Christina D. Rodriguez is an award winning Latinx poet, and entrepreneur from New York, currently living in Chicago. Her poems have appeared in Tupelo Quarterly, Yes, Poetry, Rust + Moth, Satin Soulbits, and elsewhere. She is a board member of the Chicago Writers Association as the organization’s social media manager and poetry editor for CWA's The Write City Magazine. She is also a contributor to the Instagram poetry book club, Can We Discuss Poetry. Christina D. Rodriguez’s first book of poetry is a beautifully textured collection titled “Knees in the Garden” from Querencia Press, released in February 2023, is available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble and at KneesintheGarden.com, or to contact Christina, christina@crodonline.info.

Prolific Chicago-based artist Leo Segedin turned 96 this year and still puts in an average of 6 hours of work daily. His website is leopoldsegedin.com. Paul and Ben produced three books of Leo’s Artwork. I had the honor of writing the afterword for Leo Segedin’s latest book, Leopold Segedin: The Holocaust Series. Paintings and Drawings 1967-79. Leopoldsegedin.com is the website. Leo is currently showing at the Noyes Cultural Arts Center, Now through Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 927 Noyes St Ste 100, Evanston, IL (847) 328-2100. Paul Segedin joins host WC Turck to talk about all that goes into that effort. To reach Paul Segedin, segedinpaul@gmail.com

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