Lyricality Blog
on the bayou by Mark Conway
Sunday Morning Lyricality for December 8, 2019 features “on the bayou” by Mark Conway, from his book rivers of the driftless region, published by Four Way Books.
“100 ways to make everything okay”: TJ Larum on how to make our insignificance, significant
TJ Larum is a behavior analyst who works in Waite Park, Minnesota, providing therapy for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, mostly 4 and 5 year olds. He is also a drummer and a songwriter, striving to create a culture in central Minnesota where everyone feels connected to their creativity, either as a maker of a creative product, or an appreciator of what is made in their community.
In My Darkest Hours by Mary Willette Hughes
Sunday Morning Lyricality presents “In My Darkest Hours” by Mary Willette Hughes.
Can We Create a Culture of Belonging? Karl Johnson on Spoken Word, Self Expression and Connection
Karl Johnson is a regular performer in the central Minnesota spoken word community, where poetry been helping him speak his truth and tell his story.
Why Lyricality chose Paige Riehl’s SUSPENSION to launch “Read Poetry Central Minnesota”
Why we chose Suspension by Paige Riehl Muriel Rukeyser, in her 1949 book of essays, The Life of Poetry, tells us contemporary poetry is important, especially in a climate of divisive political polarization. When contentions and divisions worsen into mass hatred, which shows its ugly face in mass incarcerations, mass killings, wars and genocide, the ability of poets to illuminate the emotional...
Poet & Writer Mara Faulkner on the Humble Practice of Questioning Our Own Ideas
Mara Faulkner is a poet, literature and writing instructor, and author of the book Going Blind: A Memoir. In her essay “Memoir’s Arrogant I/Eye and How to Teach It Humility,” Mara Faulkner questions the purpose of writing and publishing contemporary memoir.
Measured Words: Brendan D. King on Poetry’s Graceful Power to Thwart Tyranny
Brendan D. King brings his knowledge of poetic forms together with his understanding of history, culture, and several languages, to access the ancient power of incantatory language. He is a man with a far-reaching, wide-ranging mind, who brings honed passion to his poetry.
Songwriter / Poet Juliana Howard on the truth of signs, and the lifelong task of moving on
Juliana Howard is a songwriter and poet living living in St. Joseph, MN. Her poetry practice and her spiritual practices (which often overlap) are helping her face the vulnerabilities created by aging, a process she refers to as unraveling and undoing.
The Mapmaker’s Dream: Bill Meissner on measuring the world precisely, to establish connection between us
Bill Meissner talks with Lyricality’s Tracy Rittmueller about his latest book, The Mapmaker’s Dream, and the ways poetry connects us.
The Recovery of Simplicity: Songwriter Adam Hammer on “The Love You Take”
For Adam Hammer, songwriting is necessary because he simply cannot not do it. Although his recently released single “The Love You Take” is finding significant airplay on Minnesota’s public and independent radio stations, and that’s exhilarating, of course, success or popularity is not what drives him to write. “Songwriting is just something I can’t seem to put down,” he said.
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