My___on Mondays

Episode 8: My Getaway by Jodeen Revere

Jodeen Revere is an actor, writer and Thai massage therapist from Boise, Idaho. She has worked with  Boise Contemporary Theater, Migration Theory, Alley Rep, Homegrown and Opal theaters. She also works in film, commercials and as a voice over actor.

You can follow Jodeen on Instagram: @jodeenrevere

Episode 7: My Conversation with Clarence by Erik Wesselo

Erik Wesselo is an artist and filmmaker  from Amsterdam. He received his post-graduate degree from the College of Higher Education of the Arts in Arnhem and has exhibited his work  throughout Europe and the US.

His piece, titled My Conversation with Clarence, features a conversation  with a homeless man who lived on his front porch in New York City. According to Wesselo, this man was, for a brief period, the only constant factor in his life.

To learn more about Erik and his work, visit: https://www.erikwesselo.com

**Please Note: This episode contains strong language and disturbing content.**

Episode 6: My Leap by Elisabeth Sharp McKetta

Elisabeth Sharp McKetta is a writer and poet originally from Austin, Texas, now living in Boise, Idaho. She received her BA from Harvard, her MA from Georgetown, and her PHD from University of Texas at Austin. She wrote her dissertation on the intersections between memoir and myth, a concept that informs her teaching, writing and way of looking at the world. She is the author of eight books, including her recently released, She Never Told Me About the Ocean. Her piece today is titled, “My Leap”.

To learn more about Elisabeth and her work, visit elisabethsharpmcketta.com

Episode 5: My Vending Machine Poetry Dream by Carolyn Bevington

Carolyn Maria Bevington, is a Chicana poet from Boise, Idaho. She published her first book of graphic poetry, titled, The Wide Eyed Wonders Graphic Poetry Project, with ten contributing artists.

Growing up in the 70s, the mall was the center of the universe, but you always had to buy something. So this piece, her vending machine poetry dream, is free.

To learn more about Carolyn's work, visit wideeyedwonders.com

Episode 4: My Hikes by Daniel Bagley

Daniel Bagley, is a writer and musician from Boise, Idaho who can often be found rambling through the foothills with his best friend Morty, who happens to be a dog. His piece, titled "My Hikes", collages his Monday excursions with improvised guitar sessions, placing improvisation on the same plain as hiking to wherever a trail takes you. To learn more about Daniel's music, visit distantfamily.bandcamp.com

Episode 3: My 54 Word Poems by Daniel Stewart

Daniel Stewart is a poet living in Boise, ID. The author of the  collection, The Imaginary World, he won the 2020 Erskine J. Poetry Prize  from Smartish Pace and is a Pushcart Prize nominee. His work can be  found in BOAAT, Educe: A Journal of Queer Writing, Graviton Lit,  Parentheses, Puerto Del Sol, Prairie Schooner, RATTLE, Scab, Skidrow  Penthouse, Thrush Poetry Journal, Yes Poetry, and elsewhere. He is a  Teaching-writer for The Cabin, with residencies at Ada County Juvenile  Detention and Frank Church High, an alternative school. His latest  manuscript is Hotel 54: 54-word Poems, from which this selection comes.

Episode 2: My Soundscape Ecology by Shawn Solus

Shawn Solus, is a multi-disciplinary artist originally from Salt Lake City, Utah. Shawn has maintained a life-long passion for artistic practice with work that moves between sculpture, drawing, video, and sound art. He moved to Boise, Idaho in 2015 after being accepted to Boise State University's Master of Fine Art Program. In 2018, he graduated with an MFA focused in installation and sound. He has exhibited locally and regionally in group and juried exhibitions, as well as three solo shows. His current work, including today's selection,  explores issues related to infrastructure and ecology, envisioning a future coexistence with non humans – including insects. Learn more about his work at ssolusstudio.com

Episode 1: My Concrete Mondays by Irina Novarese

Irina Novarese is a research-based artist whose practice expands to interdisciplinary and collaborative projects both as artist and organizer. She received a B.F.A. from the Academy of Arts in Turin, Italy and an M.A. in Art in Context from UdK, Berlin. Her work has been presented internationally, among others at the 2nd Ghetto Biennial in Haiti, the 10th Venice Architecture Biennial, and the Museo Romerillo during the 12th Havana Biennial. Irina has lived and worked in Berlin since 2000 and much of her work is influenced by urban space and the multiple contexts that grow within.

To learn more about Irina and her work, visit irinanovarese.de/.