1/30/2017 Leah Steinberg Features

1/30/2017   Leah Steinberg hosted by Jan

Leah Steinberg has been writing poetry for decades and recently published a non-fiction book, Raised in the Shadow of the Bomb: Children of the Manhattan Project.  She is the daughter and niece of scientists that worked at the University of Chicago Metallurgical (Met) Lab a branch of the Manhattan Project during WWII, the secret project that researched and developed the first atomic weapons.  The book is part memoir, interviews, history, with some poetry as well.  She will read from her new book.  Leah is a published poet, a nature photographer, and music lover.

MK Chavez features 1/16/2017

1/16/2017 MK Chavez hosted by Bruce

MK Chavez is the author of several chapbooks, including Mothermorphosis, her full-length collection, Dear Animal, will be released by Nomadic Press in October 2016. Her writing has been published in many online and print journals. Her most recent publications can be found in Story Magazine, Jam Tarts Literary Journal and Rivet. Chavez is co-founder of the reading series Lyrics & Dirges, and co-director of the Berkeley Poetry Festival, and recipient of a 2016 Alameda County Arts Leadership Award.