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David Hopes: Poetry, Playwriting and Essays
Title
David Hopes: Poetry, Playwriting and Essays.
Abstract/Description
Author and UNC-Asheville professor David Hopes discusses his essay collection A Sense of the Morning, the relationship between poetry and essays and his theory that poems as part of essays are less intimidating to readers than stand-alone poems. The author reads aloud selections of his own poetry. Mr. Hopes also discusses the publishing company he founded. Episode #: 27
Date Issued
1996
Identifier
DavidHopes, fscj:13505
Format
Video file
Doug Marlette: Sacred Cows and Holy Hamburgers
Title
Doug Marlette: Sacred Cows and Holy Hamburgers.
Abstract/Description
Editorial cartoonist, novelist and Pulitzer Prize winner Doug Marlette discusses his novel The Bridge and how his personal life and family history inspired his novel. He also explains how the political nature of his cartoons have created controversies that have followed him for his entire career. Episode #: ?
Date Issued
2003
Identifier
DougMarlette, fscj:13510
Format
Video file
Clifton Taulbert: Front Porch Stories
Title
Clifton Taulbert: Front Porch Stories.
Abstract/Description
Clifton Taulbert, author of Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored, discusses his new book, Eight Habits of the Heart ,and the significance of the front porch in Southern culture. Mr. Taulbert also reminisces about his relationship with Bobby Kennedy.
Date Issued
1999
Identifier
CliftonTaulbert, fscj:13503
Format
Video file
Robert Morgan: Using Voice
Title
Robert Morgan: Using Voice.
Abstract/Description
Poet and novelist Robert Morgan asserts that poetry is more self-expressive than the imaginative endeavor of writing novels. He discusses how he writes the “voice” of characters with a different gender and background than his own. He also reads aloud the poem “Working in the Rain” and from his novel Gap Creek, which was selected for the Oprah book club. NOTE: Video and audio diverge at 22:50 Episode #: 28
Date Issued
2001
Identifier
RobertMorgan, fscj:13569
Format
Video file
Robert Bly: Finding Your Poetic Voice
Title
Robert Bly: Finding Your Poetic Voice.
Abstract/Description
Robert Bly is a poet, essayist, and activist, as well as winner of the 1968 National Book Award for Poetry. In this interview he discusses his collections Morning Poems and The Sibling Society, and reads original poems such as “Bad People” and “Early morning in your room” and talks about the inspirations for their content. Bly also elaborates on how he must feel “safe” when he writes a poem. Episode #: 31
Date Issued
1999
Identifier
RobertBly, fscj:13562
Format
Video file
Rick Chess: Writing Poetry
Title
Rick Chess: Writing Poetry.
Abstract/Description
Poet Rick Chess discusses his origins as a poet with interviewer Rick Campbell, who talks a little about his own evolution as a poet. The two also discuss how the draw inspiration from their own lives and also reading and research. NOTE: Video and audio diverge at 13:00 Episode #: 13
Date Issued
1995
Identifier
RickChess, fscj:13563
Format
Video file
Ricia Mainhardt: The Role of the Literary Agent
Title
Ricia Mainhardt: The Role of the Literary Agent.
Abstract/Description
Literary Agent Ricia Mainhardt explains how agents and authors work together to get books published and careers launched. She also discusses how one becomes a professional agent. Episode #: 18
Date Issued
1996
Identifier
RiciaMainhardt, fscj:13561
Format
Video file
Dr. Sheila Tobias: Writing Nonfiction
Title
Dr. Sheila Tobias: Writing Nonfiction.
Abstract/Description
Dr. Sheila Tobias explains the differences between writing fiction and nonfiction, and discusses how nonfiction writing is more about teaching whereas fiction is more about emotion. She also discusses how math and science instruction methodologies in the United States are biased against girls and women. Episode #: 16
Date Issued
1995
Identifier
SheilaTobias, fscj:13599
Format
Video file
Dr. Stuart Kaminsky: The State of the Mystery
Title
Dr. Stuart Kaminsky: The State of the Mystery.
Abstract/Description
Dr. Stuart Kaminsky, author of the Tobey Peters and Inspector Rostnikov series, discusses and compares the main characters of the many mystery series he writes. He asserts that imagination is essential for writers who are writing about subjects or situations outside of their own experiences and that a writer must balance imagination with research. Episode # 21
Date Issued
1996
Identifier
StuartKaminsky, fscj:13602
Format
Video file
Scott Morris: Sense of Place in Southern Fiction
Title
Scott Morris: Sense of Place in Southern Fiction.
Abstract/Description
Novelist Scott Morris discusses his book Waiting for April and how his personal history and familial roots in Florida inform the book’s themes of place, nature, character development and southern culture. He also reads a selection from the novel.
Date Issued
2003
Identifier
ScottMorris, fscj:13597
Format
Video file
Susan Vreeland: Writing with Grace
Title
Susan Vreeland: Writing with Grace.
Abstract/Description
Author Susan Vreeland, whose works often deal with the lives of artists such as Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer, discusses her lymphoma diagnosis and how it affected her career as a writer and educator. She also give a detailed account of her relationships with various publishing houses. Episode #: ?
Date Issued
2001
Identifier
SusanVreeland, fscj:13605
Format
Video file
Sandra Martz: Getting the Edge on Editing
Title
Sandra Martz: Getting the Edge on Editing.
Abstract/Description
Editor and publisher Sandra Martz explains how authors and editors collaborate to publish anthologies and collections. She also gives a detailed explanation of how the submission and editing process works and what editors expect from writers. NOTE: Video and audio diverge at 10:20. Episode #: 17
Date Issued
1995
Identifier
SandraMartz, fscj:13598
Format
Video file
Ruth Kempher
Title
Ruth Kempher.
Abstract/Description
Ruth Kempher details her professional life as an author, publisher and editor and engages in a lengthy discussion about prose poetry. Episode #: ?
Date Issued
1998
Identifier
RuthKempher, fscj:13596
Format
Video file
Yvonne Sapia: Writing Poetry and Fiction
Title
Yvonne Sapia: Writing Poetry and Fiction.
Abstract/Description
Award winning poet and novelist Yvonne Sapia reads aloud selections of her poetry. She writes self-therapeutic poems about issues of loss, immigration and other themes of her childhood. Sapia also discuss her novel Valentino’s Hair. Episode # 1
Date Issued
1994
Identifier
YvonneSapia, fscj:13606
Format
Video file
Stephen Birmingham: Writing Biography
Title
Stephen Birmingham: Writing Biography.
Abstract/Description
Stephen Birmingham, the author of several biographies (including one on Jacqueline Kennedy), discusses his experiences writing books while working full time as an advertising writer for Ladies Home Journal. He elaborates on how women are wonderful sources of history and inspiration for his writing, and outlines his process of research, planning and writing. He also gives advice to aspiring writers on how to make industry contacts and how to balance writing with the demands of everyday life. Episode #: 15
Date Issued
1995
Identifier
StephenBirmingham, fscj:13603
Format
Video file
Shelley Mickle: Writing with Humor
Title
Shelley Mickle: Writing with Humor.
Abstract/Description
Novelist and playwright Shelley Mickle discusses how themes of grief, sorrow and loss can be addressed through humor. She also reads aloud from her book Replacing Dad. She discusses the value of female authors and how modern technology allows a broader spectrum of women to become authors. Episode #: 11
Date Issued
1995
Identifier
ShelleyMickle, fscj:13600
Format
Video file
Sophie Wadsworth: Poems in Another Voice
Title
Sophie Wadsworth: Poems in Another Voice.
Abstract/Description
Former high school teacher and poet Sophie Wadsworth, recipient of a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities, discusses how she began writing poetry and her book Letters from Siberia, a collection of poems that brings to life the experience of her great-grandmother, who lived at a trading post in Vladivostok, Russia. Episode #: ?
Date Issued
2005
Identifier
SophieWadsworth, fscj:13601
Format
Video file
Telling Your Story of Diversity
Title
Telling Your Story of Diversity.
Abstract/Description
Formerly a staff writer for the Miami Herald, author and memoirist Kitty Oliver currently teaches English as the Writer in Residence at Florida Atlantic University. Oliver, who has been writing since her grade school days and has worked in a variety of media including journals, television scripts, and documentaries, has recently begun creating oral histories. In this interview she discusses her book Multicolored Memories of a Black Southern Girl, and reads a selection from her essay “Jambalaya.” Episode #: ?
Date Issued
2002
Identifier
KittyOliver, fscj:17170
Format
Video file
Developing and Creating Characters
Title
Developing and Creating Characters.
Abstract/Description
Leslie Schwartz is the author of Jumping the Green, which won the James Jones Literary Society Award, and Angels Crest which was adapted for film in 2011. In this interview, Leslie discusses how she became a writer, her writing process and the importance of marketing and self promotion. Episode # ?
Date Issued
2003
Identifier
LeslieSchwartz, fscj:17224
Format
Video file
The Craft of Writing
Title
The Craft of Writing.
Abstract/Description
Author Edward Falco discusses his short story collection Plato at Scratch Daniel’s & Other Stories. He also discusses how his personal background with the Catholic Church and the cultural movement of the nineteen sixties influences his writing. Episode #: 14
Date Issued
1995
Identifier
EdwardFalco, fscj:17152
Format
Video file

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