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Podcast: Vita Poetica Journal
Episode: Poems by Kathleen Hellen & Marda Messick
Description: Kathleen Hellen reads her poem, "compass my eyes to speed of light," and Marda Messick reads her poems, "Spiritual Exercise" and "Beachfront Prophecy," from our Summer 2022 issue.
Kathleen Hellen’s collection meet me at the bottom is forthcoming in Fall 2022 from Main Street Rag. Her credits include The Only Country Was the Color of My Skin, her award-winning collection Umberto’s Night, published by Washington Writers’ Publishing House, and two chapbooks, The Girl Who Loved Mothra and Pentimento.
Marda Messick is a poet and accidental theologian living in Tallahassee, Florida. Her work has appeared or is for...