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Podcast: Vita Poetica Journal
Episode: Poems by Evan Leslie
Description: Evan Leslie reads his poems "Ricercar (rēCHərˈkär) music composition derived from the verb ricercare" and "Evensong," from our Winter 2026 issue.Evan Leslie grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and now lives in Houston, Texas, with his husband, Ryan, and their rescue pit bull, Rimbaud (formerly Rambo). A cellist and arts educator, he directs the University of Houston’s Community Arts Programs, the Texas Music Festival, and previously served as Artistic Producer at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. His poems have appeared in The Pinch, Troublemaker Firestarter, and New Ve...