartz
Buy his book, Who’s on First?:
https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/W/bo95485299.html
Music in--and on--the Air Collection of Fresh Air reviews:
https://www.amazon.com/Music-Air-Lloyd-Schwartz/dp/0989237206
Georgina Marie -
Profile with the Academy: https://poets.org/poet/georgina-marie-guardado
Website: https://www.georginamariepoet.com/
The Rooted in Poetry Podcast is brought to you by Lake County, CA Poet Laureate Georgina Marie and The Bloom. Opening poem by Andrea Gibson entitled The Madness Vase.
Show Notes:
In this seventh episode, Georgina Marie talks with Lake County poet Brenda Yeager, whose lyrical poetry often strikes the community in the center of their hearts and spirits.
Guest Links:
Brenda’s Website:https://www.brendayeager.com/
Lap of Stars, poem by Brenda:https://www.lakecountybloom.com/lap-of-stars-poetry-by-brenda-yeager/
In this sixth episode, Georgina Marie highlights The Bloom’s second poetry contest from July 2021: Poetry of the Outliers. She hosts a live reading with poets Hilary Brown, Mo Kng, and Preeti Vangani. The contest theme was chosen to honor voices that tend to be unheard and marginalized in our society. Content warning - difficult truths shared in this episode.
Reader Links:
Hilary Brown’s book, When She Woke She Was an Open Field:
https://headmistress-press.square.site/PRODUCT/WHEN-SHE-WOKE-SHE-WAS-AN-OPEN-FIELD-BY-HILARY-BROWN/48?CS=TRUE&CST=CUSTOM
M.O. Kng’s (pronounced Mo or M.O.) book, speech therapy: poems and prose on trauma, healing, and empowerment:
https://www.lulu.com/shop/mo-kng/speech-therapy-poems-and-prose-on-trauma-healing-and-empowerment/paperback/product-23375451.html?page=1&pageSize=4
Mo’s Website: https://www.mokng.com/home
Mo’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mokngpoetry
Mo’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/mokngpoetry
Preeti Vangani’s book Mother Tongue Apologize:
https://bookshop.org/books/mother-tongue-apologize/9788193929537
In this fifth episode, Georgina Marie highlight’s The Bloom’s first poetry contest from April 2021, Poetry of the Body. She talks with Mendocino Coast poet Karen K. Lewis and Sonoma County poet Beulah Vega who both submitted to the contest. The contest theme was chosen in honor of National Donate Life Month and poem submissions explored the topic of organ donation and the celebration of our bodies.
Special Mentions:
Donate Life America
https://www.donatelife.net/
Clive Matson, Writer and Teacher
https://www.matsonpoet.com/
Follow the Writers:
Find Karen on Instagram: @wordjourneysm, Twitter: @Karen_K_Lewis, and visit her website at https://www.wordjourneys.org/
Buy her book Peace Maps here:
https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/peace-maps-by-karen-k-lewis/
To follow Beulah’s lunacy (artistic and otherwise), find her on Facebook @BFVegaauthor and Instagram/Twitter @Byronwhoknew
Buy Beulah's book, A Saga for the Unrequited:
e-book option: https://books2read.com/Asagafortheunrequited paperback: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-saga-for-the-unrequited-beulah-vega/1139869438
Learn more about Georgina Marie at https://www.georginamariepoet.com/ and visit The Bloom at https://www.lakecountybloom.com/
In this fourth episode, Georgina Marie talks time and poetics with Bay Area Poets K.R. Morrison and Paul Corman-Roberts.
K.R. Morrison is a Bay Area writer, drummer, and high school teacher who these days, splits her time between SF and a place she calls Mermaidtown. There, she writes new poems, summons sirens, and recently finished and published her first chapbook “Cauldrons,” thanks to PaperPress Books. You may be familiar with her work featured in The Bloom for three weeks in July.
Paul Corman-Roberts is exhausted. His new full-length collection of poems BONE MOON PALACE (Nomadic Press, 2021) is his first book in six years. In that time, he has been hired five times, fired three times, organized four festivals and working on a fifth, gave away his drum kit, and started a new press.
Special Mentions:
Bay Area Generations
https://bayareagenerations.com/
Beast Crawl Lit Fest
https://www.facebook.com/BeastCrawlLiteraryFestival/
Buy their Books:
Bone Moon Palace by Paul Corman-Roberts:
https://www.nomadicpress.org/store/bonemoonpalace
Cauldrons by K.R. Morrison
https://paperpressbooks.org/store#mce_temp_url#
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0615868746?ref_=pe_3052080_397514860
In the third episode, Georgina Marie talks poetry and vulnerability with Vallejo Poet Laureate Jeremy Snyder.
Jeremy Snyder is a 46-year-old man from Vallejo, California who became the Poet Laureate of Vallejo in January of 2020. He has been writing most of his life and is the host of Poetry By the Bay, one of the longest-running poetry shows in the bay area (over a decade and currently on Zoom every Thursday at 9 p.m. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81888607048).
He has hosted various slam events and holds a monthly creative writing group at JFK library called Poetry In Notion (pre/post-pandemic). Jeremy loves to foster the art of creative writing in other people and its ability to be a cathartic act of self-realization. Jeremy is currently working to publish his first book of poetry, "Letters to dead poets", which he hopes to finish soon.
Special Mentions:
Poetry by the Bay:
https://www.facebook.com/PoetryByTheBay/
On Zoom every Thursday at 9 p.m. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81888607048
New Poet Laureate Puts Heart Into Writing:
https://www.timesheraldonline.com/2020/01/07/january-9-arts-and-entertainment-source-new-poet-laureate-puts-heart-into-writing/
The Rooted in Poetry Podcast is brought to you by Lake County, CA Poet Laureate Georgina Marie and The Lake County Bloom.
In the second episode, Georgina Marie discusses poetry with poet and Alameda Poet Laureate Kimi Sugioka. Kimi is an educator and poet. She earned an MFA from Naropa University and has published two books of poetry; the newest of which is Wile & Wing on Manic D Press. She is the poet laureate of Alameda, California, and her work appears in various anthologies including Civil Liberties United, Endangered Species Enduring Values, Colossus: Home, and The City is Already Speaking Vol. 4.
Purchase Wile & Wing by Kimi Sugioka here:
https://bookshop.org/books/wile-wing-poems/9781945665189
The Rooted in Poetry Podcast is brought to you by Lake County, CA Poet Laureate Georgina Marie and The Lake County Bloom.
Show Notes:
In our inaugural episode, Georgina Marie discusses poetry with poet Beulah Vega. Beulah Vega is a writer, poet, and theatrical artist living and working in California’s Bay Area. Her poetry has been published in The Literary Nest, Sage Cigarettes, Walled Women, and Blood & Bourbon among others. Her first book of poetry, 'A Saga for the Unrequited', will be published in August of 2021 by Fae Corps Publishing. And her theatrical production company: Heroines, Harpies, and Harlots will present the second annual Sonoma County Women's theater festival "In Their Own Voice" starting May 8th. She will also be reading as part of the Eclipse Lit launch party/American Foundation for Suicide Prevention fundraiser on May 22nd. She is still amazed when people refer to her as a writer, every time.
To follow her lunacy (artistic and otherwise) find her on Facebook @BFVegaauthor and Instagram/Twitter @Byronwhoknew
Tickets to "In Their Own Voice" can be found here.
Tickets for the Eclipse Lit Launch Party/Suicide Prevention Fundraiser can be found here.
Special Mentions:
Both Georgina Marie and Beulah Vega attended the 2020 Mendocino Coast Writers Conference. The 2021 Mendocino Coast Writers Conference will take place virtually from Aug 5-7 and is now open for registration! Visit https://mcwc.org/2021-registration for more information
Visit the following link to learn more about Prop 187 discussed in this podcast: https://guides.loc.gov/latinx-civil-rights/california-proposition-187
Read the poems Beulah read here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1S-999dnhnVbphsfF6er-SCl0Ehr8TX5VbrtjBPHDv24/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/document/d/14B4oG8pTkzcy0KR67HsU6XfZ_vwJsMVk7BKGDNQ0Ijc/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hNocU0ujKYz0dGpBhahxWiNRKKtc0WpfgAGVXOUHoWk/edit?usp=sharing