Sep 1, 2020
In this live episode, Tulsa Artist Fellow Karl Jones reads from his memoir-in-progress at Curiosity Fest, a daylong festival celebrating literature, history, philosophy, and ethics sponsored by Oklahoma Humanities in Oklahoma City.
Karl, who grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and now lives in Brooklyn, New York, talks about his career as a writer, children’s literature editor at Penguin Random House, performer, and visual artist. While Karl has authored and edited many books for children, his venture into writing a memoir for adults is a new experience. The excerpts he shares with Emily and Lindsey from his memoir-in-progress reflect on moments from his life that explore his sexuality, the rigidity of gender roles, and the vulnerability one must have to write effectively about sensitive topics. He also speaks about the power of silence and how it affects relationships with friends or family, reminisces on his best dance moves at the Silver Star Saloon in the late 1990s, and imagines what a perfect Oklahoma might look like.
Song Credits:
Who Likes to Party by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4627-who-likes-to-party
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Realizer by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5047-realizer
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/