On the 1/8/25 Edition of Dr Andy’s Poetry and Technology Hour:

Ariela Gittlen joins the show to speak on her recent publication in the New York Times’s Letter of Recommendation column. Gittlen reflects on her journey as an essay writer, while also mentioning that poetry has taught her that failure is imperative in the writing process. She then shares a poem titled, “I hope we can be friends.” The next guest on the show is Dan Kehew, who discusses his new Davis based storytelling group, “Stories & Fire.” He talks about the intentional space that the group will meet in, stating that he spent multiple years looking and crafting the right setting. The storytelling will occur around a fireplace, and little technology, emphasizing the importance of the speaker’s voice. The last guest on the show is Susie Meserve. She first outlines her bicoastal identity as a New-England born, East-Bay resident informs her writing identity, before discussing how being goal-oriented deters her from writer's block. Meserve then discusses the inauguration of her new writing class, Writing for Renewal, which focuses on getting writing routines established in the New Year. She then shares a poem “Bioluminescence.”

Ariela Gittlen is a poet, marketing, and creative strategist working out of Brooklyn, New York. Gittlen is a seasoned Art Director and Design Lead with more than eight years experience creating elevated branding and marketing design in the realms of wellness, food, art, and fashion. She is a graduate from the Fashion Institute of Technolgy has articles published in the New York Times.

Dan Kehew is best known in Davis as leader of the California Bicycle Museum, the joint effort by UC Davis, the City of Davis, and community interests that brought the U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame to Davis. Kehew was also an original member of the City of Davis Bicycle Advisory Commission and a graduate of UC Davis' King Hall School of Law. Dan currently works as a senior attorney for California's Department of Real Estate.

Susie Meserve grew up outside of Boston and was educated at Tufts university and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Her poems have appeared in Indiana Review, Cimarron Review, Bateau, Gulf Coast, and others. Meserve works as a poet, educator, and creative coach. She is also the author of the chapbook Faith (Finishing Line Press) and lives in Berkeley, California, with her husband and two young sons

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