Episode 30 - Poet Diane Seuss & Artist John McKaig - a podcast by Thor Rasmussen

Today we host a conversation with poet Diane Seuss and artist John McKaig in association with the Saginaw Art Museum’s current exhibition The Art of Poetry: Visually Reimagining the poem. Through a unique collaboration which we will learn about in the discussion, Seuss and McKaig connect here for a conversation about the process of creation among other topics.

Diane Seuss was born in Indiana and raised in Michigan. She earned a BA from Kalamazoo College and an MSW from Western Michigan University. Seuss is the author of multiple poetry collections including Four-Legged Girl (2015) which made her a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Her most recent collection frank: Sonnets is available through Gray Wolf Press. Her work has appeared in multiple poetry publications including The Best American Poetry 2014. She taught at Kalamazoo College for nearly 30 years. https://www.graywolfpress.org/books/frank-sonnets

John McKaig received his BFA in printmaking from Miami University and MFA in printmaking from University of Syracuse. He is currently Adjunct professor of drawing at Lycoming College in Williamsport PA. McKraig’s work has been exhibited throughout the united states and is included in the permanent collections of Syracuse University, The College of New Jersey, Auckland Print Study/Unitec Institute of Technology in Auckland New Zealand and many others. http://johnmurraymckaig.com/

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