My___on Mondays

Episode 14: My Harmonium by Jesse Blake Rundle

Jesse Blake Rundle is a songwriter and poet, originally from Kansas and currently living in Boise, Idaho. He released his debut, Radishes and Flowers in April 2020.

To learn more about Jesse and his work, visit: https://www.jesseblakerundle.com/

 

Episode 13: My Not Bog by Teal Gardner

Teal Gardner (she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist living and working in Boise, ID, where she has resided since 2016. Read more about her work at bodiesofthemesh.cargo.site.

This recording explores the slippages among ecosystems, the human self, and the ruins produced by extraction. It features a sound experiment that replicates Alivn Lucier's 1969 "I Am Sitting in a Room."

Special thanks goes to Hartford University's Nomad MFA Cohort C6 (Seasick) for the company and collaboration in the artist's exploration of Crystal Peat. And a thank you to the professors Christy Gast and Camila Marambio and their project Ensayos, where you can learn so much more about Peatlands:  https://ensayostierradelfuego.net

For more information on Peatland conservation, see http://www.globalpeatlands.org/.

Episode 12: My 2011 by CL Young

CL Young is the author of a chapbook called What Is Revealed When I Reveal It to You (dancing girl press, 2018), and co-author with Emily Skillings of Rose of No Man's Land, a chaplet from Belladonna* Collaborative. Her poems have appeared in Lana Turner, Poetry Northwest, The Volta, and elsewhere, and essays can be found at Entropy and The Scofield. She  holds an MFA from Colorado State University and currently lives in  Boise, Idaho, where she facilitates an ongoing project called Sema, currently a podcast on loss, grief, healing, and death.

To learn more, visit: http://clyoung.info/

Episode 11: My Dirty Fingernails by Heidi Kraay

Boise playwright, writer and theatre maker, Heidi Kraay, examines the connection between brain and body, seeking empathy with fractured characters. Her work, which has been published and performed both locally and internationally, pulls myth, metaphor and monsters together to attempt connections across difference. She holds a BA in Theatre Arts with an emphasis in Dramatic Writing and Design from Boise State University, and an MFA in Creative Inquiry, Interdisciplinary Studies from California Institute of Integral Studies. She is an adjunct professor through the Department of Theatre, Film and Creative Writing at Boise State University, and a teaching artist through The Cabin Literary Center.

To learn more about Heidi and her work, visit: http://www.heidikraay.com/

Episode 10: My Vigil by Daniel Drennan ElAwar

Daniel Drennan ElAwar is an artist, writer and activist. Born in Lebanon and adopted at two months, he grew up in Iran, Australia, and finally the United States, with four years lived in France. In 2004 he returned to Lebanon, where he lived and worked for 12 years. In 2016 he returned to the United States, and currently works as a professor of illustration in Canada.

To learn more about Daniel and his work, visit https://danielibnzayd.wordpress.com/

Episode 9: My Mondays in Sarajevo by Dzevad Vrabac

Dzevad Vrabac is a poet, born and raised in Bosnia and Herzegovina, former Yugoslavia. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from Boise State University and an MFA from Saint Mary's College of California. Dzevad has lived and worked in Boise, Idaho since 1998 and enjoys reading, writing, plucking his guitar, walking, and visiting with friends.

*Poetry, music and sounds by Dzevad Vrabac, sound editing by Goran Fazil.

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