Poet, Writer and Professor Charles Israel Shares His Love of Poetry and Short Stories
Podcast: Download (Duration: 30:13 — 27.8MB)
In this episode 137, we visit with Charles Israel, author of the poetry chapbook, “Stacking Weather,” whose poetry and stories have been published in numerous journals.
Morri Creech, author of “Paper Cathedrals” and “Field Knowledge,” says of “Stacking Weather,” that Charles Israel performs an impressive balancing act, supporting the precarious gifts of birth and fatherhood against the insistent gravities of age and death.”
Charles is an English professor at Queens University in Charlotte, specializing in creative writing, professional writing, and American Studies. In this episode, we explore his love of writing poetry and prose and hear him read his work.
Connect With the Author
One Stop Link Here to connect with the podcast.
Get Free E-Book Here by Host Landis Wade When You Sign Up for the Newsletter
This is the first book in the Christmas Courtroom trilogy, books that combine the humor of My Cousin Vinny with the hope of Miracle on 34th Street. The third book in the trilogy won the 12th Annual National Indie Excellence Award in the Holiday Category. Learn more about the books Here.
About the Author:
Charles Israel’s poetry chapbook, Stacking Weather, won the Flip Kelly Award from Amsterdam Press. He’s also had poems and stories in Field, The Cortland Review, Crazyhorse, Nimrod International Journal, Zone 3, Pembroke Magazine, Eleven Eleven, Journal of the American Medical Association, Waccamaw Journal, and North Carolina Literary Review.
Charles is a versatile writer. In addition to his poetry and prose, he’s been a contract writer, a proposal writer, a proofreader, a freelance business editor, a reporter and an indexer. He received his MFA in Creative Writing from Western Michigan University, and MA in English from UNC-Chapel Hill and a BA in English with a concentration in American Studies from University of Virginia.
He’s been teaching for many years. He was associate program director, National Associated Writing Program, in the English Department at Western Michigan University, where he led writing workshops for secondary school teachers (1995-1997). He was a visiting professor at Western Michigan University in the English Department, where the taught poetry and fiction writing (1996-1997).
From 2000 to the present, he’s been an assistant professor in the English Department at Queens University in Charlotte. In that role, he’s taught professional writing, fiction, creative non-fiction, and poetry writing and he used workshop method and process-oriented approaches. He also taught in the Queens Core liberal arts and general education programs, specifically the sophomore-level American Experience class. And he’s served as a faculty leader on study-abroad trips to China and Tibet, Italy, plus western, central, and southern Europe.
Charles lives in Charlotte with his wife, Leslie.
Deal for Audiobooks:
Libro.fm makes it easy to buy audiobooks and support independent book stores at the same time. Listeners can use the above promo code to get two audiobooks for the price of one upon joining Libro.fm at the $14.99 monthly membership level.
When we use that code and join Libro.fm, we can choose from more than 150,000 audiobooks, including New York Times best sellers and recommendations from booksellers around the country. With Libro.fm you’ll get the same audiobooks, at the same price as the largest audiobook company out there (you know the name), but we’ll be part of a much different story, one that supports community, because we can designate our favorite independent book store when we sign up and the store benefits from every monthly membership charge and every purchase. Kudos to Libro.fm for making it easy for audiobook listeners to support independent book stores. If you’d like to give it a try and feel good about supporting local when you do, plug in the promo code when you sign up at Libro.fm and let us know how you like the service.
Recent Publications
2019 Short story, “Ask a Crow,” published in The Adirondack Review, Fall 2019 issue.
2019 Short story, “Black Bottom,” published in Straylight Literary Magazine.
2019 Short story, “Late Race,” published in MoonShine Review, Vol. 15, No. 1.
2017 Short story, “’Raise your eyes to the ceiling, ladies and gentlemen,’” published in Loud Zoo, #9.
2017 Short story, “Yeah, that’s it,” published in Steel Toe Review, Issue #26.
2017 Short story, “Spillways,” published in Pembroke Magazine, No. 49.
2017 Short story, “Chasers,” published in The Avenue, Vol. 4.
Please Visit and Support Our Lead Sponsors:
Park Road Books is the oldest and only independent book store in Charlotte, conveniently located in Park Road Shopping Center.
Charlotte Mecklenburg Library is a connector of readers, leaders and learners, with 20 locations and a 24 hour online presence.
Meet Our Networks:
Queen City Podcast Network is a carefully selected collection of more than two dozen podcasts produced in and centering around Charlotte, North Carolina focused on news, non-profits, entertainment, literature, sports, food, culture, health and wellness, and comedy.
Authors on the Air Global Radio Network is an international digital media corporation comprised of more than two dozen radio talk shows, podcasts, & book reviewers interested in speaking to writers in all genres and other creative people.
Meet Our Team:
Learn About Our Social Media Team – Social Grit Marketing
Learn About Our Publicity Manager – Spellbound Public Relations
Visit Our Recording Studios:
Learn about Our In-Person Recording Studio – Advent Coworking
Learn about Our Remote Recording Studio – Squadcast
Thank you for listening!