# Season 4 Ep 10 | Caroline Bock & Jona Colson | Talking "America's Future" with Washington Writer's Publishing House

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Published: 2025-09-30T12:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode of Some Things Considered, I’m joined by Caroline Bock and Jona Colson, co-presidents of Washington Writers’ Publishing House . They are two of my favorite DC-area writers and advocates, but today we gather to discuss–and celebrate–the publication of a brand new anthology “America’s Future: poetry & prose in response to tomorrow.” Caroline is the author of the story collection “Carry Her Home” and Jona’s poetry collection “Said Through Glass” (both published in 2018). Washington Writers’ Publishing House is the longest, continuously operating nonprofit, cooperative, literary organization in the United States. Established in 1975 in our nation’s capital, we have published over 100 volumes of poetry as well in more recent years fiction and nonfiction. We discuss: * The conception and labor of love that culminated in this anthology. * The role of community, both local and global, to curate and publish writers. * Why this collection coincides with the 50th anniversary of WWPH’s founding. * The intersections of writing, teaching, editing, and organizing. * How the written word can–and must–speak to today’s sociopolitical confusion and turmoil. * Jona and Caroline also read their pieces from the new collection. These two literary citizens have established themselves as vital and indispensable forces not only for DC-Metro artistic community, but are working to publish and promote inclusive, relevant writing to showcase why creativity and story matter most of all during uncertain times. ABOUT CAROLINE BOCK Instagram: @carolinebockauthor Twitter/X: @cabockwrites Website: carolinebockofficialauthorsite.wordpress.com ABOUT JONA COLSON Instagram: @jonacolsonpoet Facebook: facebook.com/jonacolsonpoet LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jonacolsonpoet Website: https://jonacols…

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