A literary detective story! Hazel Hawthorne(1901-2000) published two novels, several short stories, poems and book reviews. She knew everyone who was anyone, but most of us have never even heard her name. Edmund Wilson has called her one of the most gifted of American women writers, but she remains a footnote in the biographies of literary giants such as Eugene O'Neill, John Cheever and Edmund Wilson.
This narrative podcast takes you to the shores of the Atlantic on Cape Cod, where Hazel followed the footsteps of Henry David Thoreau and carved her own path to the literary world. The journey begins when Inka Leisma sees a black and white photograph of Hazel in Berlin, Germany.
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In the tenth and final episode, Hazel visits the dunes for one last time. Inka gets to spend several nights in the dunes - for the first time.
A podcast about the journey of finding the forgotten American writer Hazel Hawthorne. This podcast is produced by Inka Leisma and Essi Isomäki. Hosted by Inka Leisma. Interview tapes from 1977 courtesy of professor William Brevda. Hazel Hawthorne’s notes cited with permission of the Hazel Hawthorne Estate. Cape Cod audio by Christopher Seufert from his album Cape Cod Soundscape vol. 1, available in iTunes. Thank you to Harriet ’Jerusha’ Arnoldi for the live performance of Hazel, all rights reserved by the artist. Theme song by Studio Le Bus.
2 Jan 2020
E9: Protecting the Dunes
In the ninth episode, the twelve-year-old Hazel makes a commitment and the sixty-year-old Hazel honors the commitment. As the the Cape Cod National Seashore is established, the symptoms of Hazel's illness begin to make it more difficult for her to spend time in the dunes.
A podcast about the journey of finding the forgotten American writer Hazel Hawthorne. This podcast is produced by Inka Leisma and Essi Isomäki. Hosted by Inka Leisma. Hazel Hawthorne’s diary and letter to Prudence Hawthorne cited with permission of the Hazel Hawthorne Estate. Hazel Hawthorne’s speech in the 1960 Eastham hearings quoted with a few omissions. Cape Cod audio by Christopher Seufert from his album Cape Cod Soundscape vol. 1, available in iTunes. Theme song by Studio Le Bus.
22 Oct 2019
E8: Dune Shacks and Beat Writers
In the eighth episode, Hazel puts her love for the dunes and solitude into words. Inka learns about the connection of a well-known beat writer and Hazel.
A podcast about the journey of finding the forgotten American writer Hazel Hawthorne. This podcast is produced by Inka Leisma and Essi Isomäki. Hosted by Inka Leisma. Introducing Daniel Towler, Mary DeAngelis, Susan Pomerantz and Bert Yarborough. Hazel Hawthorne’s notes cited with permission of the Hazel Hawthorne Estate. Theme song by Studio Le Bus.
11 Sept 2019
E7: Provincetown
In the seventh episode, Inka arrives to Provincetown and Hazel starts to question the choices she has made in life.
A podcast about the journey of finding the forgotten American writer Hazel Hawthorne. This podcast is produced by Inka Leisma and Essi Isomäki. Hosted by Inka Leisma. Introducing Salvatore Del Deo, James Husson-Coté, Maura Coughlin, and Daniel Towler. A special thank you to Irene Briga. Hazel Hawthorne’s notes cited with permission of the Hazel Hawthorne Estate. Theme song by Studio Le Bus.
12 Aug 2019
E6: The Finest New Talent
In the sixth episode, Hazel publishes her first short story in the US and meets a certain gentleman. Inka starts to make travel plans.
A podcast about the journey of finding the forgotten American writer Hazel Hawthorne. This podcast is produced by Inka Leisma and Essi Isomäki. Hosted by Inka Leisma. Quoting the New York Herald Tribune from March 29th 1931. Hazel Hawthorne’s letter to Edmund Wilson quoted with permission of the Hazel Hawthorne Estate, available at Edmund Wilson Papers, Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Morris Werner’s Unpublished memoirs cited with permission of the Hazel Hawthorne Estate, available at Morris Werner Papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, New York Public Library. Hazel Hawthorne's application cited courtesy of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Background music and audio clips from Albert Marlowe and Freesound users prometheus888 and chestnutjam. Theme song by Studio Le Bus.
17 Jul 2019
E5: Two stories
In the fifth episode, we hear two stories, one of which made it to the newspaper headlines whilst the other was only told within the family.
A podcast about the journey of finding the forgotten American writer Hazel Hawthorne. This podcast is produced by Inka Leisma and Essi Isomäki. Hosted by Inka Leisma. Introducing Prudence Hawthorne. Quoting the Daily Boston Globe from December 25th in 1929, listing brief descriptions of Hazel and Celian from various other media. Cape Cod audio by Christopher Seufert from his album Cape Cod Soundscape vol. 1, available in iTunes. Background music and audio clips from Freesound users lena_orsa and dobroide. Theme song by Studio Le Bus.
8 Jul 2019
E4: Even in Hell
In the fourth episode, Hazel publishes a chilling poem and travels to Europe on a steamship.
A podcast about the journey of finding the forgotten American writer Hazel Hawthorne. This podcast is produced by Inka Leisma and Essi Isomäki. Hosted by Inka Leisma. Quoting article from the Middleborough Gazette on April 20th, 1928. Hazel Hawthorne’s poem Even in Hell reproduced with permission of the Hazel Hawthorne Estate, available in Voices magazine vol. VII, number 4, February 1928. Hazel Hawthorne’s letters to Edmund Wilson quoted with permission of the Hazel Hawthorne Estate, available at Edmund Wilson Papers, Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Background audio clips from Freesound users primordiality, monotraum, and YleArkisto. Theme song by Studio Le Bus.
28 Jun 2019
E3: The Famous Writers
In the third episode, you'll hear about the literary company Hazel kept ever since arriving to Provincetown.
A podcast about the journey of finding the forgotten American writer Hazel Hawthorne. This podcast is produced by Inka Leisma and Essi Isomäki. Hosted by Inka Leisma. Quoting Louis Sheaffer's biography O'Neill - Artist and son. Quoting Edmund Wilson’s diary The Twenties. Paragraphs from Hazel Hawthorne’s unpublished Recollections published with permission of the Hazel Hawthorne Estate and courtesy of Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives, Connecticut College. Background audio clips from Freesound users Taira Komori, flag2 and monotraum. Theme song by Studio Le Bus.
11 Jun 2019
E2: Firsts
In the second episode you get to witness the first steps of research on both sides of the Atlantic. You will also hear the first poem Hazel ever published.
A podcast about the journey of finding the forgotten American writer Hazel Hawthorne. Produced by Inka Leisma and Essi Isomäki. Hosted by Inka Leisma. Hazel Hawthorne’s poem Fifteen Years old published with permission of the Hazel Hawthorne Estate. Background audio clips from Freesound users The Matt Freeman, Claudius, Original Sound, Chestnutjam and Lietoofine. Theme song by Studio Le Bus.
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23 May 2019
E1: The Portrait in Berlin
In the first episode we hear how it all started, when Inka took a gap year and moved to Berlin.
A podcast about the journey of finding the forgotten American writer Hazel Hawthorne. Produced by Inka Leisma and Essi Isomäki. Presenting Salvatore Del Deo and Bert Yarborough in the short interview clips. The song Hazel is written and performed by Jerusha, who reserves all rights to her work. Background audio clips from Freesound users Evsecrets and LG. Theme song by Studio Le Bus.
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