AZ arts

YabYum Seven: Austin Davis

My name is Austin Davis and I’m a 19 year old poet and student activist studying creative writing at ASU. My first book of poetry, Cloudy Days, Still Nights, was published by Moran Press in 2018. My second collection of poetry, Second Civil War, was also published by Moran Press in 2018. Second Civil War is a call to action for my generation to stand up for what they believe in and fight hate and injustice. The poems in this book touch on issues from gun violence to racism to immigration to the nature of modern capitalism, among many others…

YabYum Seven: Emilie McGowan

October 13, 2019 YabYum Featured Articles

My name is Emilie McGowan and I make art in Tucson, Arizona. I tend to draw mostly pen and ink, but enjoy branching out and playing with oil paints and sculpture as well…

YabYum Seven: Allison Easlon Moyers

April 21, 2019 YabYum Arts & Culture Featured Articles Nicole Royse YabYum Seven

My name is Allison Easlon Moyers and I am a contemporary artist working and living in down- town Phoenix. I work with oil painting, mixed-media, installation and video…

Phoenix Theatre Company’s Annual Festival of New American Theatre Brings Promising New Plays to Light

February 20, 2019 YabYum Arts & Culture Featured Articles Rebecca Rudnyk

by Rebecca Rudnyk

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As a lover of theatre, and everything that goes into developing a production, nothing quite compares to experiencing a new work as it comes together. From concept to paper. From paper to initial performance. From cold read to fully-staged. So the Phoenix Theatre Company’s Festival of New American Theatre is a dream come true event for anyone who loves the forum and appreciates the process…

YabYum Seven: Hector Llamas

February 17, 2019 YabYum Arts & Culture Featured Articles Nicole Royse YabYum Seven

Who am I and what do I do?
Hector D Llamas

I am a father, husband, son, brother and friend. Art in various mediums and subject is what I do…

YabYum Seven: Piper Daniels

February 10, 2019 YabYum Arts & Culture Featured Articles YabYum Seven

My name is Piper J. Daniels, and I’m thrilled to say I’m a writer. My debut essay collection, Ladies Lazarus, received the Tarpaulin Sky Book Prize, was longlisted for the PEN/Diamonstein Spielvogel Award for the Art of the Essay, and was named one of Entropy’s favorite nonfiction books of 2018. I am in the process of completing my second book, El Mirage, which focuses on love, gender, illusion, and the Sonoran Desert. I worked for many years as a ghostwriter but burned out on narcissism and moved to full-time manuscript consultation, where I help working and aspiring writers see and improve upon the beauty of their work…

YabYum Seven: Tara Catalano

February 3, 2019 YabYum Featured Articles YabYum Seven

My name is Tara Catalano and I am a local Phoenix abstract expressionist painter…

YabYum Seven: James Anthony Peters

November 18, 2018 YabYum Arts & Culture Featured Articles Nicole Royse YabYum Seven

James Anthony Peters answers the YabYum Seven!

‘Fun Home’ Musical Brings Intimate Self Discovery to Phoenix Theatre

October 20, 2018 YabYum Arts & Culture Featured Articles Rebecca Rudnyk

by Rebecca Rudnyk

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I still remember the first time I listened to the cast album for Fun Home. In reaction to buzz in the Broadway channels, I downloaded it, somewhat unsure of what to expect. Almost immediately, I understood why people were so excited…