UIndy's Potluck Podcast - SEASON 4 – EPISODE 5 – TAK Erzinger

UIndy's Potluck Podcast

In this episode of the UIndy Potluck Podcast, where we host conversations about the arts, English major Kim Owen and Etchings Press’ advisor, Liz Whiteacre, interview the 2021 Whirling Prize poetry winner. Etchings Press, a student-run publisher at University of Indianapolis, awards Each fall, The Whirling Prize is awarded two books that demonstrate an excellent and compelling response to a theme selected by students. The 20201 theme was Nature, and in this podcast, the student judges have a conversation with poet TAK Erzinger, author of the winning collection, At the Foot of the Mountain. Special thanks to Music Technology major Jesse Wallace for editing this episode’s audio.

TAK Erzinger is an American/Swiss poet and artist with a Colombian background. She is also an alumna of Boston University and an English teacher. Erzinger is the author of the collections Found: Between the Trees and At the Foot of the Mountain. Her poetry has been featured in Bien Acompañada, The Muse, River and South Review, Welter, The Rational Creature, and more. Her audio drama Stella’s Constellation was produced by Alt.Stories and Fake Realities Podcasts, out of the UK in 2021. Erzinger’s illustrations/art have been featured in Latina Magazine, The American Visionary Art Museum, Ponder Savant, Pen to Print Magazine, Fishfood Magazine and more. She lives in a Swiss valley with her husband and cats.

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