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O:JA&L's Malisa A. Elliott reads "Conversation with a Skunk," a poem by Mike Puican.
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/
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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.
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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
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