Talking Paper

Episode date, May 4th, 2017: I speak with writer and artist Dallas Athent about her new book of poetry, Theia Mania, out now from AntiSentiMental Society. In addition to her own poetic work, Athent volunteers her time promoting the work of other writers by coordinating east coast reading events (along with myself) for literary nonprofit, Nomadic Press. I also recorded readings from the launch ...

Episode date, April 20th, 2017: I sat down with veteran screen actor, director, and writer Hampton Fancher at his home in Brooklyn, New York. 2017 is a big year for Fancher. First, as the subject of a documentary film about his life and career, titled Escapes, set for a summer release. Second as the co-screenwriter of the feature film Blade Runner 2049, which debuts in October. The film is a fo...

Episode date, April 6th, 2017: I went to GAMBA Forest, a multi-purpose space that serves as both a performance and art venue, located at 231 Norman Avenue in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. It's run by Melissa Hunter-Gurney and Chris Carr, who are co-founders of the literary publication, GAMBAZine. They recently worked with literary nonprofit Nomadic Press to host a poetry and music showcase at GAMBA For...

Episode date, March 23rd, 2017: I speak with Claire Durand-Gasselin, Craig Kite, & Brian Sheffield. They are three of the co-founding editors (along with Margaux Taleux) of POST(blank) -- a French-American bilingual word-art publication from Mad Gleam Press. The publication's first volume, titled POSTpaper, debuted in fall of 2016 with 92 pages. The second volume, POSTmortem, came out in winter...

Episode date, March 9th, 2017: I speak with Ronna Lebo and Boni Joi -- two of the founders of Black Square Editions. Since 1999, the New York-based imprint has published translations of little-known books from around the world, written by well-known poets and fiction writers, while also handling the work of both emerging and established authors. Black Square is part of the nonprofit, Off The Pa...

Episode date, February 23rd, 2017: I travel to Washington D.C. for the 2017 AWP Conference and Bookfair, where I interview writer, teacher, and model Chris Campanioni, who edits PANK magazine and is the author Death of Art, published by C&R Press. I also interview C&R and PANK owner John Gosslee. Chris Campanioni website: http://chriscampanioni.com/ John Gosslee website: https://johngosslee.c...

Episode date, February 9th, 2017: Lisa Marie Basile and Joanna C. Valente are the founding editor-in-chief and managing editor, respectively, of Luna Luna Magazine, which since 2013 has served as "a growing community and online diary interested in art, feminism, literature, opinion, sex and the occult" with content generally divided between dark and light sections. Basile and Valente read a sel...

Episode date, January 26th, 2017: Neighbors is the theme of this episode of Talking Paper on Radio Free Brooklyn. I begin by interviewing my next door neighbors René Sascha Johannsen & Trice Angie Christiansen about print media influences in their native Denmark (and beyond), Trice's skin care line RAAW in a jar, and Rene's documentary work with Danish band Lukas Graham. Next, I listen to my do...

Episode date, January 12th, 2017: Life experience is the theme of this episode of Talking Paper (recorded on location at Por Vida in the Barrio Logan section of San Diego, CA) - that includes writing about one's own experiences (and those of others), keeping your knowledge & body healthy through research, and handling the end of life. I begin by interviewing Jim Ruland about his Vermin on the M...

Episode date, December 29th, 2016: Fantasy card game Magic: The Gathering is the topic of most of this episode. It begins with an interview with Nathan Holt & Shawn Kornhauser about their Magic doc film, Enter the Battlefield. Next up, an interview with one of their film's 7 subjects, Chris Pikula about his thoughts on the game, and his own career (which could end with a spot in the Hall of Fam...

Episode date, December 15th, 2016: Lilit Marcus and Erik Trinidad share great travel writing stories from far-flung destinations. Marcus is contributing digital editor at Condé Nast Traveler. Trinidad is host, director, and producer of the science travel web series, Plausibly Ridiculous. Lilit Marcus Condé Nast Traveller articles: http://www.cntraveler.com/contributors/lilit-marcus Lilit Marc...

Episode date, December 1st, 2016: The first half features an interview with photographer Kirk Edwards and his wife Siobhán Edwards, who collaborated on "The Hula Project." The black & white photo art exhibition explores the ancient dance of the Hawaiian islands, and the opening reception was December 10th at Pipeline Gallery on Oahu's north shore. The second half features an interview with poe...

Episode date, November 17th, 2016: Dante Ciampaglia talks about his unique experience editing 10-14 year-old kid reporters at Scholastic & Sports Illustrated Kids, and his new gig as Senior Editor at youth-oriented TIME Edge. Dante Ciampaglia website: http://danteaciampaglia.com/ Dante Ciampaglia Twitter: https://twitter.com/daciampaglia Scholastic Kid Reporter application: http://magazines....