Last Seen in Wonderland

Poetry, Taylor Swift & Grief w/ Karlie Flood

In this episode Karlie Flood joins N.L. Shompole to talk about how she started making art and writing poetry all the way back in 2020. Karlie Flood speaks about her inspirations, why she started writing, working through grief of losing a family member & her love for Taylor Swift. *** Karlie Flood is a writer and artist raised in Kingston, New York. She combines poetry and prose with multi-media artwork, which includes practices like collaging, acrylic painting, watercolor painting, and drawing. She shares her writing and art to an audience of over 16,000 people on her Instagram account @reminderstomyfutureself. She is currently working on releasing her first book, you look like you’re looking for something. For more information about this podcast Last Seen in Wonderland, visit: Kingdomsinthewild.com Hosted by: N.L. Shompole

Writing through the pain w/ Sarah EN Kohrs

Sarah EN Kohrs joins NL Shompole to talk about her chapbook Chameleon Sky. They talk about how the chapbook came together in the wake of lockdowns, nurturing creativity in children and local communities, classical writing & translation, how art and writing intersect, and how our lives shape the art we make.  Sarah E N Kohrs is an artist and writer with over 85 publications in literary journals, including poetry in Claudius Speaks, Crosswinds Poetry Journal, Cumberland River, Elevation Review, From the Depths, Poetry from the Valley of Virginia, Rattle, Raven Chronicles, Virginia Literary Journal, Watershed Review, West Trade Review, Wild Roof Journal, and, the winnow. Her poem, “When All the World,” was the 2021 recipient of Poetry Society of Virginia's Ekphrastic Poetry Award. Sarah has a BA in Classical Languages and Archaeology from College of Wooster, Ohio, and a Virginia teaching license endorsed in Latin and Visual Arts. For more information about this podcast Last Seen in Wonderland visit: Kingdomsinthewild.com Hosted by: NL Shompole