HeyJaredSoundPages Podcast
SoundPages features interviews and readings from fellows in the Jack Straw Writers Program
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- Sep 23, 2026
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The Space Where You Can Be the Most Vulnerable – Kevin Dean (opens the original)
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Kevin Dean’s project for the 2026 Jack Straw Writers Program is a debut collection of poems that, in his own words, “explores the link between the personal and the political, as well as how places shape our identities and memories.” In his conversation with curator Claudia Castro Luna, they talk about his transition from writing […] The post The Space Where You Can Be the Most Vulnerable – Kevin Dean appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center .
Another Iberian Poet in New York? No! – Alejandro Pérez-Cortés (opens the original)
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Alejandro Pérez-Cortés’s project for the 2026 Jack Straw Writers Program is a collection of poems that play with absurdity and irony, and critique world history. In his conversation with curator Claudia Castro Luna, they talk about how he chooses the titles for his poems, why he leans into humor in his writing, and why he […] The post Another Iberian Poet in New York? No! – Alejandro Pérez-Cortés appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center .
The Queen Is Dead – Elissa Favero (opens the original)
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Elissa Favero’s project for the 2026 Jack Straw Writers Program is a collection of ekphrastic essays that explore the lives of women and visual art. In her conversation with curator Claudia Castro Luna, they talk about why she chooses not to introduce the artwork she’s writing about at the onset of her essays, if the […] The post The Queen Is Dead – Elissa Favero appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center .
Red Painted Woman – Maiah A Merino (opens the original)
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Maiah A Merino’s project for the 2026 Jack Straw Writers Program is a collection of poems that, in her own words “explores systemic contracts and agreements we have with those in our families as well as other societal systems.” In her conversation with curator Claudia Castro Luna, they talk about how her work as a […] The post Red Painted Woman – Maiah A Merino appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center .
Memory Riffing – Rasheena Fountain (opens the original)
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Rasheena Fountain’s project for the 2026 Jack Straw Writers Program is a series of poems that represent her relationship with her place, history, and her relearning of those relationships. In her conversation with curator Claudia Castro Luna, they speak on what the environment means to Rasheena, on the idea of why there has to be […] The post Memory Riffing – Rasheena Fountain appeared first on Jack Straw Cultural Center .
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