About this episode

Host Peter Neill interviews Charles Cantalupo about his literary contributions and experiences related to Maine and Africa.

Host: Peter Neill Producer: Spencer Albee Music by Casey Neill (Mock Turtle Music) Conversations from the Pointed Firs is a monthly audio series with Maine-connected authors and artists discussing new books and creative projects that invoke the spirit of Maine, its history, its ecology, its culture, and its contribution to community and quality of life. Airs the first Friday of every month from 4-5pm. Online at pointedfirs.org. This month, host Peter Neill has a conversation with Charles Cantalupo, Professor Emeritus of English, Comparative Literature, and African Studies at Pennsylvania State University. Charles is an active contributor to various literary journals, a co-author of the Asmara Declaration on African Languages and Literature, a critic and translator of African writers from Eritrea; author of a personal memoir, Joining Africa, about his African experience, and a poet himself, with several published anthologies. He lives in Eastport, Maine. About the host: Peter Neill is founder and director of the World Ocean Observatory, a web-based place of exchange for information and educational services about the health of the ocean. In 1972, he founded Leete’s Island Books, a…

People in this episode

Host: Peter Neill

Guest: Charles Cantalupo

Topics covered

• Maine authors
• literary discussions
• African literature
• creative projects
• cultural contributions

Keywords

• Maine
• literature
• Charles Cantalupo
• Peter Neill
• African studies
• poetry
• cultural history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pennsylvania State University, World Ocean Observatory, Leete’s Island Books, Mock Turtle Music

Books & works: Joining Africa

Places: Eastport, Maine

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