58 min
Ep. 46 The Greenhouse that Sows Literary Seeds with Hannah Rose Neuhauser 5-20-20 The Perks Of Being A Book Lover Podcast
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- Language Learning
When I think of a greenhouse, I envision small seeds sprouting roots and then green shoots slowly rising toward the sunlight. The progress to grow may be slow at first but soon becomes rapidly transformational as the plant drinks in the nourishment of the heat, moisture, and sunlight in the greenhouse cocoon.
Our guest this week, Hannah Rose Neuhauser, is the co-founder and program director of The Young Author’s Greenhouse, an organization inspired by the 826 Valencia writing organization for children and teens launched by author Dave Eggers. The Louisville greenhouse, located in the Portland neighborhood, nurtures student writers in an imaginative writing space which includes a storefront called The Opposite Shop where you can find jars of sunshine and magic fish scales. But moving from the Shop through the portal into the organization’s writing center, young writers enter a world where they are taken seriously by mentors who question and instill confidence. One of the coolest programs offered by The Young Author’s Greenhouse is an annual song-writing event with Jim James, leader of the rock band My Morning Jacket, and Teddy Abrams, the young hip conductor of the Louisville Orchestra.
Hannah Rose tells us what book she read in college that inspired her to start this nonprofit journey, what skill is more important than writing for volunteers with the Young Author’s Greenhouse, and what perk of the program can entice even reluctant young writers to put their words on paper.
Books mentioned in this episode:
1- A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers2- If you Can See the Stars, There is Still Light by The Young Author's Greenhouse3- Into the Wolf-Dark Shadows by The Young Author's Greenhouse4- Know My Name by Chanel Miller5- The Last Wish by Andrezej Sapkowski (Short Stories)6- Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe7- Bluets by Maggie Nelson8- The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
Online Article mentioned:Flattened by the Curve www.mcsweeneys.net/columns/flattened-by-the-curve
TV shows mentioned:1- Derry Girls on Netflix2- Sex Education on Netflix3- Schitt's Creek on Hulu4- Seinfeld on Hulu
You can find us on FB, instagram (@perksofbeingabookloverpod) and on our blog site at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com
Perks airs on Forward Radio 106.5 FM and forwardradio.org every Wednesday at 6 pm, Thursdays at 6 am and 12 pm. We have purchased the rights to the theme music used.
When I think of a greenhouse, I envision small seeds sprouting roots and then green shoots slowly rising toward the sunlight. The progress to grow may be slow at first but soon becomes rapidly transformational as the plant drinks in the nourishment of the heat, moisture, and sunlight in the greenhouse cocoon.
Our guest this week, Hannah Rose Neuhauser, is the co-founder and program director of The Young Author’s Greenhouse, an organization inspired by the 826 Valencia writing organization for children and teens launched by author Dave Eggers. The Louisville greenhouse, located in the Portland neighborhood, nurtures student writers in an imaginative writing space which includes a storefront called The Opposite Shop where you can find jars of sunshine and magic fish scales. But moving from the Shop through the portal into the organization’s writing center, young writers enter a world where they are taken seriously by mentors who question and instill confidence. One of the coolest programs offered by The Young Author’s Greenhouse is an annual song-writing event with Jim James, leader of the rock band My Morning Jacket, and Teddy Abrams, the young hip conductor of the Louisville Orchestra.
Hannah Rose tells us what book she read in college that inspired her to start this nonprofit journey, what skill is more important than writing for volunteers with the Young Author’s Greenhouse, and what perk of the program can entice even reluctant young writers to put their words on paper.
Books mentioned in this episode:
1- A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers2- If you Can See the Stars, There is Still Light by The Young Author's Greenhouse3- Into the Wolf-Dark Shadows by The Young Author's Greenhouse4- Know My Name by Chanel Miller5- The Last Wish by Andrezej Sapkowski (Short Stories)6- Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe7- Bluets by Maggie Nelson8- The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Michele Richardson
Online Article mentioned:Flattened by the Curve www.mcsweeneys.net/columns/flattened-by-the-curve
TV shows mentioned:1- Derry Girls on Netflix2- Sex Education on Netflix3- Schitt's Creek on Hulu4- Seinfeld on Hulu
You can find us on FB, instagram (@perksofbeingabookloverpod) and on our blog site at www.perksofbeingabooklover.com
Perks airs on Forward Radio 106.5 FM and forwardradio.org every Wednesday at 6 pm, Thursdays at 6 am and 12 pm. We have purchased the rights to the theme music used.
58 min