Poetry Society of Texas Podcast

Poetry Society of Texas
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This is the monthly podcast of the Poetry Society of Texas where poets discuss their work and the art of poetry writing.

Episodes

  1. 05/29/2020

    PST Podcast Episode 015 Beth Honeycutt with Host Terry Jude Miller

    Our guest is Beth Honeycutt. As a founding member and active past-president of the Denton Poets’ Assembly, Beth Honeycutt has poetry in several Texas publications, in her chapbook of poetry Finding Direction, as well as through her mixed genre book, Echoes From the Stars, a 2018 First Place winner in the Spiritual Category awarded by the Association of Texas Authors. Alberto Villoldo, Ph.D., Bestselling author of Shaman, Healer, Sage and One Spirit Medicine writes of Echoes from the Stars as, “A well-crafted blend of journeys that take you deeply into process and discovery and imaginative poetry.” Producer Terry Jude Miller. Technical editor J. Darrell Kirkley. Music provided by Ed and Mim Frieter.

    15 min

  2. 04/04/2020

    PST Podcast Episode 014 Michelle Hartman With Host Terry Jude Miller

    Our guest is Michelle Hartman. Michelle’s poetry books, The Lost Journal of my Second Trip To Purgatory, Wanton Disarray, Disenchanted and Disgruntled & Irony and Irreverence, are available the on Amazon and Barnes and Noble Web sites. She is published in multiple journals, anthologies, in the United States and overseas. She is the former editor of Red River Review. Producer Terry Jude Miller. Technical editor J. Darrell Kirkley. Music provided by Ed and Mim Frieter.

    13 min

  3. 02/25/2020

    PST Podcast Episode 013 Birma Castle With Host Terry Jude Miller

    Our guest is Birma Castle, who received the Poetry Society of Texas highest honor, the Hilton Ross Greer Service Award. The PST’s Book of the Year was dedicated to her. Birma is a Life Member of the PST and is MC for its Life Member Banquet. She is Director of Lucidity Poetry Retreat in Eureka Springs, Arkansas each year in April. Birma says, “If you really want your poems critiqued and learn, attend the Lucidity Retreat.” The Web site is luciditypoetryretreat.com or you Google them. Producer Terry Jude Miller. Technical editor J. Darrell Kirkley. Music provided by Ed and Mim Frieter.

    23 min

  4. 01/21/2020

    PST Podcast Episode 012 Mary Turner With Host Terry Jude Miller

    Our guest is Wisconsin native Mary Creviere Turner. Mary and her husband, Don, have been married for 48 years and have lived in Houston for 37. They have three grown children and are looking forward to the birth of their seventh grandchild in the spring. Turner just completed her 10th year of mentoring at a local elementary school. She has been writing poetry for only five years and is the author of a children’s book of poetry and photos entitled African Safari. Mary won two first place awards in the Texas Poetry Society’s 2019 annual contest. Producer Terry Jude Miller. Technical editor J. Darrell Kirkley. Music provided by Ed and Mim Frieter.

    10 min

  5. 01/04/2020

    PST Podcast Episode 011 Sheila Tingley Moore With Host Terry Jude Miller

    Sheila Tingley Moore is the former poet laureate for the San Antonio Poets Association, serving that post seven times, the Kitchner Foundation's Texas Senior Poet Laureate, holding that post twice, and the Poet of the Year for the Alamo Area Poets Association. Sheila is a gifted and prolific writer. She writes both serious and humorous poems Sheila is published in many anthologies, including Voices Along the River, Inkwell Echoes, Poetry Society of Texas’ Book of the Year, National Federation of State Poetry Society’s Encore, A Galaxy of Verse, and The Texas Poetry Calendar. Producer Terry Jude Miller. Technical editor J. Darrell Kirkley. Music provided by Ed and Mim Frieter.

    11 min

  6. 12/29/2019

    PST Podcast Episode 010 Loretta Diana Walker With Host Terry Jude Miller

    Tonight our guest is Loretta Diane Walker, a multiple Pushcart Nominee, and Best of the Net Nominee, won the 2016 Phyllis Wheatley Book Award for poetry, for her collection, In This House (Bluelight Press). Naomi Shihab Nye states, “Loretta Diane Walker writes with compassionate wisdom and insight—her poems restore humanity.” Producer Terry Jude Miller. Technical editor J. Darrell Kirkley. Music provided by Ed and Mim Frieter.

    22 min

  7. 11/05/2019

    PST Podcast Episode 009 Jan Spence With Host Terry Jude Miller

    Our guest is Jan Spence, is a poet, a blogger, avid traveler and devoted yogi. She was a Founding Member of the Denton Poets Assembly, establishing it as a Charter Chapter of the Poetry Society of Texas and held various offices in the Denton organization prior to moving to Georgetown. Her chapbook, Navigating the Old Road, was chosen for publication by Finishing Line Press, and her poetry has won numerous awards. Her work has appeared in The Stray Branch, Red River Review, The Senior Voice, as well as other publications including several editions of The Texas Poetry Calendar and PST’s A Book of the Year. Karla K. Morton, 2010 Texas Poet Laureate, characterized Jan’s work as “A true gift of the heart.” Producer Terry Jude Miller. Technical editor J. Darrell Kirkley. Music provided by Ed and Mim Frieter.

    10 min

  8. 10/05/2019

    PST Podcast Episode 008 Jenna Pashley Smith Host Terry Jude Miller

    Tonight our guest is Jenna Pashley Smith, a poet, author and artist. Jenna brings a different perspective to writing poetry that we know our listeners will enjoy listing to Jenna's unique perspective on poetry form and other elements. Producer Terry Jude Miller. Technical editor J. Darrell Kirkley. Music provided by Ed and Mim Frieter.

    13 min

  9. 09/30/2019

    PST Podcast Episode 007 Christine Irving With Host Terry Jude Miller

    Christine Irving is first and foremost a storyteller. Her favorite métier is poetry, but her body of work also includes novels, memoir and travel writing. Christine is most interested in the strands of commonality that link one thing to another and thus to all things. Her life-long study of myth, fairy tales and symbolism helps discover such connections while enriching the images she creates with words. Return to Inanna (201) is a mythopoeic exploration of the myth of Inanna and its relevance in the lives of contemporary women. She is the author of five books of poetry and her poem, Hardwood, won 1st place in the 2017 National Federation of State Poetry Societies poetry contest. Her latest work is a collaboration with poet Susan Maxwell Campbell, Ping Pong Poems, an experiment in poetic dialoging. Christine co-hosts a monthly open poetry mic in Denton, TX. Her Web site is www.christineirving.com. Producer Terry Jude Miller. Technical editor J. Darrell Kirkley. Music provided by Ed and Mim Frieter.

    19 min

  10. 08/06/2019

    PST Podcast Episode 006 Lisa Toth Salinas With Host Courtney O'Banion Smith

    This is Episode 006 of the Poetry Society of Texas Podcast featuring Lisa Toth Salinas, a nationally award-winning poet, genealogist and home educator. She is the 2014 winner of the Edwin M. Eakin Memorial Book Award given by the Poetry Society of Texas (PST). Her winning manuscript, Smallest Leaf: A Collection of Poetry, is available on her website smallestleaf.com. The host for this episode is Courtney O'Banion Smith. The producer is Terry Jude Miller. Technical editor is J. Darrell Kirkley. Music provided by Ed and Mim Frieter. poetrysocietyoftexas.org

    17 min

  11. 07/08/2019

    PST Podcast Episode 005 Terry Jude Miller With Host Dr. Robin Davidson

    In this episode University of Houston Creative Writing Professor, Dr. Robin Davidson interviews 2018 Catherine Case Lubbe Manuscript Prize winner, Terry Jude Miller, about his book, "The Drawn Cat's Dream."

    20 min
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