A 1-hour, conversational podcast for artists that aims to provide different viewpoints to different issues relevant to the contemporary creative’s career development by simply asking: should I or shouldn’t I? Artists of the Houston community from all walks of life and practices provide their insight, experiences, and expertise through a series of questions, both organic and pre-set, that will ultimately answer this main question. The guest artists are curated to provide alternate viewpoints ...
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Lela Fagan is an Author/Blogger, Experienced Onsite and Certified Virtual Administrative Professional (Marketing, PR and Not-For-Profit) Jesus Loving Football Coach's Wife. She hosts the “Memoirs of a Black Girl Podcast Series”. Her fresh and honest spirit can be felt as she narrates each episode for you her listeners. "Come take a journey with me as I share my poetry and other writings. Experience what makes me laugh, cry and the life lessons I am STILL learning." – Lela Jefferson Fagan
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Ink Well, a podcast presented by Tintero Projects & Inprint "Ink well." —a suggestion/salutation/blessing to the literary community of Houston, the Texas Gulf Coast, and beyond. Join writers, educators, activists, and founders of Tintero Projects Jasminne and Lupe Mendez, as they work with Inprint, a 30+ year old nonprofit literary arts organization in Houston, Texas, to host Ink Well, a new podcast for anyone engaged in the world of reading and writing. With their energy, charismatic wit, a ...
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In episode 4 of season 4 of Ink Well hosts Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with Reyes Ramirez about his new short story collection The Book of Wanderers.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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In episode 3 of season 4, Ink Well hosts Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with Javier Zamora about his new memoir Solito.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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Ink Well S4 E2 featuring Darrel Alejandro Holnes
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In episode 2 of season 4 of Ink Well hosts Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with Darrel Alejandro Holnes about his new poetry collection Stepmotherland.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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In episode 1 of season 4 of Ink Well host Lupe Mendez and guest host Icess Fernandez Rojas chat with Joy Priest about her new poetry collection Horsepower.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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S2, Ep 5: Should I or Shouldn’t I be both a Parent & an Artist?
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Being a creative is tough work: planning, research, drafts, creation, revision, audience engagement, etc., etc. Add to that: finances, health, networking, any number of things it takes to succeed as a creative and/or small business. Starting a family seems like another bale of straw on the camel’s back, so to speak. But artists and creatives can ha…
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S2, Ep. 4: Should I or Shouldn’t I Identify as Emerging, Mid-Career, Established, etc.?
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You could be a writer with ten years of writing experience and still be considered ‘emerging’ after your first book comes out. You can be a painter with years of experience, exhibitions, recognitions, and clients and be considered ‘mid-career.’ Or you can just not care about any of that. What is the point of those labels anyway? Who finds them usef…
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S2, Ep 3: Should I or Shouldn't I Address Political/Social Issues in my Work?
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Artists can do many things with their work to combat injustice: begin or contribute to larger conversations affecting people; bring light to an issue not being addressed by society; conceptualize a solution to a problem in a new way; etc. But some issues are so vast and large that even addressing it presents its own series of issues. One could ente…
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S2, Ep. 2: Should I or Shouldn’t I Work for Free?
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“It’ll pay in exposure!” artists have heard time and time again. Often, this just means doing something for free, that being featured on a platform is somehow a form of compensation in and of itself. Artists should value themselves and their work by requesting monetary payment. However, artists are also vital members of their community that can ser…
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S2, Ep. 1: Should I or Shouldn’t I Collaborate With Another Art Practice?
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Are you a sculptor considering collaborating with a writer? A dancer wanting to work with a filmmaker? A graphic designer looking to create something with a fashion designer? An artist’s creative imagination knows no bounds. However, how do you even begin defining your project’s parameters if you’ve never seen a model for it before? Can you work wi…
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S1, Ep. 6: Should I or Shouldn't I Invest Time & Funds in Applying for Opportunities?
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You see them packed into artist bios: residencies, grants, fellowships, awards, etc. What are they? What’s the difference? Are some better than others? A residency may grant you time to live rent-free to work on your art, but can you just up and leave your life like that? A grant can give you funds to complete a project, but how long does that last…
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S1, Ep. 5: Should I or Shouldn't I Start a Non-Profit?
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Not every artist considers their practice a small business, but the government does. Many creatives use this fact to their advantage by using business structures to grow and/or fund their practice. An artist will find several benefits as an independant, for-profit small business, and a non-profit provides another model of funding & structure that’s…
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S1, Ep. 4: Should I or Shouldn't I Seek to be Represented by a Professional?
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Representation uniquely manifests in different creative fields: curators, agents, gallery owners, editors, producers, etc. With audiences, collectors, and revenue more accessible than ever with the internet, creatives’ reliance on representation for success has diminished. However, representation can still prove to be an important element in an art…
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S1, Ep. 3: Should I or Shouldn't I Get an MFA?
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According to a study by M-AAA, artists are one of the most educated populations amongst working sectors. However, degrees and/or institutional support has never been, nor should be, the deciding factor on whether or not someone is a legitimate/good/worthy artist. MFAs, ideally, should be programs that help an artist improve their craft, but others …
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S1, Ep. 2: Should I or Shouldn't I Move to Another City for its Art Scene?
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Each city is its own ecosystem of artists, organizations, and revenue with particular notions of identity and value. For example, Austin is known as the music capital of Texas, but Houston boasts one of the largest & most diverse populations in the United States. Should a Houston musician move to Austin to capitalize on that reputation? Should any …
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S1, Ep. 1: Should I or Shouldn't I Go Full-time with my Art Career?
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The stereotype of the starving artist still pervades the social conscious, but creatives know it’s more complex than that: you work to feed yourself, family, and the art. The question becomes, “How much time can I dedicate to my craft and pay rent?” Artists have navigated this question in many ways but deciding to go full-time with their creative p…
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We did it! Fresh Arts follows up its Summit and Discussion Series with the podcast series "Should I or Shouldn't I?" that will air October 15, 2020. Listen to this promo to hear Reyes Ramirez and Angela Carranza talk about their experiences with creating a new venture and how they've adjusted to online programming, as well as some behind the scenes…
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Ink Well S3 E5 featuring Emanuelee Outspoken Bean
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In episode 5 of season 3 of Ink Well hosts Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with Emanuelee Outspoken Bean about how he became a performance poet and his work in the community.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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Ink Well S3 E4 featuring Carolyn Forché
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In episode 4 of season 3 of Ink Well host Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with poet and author Carolyn Forché about her memoir What You Have Heard Is True while she was in Houston as part of the 2019/2020 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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Ink Well S3 E3 featuring Addie Tsai
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In episode 3 of season 3 of Ink Well hosts Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with Houston author Addie Tsai about her YA novel Dear Twin.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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Ink Well S3 E2 featuring Raquel Salas Rivera
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Ink Well S3 E1 featuring Leslie Contreras Schwartz
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In episode 1 of season 3 of Ink Well hosts Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with Houston Poet Laureate Leslie Contreras Schwartz about her work in the community and forthcoming collection Who Speaks for Us Here.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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Ink Well S2 E8 featuring Noel Quiñones
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In episode 8 of season 2 of Ink Well host Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with poet, actor, and community organizer Noel Quiñones about his work on the page and in the community.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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Ink Well S2 E7 featuring Carmen Giménez Smith
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In episode 7 of season 2 of Ink Well host Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with Carmen Giménez Smith about her poetry collection Cruel Futures.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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Ink Well S2 E6 featuring Lupe Mendez
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In episode 6 of season 2 of Ink Well host Jasminne and guest host Daniel Peña chat with Lupe Mendez about his new poetry collection Why I Am Like Tequila.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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Ink Well S2 E5 featuring Ching-In Chen
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In episode 5 of season 2 of Ink Well hosts Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with poet Ching-In Chen about being a poet and their latest work.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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In episode 4 of season 2 of Ink Well, hosts Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with Palestinian poet, translator, and physician Fady Joudah about his work and his poetry collection Footnotes in the Order of Disappearance.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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Ink Well S2 E3 featuring Dr. Cristina Rivera Garza
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In episode 3 of season 2 of Ink Well, hosts Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with Dr. Cristina Rivera Garza about her novel The Tiaga Syndrome.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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Ink Well S2 E2 featuring Natalia Sylvester
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In episode 2 of season 2 of Ink Well, hosts Jasminne and Lupe chat with Natalia Sylvester about her novel Everyone Knows You Go Home.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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Ink Well S2 E1 featuring Jonathan Mendoza
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In the first episode of Ink Well Season 2, hosts Jasminne and Lupe Mendez have a conversation with spoken word poet and activist Jonathan Mendoza.For feedback on the show, email inkwell@inprinthouston.org.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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Ink Well S1 E9 featuring Rigoberto González
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In the season one finale of Ink Well, Jasminne and Lupe talk with poet Rigoberto González.For feedback on the show, email inkwell@inprinthouston.org.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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Ink Well S1 E8 featuring Samanta Schweblin
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In episode 8 of Ink Well, hosts Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with 2017 International Man Booker finalist and author of Fever Dream, Samanta Schweblin. She was in Houston as part of the 2017/2018 Inprint Margarett Root Brown Reading Series. A majority of this episode is in Spanish.En episodio 8 de Ink Well, anfitriones Jasminne y Lupe Mendez charla…
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Ink Well S1 E7 featuring Sheila Maldonado
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In episode 7 of Ink Well, Jasminne and Lupe chat with New York based poet, Sheila Maldonado.For feedback on the show, email inkwell@inprinthouston.org.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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Ink Well S1 E6 featuring Jasminne Mendez
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In episode 6 of Ink Well, host Jasminne Mendez gets the table turned on her as she is interviewed by host and husband Lupe Mendez plus guest host and Houston writer Icess Fernandez about Jasminne's new book, Night-Blooming Jasmin(n)e: Personal Essays and Poems. For feedback on the show, email inkwell@inprinthouston.org.…
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In episode 5 of Ink Well—a podcast by Tintero Projects and Inprint for anyone engaged in the world of reading and writing from Houston, Texas—hosts Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with Houston writer, activist, and professor Tony Diaz.For feedback on the show, email inkwell@inprinthouston.org.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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In episode 4 of Ink Well, Jasminne and Lupe chat with poet Robin Davidson about the Houston Favorite Poem Anthology and more.Robin Davidson, a resident of Houston for more than 50 years, was named Houston’s second Poet Laureate by Mayor Annise Parker in 2015 and served through April 2017 under the leadership of Mayor Sylvester Turner. She is a grad…
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Ink Well S1 E3 featuring poet Deborah "DEEP" Mouton
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In episode 3 of Ink Well—a podcast by Tintero Projects and Inprint for anyone engaged in the world of reading and writing from Houston, Texas—hosts Jasminne and Lupe Mendez talk with Houston’s current Poet Laureate Deborah "DEEP" Mouton. For feedback on the show, email inkwell@inprinthouston.org.By Ink Well: A Tintero Projects & Inprint Podcast
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Ink Well S1 E2 featuring writer Daniel Peña
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In episode 2 of Ink Well—a podcast by Tintero Projects and Inprint for anyone engaged in the world of reading and writing from Houston, Texas—hosts Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with Pushcart Prize winner Daniel Peña about family, being a writer, and his debut novel BANG, recently published by Arte Público Press. For feedback on the show, email ink…
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Ink Well S1 E1 featuring poet Analicia Sotelo
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In this inaugural episode of Ink Well--a new podcast by Tintero Projects and Inprint for anyone engaged in the world of reading and writing from Houston, Texas--hosts Jasminne and Lupe Mendez chat with poet Analicia Sotelo about being a writer, what it means to “ink well” in this day and age, and her new poetry collection Virgin, selected by Ross G…
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The words we speak have power. Re-defining a word in popular culture does not take away its original meaning.
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The words we use and speak into other are seeds. In this episode, I touch on the importance of being mindful of the labels that we choose to describe our friends.
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Happy New Year! An end of the year update - Lela Jefferson the host of the Memoirs of Black Girl Podcast Series.
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Command Your Atmosphere... You are the Gatekeeper of Your Life! - Episode 13
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Host Lela Jefferson speaks on the topic of... How you can command your atmosphere and be the gatekeeper of your own life!
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Video Plug: His Princess Bride - Love Letters from Your Prince (Book)
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His Princess Bride - Love Letters from Your Prince by Sheri Rose Shepherd. I am so loving this book. I purchased it today (8/16/11) at Borders and have not been able to put it down. I highly recommend it!
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Host Lela Jefferson gives an update on what she has been up to and has been reading.
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