Artemis Speaks
by Jeri RogersBy making the world a more beautiful place, Artemis Speaks interviews writers and artists from the Appalachian Region of the Blue Ridge Mountains and beyond. This is a time we need to write and make art for the sake of healing our souls and enriching our communities. This podcast is a production of the Artemis Journal, a charitable organization now 43 years old and has evolved to be an all inclusive yearly journal with essays, poetry and art.
Copyright: © 2024 Artemis Speaks
Episodes
Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda, Virginia Poet Laureate
22m · PublishedCarolyn Kreiter-Foronda served as Poet Laureate of Virginia from 2006-2008. She is the recipient of a Council for Basic Education Fellowship, three Artist-in-Education grants and an Arts-on-the-Road grant from the Virginia Commission for the Arts and has won the Ellen Anderson Award, a Virginia Cultural Laureate Award. Her poems, along with those of other Virginia poets laureate, are featured in two art installations at the McLean Metro Station in Northern Virginia. An abstract artist, Dr. Kreiter-Foronda’s paintings and sculpture have been exhibited widely throughout the state of Virginia.
Jeanne Larsen, Writer
29m · PublishedJeanne Larsen is a poet, translator, novelist essayist, and sometimes short fiction writer. Jeanne has a long history/herstory with Artemis Journal, starting in the 1980's while teaching at Hollins University. She has been published in Artemis Journal 14 times up to the present Artemis Journal 2020 which features her poem Discernment at Roaring Run. Her latest book What Penelope Chooses is her 9th book. http://www.jeannelarsen.com
Nikki Giovanni, Poet
24m · PublishedOur first podcast will feature the acclaimed poet,
Nikki Giovanni
In this podcast, Jeri Rogers, Editor of Artemis interviews Ms. Giovanni. Nikki's poem "Vote" opens up the 2020 Artemis. She explains why she wrote this poem on this memorable date celebrating the 19th Amendment which was officially adopted on August 26, 1920: the culmination of a decades-long movement for women's suffrage.
Invitation to listen to Artemis Speaks
1m · PublishedBy making this a more beautiful world, Artemis Speaks invites you to join our podcast twice a month where we interview writers and artists who have been published in the Artemis Journal. Our first kickoff podcast will feature acclaimed poet, Nikki Giovanni reading her poetry and musing about her life in these challenging times.
Artemis Speaks has 54 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 26:46:19. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on July 28th 2022. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 13th, 2024 05:11.
