Wild Roof Podcast

For the April episode, Ash Good and Eben Bein, who both contributed poems to WRJ's Issue 13, join editor Aaron Lelito. (Roundtable cohost Chris Vogt has a limited presence in this one due to internet connection problems!)

We cover three evocative poems from Wild Roof Journal’s March issue. We even have some "behind the scenes" insights from each of the featured writers!

Each of the selections we cover are accessible at wildroofjournal.com/podcast.

In the March episode, Rachel Arturi Pruzan and Marybeth Holleman join Aaron Lelito and Chris Vogt to consider the question of "What is a book/artwork you have grown with over time?"

Several previous WRJ contributors offer their responses as well. Guess what? We come up with quite the eclectic mix--get your reading lists out for this one!

Each of the selections we cover are accessible at wildroofjournal.com/podcast.

In the February episode, editor Aaron Lelito and roundtable co-host Chris Vogt are joined in conversation by Rachel Arturi Pruzan and Marybeth Holleman, who both have been published in Wild Roof Journal (be sure to check out their work here and here).

We cover four excellent selections from Wild Roof Journal’s January issue (Issue 12). How did these pieces speak to us? Listen and find out! Each of them is available to view at wildroofjournal.com/podcast.

Join us for the "after party" segment of our most recent roundtable discussion. We kept the fun going for a bit of extra art & lit talk. We hope you enjoy the looser side of of podcast recording process...

In this "AP" discussion, Anna Genevieve Winham and Vian Borchert join co-hosts Aaron Lelito and Chris Vogt to address the question of "What is your favorite break-up poem?"

Each of the pieces we cover are available to view at wildroofjournal.com/podcast.

In the December episode, editor Aaron Lelito and roundtable sidekick Chris Vogt are joined in conversation by Anna Genevieve Winham and Vian Borchert, who both have been published in Wild Roof Journal (be sure to check out their work here and here).

We cover three stand-out selections from Wild Roof Journal’s November issue (Issue 11). Each of these pieces is available to view at wildroofjournal.com/podcast.

What made these pieces such a good fit for WRJ? Listen to hear our thoughts (as well as some "behind-the-scenes" insights from the creators!).

In the October episode, editor Aaron Lelito and roundtable sidekick Chris Vogt are joined in conversation by Kelly Gray and Hayley Stoddard, who both have had poems published in Wild Roof Journal (be sure to check out their work here and here).

We talk though four evocative pieces from Wild Roof Journal’s September issue (Issue 10). Each of these poems are available to view at wildroofjournal.com/podcast.

Does your interpretation line up with ours? Listen and find out!

In the August episode, editor Aaron Lelito leads a discussion that covers some of the excellent pieces from Wild Roof Journal’s July issue (Issue 9). These works are available to view at wildroofjournal.com/podcast.

Joining the discussion to share their insights are roundtable regular Chris Vogt, along with Nicole Bethune Winters and Eva Swiecki. Both Nicole and Eva have previously been published in WRJ, so be sure to check out their work here and here.

What impressed us about these three poems? Listen to find out! We talk about how "Bees" manages to avoiding the clichés of youthful summertime romance, get the origin story of "Under Trees" as shared by the author, and enter into the surreal world of "Glass."

For the June episode, editor Aaron Lelito leads another roundtable discussion, covering some stand-out pieces from Wild Roof Journal’s May issue (Issue 8). These works are available to view at wildroofjournal.com/podcast.

Joining the discussion to share their insights are roundtable sidekick Chris Vogt, a professor of English at SUNY Erie Community College, along with Anna Schechter and Shannon Lise. Anna is a returning roundtable guest and is a member of the WRJ team; Shannon is a forthcoming WRJ contributor with a background in both English and clinical psychology.

In this conversation, we take a deeper dive into three poems and one collage. What impressed us about these four pieces? Listen to find out! We analyze, interpret, evaluate, speculate... There's even a "behind the scenes" glimpse into the minds of two of the selected contributors.

For the May episode, editor Aaron Lelito leads another roundtable discussion, covering a few favorite pieces from Wild Roof Journal’s March issue (Issue 7). These works available to view at wildroofjournal.com/podcast.

Joining the discussion to share their insights are Chris Vogt, a professor of English at SUNY Erie Community College, along with Paul Smit and Adrienne Rozells. Paul is a fiction writer, who has had two short stories appear in WRJ, "Burnt Avocado Toast" in Issue 1 and "The Water Fall" in Issue 7. Adrienne is a returning roundtable guest and is a member of the WRJ team.

In this conversation, we take a deeper dive into two visual pieces that align wonderfully with the themes that emerged in the March issue. In addition, the poem covered continues an engagement with the natural world, adding some interesting twists in a compact amount of space. Lastly, we cover a short story that brings together some contemporary issues with age old existential questions (...this one is a must read for anyone out there on the job search these days!).

 

For the April episode, Aaron Lelito and Chris Vogt have a conversation with poet Paul Nelson, founder of the Seattle Poetics Lab.

We talk about the origins of Poetry Postcard Fest, the benefits of spontaneous composition practices, and the importance of music to creativity.

For more, see paulenelson.com and popo.cards.