The poet and theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama tells us about his journey into poetry, how he knows a poem is complete and how poets might practice noticing. He also reads from his collection and deconstructs his poetry. We also discuss what it means to make a living as a poet.

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ABOUT PÁDRAIG Ó TUAMA

​Pádraig Ó Tuama is a theologian, writer, and conflict transformation practitioner. His books include In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World; Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community; Sorry For Your Troubles; Borders & Belonging and Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World. He hosts the On Being Studios podcast Poetry Unbound with Krista Tippett’s studio.

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RESOURCES & LINKS

• 📄 Interview Transcript (unedited)
• On Being Studios podcast Poetry Unbound
• Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World
• In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World
• Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community
• Sorry For Your Troubles
• Borders & Belonging
• Readings from the Book of Exile
• Concerning the Prayer I Cannot Make by Jane Mead
• Having Confessed by Patrick Kavanagh
• Pádraig’s Substack, Poetry Unbound

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TV writer Michael Jamin (‘Just Shoot Me!’ and ‘King of the Hill.’) on his experience as a writer and showrunner, growing his platform and how he created, promoted and self-published his book A Paper Orchestra,

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ABOUT MICHAEL JAMIN

Michael Jamin has been writing for television since 1996. His many credits include Just Shoot Me, King of the Hill, Beavis & Butthead, Wilfred, Out of Practice, Rules of Engagement, Lopez and Tacoma FD. He’s also served as Executive Producer/Showrunner on Glenn Martin DDS, Maron, and Rhett & Link’s Buddy System. Michael currently lives in Los Angeles, where he continues to work in TV and is the author of the essay collection A Paper Orchestra.

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RESOURCES & LINKS

• 📄 Interview Transcript (unedited)
• A Paper Orchestra
• Shows: King of the Hill; Maron
• 10 Tips on Writing from Joyce Carol Oates
• Michael’s free weekly screenwriting webinar
• Michael on social media: TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook
• Michael’s podcast
• Hindenburg Narrator for Audiobooks
• Ryan Holiday’s Perennial Seller

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The First Lady of Iceland Eliza Reid on her writing habits, her creative life and why the Iceland Writers’ Retreat is a perfect place for writers.

We also discuss her fiction and nonfiction, navigating self-doubt, being tenacious with time and how she balances her responsibilities as a writer with her role in public service.

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ABOUT ELIZA REID

Eliza Reid is a journalist, editor, and cofounder of the annual Iceland Writers Retreat. Eliza grew up in the countryside near Ottawa, Canada, and moved to Iceland in 2003, five years after winning a student raffle for a date with the man who became her husband, Gudni Jóhannesson. When he took office as president of Iceland on August 1, 2016, Eliza became the country’s First Lady. In that capacity, she has been active in promoting gender equality, entrepreneurship and innovation, tourism and sustainability, and the country’s writers and rich literary heritage. Being the spouse of the head of state is an immense privilege, full of surreal and wonderful experiences. Eliza has been candid about the role, which is an unofficial position with no job description, penning a lauded op-ed in the New York Times and delivering a TEDx Talk on the topic. Her first book, Secrets of the Sprakkar, was an instant bestseller in Iceland and Canada, a New York Times Book Review Editors' Pick, and was recommended by Hillary Rodham Clinton, Margaret Atwood and many others.

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RESOURCES & LINKS

• 📄 Interview Transcript (unedited)
• Iceland Writers Retreat
• Secrets of the Sprakkar
• LWS Members Discount Code for 10% off the Iceland Writers Retreat
• Icelandic Saga Database
• Eliza’s 2019 opinion piece in the New York Times, I’m a First Lady, and It’s An Incredibly Weird Job
• Eliza on Instagram
• Eliza’s forthcoming novel, Death of a Diplomat

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