By Melonie Cannon
“Evandale,” featured image by Alyce Bailey Enjoy this archival podcast featuring some of today’s most relevant LDS poets: IT’S THE 12TH EPISODE of the Segullah Podcast “Words Fall In,” and I am so happy to have interviewed the four winners of our 2019 Poetry Contest. Please see the Journal tab to read their poems or …
By Melonie Cannon
Not only is Lauri Schoenfeld a diverse writer, she is an advocate and healer for hurt souls. A survivor of abuse and child scoliosis, Lauri has overcome those challenges and through deep introspection guides others along the same healing path. She is the greater of Inner Enlightenment, a business built around connecting to your inner …
By Melonie Cannon
“We have been lost to each other for so long. My name means nothing to you. My memory is dust. This is not your fault, or mine. The chain connecting mother to daughter was broken and the word passed to the keeping of men, who had no way of knowing.” Anita Diamont I denied it. …
By Melonie Cannon
I LOVE THIS EPISODE!!!! I kept cheering as I edited this podcast because of all the wisdom nuggets my two guests kept eloquently sharing. Bethany Brady Spalding and McArthur Krishna are the authors of the book series Girls Who Chose God. Segullah has reviewed their books before, which you can find here and here, but …
By Melonie Cannon
Lisa Bickmore wields words like a master craftsman. In this interview, she describes her writing life, her connection to nature, her advocacy and the responsibility of an artist, and how her faith tradition seeps into her work. I edited the interview into two parts, so take the time to relish Lisa’s wisdom. I so enjoyed …
By Melonie Cannon
Markay Brown has wisdom. She has lived a life of love and loss. In our podcast, she tells us a little about it, but wants us to really find and get to know her through her poetry. It is in the written word where Markay truly opens up. Through an extensive use of metaphor, this …
By Melonie Cannon
YOU GET A CHOICE! You can read my review of Kathryn Knight Sonntag’s book The Tree in the Center below or you can listen to it on our podcast with the addition of poems read by Kathryn herself and some commentary. I personally like to listen to the poet, but if you don’t have the …
By Melonie Cannon
IT’S THE 12TH EPISODE of the Segullah Podcast “Words Fall In,” and I am so happy to have interviewed the four winners of our 2019 Poetry Contest. Please see the Journal tab to read their poems or follow this link. Sarah Dunster, Melody Newey Johnson, Kathryn Knight Sonntag, and Dayna Patterson all discuss their poems …
By Melonie Cannon
January 2018 came in with a blizzard (where I live) and ended with the Super Blood Wolf Moon. It also ended with the death of the poet, Mary Oliver. We mourn her loss. We wanted to honor her at Segullah, so this podcast features an interview with Catherine Keddington Arveseth, one of her most devoted …
By Melonie Cannon
Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash I’ve been waiting to do this interview for a long time. Heather Harris Bergevin is a raw, insightful, and fearless poet. Her book Lawless Women, has delighted the poetry community. Her book has received 100 percent 5 star-reviews on Amazon. I loved reading them. “Like a box of chocolates …