Fledgling, Flight (featuring work by Hannah Bonner, Victoria Chang, Sara Elkamel, Sarah Minor, Kivel Carson, and Jessica Hendry Nelson)
Thank you for listening to the Blackbird Literary Podcast [https://blackbird.vcu.edu/podcast/]. Episode Two: Fledgling, Flight features “Pastoral” & “Without Warning” by Hannah Bonner, “Elegy with a Chinese Checkerboard” by Victoria Chang, “The Only Recipe My Grandma Ever Wrote Down” by Kivel Carson, “How Most of the Dreams Go” by Sara Elkamel, “Smithereen (1, 2, 3)” by Sarah Minor, a musical performance from the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra, and interview excerpts with Blackbird’s faculty editor, Jessica Hendry Nelson.
The production of this episode was made possible by Blackbird: An Online Journal of Literature and the Arts, the VCU MFA in Creative Writing program, the VCU English Department, the VCU Kinetic Imaging Department, the VCU School of Music, the VPM + ICA Community Media Center, and VCU Libraries.
Special thanks to Blackbird’s Faculty editors Jessica Hendry Nelson and Devon Walker-Figueroa.
The Blackbird Literary Podcast’s episode 2 production team was lead producer and editor, Trey Burnart Hall, and associate producer and editor, Anna Leonard.
“Pastoral [https://blackbird.vcu.edu/pastoral//]” & “Without Warning [https://blackbird.vcu.edu/without-warning/]” were written and read by Hannah Bonner, published in Blackbird Flight v23n2, composed and performed by Claudia Andrade Ayala.
“Elegy with a Chinese Checkerboard [https://blackbird-archive.vcu.edu/v8n1/poetry/chang_v/chinese_page.shtml]” was written by Victoria Chang, published in Blackbird Vol. 8 No. 1, composed and performed by Stephen Kuester, featuring production and sound design by Markus Chu, with a voiceover from Carolyn Baker Stewart.
“The Only Recipe My Grandma Ever Wrote Down [https://blackbird.vcu.edu/the-only-recipe-my-grandma-ever-wrote-down/]” was written by Kivel Carson, published in Blackbird Flight v23n3, field recordings by Ærn Stapel, composed and performed by Steph Roach with additional editing by Adrian Wood, and a voiceover from Bernita Sykes.
“How Most of the Dreams Go [https://blackbird.vcu.edu/how-most-of-the-dreams-go/]” was written by Sara Elkamel, published in Blackbird Flight v23n2, composed and performed by Mallie Schneider with a voiceover from Mara Hyman.
“Smithereen (1 [https://blackbird.vcu.edu/smithereen-1/], 2 [https://blackbird.vcu.edu/smithereen-2//], 3 [https://blackbird.vcu.edu/smithereen-3//])” was written and read by Sarah Minor, published in Blackbird Flight v23n3, composed and performed by Miri Sluis.
The closing musical composition was inspired by Hannah Bonner’s poetry, composed by Claudia Andrade Ayala, and performed by the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra.
Jessica Hendry Nelson was interviewed by Anna Leonard, with interview music composed and performed by Benji Wilson.
Episode narration was written and performed by Trey Burnart Hall, with episode narration music composed and performed by Benji Wilson.
This episode was mixed by Markus Chu and mastered by Allen Bergendahl.
The Blackbird Literary Podcast thanks you for supporting this creative endeavor.
