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Poetry at OPEN: Journal of Arts & Letters (O:JA&L) from Mike Puican, read by Malisa A. Elliott.

OPEN: Journal of Arts & Letters (O:JA&L) presents Zack Rogow in performance. Become an O:JA&L member through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=15579050 About Zack Rogow: Zack Rogow is the author, editor, or translator of more than twenty books or plays. His ninth book of poems, Irreverent Litanies, was issued by Regal House Publishing. He is also writing a series of plays about authors. The most recent of these, Colette Uncensored, had its first staged reading at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC, and ran in London, San Francisco, and Portland. His blog, Advice for Writers, features more than 250 posts on topics of interest to writers. He serves as a contributing editor of Catamaran Literary Reader. Image: View of Constantinople by Alessandro Piazza (1665-1727). Oil on canvas. 45 x 49.75 inches. Between 1691 & 1702. Public domain.Image: Mehmet II Conquering Constantinople by Fausto Zonaro (1854–1929). Oil on canvas. 29.1 x 40.1 inches. 1903. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kusatma_Zonaro.jpg Image: Mehmet II at the Siege of Constantinople by Fausto Zonaro (1854–1929). No medium specified. No size specified. No date specified. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zonaro_GatesofConst.jpg Image: Mehmet II entering Constantinople by Fausto Zonaro (1854–1929). No medium specified. No size specified. No date specified. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:View_of_Constantinople_by_Alessandro_Piazza.jpg Image: View of Constantinople by Alessandro Piazza (1665-1727). Oil on canvas. 45 x 49.75 inches. Between 1691 & 1702. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Conquest_of_Constantinople,_Zonaro.jpg Music track: Days that Matter by Headlund via Epidemic Sound royalty free music subscription. https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/T3RJJo3jk3/

OPEN: Journal of Arts & Letters (O:JA&L) presents Joel Peckham in Performance. Become an O:JA&L member via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=15579050 About Joel Peckham: Joel Peckham has published seven books of poetry and nonfiction, most recently Bone Music and Body Memory. Individual poems and essays have appeared recently in or are forthcoming Prairie Schooner, The Southern Review, The Sugar House Review, Cave Wall, The Beloit Poetry Journal, The Sun, and many others. Peckham is currently editing an anthology of ecstatic poetry for New Rivers Press, titled Wild Gods: The Ecstatic in American Poetry and Prose. He is a musician and a singer. https://www.amazon.com/Joel-B.-Peckham-Jr./e/B005YNVLLU%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share All images are by Juan Gris and in the public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Juan_Gris_-_La_guitare_devant_la_mer_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg The Guitar Before the Sea by Juan Gris. Oil on canvas. 21.2 x 25.5 inches. 1925. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Juan_Gris_-_Harlequin_with_a_Guitar.jpg Harlequin with a Guitar by Juan Gris. Oil on panel. 39.7 x 25.6 inches. 1917. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Juan_Gris_-_Still_Life_with_a_Guitar.jpg Still Life with a Guitar by Juan Gris. Oil on canvas. 25.9 x 39.5. 1913. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Juan_Gris_-_Pierrot_Playing_Guitar.jpg Pierrot Playing Guitar by Juan Gris. No medium specified. No size specified. 1923. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Juan_Gris.jpg The Guitar (La guitarra) by Juan Gris. Oil on canvas. 81 x 59.5 cm. 1918. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Juan_Gris_-_Guitare_et_journal_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg Guitar and Newspaper by Juan Gris. Oil on canvas. 25.5 x 31.8 inches. 1925. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Painter%27s_Window_Juan_Gris.jpeg Music track: Vocals and instrumentals by Joel Peckham The Painter’s Window by Juan Gris. No medium specified. No size specified. 1925. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Juan_Gris_-_Harlequin_with_Guitar.jpg Harlequin with Guitar by Juan Gris. Oil on canvas. No size specified. 1919. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Juan_Gris_-_Violon_et_guitare.jpg Violin and Guitar by Juan Gris. Oil on panel. 39.4 × 25.7 inches. 1913. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Le_Canigou_Juan_Gris.jpeg Le Canigou by Juan Gris. Oil on canvas. 34.7 x 48.6 inches. 1921. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:View_across_the_Bay_1921_Juan_Gris.jpg View Across the Bay by Juan Gris. Oil on canvas, 65 x 100 cm. 1921. Public domain. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Gris Juan Gris (1887-1927)

O:JA&L's Malisa A. Elliott reads "Conversation with a Skunk," a poem by Mike Puican. Read the poem in the journal: https://ojalart.com/poetry-all-forms-stylesmike-puicanconversation-with-a-skunk/ Become an O:JA&L member through Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=15579050 About O:JA&L's Reader-in-Performance: Malisa A. Elliott is a globally-minded interdisciplinary writer, published poet, creative consultant, filmmaker, and playwright. Elliott works with individual artists, producers, creatives, charities, and educational organisations seeking fresh, efficient, and dynamic approaches to brand development, arts initiatives, media projects, and cultural programmes. Current projects include work on the first of a three-part poetry collection and a separate collection of war poetry. About the writer: Mike Puican’s debut book of poetry, Central Air, was released by Northwestern Press last August. He’s had poems in OPEN: JA&L, Poetry, and New England Review among others. He was a member of the Chicago Slam Team and has been a long-time board member for the Guild Literary Complex. He has taught poetry to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals at the Federal Metropolitan Correctional Center and St. Leonard’s House in Chicago. Image: Melody by Vruir Galstian (1924-1996). No medium specified. No size specified. 1984. By free license via Belinda 77. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vruirs6.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Vruirs6.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vruir_Galstian Image: #22 from the Meditation Cycle by Vruir Galstian (1924-1996). No medium specified. No size specified. 1982. By free license via Belinda 77. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vruirs1.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vruir_Galstian Image: #23 from the Meditation Cycle by Vruir Galstian (1924-1996). No medium specified. No size specified. 1982. By free license via Belinda 77. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vruirs4.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vruir_Galstian Video: Untitled sequence by MART PRODUCTION from Pexels .https://www.pexels.com/@mart-production?utm_content=attributionCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pexels https://www.pexels.com/video/colorful-paints-dropping-on-the-water-7565630/?utm_content=attributionCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pexels Music Track: Secret Admirer by T. Morri via Epidemic Sound royalty free music subscription. https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/RDTE5XWVX2/

O:JA&L's Hermione Wilds reads "Breaking That Empty Plate in the Sky," a poem by Patricia Cannon. Become an O:JA&L member via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=15579050 About the writer: Patricia Cannon has been a Registered Nurse at UCSF since 2001. She has worked in cardiac critical care, neuro intensive care, hemeoncology, school nursing, and currently, in research. In the early days of the pandemic, she was redeployed to the CATCH team which stands for the Covid Assessment, Treatment Coordination Hub. This pilot was launched to help patients get much needed procedures and surgeries. Her passion is her faith, photography, and the written word in all its forms. Her poetry has appeared in several magazines and books. Image: East of the Sun, West of the Moon illustration by Kay Nielsen (1886-1957). Illustration. No medium specified. No size specified. 1914. Public domain. Musical score: Quiet by the Mini Vandals via the youtube free audio library. See details in the description below.

OJAL Art Incorporated, publishing since 2017 as OPEN: Journal of Arts & Letters (O:JA&L), presents a series of readings by Associate Editor Malisa A. Elliott, featuring works published in O:JA&L.