Best Grace Cairns Podcasts (2024)

Jan Wiezorek reads his poem, "Suffering," and Megan McDermott reads her poem, "Ruth, on the Purity, or Impurity, of Attention." Jan Wiezorek's poetry appears, or is forthcoming, in The London Magazine, The Westchester Review, Lucky Jefferson, Loch Raven Review, and The Broadkill Review, among other journals. He taught writing at St. Augustine Colle…

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Matthew J. Andrews's Review of Lacunae by Scott Cairns 8:16

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Matthew J. Andrews reads his essay, "Never Yet an Emptiness," a review of Lacunae by Scott Cairns. Matthew J. Andrews is a private investigator and writer. He is the author of the chapbook I Close My Eyes and I Almost Remember and the forthcoming full-length collection, The Hours (Solum Press). He can be contacted at www.matthewjandrews.com. --- Su…

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Preparing Us | Ps Stewart Moncrieff | 18.08.2024 35:37

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Join us for an inspiring message from Ps Stewart Moncrieff, live at Freshwater Church on Sunday the 18th August, 2024.

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Poems by Brad Davis & Luke Usry 8:56

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Brad Davis reads his poem, "Unanticipated," and Luke Usry reads his poem, "Leave Britney Alone." Brad Davis (MFA, Vermont College of Fine Arts) is a California-born Canadian living in northeastern Connecticut. Poems have appeared in Poetry magazine, The Paris Review, Vallum, JAMA, Puerto del Sol, Brilliant Corners, Image, and many other journals. H…

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Lory Widmer Hess's Review of Life After Doom by Brian McLaren 11:48

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Lory Widmer Hess reads her essay, "Seeing into the Future," a review of Life After Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart by Brian McLaren. Lory Widmer Hess lives with her family in Switzerland, where she works with adults with developmental disabilities and is completing a training in Spiritual Direction. She is the author of When Frag…

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The Meaning of Life | Ps Stewart Moncrieff | 11.08.2024 36:21

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Join us for an inspiring message from Ps Stewart Moncrieff, live at Freshwater Church on Sunday the 11th August, 2024.

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Two Poems by Elizabeth Poliner 7:05

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Elizabeth Poliner reads her poems, "Welcome World" and "Bat Mitzvah Dress," from our Summer 2024 issue. Elizabeth Poliner’s books include the poetry collection, What You Know in Your Hands (David Robert Books), and the novel, As Close to Us as Breathing (Little, Brown & Co.), winner of the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize in Fiction. A new novel, Spinni…

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My Other Name Is Hagar by Heather M. Surls 30:48

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Heather M. Surls reads her essay, "My Other Name Is Hagar." Heather M. Surls is an American writer and journalist who has lived in the Middle East for more than a decade. Her reporting has appeared in outlets like the Jordan News, Christianity Today, Hidden Compass, EthnoTraveler, and Anthrow Circus, while her creative nonfiction has been published…

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The Suffering & The Glory | Ps Peter Clegg | 04.08.2024 40:55

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Join us for an inspiring message from Ps Peter Clegg, live at Freshwater Church on Sunday the 4th August, 2024.

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Poems by Dominic Palmer & Arlene Tribbia 7:24

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Dominic Palmer reads "Want Is My Shepherd," and Arlene Tribbia reads "Bolt Down the Universe." Dominic Palmer is a teacher, writer, and church musician living in Manchester. His poetry has been published or is forthcoming in journals including Blue Unicorn, Ekstasis, and EGG+FROG. Dominic and his wife have recently become parents for the first time…

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Ave Maria by Grace Donovan 35:59

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Grace Donovan reads her short story, "Ave Maria." Grace Donovan is a fiction writer from Northeast Ohio. She currently resides in the DMV area where she is getting her MFA in fiction writing at George Mason University. Grace loves ice cream, her cat Patsy, the fiber arts, and the Brontë sisters. She often writes about women, queerness, and childhoo…

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With God | Ps Peter Clegg | 28.07.2024 43:48

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Join us for an inspiring message from Ps Peter Clegg, live at Freshwater Church on Sunday the 28th July, 2024.

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Three Poems by David Allen Sullivan 10:26

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David Allen Sullivan reads his three poems, "Wine Skin Slippages," "Tympanic Membranes," and "This body," from our current Summer issue. Former Santa Cruz county poet laureate David Allen Sullivan’s books include Strong-Armed Angels, Every Seed of the Pomegranate, a book of co-translation with Abbas Kadhim from the Arabic of Iraqi Adnan Al-Sayegh, …

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Contemplation of Creation: A Nature Meditation Walk 42:00

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Kolya Braun Greiner leads a nature meditation walk, "Contemplation of Creation." Take this episode with you out on a walk, hike, or simply to a quiet spot indoors by a window. This rich offering includes exercises to center your mind, body, and spirit before the walk, as well as seven individual "encounters" with beings in nature. Listen to the gui…

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Your New Home | Ps Joshua Moncrieff | 21.07.2024 36:42

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Join us for an inspiring message from Ps Joshua Moncrieff, live at Freshwater Church on Sunday the 21st July, 2024.

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Pastor & Actor Rev. Lisa Cole Smith 43:29

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The Artist as Prophet, the Church as Collective: Pastor & actor Rev. Lisa Cole Smith speaks with our Assistant Interviews Editor Darby Brown on art as a spiritual language, the church's role in supporting artists, and "equipping artists to serve as prophetic critics and imaginative visionaries in the world." Rev. Lisa Cole Smith is an actor, direct…

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Summer 2024 Trailer 5:33

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The Summer 2024 issue of the journal is here! Tune in for a preview of the new works we'll be featuring this podcast season. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vita-poetica/support

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41 - Vulnerability 48:13

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Damian and Jim catch up after both turn 50 and reflect on the power of vulnerability, the need for connection and how the hustle-pressure to remain productive is not serving as well at all. ….. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Support the podcast.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe for podcast updates⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Tank Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠…

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How To Leave With Honour | Ps Stewart Moncrieff | 30.06.2024 50:22

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Join us for an inspiring message from Ps Stewart Moncrieff, live at Freshwater Church on Sunday the 30th June, 2024.

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Embodied Faith: Conversation with Dancers Hope Blackburn & Jacob Shoup 38:15

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Assistant Interviews Editor Darby Brown speaks with dancers and choreographers Hope Blackburn and Jacob Shoup of Ekklesia Contemporary Ballet. A transcript of the interview is available here. Hope Blackburn and Jacob Shoup are dancers and choreographers with Ekklesia Contemporary Ballet, a professional dance company of artist-theologians whose goal…

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A Journal of Many Colors by Rachel Berry 5:53

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Rachel shares about her contemplative practice of journaling in "A Journal of Many Colors." Rachel Berry resides in Richmond, Virginia with her sweet dog Phin. She spends her free time journaling, dancing on her treadmill, and spending time with friends and family. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vita-poetica/suppo…

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Review of Museum Exhibit "The Art of Knowing" 9:18

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Cheryl Sadowski reads her essay, "Teachers, Sages, and Serpents," a review of the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art's ongoing exhibit, The Art of Knowing in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Himalayas, which is on view in Washington, DC. Cheryl Sadowski writes about art, books, landscape, and nature. Her essays, reviews, and short fiction …

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Poems by Ping Yi Yee & Isabel Chenot 5:15

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Ping Yi Yee reads his poem, "Fortune Center," and Isabel Chenot reads her poem, "pain is not an ark." Ping Yi Yee writes poetry, travelogues and fiction, and is in public service. His work has appeared in Litro, London Grip, Meniscus, La Piccioletta Barca, and Sideways, among others, and is forthcoming in Poetry Breakfast and Harbor Review. Ping Yi…

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Visual Art by Alexis Eke 6:49

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Artist Alexis Eke shares about her digital artwork featured in our Spring 2024 issue, including on the cover. View her art can be viewed here. Alexis Eke is an artist based in Toronto, Ontario. She illustrates surrealism portraits and comic illustrations using vibrant colors, to communicate the truth of Gods Word and increase the representation of …

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Poems by Bart Edelman & K.D. Battle 6:16

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Bart Edelman reads his poem, "Crazy Eights," and K.D. Battle reads his poem, "Self-Help Sonnet I," from the Spring 2024 issue. Bart Edelman’s poetry collections include Crossing the Hackensack (Prometheus Press), Under Damaris’ Dress (Lightning Publications), The Alphabet of Love (Ren Hen Press), The Gentle Man (Ren Hen Press), The Last Mojito (Ren…

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Miriam: A Multimedia Project by Gerburg Garmann 11:59

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Gerburg Garmann shares about her multimedia project, Miriam, which includes a 72x48" painting and a soundscape in 5 movements. This painting, and the fifth movement of the soundscape, the "Coda," are featured in our Spring 2024 issue here. In this podcast episode, Gerburg shares the background behind this project, and the "Coda" of the soundscape. …

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Poems by Scott Hales & Kara Applegate 4:36

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Scott Hales reads his poem, "Holy Envy," and Kara Applegate reads their poem, "Misericordia." Scott Hales is a writer, critic, and historian living in Eagle Mountain, Utah. His work has appeared in Religion and the Arts, BYU Studies, Irreantum, The Under Review, The Sandy River Review, and other academic and literary journals. His first collection …

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Shoah Shoes by Helen L. Conway 8:06

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Helen L. Conway reads her essay, "Shoah Shoes." Helen L. Conway lives in St. Helens, UK. A former Judge, she holds an MA in Creative Writing from Lancaster University and is the author or joint-author of over a dozen books and numerous articles about law, art, mental health and coaching psychology. She is also an internationally exhibited and colle…

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Two Poems by Maxim D. Shrayer 6:20

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Maxim D. Shrayer reads his poems, "Artists' Quarter in Old Jaffa" and "Wailing Wall." Maxim D. Shrayer is a bilingual writer in English and Russian, a 2012 Guggenheim Fellow, and a winner of a 2007 National Jewish Book Award. He was born in Moscow and left the former USSR in 1987. A professor at Boston College, Shrayer is the author of over twenty-…

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Standing Water by James Roderick Burns 11:46

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James Roderick Burns reads his short story, "Standing Water." Please be aware this story contains brief references to physical abuse and the demonic. James Roderick Burns is the author of one flash fiction collection, To Say Nothing of the Dog, and five collections of short-form poetry, most recently Crows at Dusk; a collection of four novellas – T…

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Two Poems by Terry E. Hill 8:36

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Terry E. Hill reads his two poems, "This Too, Capricious" and "Calligraph for a Psalm Beginning with the Letter O." Terry E. Hill is a physician in Oakland, California, with a long history of publishing in healthcare and a more recent history in literature, e.g., in The Healing Muse and the All Shall Be Well Anthology. He grew up in rural Georgia b…

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Nick Pearce - HoMie 50:34

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In this deep and insightful conversation, we meet with Nick Pearce, the founder of HoMie, a social impact venture focused on supporting homeless people through a unique retail and training model. Nick shares his journey of starting HoMie, the challenges and insights he's encountered, and the importance of approaching social issues with curiosity, h…

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Saturday Night at the Dairy Queen by Chris Drew 26:58

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Chris Drew reads his short story, "Saturday Night at the Dairy Queen," published in our Spring 2024 issue. Chris Drew is an Associate Professor of English at Indiana State University, where he teaches creative writing and English teaching methods courses. His writing has appeared in a variety of publications, including Bellevue Literary Review, Qua…

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Spring 2024 Trailer 5:54

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The Spring 2024 issue of the journal is here! Co-Editor Caroline Langston introduces some of the new works of this issue, which we'll be featuring here on the podcast in the coming weeks. The whole issue can be found in both text and audio formats on our website, at www.vitapoetica.org. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s…

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Michelle Grace Hunder - Rise 1:10:08

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What does it take to make an impact with creativity, leadership, and a camera? Michelle Hunder is one of Australia’s most celebrated, awarded and revered music photographers. Her transformative journey to becoming a renowned music photographer, and her projects like 'Rise' and 'Her Sound, Her Story,' demonstrate her resilience against adversity, an…

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Readers Respond 4:08

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Contemplative Practices Editor Samir Knego shares readers' responses to the theme of "Light" in the Winter 2024 issue. The "Readers Respond" series features reflections and practices on a current theme, shared by Vita Poetica readers. Currently, we're accepting responses to the theme of "Breaking," which will be shared in the upcoming Spring issue.…

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The Sacredness of All Things: A Conversation with Poet Wen-Juenn Lee 39:41

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Assistant Interviews Editor Darby Brown speaks with poet Wen-Juenn Lee in Australia. Wen-Juenn Lee writes poetry on unceded Wurundjeri land. In her writing, she is interested in gaps, leaks and spillage, which often take the form of place, memory, and divinity. Her work has been published in Meanjin, Cordite Poetry Review, Going Down Swinging, amon…

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Poems by Jonathan Chan, Caleb Westbrook, & Matt Stanley 8:42

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Jonathan Chan reads his poem "Ceremonial, Caleb Westbrook reads his poem "On a Shore Weighing What Matters," and Matt Stanley reads his poem "How Like a Child We Become When We Are Truly Surprised." Jonathan Chan is a writer and editor. Born in New York to a Malaysian father and South Korean mother, he was raised in Singapore and educated at Cambri…

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Poems by E.R. Skulmoski 5:44

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E.R. Skulmoski reads her three poems, "In Catholic School"; "Daughters of Eve, Eat This Scroll"; and "Elegy." E. R. Skulmoski was born in Vancouver and raised in Hong Kong. She currently lives in the Interior of British Columbia with her husband and four children. Her work has been published in Ekstasis, Foreshadow, Heart of Flesh Literary Journal,…

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Poems by Wayne Bornholdt & Susan Shea 6:34

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Wayne Bornholdt reads his poem, "Recipe," and Susan Shea reads her poems, "Poet's Tea" and "The Good Portion." Wayne Bornholdt is a poet and retired bookseller. He has degrees in philosophy and theological studies. He lives in West Michigan with his wife and two Golden Retrievers. Susan Shea is a retired school psychologist, born in New York City, …

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Meditation through a Window with Samir Knego 5:52

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Contemplative Practices Editor Samir Knego leads a guided "Meditation through a Window." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vita-poetica/support

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Poems by Maxim D. Shrayer & Matthew E. Henry 8:08

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Maxim D. Shrayer reads his poem, "My Woven Kipa," and Matthew E. Henry reads his poems, "found" and "subtlety: an assay." Maxim D. Shrayer is a bilingual author and a professor at Boston College. He was born in Moscow and emigrated in 1987. His recent books include A Russian Immigrant: Three Novellas and Immigrant Baggage, a memoir. Shrayer’s new c…

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Review of "Nervous: Essays on Heritage & Healing" 13:02

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Lory Widmer Hess reads her review, "Listening to Our Pain," which discusses the book Nervous: Essays on Heritage and Healing by Jen Soriano. Lory Widmer Hess currently lives with her family in Switzerland, where she works with adults with developmental disabilities and is in training as a spiritual director. Her book When Fragments Make a Whole: A …

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Poems by Justin Lacour & Conner Cowan 7:05

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Justin Lacour reads his poem, "Devil Music," and Conner Cowan reads his poems, "16. fire" and "24. wrapping paper." Justin Lacour lives in New Orleans with his wife and three children, and edits Trampoline. He is the author of Hulk Church (Belle Point, 2023). Conner Cowan is an English teacher at Seabreeze High School in Daytona Beach, Florida. Poe…

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A Mother's Prayer by Jennifer Lendvai-Lintner 24:29

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Jennifer Lendvai-Lintner reads her essay, "A Mother's Prayer," from our Winter 2024 issue. Among other things, Jennifer Lendvai-Lintner is a writer, teacher, student, and mother. She is the 2023 recipient of the Denise Gess Literary Award for Nonfiction and a 2022 Writer's Digest Award Winner. Jennifer is earning her MA in Writing at Rowan Universi…

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Winter 2024 Trailer 5:41

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The first journal issue of 2024 is here! Tune in for a preview of new works at the intersection of art, faith, beauty, and spirit. Cover Art: Margaret Adams Parker Intro Music: "A Gentle Invitation" by Dawn, Dawn, Dawn Outro Music: John Morris --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/vita-poetica/support…

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Gilbert Rochecouste - Regenerative Practice 1:07:10

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Our discussion with Gilbert of Village Well, touches on our shared interests of human development and transformative, purposeful work. An advocate for regenerative work in our community and society at large, Gilbert provides us with an enlightening and fulfilling perspective of how a career might evolve around impactful work. We delve into various …

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Elisabeth Tuckey - Connection 1:18:16

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This conversation series features Elisabeth Tuckey, the Executive Director of Research, Engagement and Advocacy at Neami National. With a deep sense of social justice, and a connection to the many stories of her family, we explore these stories and more with Elisabeth. We talk through her early career as a journalist, and the impact of her father’s…

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Andrew Cairns - Raise Everyone In The Village 1:01:36

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In this podcast, Andrew, a seasoned leader and Group CEO of Haven Home Safe, shares his journey of leadership, discussing his experiences, mentors and principles that have shaped his approach to understanding the significant role we play in the wellbeing of the planet, the need for fearless and open-hearted leadership, and the importance of humilit…

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