Poem by Ellen June Wright & Photography by David A. Goodrum

<p>Ellen June Wright reads her poem, &quot;<a href="https://www.vitapoetica.org/poetry/the-lake" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The Lake</a>,&quot; and David A. Goodrum shares about his <a href="https://www.vitapoetica.org/visual-arts/four-photographs-by-david-a-goodrum" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">photography</a> published in our <a href="https://www.vitapoetica.org/spring-2023" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Spring 2023 issue</a>.</p> <p>Ellen June Wright consulted on guides for three PBS poetry series. Her work was selected as <em>The Missouri Review</em>’s Poem of the Week in June 2021. She is a Cave Canem and Hurston/Wright alumna and received Pushcart Prize nominations in 2021 and 2022. Follow her at <a href="https://twitter.com/EllenJuneWrites" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/EllenJuneWrites</a>.</p> <p>David A. Goodrum, photographer/writer, lives in Corvallis, Oregon. His photography has graced the covers of several art and literature magazines, most recently <em>Cirque Journal, Willows Wept Review, Blue Mesa Review, Ilanot Review, Red Rock Review, The Moving Force Journal, Snapdragon Journal</em>, and has appeared in many others. Additional work, both photos and poems, are available at <a href="https://www.davidgoodrum.com/">www.davidgoodrum.com</a>. His artistic vision has always been to create a visual field that momentarily transports you away from hectic daily events and into a place that delights in an intimate view of the world.</p> <p>--</p> <p>We could use your help! To assist us in increasing the visibility of this podcast, would you consider leaving a review on your listening platform of choice? If you know someone who might enjoy this podcast, we&#39;d love if you could <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/dashboard/home" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">share</a> it with them (head to the link and click &quot;share&quot;). We also welcome donations to help sustain the work we do to engage spirituality and the arts. To make a tax-deductible g