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

S1 E16: Interview with J.C. Salazar

A fascinating interview with Houston-based poet, author and retired professor J.C. Salazar on the Mexican immigrant experience, the American dream and the art of writing.

S1 E15: Waking the Lion: Inside Writing -- Time Management

In this 3rd installment I talk about how time management is a critical component to creativity in the modern era. Art may be our Life, but our Life is more than Art. How you organize, plan and manage your time plays a paramount role in all things daily.

S1 E14: Slaps, Traps and Chaps

In this installment a guest and I discuss the value of anthologies, the dangers of vanity presses and the ongoing debate regarding chapbooks vs. full books.

S1 E13: Waking the Lion: Inside Writing --- Submissions

In the 2nd installment of the Waking the Lion (https://www.somapublishing.com) series I discuss how important submissions on a regular basic form a pattern of work,  barrier against rejection and a means to insure your work is always circulating while creating new material. 

S1 E12: Waking the Lion: Inside Writing--- Rejection

Waking the Lion: Inside Writing -- Rejection
Rejection is a mainstay in the world of art. Artists have struggled with this for thousands of years. In the modern era rejection has devolved into something impersonal and unproductive. This show will present a few categories and a few more thoughts on how to navigate the sea of negativity and still be successful. Not every ice cube is an iceberg and not every editor an unfeeling piece of furniture.

S1 E11: The Power of the Night

Since the dawn of humankind the Night has played an integral part of our lives. From rites about ancient spirits to the writer with a thought and muse the Night is a partner in our quest to find peace and promise.

S1 E10: Fees, Facts and Flights of Fancy

We tackle the art issues of the day. In this segment we dive into the ghastly practice of submission fees and the ongoing debate involving online journals and print journals. 

S1 E9: Interview with Linda Imbler

World Premier Interview with Kansas-based poet and fiction writer Linda Imbler.

S1 E8: The Weaponization of Words

When words are designed to lessen our knowledge and manipulate our choices -- do free people remain free? This episode dives into that arena of doublespeak words (a la Orwell) and attempts to go behind the scenes and breaks down why this is done and how damaging it is to a democratic society and how Art might have a hand to removing it from our lives.

S1 E7: Art as Therapy

Art as therapy whether planned or performed is an enormous source of self-healing and emotional support to others who benefit from the arts being more than a vehicle for the talent. The arts might just be another form of medicine for the soul sick.