Finn Menzies's guest appearances

Finn Menzies

Poetry Pharmacy

Struggle to Connect

Poetry Koan

Regenerative Ed

Speech Uncensored: A Speech Language Pathology Podcast

Emily Dickinson

Wallace Stevens

Mary Oliver

Robert Frost

George Herbert

Elizabeth Bishop

Anne Carson

Mary Jean Chan

Etgar Keret

Kaveh Akbar

Marie Howe

Richard Scott

Lydia Davis

Sylvia Plath

Tara Miller

OwlTail

There are so many entry points with the potential to jostle us awake from what we may perceive to be "just the way things are"-- and gender binary is one of those (major) ways our culture can get stuck in black-and-white thinking... which is, as you know because you're here, pretty incongruent with the idea of being better educated. Finn Menzies shares queerness as one entry point--one portal-- to being able to see and live more freely. So let's dig into it! FINN MENZIES, HE/HIM  Co-founder, trainer, workshop facilitator &amp; consultant    Finn Menzies has been an educator for over 10 years. He has taught in classrooms ranging from preschool to college. Currently a kindergarten teacher, his priority is creating an environment that promotes connection, awareness, and curiosity.  Finn is well known in his community as a teacher of trans experience. He offers guidance to LGBTQ families &amp; has shared his story as a part of FLASH, King County’s comprehensive sexuality education curriculum. When Finn is not teaching kids or consulting grownups, he is either writing poetry about the magic and the albatross of growing up as a trans man or facilitating UNdoing Ego: a writer's workshop on meditation and generative writing.   https://www.qinclusion.com/  http://picturesofpoets.com/Poets/finn-menzies/  http://www.finnmenzies.com/   Other mentions:   Podcast I mention that features the mycologist, Guiliana Furci, who notes that "without decomposition, there is no regeneration". Regenerative Ed Mighty Network-- our new free community for any education professional who wants more life in the system! 

There are so many entry points with the potential to jostle us awake from what we may perceive to be "just the way things are"-- and gender binary is one of those (major) ways our culture can get stuck in black-and-white thinking... which is, as you know because you're here, pretty incongruent with the idea of being better educated. Finn Menzies shares queerness as one entry point--one portal-- to being able to see and live more freely. So let's dig into it! FINN MENZIES, HE/HIM  Co-founder, trainer, workshop facilitator &amp; consultant Finn Menzies has been an educator for over 10 years. He has taught in classrooms ranging from preschool to college. Currently a kindergarten teacher, his priority is creating an environment that promotes connection, awareness, and curiosity.  Finn is well known in his community as a teacher of trans experience. He offers guidance to LGBTQ families &amp; has shared his story as a part of FLASH, King County’s comprehensive sexuality education curriculum. When Finn is not teaching kids or consulting grownups, he is either writing poetry about the magic and the albatross of growing up as a trans man or facilitating UNdoing Ego: a writer's workshop on meditation and generative writing. <ul> <li><a href="https://www.qinclusion.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> https://www.qinclusion.com/</a></li> <li><a href="http://picturesofpoets.com/Poets/finn-menzies/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> http://picturesofpoets.com/Poets/finn-menzies/</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.finnmenzies.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> http://www.finnmenzies.com/</a> </li> </ul> Other mentions: <ul> <li><a href="https://forthewild.world/listen/giuliana-furci-on-the-divine-time-of-fungal-evolution-239" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Podcast</a> I mention that features the mycologist, Guiliana Furci, who notes that "without decomposition, there is no regeneration".</li> <li><a href="https://regenerativeed.mn.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Regenerative Ed Mighty Network</a>-- our new free community for any education professional who wants more life in the system!</li> </ul>

Queerness as a Portal with Finn Menzies

Max Ritvo

Jim Ferris

So pleased to have Finn Menzies in the Poetry Pharmacy this week! Finn prescribes Max Ritvo‘s AFTERNOON which can be found here, and I reciprocate with Jim Ferris‘s FACTS OF LIFE (read Jim’s poem here). We also read and talk about a poem from Finn’s debut collection Brilliant Odyssey Don’t Yearn. Finn Menzies is an out transgender teacher in Seattle, WA. He received his MFA from Mills College. He is the creator of FIN Zine, a bi-annual zine dedicated to his journey through transition. Finn’s debut collection, Brilliant Odyssey Don’t Yearn is out with Fog Machine. You can order it on Amazon. His poetry can also be seen in Gigantic Sequins, Quiet Lightning, SUSAN /the journal, Open House, SPORK, HOLD: a journal, The Shallow Ends, and various other journals. Annually, Finn facilitates UNdoing Ego a workshop on meditation and generative writing. [Theme music for the podcast is from Vladimir Martynov’s The Beatitudes played by the wonderful coversart on YouTube]

So pleased to have <a href="http://www.finnmenzies.com/bio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Finn Menzies</a> in the Poetry Pharmacy this week! Finn prescribes <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/max-ritvo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Max Ritvo</a>‘s AFTERNOON which can be <a href="http://bostonreview.net/poetry/sampler-lucie-brock-broido-max-ritvo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">found here</a>, and I reciprocate with <a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/jim-ferris" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jim Ferris</a>‘s FACTS OF LIFE (read Jim’s poem <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ookDqVMjaKdRNdU2ZcFaT3bywcASKufk8SBxyn6moPc/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>). We also read and talk about a poem from Finn’s debut collection <a href="http://fogmachine.life/brilliant-odyssey-dont-yearn-by-finn-menzies/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brilliant Odyssey Don’t Yearn</a>. Finn Menzies is an out transgender teacher in Seattle, WA. He received his MFA from Mills College. He is the creator of FIN Zine, a bi-annual zine dedicated to his journey through transition. Finn’s debut collection, Brilliant Odyssey Don’t Yearn is out with <a href="http://fogmachine.life/books/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Fog Machine</a>. You can order it on<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Brilliant-Odyssey-Dont-Yearn-Menzies/dp/0997298669/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1503255514&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=brilliant+odyssey" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Amazon</a>. His poetry can also be seen in Gigantic Sequins, Quiet Lightning, SUSAN /the journal, Open House, SPORK, HOLD: a journal, The Shallow Ends, and various other journals. Annually, Finn facilitates UNdoing Ego a workshop on meditation and generative writing. [Theme music for the podcast is from Vladimir Martynov’s <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPNSX9axnEM" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Beatitudes </a>played by the wonderful <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/coversart" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">coversart</a> on YouTube]

Episode 16: Finn Menzies prescribes AFTERNOON by Max Ritvo + FACTS OF LIFE by Jim Ferris

Amy meets Finn Menzies and they walk around Seward Park and discuss just about everything.  Our conversation starts off with class and moves on to Finn's (formerly Kate's) transition.  We move on to feminism, fear of abondonding women, and the shame and vulnerability of coming out with a secret you've been hiding your whole life.  Please donate to Finn's Go Fund Me if you have any available resources,  https://www.gofundme.com/finnmenzies

Amy meets Finn Menzies and they walk around Seward Park and discuss just about everything. Our conversation starts off with class and moves on to Finn's (formerly Kate's) transition. We move on to feminism, fear of abondonding women, and the shame and vulnerability of coming out with a secret you've been hiding your whole life. Please donate to Finn's Go Fund Me if you have any available resources, <a href="https://www.gofundme.com/finnmenzies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.gofundme.com/finnmenzies</a>