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Poetry is alive and thriving in the Magnolia State! On the Mississippi Poetry Podcast you’ll hear poets sharing their work, telling their stories, and offering tips to help listeners flex their poetic muscles. In this episode, poet and high school teacher James Dickson joins host and Mississippi Poet Laureate Catherine Pierce to talk about the importance of reading widely, why failing spectacularly is a good thing, and the surprising variety of the Waffle House menu.
A resource for educators and community groups can be found here: https://arts.ms.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Podcast-Supplement_Dickson-.pdf

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Larry Morrisey talks with Nasheet Waits and JD Allen, two New York City-based jazz musicians with family roots in Mississippi. Waits and Allen talk about their years as students of music and their hopes for building community with music. They recently played a series of performances and master classes in Jackson as part of a grant program bringing jazz professionals to the south.
In the photo, JD Allen is on the left and Nasheet Waits is on the right.
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Leslie Barker talks with two new MAC staff members, Director of Grants, Lauren Rhoades, and Communications Director, Ellie Banks. Lauren and Ellie will tell us about their work at the Arts Commission and how they express their creativity.
In the photo, Lauren Rhoades is on the left and Ellie Banks is on the right.
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Lauren Rhoades talks with fiction writer Dr. Iheoma Nwachukwu, a recipient of one of MAC's highly competitive artist fellowships. They talk about Nwachukwu 's writing style and influences, and his journey from growing up in Lagos, Nigeria, to playing professional chess, to now teaching as an assistant professor at the Mississippi University for Women.
Photo by Chinenye Nwachukwu.
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Sarah Story speaks with visual artist and illustrator Adam Trest. Adam is an artist from Laurel, Mississippi, known for his southern folk art style. He is represented by the Caron Gallery, a Mississippi Art Gallery with locations in both Tupelo and Laurel. Most recently, Adam illustrated the New York Times Bestselling children’s book The Lantern House with friend and cohost of HGTV’s Hometown, Erin Napier. He has also released a collection of paintings, Mississippi: Lost and Found, currently on view at the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience (MAX) in Meridian.
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Poetry is alive and thriving in the Magnolia State! On the Mississippi Poetry Podcast you’ll hear poets sharing their work, telling their stories, and offering tips to help listeners flex their poetic muscles. In this episode, poet, performer, and educator Treasure Shields Redmond joins host and Mississippi Poet Laureate Catherine Pierce for a conversation about voice, form, and how the legacy of Fannie Lou Hamer has shaped her work. 
A resource for educators and community groups can be found here: https://arts.ms.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Podcast-Supplement_Redmond.pdf

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