All tagged chicagocreative

S:2-Ep:12 Lor Clincy

S:2-Ep:12 Lor Clincy

Matthew Gutierrez

Lor Clincy, a Chicago native, uses poetry to tell salient experiences that require readers/listeners to consider perspectives that are not the status quo, while honing in on African American experiences through commentary and reflection.

S:2-Ep:9 Alexandra Riseman

S:2-Ep:9 Alexandra Riseman

Matthew Gutierrez

Alexandra, an Oak Park native, uses her writing to share the whimsy, the weird and the real. Raised in a jewish house hold, she incorporates her Eastern European Jewish heritage into her writing, while taking inspiration from some of her favorite authors: Kafka and Poe.

S:2-Ep:8 Kimberly Shine

S:2-Ep:8 Kimberly Shine

Matthew Gutierrez

Kimberly Shine is a creative and media professional from chicago. Her collection of poetry, “On the Other Side of Everything” encourages readers to quiet the noise, take control of their lives and to live freely.

S:2-Ep:5 Matthew Gutierrez/Katelin Reinert

S:2-Ep:5 Matthew Gutierrez/Katelin Reinert

Matthew Gutierrez

Matthew’s poetry focuses on themes of memory, environment, love, sexual desire, dreams, madness and death. The poems paint a picture inside your mind, transporting you to a place of imagination and, at times, fantasy.

Katelin Reinert is a junior BMus Music Composition major at Columbia College Chicago. She is an advanced pianist and flutist and the first chair melodica player of Columbia College Chicago's New Music Ensemble. Katelin, aspiring to become a media composer, has premiered two of her original scores with the ensemble.

S:2-Ep:4 Lor Clincy

S:2-Ep:4 Lor Clincy

Matthew Gutierrez

Lor Clincy, a Chicago native, uses poetry to tell salient experiences that require readers/listeners to consider perspectives that are not the status quo, while honing in on African American experiences through commentary and reflection.

S:2-Ep:3 Julia Nusbaum

S:2-Ep:3 Julia Nusbaum

Matthew Gutierrez

Julia writes fiction and nonfiction pieces that are heavily influenced and inspired by her Midwestern roots. She is interested in the gritty underbelly of lives and relationships, and writes on the raw edges of being human.

Episode 11: Matthew Gutierrez

Episode 11: Matthew Gutierrez

Matthew Gutierrez

Matthew’s poetry focuses on themes of memory, environment, love, sexual desire, dreams, madness and death. The poems paint a picture inside your mind, transporting you to a place of imagination and, at times, fantasy.