Strength To Be Human --Global Arts & Affairs Podcast, Hosted by Mark Antony Rossi
2020-11
Episodes

Friday Nov 27, 2020
S2 E167: Mailbag VI: The World Speaks
Friday Nov 27, 2020
Friday Nov 27, 2020
In the final mailbag episode of 2020, we showcase more voices from the international community commenting on various episodes.

Saturday Nov 21, 2020
S2 E166: The Mirror and the Window -- A Discussion on Self
Saturday Nov 21, 2020
Saturday Nov 21, 2020
An instructive episode of where Self, healthy or otherwise, fits into the creative equation of our lives.
1. Solitiude -- Selfishness
2. Attitude -- Narcissism
3. Platitude -- Achieving Balance

Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
S2 E165: Interview with Bombfire Lit -- Editors Leann Denman & Rich Boucher
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
Wednesday Nov 18, 2020
In a first this show will interview editors of a literary magazine (Bombfire Lit)
about their publication, editorship, flash fiction and poetry.
https://bombfirelit.com

Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
S2 E164: Classic Spotlight Series -- Thoughts on John Ashbery
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
Tuesday Nov 17, 2020
This episode briefs discusses the American avarde garde poetry master John Ashbery.

Friday Nov 13, 2020
S2 E163: The Female Gender in Writing
Friday Nov 13, 2020
Friday Nov 13, 2020
This episode focuses on the accomplishments of women in writing:
Engeduanna
George Sand
George Eliot
Mary Shelley
Anna Akhmatova
Simone de Beauvoir
Isabel Allende

Sunday Nov 08, 2020
S2 E162: Classic Spotlight Series -- Thoughts on Octavio Paz
Sunday Nov 08, 2020
Sunday Nov 08, 2020
Classic Spotlight brings us some thoughts and poems from Nobel Prize winning Mexican poet and writer Octavio Paz
The Man
The Artist
The Meaning

Thursday Nov 05, 2020
S2 E161: Writing During War Time
Thursday Nov 05, 2020
Thursday Nov 05, 2020
In this episode we review examples of writing during war time and how depending on station in life, period of time or particular war -- the thoughts and details change to reflect interesting commentary
war writing intro
US Civil War -- letter
WWI -- war godmothers
WWII -- letter
Vietnam -- letter
Writers famous for wartime writing Rod Serling, Kurt Vonnegut, Joseph Heller, Ernest Hemingway, Irene Nemirovsky

Sunday Nov 01, 2020
S2 E160: Interview With Steve Lang
Sunday Nov 01, 2020
Sunday Nov 01, 2020
in this episode we have a fascinating discussion with Scottish poet Steve Lang about sonnets, writing, creativity in the corona age and more.