Off The Bricks is a poetry Podcast Produced by Brick Street Poetry. Listen to explore and immerse yourself in the world of poetry with interviews of Poets Laureate and readings from newly published books of poetry.
Welcome to Off The Bricks, poets and poetry lovers. Today we welcome Julie L. Moore to the show; she brings us an insightful and somber reflection on race and her experiences and lessons learned while teaching at Wilberforce University. Her newest book of poetry, Devil's Backbone, from Wildhouse Publishing, is the focus of today's episode.
"Moore confronts inherited cruelties, national hypocrisy, and personal responsibility with unflinching honesty, confessing that she is “more than / complicit” as “a fragile, white / woman” who would like to “carve [herself] out of this story but can’t.”"
You can find Moore's poetry for purchase at wildhousepublishing.com (https://wildhousepublishing.com/devils-backbone/) and julielmoore.com (https://julielmoore.com/)
17 Sept 2026
Ep. 73 Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda & Joyce Brinkman
Welcome to Off The Bricks, poets and poetry lovers. Today we are doing a special program with Joyce Brinkman and her longtime poetry collaborating partner, Dr. Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda, on their newly released collaboration, Vanishing Life: A Poetic Warning. Find Vanishing Life: A Poetic Warning here! (https://www.amazon.com/s?k=9798901468814&i=stripbooks&linkCode=qs)Carolyn is a former poet laureate of Virginia. She holds a BA from the University of Mary Washington and an MED, MA, and PhD degrees from George Mason University. She has co-edited four anthologies, co-edited a poem play, and published nine books of poetry, including The Embrace: Diego Rivera, and Frida Kahlo. Dr. Kreiter-Foronda is the winner of the International Art and Literature, the Mary Lynn Kotz Award. She is the recipient of five grants from the Virginia Commission for the Arts. Her poems appear in numerous magazines, including Nimrod, Prairie Schooner, Mid-American Review, Best of Literary Journals and World Poetry Yearbook.
Find Vanishing Life: A Poetic Warning here! (https://www.amazon.com/s?k=9798901468814&i=stripbooks&linkCode=qs)
20 Aug 2026
Ep. 72 Jessica D Thompson
Welcome to Off The Bricks poets and poetry lovers! This month, we have with us Jessica D. Thompson with her latest book, The Mood Ring Diaries.
Jessica D. Thompson is the author of the poetry collection Daybreak and Deep, Kelsay Books (2022). She was also the winner of the James Baker Hall Memorial Prize in Poetry and the Kudzu Poetry Prize, as well as a finalist in the following: the Joy Bale Boone Poetry Prize, the Betty Gabehart Poetry Prize, and the Janet B. McCabe Poetry Prize.
You can find her latest work for purchase at Kelsay Books (https://kelsaybooks.com/products/the-mood-ring-diaries) and your local book shop.
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