Posted in Uncategorized, tagged interview, Little Gifts, podcast on February 20, 2024| 2 Comments »
I had the GREAT JOY (!) to be interviewed by Sue Ellen Parkinson and her granddaughter Savanna Waterwheel on their podcast “Little Gifts.” I read poems, we talk about my spiritual teacher Joi Sharp, we talk of creativity and practice and opening and grief and love and art and so much more. I loved their thoughtful questions and our soulful conversation. You can listen on Spotify or Apple
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged podcast on April 21, 2023| Leave a Comment »
How to Embrace Life’s Paradoxes with Eric Zimmer: On The One You Feed
How do we trust life when even the worst things come true? That’s one of many threads I follow with Eric Zimmer on his fabulous podcast The One You Feed–an hour of exploring how to meet what scares us, embrace the unknown, curiosity and openness. Listen here on his website or anywhere you listen to podcasts.
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Finding Your Voice in the Void with Laura Tohe: on Emerging Form
In honor of National Poetry Month, Christie Aschwanden and I were lucky enough to speak with Navajo Nation Poet Laureate Laura Tohe about her experiences growing up without access to books written by Natives or about themes that resonated with her–and how she eventually found a community of writers who encouraged and supported her to write her stories. Listen here on our Emerging Form website or anywhere you listen to podcasts.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged All the Honey, breathing wind, grief, podcast on March 21, 2023| 4 Comments »
Oh friends. I was interviewed by the most beautiful cohosts for the most moving podcast. Breathing Wind is, as they say, like an audible hug–warm, moving, intimate conversations about grief. The episode that came out today is a very raw, vulnerable conversation in which we talk about losing my son, writing as part of the grief process, how love has shown up to support me, learning to trust life and love in a time of trauma, and much more. I read a few poems from my new book, All the Honey, which comes out April 18, and we talk about opening, doing nothing, being lived, saying hello to what is difficult and more. I am in awe of the grounded, gentle, loving nature of the co-hosts and have fallen in love with their podcast. I hope you will listen and subscribe–Naila and Sarah offer such a beautiful, heart-opened, loving way to feel connected in a time of loss.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged interview, language, podcast on May 22, 2021| 2 Comments »
I LOVED this conversation with Anne Marie Vivienne on her podcast Breakfast Poetry, in which we talk about several of my favorite poems (St. Francis and the Sow by Galway Kinnell and In the Belly of the Whale by Dan Albergotti) and narrating our own lives, meeting what life brings to our door, and finding joy in the devotion of language. It’s available for your listening here:
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Christie Aschwanden, Emerging Form, podcast on January 29, 2020| 3 Comments »
It’s a new year, and Christie Aschwanden and I have a whole new season of Emerging Form dropping on January 30. Our podcast is still about creative process, but we have other changes in the works. We will continue releasing regular episodes every other Thursday, but we’re also introducing some new stuff this year. We’ve hired a terrific new audio editor, Rob Dozier, and we’re taking some other steps to ensure that we can continue bringing you Emerging Form on a regular basis.
You can continue to listen to the podcast for free on your favorite podcast app, but now you also have a chance to subscribe to bonus content by signing up for our supporter newsletter. For only a few bucks per month, you can help us keep the lights on. We are offering a special deal to our founding subscribers — 20% off monthly or yearly subscriptions for the next 12 months. Sign up now, to get the discount and new content every Thursday.
If you sign up for the paid newsletter, you’ll also be able to comment on episodes in our substack feed, and take part in discussions here.
We’ve got some fantastic topics and guests lined up in the coming weeks. We’ll be talking about everything from how play can foster creativity to how to handle rejection and how and when to say no. We’ll also share our friendship’s origin story and what it reveals about creativity and friendship.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Christie Aschwanden, creative process, Emerging Form, feedback, podcast, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer on April 4, 2019| Leave a Comment »
Who needs an editor? Everyone. In Episode 5 of Emerging Form, a podcast on creative process, join me and science writer Christie Friesen Aschwanden as we discuss feedback: who to ask, how to ask them, and how to respond to what they say. Also important: at what point in a project do you ask for feedback?
We’ll tackle all these questions, plus we’ll talk about the sinking of the Titanic, how praise can both help and hinder you, eating fire, and as, always, after our discussion we’ll play our game of two questions. Our guest this episode is Andrea Jones-Rooy, a circus performer and stand up comedienne (among other talents). Our questions: 1) How do you get feedback that’s useful? 2) How do you balance being vulnerable and receptive to feedback with being sure of yourself?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Christie Aschwanden, creative process, Emerging Form, getting started, Judyth Hill, podcast on March 23, 2019| Leave a Comment »
In our fourth episode of Emerging Form, a podcast on creative process, my co-host Christie Aschwanden and I explore Getting Started. Ever have a creative project you just couldn’t seem to begin? Ever been stared down by a blank page? In this 28-minute episode, we look at lots of tips for getting started, we discuss working through perfection anxiety, paralysis of analysis, the blank page blues and so much more. Then we interview amazing poet and writing coach Judyth Hill and ask her two burning questions about how to get started. Join us!
Also, check out our back episodes on emerging form, is talent necessary and existential despair.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Christie Aschwanden, creative process, creativity, Emerging Form, podcast on March 8, 2019| Leave a Comment »
EMERGING FORM is a weekly podcast about the creative process. Join me and my co-host, New York Times best selling science writer Christie Aschwanden, as we discuss creativity, usually over a glass of wine. Themes for season one include quitting, collaboration and existential despair. Guests for season one include poets and writers as well as a sketch artist, a songwriter, a winemaker and a circus performer. Each episode lasts under 30 minutes. Find out more about the podcast on our website, or listen and subscribe via iTunes or our RSS feed.