Our show today comes in one part. Poet tessa micaela reads an extended excerpt from their book of poetry entitled where bells begin. tessa and I collaborated on this audio treatment of their poem. After conversing then recording tessa reading, I collected sounds, mostly in wild parts of South Africa and in the town of Waterval Boven in  Mpumalanga province.

I mixed these sounds with tessa’s reading. You will hear a variety of birds and other wild and domesticated animals. where bells begin immerses the reader and listener into a world that is both foreign and familiar. The main character, who simply goes by the single letter, O, walks through this world, interacts with it, is ignored by it, and endures in it. 

The only piece of music in this audio treatment is the bass track of Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen’s song Never Forget. The episode ends with the track Dreamaway by Dreem and is available on Epidemicmusic.com
 
For the best experience, I suggest you use headphones or ear buds as you listen to this audio treatment of tessa micaela’s where bells begin.

Tessa Micaela is the author of where bells begin (Rescue Press, November 2019), there are boxes and there is wanting (Trembling Pillow Press, 2016), and the chapbook Crude Matter (ypolita press, 2016). Tessa writes poems, essays and letters, some of which have appeared in jubilat, ELDERLY, Make/shift, and Dusie. Tessa was born and raised on the Lenni-Lenape land of Philadelphia, and resides on the unceded Abenaki land of central Vermont. Tessa is a midwife, a clinical and community herbalist, care-worker and educator. More information can be found at tessamicaela.com and moonrootmedicinals.com.

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Bells Begin

Black and Blue

In this piece, Kerr Mesner shares a song of imagining for trans, non-binary, and gender expansive siblings having each others' backs, and God joining into the resistance. Kerr is a spiritual director, consultant, and facilitator, as well as a queer/transgender contemplative Christian, performing artist, and activist. In his spare time, he enjoys writing songs and playing in his garden.

Geez 65: Healing Sex takes on the taboo. Sex is so often at the heart of Christian shame and violence. What healing do our spirits and bodies need? How can we lean into pleasure and joy? What liberation can be found in subverting tradition – or reclaiming it?

Got Your Back by Kerr Mesner, Geez 65: Healing Sex

Meditation - WILD RHYTHMS

Guys! Since landing back home, I have literally not had a self day! Like I hit the ground running hard and I’ve been so busy putting together a ton of different things, including: THE SPREAD LIVE!!!! OMG! We are celebrating our third year already!! And so I’m just gonna call this event and the next one, our anniversary. The details are in the description box, especially if you want tickets. We are going to be at AQ studios which is on Mahiga Mairu avenue which is right behind J’s westlands on the 29th of March from 6pm.
Onto our episode for today, Once again we are graced by the very vibrant presence of Tiff and today she brought along her partner in both business and life and we catch up on their intimate life, their work and the myth behind Lesbian death bed.

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For business inquiries, Email -        host@thespreadpodcast.com
kaz@kazentertainment.com 



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THE SPREAD LIVE - https://mookh.com/event/da172fbd-caa1-4e11-a0c7-10e54bcf9a88

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O U R  G U E S T S:
Tiff Mugo & Siphumeze Khundayi
HOLAAfrica - @insta_holaa - Twitter/FB @HOLAAfrica
The Wildness with Tiff & Manda - Podcast - https://itunes.apple.com/ke/podcast/thewildnesspodcast/id1375778405?mt=2&i=1000430180384


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SAGE: Expose yourself - https://itunes.apple.com/ke/album/expose-yourself/1128309558?i=1128309643I

Thank you all for the LOVE!
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THE SPREAD | EP 50 | LESBIAN BED DEATH AND OTHER QUEER TALES

Antonio Cosme, a Coahuiltecan Boricua from Southwest Detroit, Michigan, is an economist, artist, educator, beekeeper with SWBeetroit, gardener with Southwest Grows, an outdoorsman, #Blacktotheland, and works at the National Wildlife Federation. In this episode, Cosme offers a land acknowledgement for Geez 55 by reflecting on the history of Detroit, Michigan.

Who do we welcome? How do we allow ourselves to be welcomed? Geez 55: Entertaining Angels explores hospitality, which Jacques Derrida named as “ethics par excellence.”

Waawiyatanong: A Detroit Land Acknowledgement by Antonio Cosme, Geez 55: Entertaining Angels

Uncanny sounds, funny interludes, & stories—most weird, many true featuring Peterson Toscano, a Quirky Queer Quaker playfully exploring the serious worlds of gender, faith, & climate change.

Bells Begin

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