“Aeronaut” by Brian Phipps

About this episode

Rose Postma interviews Brian G. Phipps about his poem 'Aeronaut' and its themes related to the church year and seasonal affective disorder.

In this episode of the Reformed Journal Podcast, the poetry edition, Rose Postma interviews Brian G. Phipps about his poem “Aeronaut.” Brian is the author of Before the Burning Bush (Univ. of St. Katherine Press, 2018), a collection of poems. His poetry has appeared in several journals, most recently Presence , St. Katherine Review , and Vita Poetica . “Aeronaut” is part of a work-in-progress collection on the feasts of the church year and the seasons of the solar year as experienced by a person with seasonal affective disorder.

People in this episode

Host: Rose Postma

Guest: Brian G. Phipps

Topics covered

• poetry
• interview
• seasonal affective disorder
• church year
• creative process

Keywords

• poetry
• interview
• Brian Phipps
• Aeronaut
• seasonal affective disorder
• church year
• creative writing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Univ. of St. Katherine Press, Presence, St. Katherine Review, Vita Poetica

Books & works: Aeronaut, Before the Burning Bush

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