{"id":8600,"date":"2020-05-14T15:04:12","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T15:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/?p=5486"},"modified":"2020-05-14T15:04:12","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T15:04:12","slug":"johanna-ely-reading-from-postcards-from-a-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2020\/05\/14\/johanna-ely-reading-from-postcards-from-a-dream\/","title":{"rendered":"Johanna Ely Reading from \u201cPostcards from a Dream\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Literary Dialogs with Nina Serrano featuring Johanna Ely<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-5501 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Johanna-Ely-web-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Johanna-Ely-web-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Johanna-Ely-web-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Johanna-Ely-web.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Johanna Ely reads from her new book of poems &#8220;Postcards from a Dream&#8221; on the <em>Literary Dialogs with Nina Serrano<\/em> series in a wide ranging interview about her poetry. In this time of sheltering in place during the coronavirus Covid19 pandemic, the interview, using Zoom technology, brings Nina and Johanna together in the magic of friendship and poetry.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qy2Ptg1UTfo\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\n<p>Johanna Ely&#8217;s poetry is filled with sensuality and hope, making her new book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Postcards-Dream-Johanna-Ely\/dp\/1421836483\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=postcards+from+a+dream+by+johanna+ely&amp;qid=1587993298&amp;sr=8-1\">Postcards From a Dream<\/a>, a delight to read. The interview eases our disappointment about postponing a real live book party due to the pandemic&#8217;s \u201cshelter in Place\u201d and \u201csocial distancing\u201d policy. We had planned the actual book party over coffee months earlier, savoring the details of the reading, decor, and menu, at the Benicia Public Library.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5507 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Johanna-and-Nina-Zoom-screenshot-small-crop.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Johanna-and-Nina-Zoom-screenshot-small-crop.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Johanna-and-Nina-Zoom-screenshot-small-crop-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Johanna-and-Nina-Zoom-screenshot-small-crop-150x49.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>But adjusting to the environmental crisis, we choose to celebrate by recording in our individual homes with Zoom. I knew that as usual, I could take the sound track and edit it for my radio series: OPEN BOOK on KPFA (94.1 fm, Berkeley, CA) and Literary Dialogs with Nina Serrano on Artbeat with Laura Mullett on OZCAT RADIO (89.5 fm, Vallejo, CA).<\/p>\n<p>We incorporated the artwork of Johanna&#8217;s artist husband, Sam Morse whose work serves as the beautiful book cover and also visually documents one of her vivid poems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>About Nina Serrano:<\/strong>\u00a0Nina Serrano is a well-known, international prize-winning inspirational author and poet. With a focus on Latino history and culture, she is also a playwright, filmmaker, KPFA talk show host, a former Alameda County Arts Commissioner, and a co-founder of the San Francisco Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts. Oakland Magazine\u2019s \u201cbest local poet\u201d in 2010, she is a former director of the San Francisco Poetry in the Schools program and the Bay Area\u2019s Storytellers in the Schools program. A Latina activist for social justice, women\u2019s rights, and the arts, Nina Serrano at 85 remains vitally engaged in inspiring change and exploring her abundant creativity. For more information go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/\">ninaserrano.com<\/a>\u00a0or contact her publisher at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/estuarypress.com\/\">estuarypress.com<\/a>. For more detailed information about Nina see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/about-nina-serrano-2\/\"><em>About Nina<\/em>\u00a0on her website.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Estuary Press:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/estuarypress.com\/\">Estuary Press<\/a>\u00a0is the publisher of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/estuarypress.com\/nicaragua-way-novel-nina-serrano-2\/\"><em>Nicaragua Way<\/em>.<\/a>\u00a0It is also the home of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hrmediaarchive.estuarypress.com\/\">Harvey Richards Media Archive<\/a>, a repository of photography and video documentaries of various social change and political movements during the 1960s and 1970s. Contact Paul Richards (510) 967 5577, paulrichards@estuarypress.com or visit estuarypress.com for more details.<\/p>\n<p>MEDIA \u2013 For photos &amp; interviews: Paul Richards (510) 967 5577; paulrichards@estuarypress.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/johanna-ely-reading-from-postcards-from-a-dream\/\">Johanna Ely Reading from &#8220;Postcards from a Dream&#8221;<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"syndicated-attribution\">This post was originally published on <a href=\"https:\/\/ninaserrano.com\/johanna-ely-reading-from-postcards-from-a-dream\/\">ninaserrano.com<\/a>. <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Literary Dialogs with Nina Serrano featuring Johanna Ely Johanna Ely reads from her new book of poems \u201cPostcards from a Dream\u201d on the Literary Dialogs with Nina Serrano series in a wide ranging interview about her poetry. 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