Episode #142 Open Mic of the Air #7

The Open Mic of the Air is a project from Poetry Spoken Here begun in March of 2020. Since most in-person poetry events are suspended due to coronavirus, this is a way for poets from around the world to connect and have a creative outlet.

We are also eager to receive and share poems inspired by the nation-wide protests against police brutality and in support of black lives.

This is the seventh episode of the Open Mic of the Air featuring poets from across the United States - California, Utah, New York and more - as well as the Island of Dominica. Give a listen and submit your work for the next episode!

Send a recording - 5 mins or less - of yourself reading one of your poems, including your name and location, to [email protected].

For full submission guidelines, check out: www.poetryspokenhere.com/open-mic-of-the-air

This Week's Readers

Walter Worden, Middletown, New York – “Anthem”

Trish Hopkinson, Provo, Utah – “Other Ways”

Jared Smith, Lafayette, Colorado – “There is a Song in all Poetry”

Blake More, Mendocino, California – “Dirty Word”

Peter F. Crowley, Boston area – “Time’s Recurrence and Vanishing”

Celia A. Sorhaindo, Dominica – “Ajai Alai”

Jennifer Dotson, Highland Park, Illinois – “Late Night Talk Show Fantasy”

Michael Warr with translation by Chun Yu, San Francisco, California – “To Your Assailant—Who Attacks us All” (a rant in progress written in response to violent attacks against Asians during the COVID-19 crisis)

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