Artemis Speaks
By making the world a more beautiful place, Artemis Speaks interviews writers and artists from the Appalachian Region of the Blue Ridge Mountains and beyond. This is a time we need to write and make art for the sake of healing our souls and enriching our communities. This podcast is a production of the Artemis Journal, a charitable organization now 49 years old and has evolved to be an all inclusive yearly journal with essays, poetry and art.
- Update frequency
- every 26 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 62
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Sheila Umberger, Director of Libraries City of Roanoke, Va.
Sheila is the 2016 recipient of the American Library Association Sullivan Award “presented annually to a single Library Director nationally who has shown exceptional understanding and support of comm…
Artifical Intelligence, a creative look at this tool
AI can complete virtually any cognitive task, at least as well as a human. So, how does Artificial Intelligence, typically associated with human intelligence, affect our lives? Artemis Speaks is my p…
Ann Goette, Writer, Poet, Playwright
Today’s guest is Ann Goethe, a prolific writer known for her poetry, novels, musicals and plays, including operas. She is a recipient of The Virginia Arts & Humanities Prize and has served as a Fello…
Elani Spencer, Youth Poet Laureate,Artemis
Elani Spencer is a 19-year-old poet based in Roanoke, Virginia. She was born and raised in Rochester, NY, and currently attends Hollins University where she is pursuing a bachelors of art in Creative…
Exploring the world of AI
Exploring the world of AI
Host Jeri Rogers Editor Artemis Journal
As a publisher of poetry and art journals, I find the AI revolution compelling. This groundbreaking technology is ushering in rapid…
Ron Smith , Virginia Poet Laureate
Smith serves as a Consultant in Poetry and Prose at St. Christopher's School and Poetry Editor at Aethlon: The Journal of Sport Literature. His poems have appeared in Artemis for nine years since 201…
Jeri Rogers & Skip Brown, Co-producers Artemis Speaks Podcast
Join co-producers of our Podcast, Jeri Rogers and Skip Brown, as they reflect on four years of podcasting interviews with artists and writers published in the Artemis Journal.
Getting ready to launch …
Ana Morales, Artist
Ana Morales is based in Roanoke, Virginia, and works primarily with mixed media. She holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a BFA from James Madison University, where she st…
Dorothy Gillespie: Groundbreaking Documentary - COURAGE, INDEPENDENCE AND COLOR
Join the conversation with son Gary Isreal, President of the Dorothy M. Gillespie Foundation, and daughter Dorien Gillespie Bietz, children of Dorothy Gillespie, as they reflect on the many gifts th…
Jim Minick, Poet
Jim Minick is the author or editor of eight books, including Without Warning: The Tornado of Udall, Kansas (nonfiction), Fire Is Your Water (novel), and The Blueberry Years: A Memoir of Farm and Fami…
Sarah EK Muse, Award-winning Artist, Jewelry Designer, & Goldsmith
Sarah EK Muse, a native Virginian, is an award-winning artist, jewelry designer, and goldsmith known for her exquisite bespoke jewels that celebrate personal narratives and strengthen connections to …
Michele Evans, Poet and Teacher
Michele Evans, a fifth-generation Washingtonian (D.C.), is a poet, writer, high school English teacher, and adviser for her school's literary magazine, Unbound. Before becoming an educator, Michele E…
Linda Atkinson, artist
Linda Atkinson is a sculptor living and working in Botetourt County. She taught art history for 21 years at Virginia Western Community College, as well as studio courses for University /Santa Cruz, …
A.J. Gnuse, Artemis Journal Literary Editor and Writer Girl in the Walls
A. J. Gnuse is the bestselling author of Girl in the Walls, published in 2021.
He received an MFA in fiction from UNC Wilmington, and his writing has appeared in the Guardian, Gulf Coast, Literary Hu…
Javon Jackson, Jazz Saxophonist collaborating with acclaimed Poet, Nikki Giovanni
The Moss Center in Blacksburg, Virginia presented a live performance and historic collaboration between renowned poet and Virginia Tech legend Nikki Giovanni and saxophonist-composer and former Jazz …
Dr. Sandee McGlaun, Poet, Reading by Skip Brown
River Sequence (a Meditation)
1. Riffle
This moment: like a fat round plum smooth as stone tumbled downstream, at the edge of stillness poised to roll. How long does it take a rock to travel the length…
Lara Taubman, Songwriter
New York-based country-soul singer/songwriter Lara Taubman delivers sobering subjects like mortality, mental health, spirituality, survival, and finding hope in an exceedingly turbulent & traumatized…
Bob Rotche, Artist
https://www.bobrotche.com/Bob Rotche is a Virginia-based wood artist. He has worked with wood in one manner or
another for most of his life but it was exposure to the lathe and its ability to create s…
Page Turner, Art Editor Artemis Journal
Page Turner, an acclaimed artist, recently showed her art at the "Affiliation Show" at the National Arts Club in New York City. Page has worked with Artemis Journal for three years, and her ability t…
Susan Saandholland, Artist
The arc of Susan's career is amazing. Besides her commitment to Photography, It includes a six-year term as President of the American Kidney Fund. She has been represented in three galleries and cont…