Expo Presents: Transposition

Grief in the Internet Age with Zachary Guerra

In this episode of Transposition, poet and playwright Zachary Guerra sits down with host Laura Rensing and Experimental Editor Rebecca Luxton. Zachary’s experimental piece “What Are You Looking for?” was published in our Vol. VII: “Flux” issue (2022). In this discussion, we explore how online communities, such as Reddit, have become vital spaces for individuals to connect, share stories, and find solace amidst their grief. From subreddits dedicated to supporting individuals coping with loss to niche communities like those for cat owners taking care of cats with kidney disease, the internet has facilitated unprecedented avenues for collective mourning and support. As traditional forms of mourning adapt to online platforms, questions arise about the future of literature and its capacity to capture the essence of loss in an increasingly digitized world. We hope you’ll enjoy!  About Zachary Guerra Zachary C. Guerra is a poet and playwright from Berkley, Michigan. His work, "What Are You Looking For" was featured in  Exposition Review's 'Flux' issue and is a 2022 'Best of the Net' nominee. His play 'Captcha' will be premiering November 4th at The Soop to Nuts Short Play Festival. His poem 'This is It' will be featured in the upcoming edition of Filter Coffee Zine. About Rebecca Luxton Rebecca Luxton is the Experimental Editor of Exposition Review and worked on the Southern California Review while completing her Master of Professional Writing at the University of Southern California. Now she’s a marketing professional with a love for all things experimental. Favorite authors: a rotating cast that currently includes Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Mary Gaitskill, Stephen King, and the late Joe Frank for his exceptional radio storytelling work. Follow her on Instagram at @what_even.jpg. Help us spread the word!  Download, review and subscribe to Transposition. Thank you to Mitchell Evenson for intro and outro music, and the generous donations from our supporters that allow us to pay our authors.  Exposition Review is a fiscally sponsored project of Fractured Atlas [https://www.fracturedatlas.org/]. Transposition is the official podcast of Exposition Review literary journal.

On Birth and Rebirth: Poetry Comics and the Artistry of Motherhood with Meg Reynolds

In this episode of Transposition, poet and artist Meg Reynolds is joined in conversation with host Laura Rensing and Visual Art Editor Brianna J.L. Smyk. Meg’s comics “Placenta”, “Stay”, and “Synesthesia” were published in our Vol. VII: “Flux” issue (2022). Art, comics, poetry, and everything in between is explored as Meg shares how these pieces were a departure from her typical work, how speed was of the essence, and why motherhood has become her new literary obsession.  About Meg Reynolds - Meg Reynolds is a poet, artist, and teacher from New England. An instructor in writing and humanities at Vermont Adult Learning in Burlington, her work has been published in a number of literary journals including Mid-American Review, RHINO, The Offing, Iterant, Prairie Schooner, New England Review and the Kenyon Review. A graduate of the Stonecoast MFA program, her poetry and comic work has been twice nominated for the Pushcart Prize and once for Best the Net. Her first collection of poetry comics, A Comic Year, was published in October 2021 from Finishing Line Press. Her second collection, Does the Earth, was published in May 2023 from Harpoon Books. Reynolds also serves on the Board of Sundog Poetry, a nonprofit organization committed to providing and expanding poetry programming for all Vermonters. Website: https://www.megreynoldspoetry.com/ [https://www.megreynoldspoetry.com/] Comic Year (2021): https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-comic-year-meg-reynolds/17679515?ean=9781646626540 [https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-comic-year-meg-reynolds/17679515?ean=9781646626540] Does The Earth: https://bookshop.org/p/books/does-the-earth-meg-reynolds/20077291?ean=9798218185299 About Brianna J.L. Smyk: Brianna J.L. Smyk is on the editorial board of Exposition Review, and has served multiple roles within the journal including founding co-Editor-in-Chief, social media manager, and Visual Art, Comics, and Experimental Narratives Editor. She is an art and communication consultant who holds a Master of Professional Writing (MPW/MFA) degree from the University of Southern California and a Master of Arts in Art History from San Diego State University. Her short fiction has been published or is forthcoming in The Human Touch Journal, Drunk Monkeys, The Same and FORTH. Find out more about Brianna on X (formerly Twitter): @briannasmyk. Correction: During the recording, we refer to one of Meg's professors as Amanda Johnson, but her name is Pamela Johnson. Help us spread the word!  Download, review and subscribe to Transposition. Thank you to Mitchell Evenson for intro and outro music, and the generous donations from our supporters that allow us to pay our authors.  Exposition Review is a fiscally sponsored project of Fractured Atlas [https://www.fracturedatlas.org/]. Transposition is the official podcast of Exposition Review literary journal.  Producer: Mitchell Evenson Producer: Lauren Gorski Intro Music by Mitchell Evenson Created & Hosted by Laura Rensing

Before It's Lost: Excavating History with Lori Yeghiayan Friedman

In this episode of Transposition, Nonfiction editor Ramona Pilar joins in to interview author Lori Yeghiayan Friedman whose piece “How to Survive a Genocide” was published in our Vol V: Act/Break issue (2020). The Transposition Pod team dives into themes of Lori’s essay which include building identity & finding one’s voice as a First Generation child of Armenian immigrants, and the intimate & unique ways people who are raised in Los Angeles get to know Los Angeles.  They also explore the “creative” aspects of creative nonfiction craft including: hermit crab essays [https://thinairmagazine.org/2018/11/03/the-hermit-crab-essay-brenda-miller-unshells-her-own/], flash nonfiction favorites, and what to do when one gets bored with one’s own writing (hint: there’s a party involved). About Lori Yeghiayan Friedman: Lori Yeghiayan Friedman's creative nonfiction and essays have most recently appeared in Pithead Chapel, Hippocampus Magazine, Bending Genres, Autofocus Lit, Memoir Monthly and the Los Angeles Times. "How to Survive a Genocide" appeared in Exposition Review's 2020 Act/Break [https://expositionreview.com/issues/vol-v-act-break/how-to-survive-a-genocide/] issue and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Lori has a BA and an MFA in Theatre, both from the University of California, San Diego. Follow her on Twitter: @loriyeg  Los Angeles Times essay: “Finding in Little Armenia the roots my parents tried to bury” [https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2022-02-08/little-armenia-genocide-immigrants] Links to other work: https://linktr.ee/loriyeg [https://linktr.ee/loriyeg] About Ramona Pilar [https://expositionreview.com/our-staff/]: Ramona Pilar’s artistic career spans two centuries (technically). California-born & L.A.-raised, she is a story-diviner who produces prose, plays, songs, and amalgamations. She is the current Creative Nonfiction Editor at Exposition Review, lead singer of The Raveens, and holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University, Los Angeles. Her favorite word is, “why?” Help us spread the word!  Please download, review, and subscribe to Transposition. Thank you to Mitchell Evenson for intro and outro music, and the generous donations from our supporters that allow us to pay our authors.  Exposition Review is a fiscally sponsored project of Fractured Atlas [https://www.fracturedatlas.org/]. Transposition is the official podcast of Exposition Review literary journal.  Producer: Mitchell Evenson Producer: Lauren Gorski Intro Music by Mitchell Evenson Hosted by Laura Rensing

A Very Special Episode: Meant to Last: Highlights on Maintaining Longevity as a Literary Journal

In this episode of Transposition, we recap our wonderful Association of Writers and Publisher's panel discussion on the challenges and strategies for maintaining longevity in independent literary journals. Mellinda Hensley, moderator, reminisces on the event with panelist CD Eskilson. They also discuss the importance of community in building and sustaining a literary journal. Tune in to hear the insights and advice from this panel of experienced and passionate independent literary journal editors. At the end, we hear from other lit journal editors on maintaining longevity as a lit journal. Click through for more information about: * The Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) [https://www.awpwriter.org/], and the annual AWP Conference [https://www.awpwriter.org/awp_conference/overview]. * Viva Padilla’s literary ventures sin/cesar [https://sincesar.org/about-sin-cesar/] Literary Journal and re/arte centro literario [https://reartela.com/]  * Door=Jar Magazine [https://www.doorisajarmagazine.net/] (Maxwell Bauman, EIC) * Defunct Magazine [https://www.defunktmag.com/] and Porterhouse Review [https://porterhousereview.org/] (Diamond Braxton, EIC & Copy Editor)  * Calyx Press [https://www.calyxpress.org/] (Brenda Crotty, Senior Editor) * Exposition Review [https://expositionreview.com/] and our latest issue LINES [https://expositionreview.com/issues/vol-viii-lines/] About Mellinda Hensley: Mellinda Hensley is the co-editor of Exposition Review and has worked with the journal since its inception in 2015. She is an Emmy-nominated and Writers Guild Award-winning writer who helped craft more than 130 episodes of The Young And The Restless (and got to tell people at her high school reunion that she switched babies for a living). Additionally a director and producer, her two comedy shorts Across The Room and Apeulogy have screened at more than 60 festivals worldwide. In case of emergency, she can be used as a flotation device. About CD Eskilson: CD Eskilson is a trans poet, editor, and translator living in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Their work appears in the Offing, Ninth Letter, Florida Review, Washington Square Review, and they have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net. CD is assistant poetry editor at Split Lip Magazine and outreach coordinator for the Open Mouth Literary Center. They are an MFA candidate at the University of Arkansas where they received the Walton Family Fellowship in Poetry and Lily Peter Fellowship in Translation. Help us spread the word!  Please download, review, and subscribe to Transposition. Thank you to Mitchell Evenson for intro and outro music, and the generous donations from our supporters that allow us to pay our authors.  Exposition Review is a fiscally sponsored project of Fractured Atlas. Transposition is the official podcast of Exposition Review literary journal.  [https://expositionreview.com/] Associate Producer: Mitchell Evenson Intro Music by Mitchell Evenson Hosted by Laura Rensing

Preview to Rearview: An Expo Special Episode with Leo Smith on Creating Exposition Review's First Chapbook

While you're waiting for our Flux issue to drop, why not take a listen to Expo intern alums Leo Smith and Mitchell Evenson talk through the inspiration for Exposition Review's first chapbook, Rearview.   Leo Smith is a Black, queer transmasculine poet from Inglewood, CA. They are a graduate of Smith College and associate editor at Exposition Review. Leo's work has been published in Arcanum Magazine, and they recently completed their first poetry chapbook, The Body's Owner Speaks. Coming Soon from Exposition Review:  Donate on our Fractured Atlas page to get your copy of Exposition Review's chapbook, Rearview.   [https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/exposition-review-a-multi-genre-literary-journal] Join us on June 11th, 2022 at Skylight Books for our Flux issue launch [https://www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylight-exposition-review-vol-vii-flux-launch-reading] Stay tuned for Season 3 of Exposition Review's literary podcast, dropping June 2022!  Help us spread the word!  Please download, review, and subscribe to Transposition.  Check out our website at www.ExpositionReview.com [//www.expositionreview.com] Thank you to Mitchell Evenson for intro and outro music, and the generous donations from our supporters that allow us to pay our authors.  Exposition Review is a fiscally sponsored project of Fractured Atlas. Transposition is the official podcast of Exposition Review literary journal. Associate Producer: Mitchell Evenson Intro Music by Mitchell Evenson Hosted by Laura Rensing