Hear Garrison Keillor read Kevin Carey’s poem, “Reading to My Kids,” from Jesus Was a Homeboy
Sondra Gash featured on Jama's Alphabet Soup
Sondra Gash featured on Jama’s Alphabet Soup
Jack Ridl featured interview on The Writer's Almanac
A twitch of each. I grew up a coach’s son. When I started writing poetry I was determined to become a poet who was not the “coach’s son,” wanted my own identity. I’d heard, “Oh, you’re the coach’s son” all my life. And I have to say, I was proud of that, but then it was time to hear, “Oh, is Buzz Ridl your father? Really? The coach? And you are a poet?” Once the “poet identity” was set, I realized that I had this whole world to write out from, and it was about time I entered it.
Jack Ridl talks about The Losing Season in a featured interview with The Writer’s Almanac.
Read the complete interview here
Jack Ridl featured interview on The Writer’s Almanac
A twitch of each. I grew up a coach’s son. When I started writing poetry I was determined to become a poet who was not the “coach’s son,” wanted my own identity. I’d heard, “Oh, you’re the coach’s son” all my life. And I have to say, I was proud of that, but then it was time to hear, “Oh, is Buzz Ridl your father? Really? The coach? And you are a poet?” Once the “poet identity” was set, I realized that I had this whole world to write out from, and it was about time I entered it.
Jack Ridl talks about The Losing Season in a featured interview with The Writer’s Almanac.
Read the complete interview here
Jake Ridl’s “Bus Driver” featured on The Writer’s Almanac with Garrison Keillor
Congratulations Jack Ridle!
His poem “Bus Driver,” from LOSING SEASON, was featured on Writer’s Almanac on February 16th.
Read it here.
Praise for Jack Ridle’s feature on Writer’s Almanac
Dear Florenz,
Today my wife woke/rustled me awake turning on the radio for the first of her daily favorite programs–Garrison Keillor’s Writer’s Almanac […] and I was stunned by the quality of the poem by someone I’d never heard of, Jack Ridl, published by CavanKerry.
I have quite an ostrich-like approach to life in this world, and tend to be pinheaded for ease of sand burial. Ridl is an extremely impressive guy, and doesn’t bury his head in the sand, works hard at what he does, and truly accomplishes transparent iron–as remote from my preferred smoke, mirrors, ashes, with sloppy dashes of molten lava, as anyone could imagine.
I’m going to order his book and congratulate you, Joan and CavanKerry for publishing Jack Ridl. It’s wonderful to be so bestirred and revived, and for this I wanted to thank both of you.
Best regards,
Ken Rosen
Jake Ridl's "Bus Driver" featured on The Writer's Almanac with Garrison Keillor
Congratulations Jack Ridle!
His poem “Bus Driver,” from LOSING SEASON, was featured on Writer’s Almanac on February 16th.
Read it here.
Praise for Jack Ridle’s feature on Writer’s Almanac
Dear Florenz,
Today my wife woke/rustled me awake turning on the radio for the first of her daily favorite programs–Garrison Keillor’s Writer’s Almanac […] and I was stunned by the quality of the poem by someone I’d never heard of, Jack Ridl, published by CavanKerry.
I have quite an ostrich-like approach to life in this world, and tend to be pinheaded for ease of sand burial. Ridl is an extremely impressive guy, and doesn’t bury his head in the sand, works hard at what he does, and truly accomplishes transparent iron–as remote from my preferred smoke, mirrors, ashes, with sloppy dashes of molten lava, as anyone could imagine.
I’m going to order his book and congratulate you, Joan and CavanKerry for publishing Jack Ridl. It’s wonderful to be so bestirred and revived, and for this I wanted to thank both of you.
Best regards,
Ken Rosen
