Poetry

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Late in the Day: Poems 2010-2014 by Ursula K. Le Guin

Airs at: Thu, 04/21/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Between The Covers

Late in the Day, Ursula K. Le Guin’s new collection of poems (2010–2014) seeks meaning in an ever-connected world. In part evocative of Neruda’s Odes to Common Things and Mary Oliver’s poetic guides to the natural world, Le Guin’s latest give voice to objects that may not s... Read more

Poetic License

---> Every first Monday from 10:00 PM to 11:00 PM. Poetic License: The liberty taken by an artist/writer in deviating from conventional rules to produce a desired effect. In this one hour show, the first Monday of every month, Turiya will explore the spoken word art... Read more

Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine

Airs at: Thu, 11/13/2014 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Between The Covers

Claudia Rankine, chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, speaks about her much awaited follow-up to her groundbreaking work Don't Let Me Be Lonely. A provocative meditation on race, Citizen: An American Lyric recounts mounting racial aggressions in ongoing encounters... Read more

John Trudell: Descendant Now Ancestor

Airs at: Thu, 11/28/2013 at 5:15pm - 6:00pm

Produced for: Special Programming: Public Affairs

'DNA: Descendant Now Ancestor': Native American poet, activist and musician John Trudell breaks down the history of colonization of the spirit in this archive speech. CD-1641 Read more

Grace Paley Birthday Memorial Tribute 12/9/10

Airs at: Thu, 12/09/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30pm

Produced for: Between The Covers

Writer, poet and activist Grace Paley's birthday is December 11 (born in 1922, she died in 2007). In honor of Grace Paley Between the Covers presents an interview with local author Judith Arcana, who is Grace Paley's biographer, as well as parts of memorial show produced by... Read more

More Talk Radio on 10/04/10

Airs at: Mon, 10/04/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am

Produced for: More Talk Radio

Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod interview author, journalist and poet Fatima Bhutto about her new memoir, "Songs of Blood and Sword: A Daughter's Memoir," just out from Nation Books. Fatima Bhutto is an Afghan-born Pakistani poet and writer. She studied at Columbia U... Read more

Poet Walt Curtis

Airs at: Thu, 07/01/2010 at 9:00am - 9:30am

Produced for: Presswatch

Theresa Mitchell with the news "you're not supposed to know" interviews poet Walt Curtis about Portland's declaration of Walt Curtis Week and events to support the poet. Theresa also takes a look at NPR portrayals the Afghanistan invasion, and the possibility and conseque... Read more

Radiozine on 05/31/10

Airs at: Mon, 05/31/2010 at 11:30am - 12:00pm

Produced for: Radiozine

From the series Sprouts, PoetsWest from KSER community radio in Everette, WA, offers poems and music for Memorial Day, that explore what war does to the soul. PoetsWest, is a Seattle-based nonprofit literary organization that coordinates a variety of reading venues, provi... Read more

Author Bill Morgan on "The Typewriter is Holy: The Complete Uncensored History of the Beat Generation"

Airs at: Thu, 05/13/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am

Produced for: Between The Covers

Kathleen Stephenson speaks with guest Bill Morgan, author of The Typewriter is Holy: The Complete Uncensored History of the Beat Generation, which explores the enduring revolutionary appeal of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and WilliamS. Burroughs and brings to light lesser ... Read more