Farnaz Fatemi and Dion O'Reilly interview local Santa Cruz poet and songwriter, Laurence White. We hear Laurence read and sing and talk further about both.  Episode also includes a segment from The Hive called, Who Are We Reading?

LINKS:

From the Laurence White interview:

Follow Laurence at @caravaggioboy 

Listen to Laurence’s music: 

·  https://shallowdiverecords.bandcamp.com/track/homesick-- this is the track you heard on our show. 

·  https://chaoticfutch.bandcamp.com/releases--this is the “bedroom EP” Laurence refers to. 

More info on Word Church can be found here

Farnaz mentioned a movie which takes place at Transylvania U in Kentucky. It is American Animals.

In the “Who Are We Reading” segment: 

Dion read from Ploughshares; she also mentioned New Ohio Reviewand New England Review.

Farnaz read from Halal If You Hear Me: Breakbeat Poets vol 3, newly released. 

Poetry Calendar: 

Monday, May 6 @ Word Church: Billy Butler, Featured Poet

Thursday, May 9 @ Peace United: Brenda Shaughnessy and Ellen Bass