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Buckle up! One heck of a conversation with Elizabeth and Madcollage, collage artist, writer and the host of the Six Impossible Things podcast! The discussion ranges from Alice in Wonderland to artist statements, from old school TV to analog vs. digital in the visual arts, and more! For more information, check out these links: Six Impossible Things Trailer: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2CYfprIN6Dnr0KxUccJALk  Madcollage website: https://www.madcollage.com/shop Madcollage Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lovemadcollage/ Madcollage Linktree for Redbubble and more: https://linktr.ee/madcollage --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/support

We welcome back writer John Yamrus. Elizabeth and John have a free-form conversation ranging from music to writing and much more. John's most recent book, Twenty Four Poems is available from Meat For Tea Press, and his prior book Selected Poems: The Director's Cut, an expansive volume is out through Concrete Mist Press. John reads from his works including some newer, never-published poems! A terrific ride, we promise. For more from John, go back and check out S2 E18! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/support

Ahoy! Elizabeth has a great chat session with Meat For Tea contributors Rick Paar and Joshua Michael Stewart in this packed episode. They read from their most recent works, including a new, unpublished piece from Joshua, and much much more! Rick's book God Bless America and Breakfast Burritos to Go (Meat For Tea Press) can be found here: https://www.meatfortea.com/chapbooks.htm and https://www.amazon.com/God-Bless-America-Breakfast-Burritos/dp/B0BJYQ7S3D/ and Joshua can be found at https://www.joshuamichaelstewart.com/ Their reading (Tuesday, Feb 21, 2023) is listed here: https://www.facebook.com/events/867387794489389 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/support

We welcome the authors of our upcoming Meat For Tea Press book Midnight Glossolalia to this engaging episode. They read some of the works in this collaborative book, talk about creative process and a ton more. Do tuck in! Warning! There is some "language" in this episode. But we're all adults here, right? Right. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/support

The third and last installment in our 2022 Pushcart Nominees' series, this one features a terrific conversation with Mary Buchinger and Mark Lew. Topic range from the english language and the importance of retaining words to writing processes, and beyond. They read their nominated pieces as well - a real treat. AND! We've got more 6 Word Stories culled from our Meat For Teacast Facebook page participants! If you've not heard the prior two installments of the Pushcart Nominees' series, we highly recommend going back to those - after you've finished this episode, of course! https://lewwriter.com/?page_id=235 https://www.marybuchinger.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/support

For this episode, it's all about music. The live music from the June 2022 Cirque, in fact. Two bands! First up, we have The Urojets, then Owen Manure. Please enjoy these great shows, recorded live at Abandoned Building Brewery at Les Cirques des Abeilles: Saturday, June 11, 2022. For the full episode, please consider joining our Patreon at patreon.com/meatfortea - you'll get a bunch of cool stuff and the joy that comes with supporting an independent arts and literary journal and it's related podcast! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/support

Welcome back for part two of our three-part series featuring our 2022 Pushcart Prize nominees. Carla Cooke and Robert Peate talks writing, some politics, media, and more with Elizabeth in this engrossing episode. Make yourself comfortable and tuck right in! Carla's work in Meat For Tea can be found in the Russian Caravan issue, and Robert's in the Mugwort, Russian Caravan, Criadilla de Toro and Passionfruit issues. meatfortea.com/buy.htm --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/support

Welcome to part one of our three-part series featuring our 2022 Pushcart Prize nominees. Charles Coe and Tamara Fricke have an extensive conversation - not to mention highly entertaining! - with Elizabeth, discussing writing and the creative process, featuring them reading some of their works, including those nominated for the Pushcart, and much, much more. Grab a beverage, a snack, and tuck right in! https://www.amazon.com/stores/Tamara-M-Fricke/author/B01D90OR1K https://www.charlescoe.org/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/support

(Opening song by Tom Kovar - thanks, Tom!) We have a special preview of this episode from Paisley Productions' Learn German Through Music podcast, where Elizabeth was that episode's guest! "A great way to learn German for music lovers! Learn 30 new vocabulary words each lesson by listening to popular German language songs. Each lesson features a song in a different genre, from indie to rap, punk to reggae, pop to heavy metal, "Learn German though Music” will help you build vocabulary quickly, while improving listening and pronunciation skills. We hope you will enjoy this podcast, and benefit from music as a fun, and effective learning tool!" Direct link to the episode featured here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2CuwKjZmfIfGnYSvSzFPSK?si=qdC5WkLNRhiwRhi0hSSPlw Link to Learn German Through Music podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3JpaBUaBBb9JWk2djk533g Podcast socials: https://twitter.com/GermanthruMusic https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100077572148829 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/support

Elizabeth and Matthew McKee have a great conversation about his new book Keeping the Stars Awake from Atmosphere Press, how he landed in Japan, and a whole lot more! Let us mention, please, that his website is https://matthewjmckee.com - it might not have been clear in the episode itself! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/support

We're reprising our episode (S1 E20, August 20, 2020)  - our conversation with Michael Rothenberg - upon the sad news of his passing. Our hearts go out to all of those whose lives he touched. He will be very dearly missed. The twentieth episode of the Meat For Teacast, and the season one finale! Join Elizabeth in conversation with Michael Rothenberg, writer, artist, and co-founder of 100,000 Poets, Artists and Musicians for Change. And hear the world premiere of a track from his new album Dystopic Relapse, with the track "Incarceration of the Orange Bartender." (Longineu Parsons-trumpet. Michael Bakan-drums and percussion. Brian Hall-double bass. Tribal Records. Tribaldisorder.com). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/support

Join Elizabeth and author/poet and RN Scott Ferry for a lively conversation about poetry and writing, some politics, his background, and much more! He reads some of his works as well - a big treat. Find more about Scott and his books here: https://ferrypoetry.com/books/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/support

We have a special preview of this episode from Derik Jones' Ratchet Book Club. "In this episode, Elizabeth from the Meat for Tea podcast, Stew from the Stew World Order podcast, Paisley from the Learn German Through Music podcast and Amanda from the Momma Murdered a Podcast join together to create a story based on the following phrases: Nudist, Invitation from a stranger, and Box of hair. Enjoy." Check out the full episode here: https://www.goodpods.com/episodes/24460513 Also: "4 Minds. One Story. We have fused two age-old activities; Storytelling and the game Telephone into a thrilling new medium. Storytellers. We build delicious little narratives. Come try one. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tales-we-tell/support " --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/support

Jane Yolen and Peter Tacy! For the full episode, please consider joining our Patreon and help support what we do. We promise exclusive stuff over there! This is a live recording from October 25, 2022 at the Emily Williston Library in Easthampton MA. Unedited, and cleaned up as best as could be (air handler in the same room as the reading!) they read from their Meat For Tea Press book The Black Dog Poems, as well as other "back and forth" poems, and have a lovely informal Q&A at the end. https://www.patreon.com/meatfortea --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/support

What a great conversation we had with John Berglund of Tijon (Saint Martin, Charlottesville and New Orleans). He's an expert perfumer and author, and our chat ranges from perfuming, writing, life on the island of Saint Martin (and our meeting him on our visit there) and beyond. https://www.tijon.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/support

Authors Lesléa Newman and Tzivia Gover and Elizabeth discuss their writing, their latest book Sleep Tight Through The Night, and provide readings from their works. The discussion goes, as is par for the Meat For Teacast way, wide-ranging. Grab a cuppa and settle in! https://tziviagover.com/ https://lesleanewman.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/support

Here's a preview of the full episode available to our Patreon supporters. Please consider signing up and supporting what we do. For as little as $2/month, you get all the exclusive content uploaded to our Patreon. For $4/month, you also get a PDF of each new issue after it comes out! https://www.patreon.com/meatfortea Here's what's in store: At this year's North Quabbin Garlic and Arts Festival, there were the Spoken Word in the Woods events, hosted by Paul Richmond and Human Error Publishing. This exclusive recording of Meat For Tea's contribution to these events features an introduction and Reading by our own Elizabeth MacDuffie, with featured readers Joshua Michael Stewart, Jacob Chapman and Candace Curran! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/support

Tuck into this engaging conversation with author Mark Budman (see also S3 E5 Susan O'Neill and Mark Budman!) whose latest work The Most Excellent Immigrant is the main, but hardly only, topic of conversation. He treats us to two lengthy and fantastic readings from the new book, and as usual, the conversation takes plenty of twists and turns! To seek out more, go to http://markbudman.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/support

Wowza, do Elizabeth and Christian Livermore ever go deep on this one. They discuss her upcoming book We Are Not Okay and dive deep into some of the politics, personal experiences and sociology involved. She also reads some really compelling sections of the book. And of course, as is the way of the Meat For Teacast, they go off on delightful tangents. You can find out more about Christian's books at https://www.christianlivermore.com/books-1 Also mentioned in this episode are her current reads/listens/watches: Heavy by Kiese Laymon is a current read. Leadbelly, especially 'Where Did You Sleep Last night,' and the music of William Elliott Whitmore. Ted Bundy: Falling for a Killer is a recommended viewing. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/support

As we reset our schedule to our regular release dates, here's an excerpt from Elizabeth's appearance on the Antler Queens podcast! If you want to hear the entire episode, go here: https://antlerqueenspodcast.podbean.com/e/yellowjackets-fan-panel-july-2022/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/meatforteacast/support