Let Go The Goat

Renee Emerson

Renee Emerson is a poet, online writing instructor, and homeschooling mom of five. She is the author of three poetry collections; her first collection, Keeping Me Still [https://www.amazon.com/Keeping-Me-Still-Renee-Emerson-ebook/dp/B00K99JPDU?ref_=ast_author_dp] (Winter Goose Publishing 2014), was a finalist in the Jacar Press Julie Suk Award for Best Poetry Book Published by an Independent Press in 2014. Her second collection, Threshing Floor [https://jacarpress.com/threshing-floor/], was published by Jacar Press in 2016, and Church Ladies [https://www.amazon.com/Church-Ladies-Poems-Renee-Emerson/dp/1594981043] was published by Fernwood Press in 2023. She is also the author of several poetry chapbooks, the most recent of which is the The Commonplace Misfortunes of Everyday Plants [https://bellepointpress.com/products/the-commonplace-misfortunes-of-everyday-plants] (Belle Point Press). Her middle-grade novel is Why Silas Miller Must Learn to Ride a Bike [https://www.amazon.com/Silas-Miller-Must-Learn-Ride-ebook/dp/B0BKWX5HJV?ref_=ast_author_dp] (Winter Goose Publishing 2022). Her poetry has recently appeared in publications such as Shenandoah, Windhover, Poet Lore, Dappled Things, Contrary, Christian Courier, The Rabbit Room, Coffee + Crumbs, and Ekstasis, among others. She holds an MFA in poetry from Boston University, where she was also awarded the Academy of American Poets Prize. In 2016, she was awarded an Individual Artist Grant by the Arkansas Arts Council. In recent years, she has received multiple Pushcart Prize nominations in poetry. Currently, she teaches online classes for Indiana Wesleyan University and Shorter University. Originally from Tennessee, she has lived all over the South before settling in Missouri with her husband and children. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letgothegoatpoetry.substack.com [https://letgothegoatpoetry.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Burl Horniachek on Anthologies

Burl discusses the process of putting together his anthology To Heaven's Rim The Kingdom Poets Book of World Christian Poetry, Beginnings to 1800, in English Translation. About Burl Horniachek – Burl grew up near Edmonton, went to the University of Toronto to study Ancient Near Eastern Studies (Hebrew/Ancient Israel) and eventually came back to study creative writing with Nobel Prize winner Derek Walcott at the University of Alberta. His wife is from Winnipeg and they now live in Selkirk. He worked for many years as a high school teacher, but now mostly takes care of their two children. About Mike Rippy – Mike has worked in the art museum industry for over 20 years and the visual arts for over 30. Through Let Go The Goat, Mike will be sharing his own burgeoning journey into a deeper understanding of poetry so that others who may be curious but intimidated by the medium may feel less apprehensive. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letgothegoatpoetry.substack.com [https://letgothegoatpoetry.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Jane Greer on Discerning Poetry and the Absurd

A presentation by Jane Greer discussing what is a poem and why we should respect meaning and definition. This presentation preceded our monthly poetry discussion group as a prompt for deeper conversation. About Jane Greer – Jane Greer is a Catholic formalist poet. She founded and edited Plains Poetry Journal (1981-1993). PPJ was an advance guard of the New Formalism movement—although Greer didn’t know that at the time. Her two most recent poetry collections are Love Like a Conflagration [https://lambingpress.com/product/love-like-a-conflagration/] (2020) and The World as We Know It Is Falling Away [https://lambingpress.com/product/the-world-as-we-know-it-is-falling-away-new-poems-by-jane-greer/] (2022), both from Lambing Press. She lives in North Dakota. About Mike Rippy – Mike has worked in the art museum industry for over 20 years and the visual arts for over 30. Through Let Go The Goat, Mike will be sharing his own burgeoning journey into a deeper understanding of poetry so that others who may be curious but intimidated by the medium may feel less apprehensive. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letgothegoatpoetry.substack.com [https://letgothegoatpoetry.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Betsy K. Brown on Architecture and Poetry

About Betsy K. Brown – Betsy is a poet, essayist, and curricular writer. Her work has appeared in many outlets, including First Things, The New Ohio Review, and The Circe Institute website. She is the author of Leading a Seminar on Frankenstein and chairs the humanities department of a classical school. You can read more of her work at betsykbrown.com [http://betsykbrown.com/].  About Mike Rippy – Mike has worked in the art museum industry for over 20 years and the visual arts for over 30. Through Let Go The Goat, Mike will be sharing his own burgeoning journey into a deeper understanding of poetry so that others who may be curious but intimidated by the medium may feel less apprehensive. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letgothegoatpoetry.substack.com [https://letgothegoatpoetry.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Daniel Mitsui

About Daniel Mitsui – Daniel’s meticulously detailed ink drawings, made entirely by hand on paper or vellum, are held in collections worldwide. He desires to make art that is faithful to tradition yet strikingly original, and vigorously medieval in spirit.Daniel is also a formal poet and a prolific designer of typefaces, surface patterns, and ornament. He lives in Indiana with his wife and their four children. He is currently accepting commissions; contact him at danielmitsui@danielmitsui.com [http://danielmitsui@danielmitsui.com] if interested. About Mike Rippy – Mike has worked in the art museum industry for over 20 years and the visual arts for over 30. Through Let Go The Goat, Mike will be sharing his own burgeoning journey into a deeper understanding of poetry so that others who may be curious but intimidated by the medium may feel less apprehensive. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letgothegoatpoetry.substack.com [https://letgothegoatpoetry.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]