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Callen will speak to Kenosha County's SART (Sexual Assault Response Team) via Zoom on Wednesday, April 19.
Callen recorded a guest spot on the podcast Unspoken: Conversations with Candace. Candace Sanchez hosts the podcast which features conversations with survivors of sex abuse. In 2023 she is dedicating the entire season to male survivors. The episode will air as a podcast first and then on YouTube, both during Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April.
Because of Covid and Callen's recovery from stage 3 colon cancer, there was no book release/reading when his first book of poems, Compendium, was released in 2022. For the one-year anniversary of the release Callen will host a Facebook Live poetry reading at 6:00 p.m. central time on Tuesday, May 23. Mark your calendars. Compendium Poetry Reading
On March 17, Callen was live on Survivor Stories, hosted by Michael Broussard, sharing his story of surviving child sex abuse. The interview can be viewed on my Facebook page.
On March 3, Callen and other founding members of the University of Wisconsin's first campus-wide LGBT group, the Ten Percent Society (now The Pride Society), appeared on a panel with current members of the group discussing the 40th anniversary of the organization.
In February, Callen was interviewed for an oral history as part of the University of Wisconsin's LGBTQ Archive.
Callen continues to work on two new books. The first one will be a departure from his previous ones and will be a fun one for Wisconsin fanatics and trivia buffs. The second is still in its infancy.
Callen's poem, "Neighborhood: St. Louis," was accepted in early January for inclusion in Wingless Dreamers' upcoming anthology, My Sanskriti in teal.
Callen's newest books are companion volumes of essays/writings on a variety of topics. Bleeding Heart is a collection of political pieces, including general observations and notes, queer issues, open letters, and race issues.
Callen's newest books are companion volumes of essays/writings on a variety of topics. A Full Heart, is a collection of pieces on topics ranging from nature to war and peace, from health and well-being to life and death, and more.
Callen's first book of poetry, Compendium, is a collection of about 80 poems covering a variety of subjects and emotions.
"Harty's intensely personal essays were published online at the time, and this collection--coinciding with the uprising's 10-year anniversary--captures the passion behind the history."--Michael Popke, The Isthmus, Dec. 4, 2021.
Callen's play, A Wake, is about an Irish Catholic family that decides to hold an old-fashioned Irish wake for a cousin who was killed when he ran into a cow and the insanity that ensues as a result. The play is an entertaining examination of family, religion, death, and life.
Callen's family history book, The Townsend Brothers of Shullsburg, Wisconsin, is a look at his great-great-grandfather and brothers who were among the earliest settlers in southwestern Wisconsin and northwestern Illinois.
Callen's book, The Stronger Pull, is a memoir on his coming out years in the late 1970s in small-town Wisconsin.
Callen's play, Invisible Boy, is an autobiographical play on surviving child sex abuse, finding oneself, and finding forgiveness.
"Written simply and with shattering honesty, Empty Playground is a compelling read, and surprisingly uplifting."--Bill Lueders, The Isthmus, Jan. 21, 2016.
Callen's first book is My Queer Life, a collection of essays, poems, scenes from plays, speeches, and other writings detailing more than thirty years as a queer community activist.
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