Alejandro Escudé's guest appearances

Alejandro Escudé

Rattlecast

Writing Remix Podcast

Tanya Ko Hong

Brendan Constantine

Chris Anderson

Dana Gioia

Naomi Shihab Nye

Amy Miller

Daniel Anderson

Kat Howard

Todd Davis

David Berman

Jack Kerouac

Grace Thomas

Campbell McGrath

Ellen Bass

Jordyn Jones

OwlTail

Rattlecast #57 features Alejandro Escudé. Alejandro has appeared often in both Rattle's print issues and Poets Respond, and was interviewed for issue #59. Alejandro Escudé’s first book of poems, "My Earthbound Eye," was published in September 2013 upon winning the 2012 Sacramento Poetry Center Award. He received a master’s degree in creative writing from UC Davis, where he was taught by such notable poets as Gary Snyder and Sandra McPherson. Alejandro works as an English teacher, having taught in a variety of school systems at the secondary level for over fifteen years. Originally from Córdoba, Argentina, he immigrated to California many years ago at the age of six. A new book, “The Book of the Unclaimed Dead,” published by Main Street Rag Press, is now available on the MSR website. Alejandro is a single dad of two wonderful kids and lives in Los Angeles with his dog, a feisty yet lovable Jack Russell named Jake.For more information, visit: https://escudepoetry.com/As always, we'll also include live open mic for responses to our weekly prompt. For details on how to participate, either pre-recorded, via Skype, or by phone, go to: https://www.rattle.com/rattlecast/This Week's Prompt:Look out your window. Write a poem about what you see. Next Week's Prompt:September is Classical Music Month. Listen to a piece of classical music and let it inspire your poem.The Rattlecast livestreams on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Periscope, then becomes an audio podcast.

Rattlecast #57 features Alejandro Escudé. Alejandro has appeared often in both Rattle's print issues and Poets Respond, and was interviewed for issue #59. Alejandro Escudé’s first book of poems, "My Earthbound Eye," was published in September 2013 upon winning the 2012 Sacramento Poetry Center Award. He received a master’s degree in creative writing from UC Davis, where he was taught by such notable poets as Gary Snyder and Sandra McPherson. Alejandro works as an English teacher, having taught in a variety of school systems at the secondary level for over fifteen years. Originally from Córdoba, Argentina, he immigrated to California many years ago at the age of six. A new book, “The Book of the Unclaimed Dead,” published by Main Street Rag Press, is now available on the MSR website. Alejandro is a single dad of two wonderful kids and lives in Los Angeles with his dog, a feisty yet lovable Jack Russell named Jake. For more information, visit: <a href="https://escudepoetry.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://escudepoetry.com/</a> As always, we'll also include live open mic for responses to our weekly prompt. For details on how to participate, either pre-recorded, via Skype, or by phone, go to: <a href="https://www.rattle.com/rattlecast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.rattle.com/rattlecast/</a> This Week's Prompt: Look out your window. Write a poem about what you see. Next Week's Prompt: September is Classical Music Month. Listen to a piece of classical music and let it inspire your poem. The Rattlecast livestreams on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Periscope, then becomes an audio podcast.

ep. 57 - Alejandro Escudé

In Episode 8 we talk to Alejandro Escudé about taking risks in your work and giving yourself permission to write badly.

8. Writing Bad w/ Alejandro Escudé