RAY JANE: STORIES

Amiya is a Fulbright scholar, founder of Stand in the Gap Poetry Collective, and longlist recipient of the Steel Toe Book 2020 Poetry Prize.

In this episode, Edith tells us a little about her creative background, and then takes along with her down a lesser traveled path, a fresh, frightening retelling of a hungry wolves lurking in the shadows, and unsuspecting little girls. *** Edith Tapia aka “Blackbird” is a queer writer/poet/performer from Mexico, with a “declamation style.”  There in Mexico in 2005, Edith placed second  in a nationwide poetry contest. In 2007, The Sonora University published her in their anthology, “Realidad Aleatoria.” Now based in the USA, Edith attends live events, sharing her bilingual art. She has been featured in the Austin Poetry Society in 2018, and also published in their anthology, in 2020. Edith has been featured in the Lion and Pirate event facilitated by Malvern Books, in 2020. That same year, she was featured in the Waterfront Immersive Arts Festival. Edith was published in “Sinew: 10 Years of Poetry in the Brew,” anthology in 2021. She has also been interviewed on www.hearsaypoetry.com .  Edith currently co-hosts a monthly virtual open mic called Lenguas, that promotes cultural diversity and art. Please follow Edith! - Facebook Writer Page: https://www.facebook.com/edithblackbirdfly - Facebook Lenguas Page: https://www.facebook.com/lenguasdiversity/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/e.blackbirdfly - Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlackbirdEdith/ - Website is in progress…

Michael Sindler, a native of South Carolina, has called Denver home for over a decade. He is a writer whose work crosses genres and includes fiction, non-fiction, memoir, poetry, theatre, and songwriting. His work has been published in various print and web venues including seven anthologies in the past year, and he has collaborated with and participated in a number of media bridging projects and productions with arts organizations including The Stratus Chamber Orchestra, Colorado Ballet, Sounds on Stage, University of Denver Department of Theater, Ruddy Duck Theater, Denver Botanic Gardens, Write Denver, The Lighthouse Writers Center, The Hard Times Writers Group, and others. He has been a featured reader at LitFest in 2017 and 2018, The Clyfford Still Museum, the American Museum of Western Art, the Denver Public Library, the Denver City Council, the Walk and Ride of Silence Commemorative Presentation, 40 West Arts, and the 30th and 31st Annual Podeo Celebrations of National Poetry Month. He has featured in virtual (and IRL) poetry readings, performances, and workshops across the globe, both on his own and as part of the Beardo Bards of the Bardo with Bryan Franco and Dane Ince. In this episode: Introduction by Storyteller, Michael Sindler I. "Ernest & Ray at the End of the Day" II. "Impact" III. "Close to Good" IV. "Colfax Interlude" V. "Miracles Are Where You Find 'Em" VI. "Monday Mourning" VII. "Get In"

Christine Hall is a Nashville, Tennessee-based poet, and host of the Poetry in the Brew Open Mic.

In this episode: *Discarded Chocolate, 1: Rudy and LaDonna* *Discarded Chocolate, 2: Jack and Darlene* *Discarded Chocolate, 3: Bobby and Julia*. Poet, novelist, and singer/songwriter Phillip Henry Christopher spent his early years in France, Germany, and Greece. His nomadic family then took him to Mississippi, Georgia, Ohio, and Vermont, before settling in the steel mill town of Coatesville, Pennsylvania, where he grew up in the smokestack shadows of blue collar America. Escaping high school, he made Philadelphia his home, alternating between Philly and cities across America, living for a time in Buffalo, New Orleans, Fort Worth,even remote Fairfield, Iowa, before settling in Indianapolis. While wandering America, he has placed poems and stories in publications across the country, in Europe, and Asia. He is the author of two books of poetry and is searching the planet for a publisher for his novel, Prospero’s Dream. (**All music in this episode are original pieces courtesy of Phillip Henry Christopher)

Week 9 Storyteller: Kemlyn Tan Bappe is a multi-disciplinary artist with expressions in poetry, theatre, spoken word, visual art and dance originally from Singapore, working as a special education teacher in Arizona. She is on the Youtube Webshow, "The Poets Reacts" by The Poetry Global Network. Her poems have published by SingLit Station and Squircle Line Press in Singapore. As a performance artist, Tan Bappe is active in online open mics and programs around the world. She toured with two repertory companies. Her artwork is found in collections internationally. In 2009, she was awarded the VSA Teaching Artist Fellowship in Washington D.C. ~~ In this episode: ** Poetry of Pottery ** Summer of Healing **

Ray Jane is a Black, female, Brooklyn-born poet raised in Queens, New York. Find out more about Ray and her writing at www.itsrayjane.com.

Unmesh Mohitkar is a poet and writer who hails from Pune, India. He is the author of the poetry collection, “Light Shadow Life.” He has performed at multiple international open mics and spoken word events, including the Singapore and San Jose Poetry Festival. He is a regular performer at The Nuyorican Poets Cafe Online Open Mic. Unmesh writes in three languages, and is a globetrotter who has visited twenty-two countries. In this episode: The Stunningly Beautiful Mountains of Kashmir • I Love Horror Poems! • Revolution

In this episode: Wolves Prefer Puccini • Baboons Prefer Samba • Dubai Tales

Meet Denise Saenz, our second storyteller of Season 6. Denise is a poet from El Paso, Texas and author of the recent poetry collection, “Belly of the Snake.” She is an exciting, emerging new voice in the 2021 poetry landscape that would not want to miss. In the episode: Denise Saenz: Descent & Emergence • “Bottom Out,” An Original Story From the Mind of Denise Saenz