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Inquiry – The Power of Poetry with David McCann

David McCann, born in Lewiston ME, grew up in Cambridge MA, graduated from from Amherst College, and served in the first Peace Corps group to go to Korea, ROK, 1966-68. He received M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University. He taught Classical Japanese language and literature, served as Director of Foundation Relations, then taught Korean…

Inquiry – The Power of Poetry featuring Mike Jurkovic

A 2016 Pushcart nominee, Mike’s poetry and music reviews have been published globally but with little reportable income. Full length collections include mooncussers, (Luchador Press 2022); AmericanMental, (Luchador Press 2020). Blue Fan Whirring (Nirala Press, 2018) Anthologies: Calling All Poets 20th Anniversary Anthology, (CAPS Press); Reflecting Pool: Poets & the Creative Process (Codhill Press, 2018); Like Light: 25 Years of Poetry & Prose (Bright Hill…

Inquiry – The Power of Poetry featuring Peter Kline & Brittany Perham

Brittany Perham's most recent book, Double Portrait (W.W. Norton, 2017), was selected by Claudia Rankine for  the Barnard Women Poets Prize and was a finalist for the Northern California Book Award. She is also the author of The Curiosities (Free Verse Editions, 2012); and, with Kim Addonizio, the collaborative chapbook The Night Could Go in Either Direction (SHP, 2016). She…

Inquiry – The Power of Poetry with Traci O’Dea

An American poet living in Jersey, UK, Traci O'Dea is the author of two poetry collections: Waving (Assure Press, 2021) and Restricted Movement (Scotland Street Press, 2021) for which she received a Seed Funding Grant from Arthouse Jersey. The audiobook for Restricted Movement was released in November 2022. Her poems appear in the following places: BBC Radio…

Inquiry – The Power of Poetry featuring Joshua Michael Stewart

Joshua Michael Stewart's first full-length collection of poetry, Break Every String, was published by Hedgerow Books in April 2016. His most recent full-length collection is The Bastard Children of Dharma Bums, published by Human Error Publishing in 2020. He has two chapbooks, Vintage Gray, published by Pudding House Publications in 2007, and Sink Your Teeth into the Light, published by Finishing Line Press…

Inquiry – The Power of Poetry featuring Cathy Hailey

A native of Northern Virginia, Cathy Hailey teaches as an adjunct lecturer in Johns Hopkins University’s online MA in Teaching Writing program. Previously she taught English and Creative Writing in Prince William County (PWC), VA, for forty years, her favorite years as part of the Center for the Fine and Performing Arts Creative Writing Program.…