Poetry Spoken Here

Poetry Spoken Here

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Poetry Spoken Here episodes

  • Episode #198 Marty Gervais - First Poet Laureate of Windsor, Ontario - Shares Tales from the Road
    Marty Gervais, the first Poet Laureate of Windsor, Ontario, reads from his new book MEETING THOREAU AT THE GAS STATION DINER, a collection of poems about his adventures hitchhiking across Canada in the late 1960s. During his travels he met preachers, wrestlers, firecracker salesmen, and even went in search of Jimi Hendrix's grandmother.
    Get a copy of MEETING THOREAU AT THE GAS STATION DINER, here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/meeting-thoreau-at-the-gas-station-diner-marty-c-h-gervais/1141382778
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    30 min
  • Episode #197 Francesca Bell on Writing About All the Things Others Don't Want to Talk About
    Francesca Bell, whose new book WHAT SMALL SOUND will come out from Red Hen Press in the Spring of 2023, shares some poems, talks about writers who inspire her, discusses writing through the brain-fog of long COVID and much more.
    Learn more about WHAT SMALL SOUND, here: https://www.francescabellpoet.com/what-small-sound
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    29 min
  • Episode #196 Caylin Capra-Thomas Reads from IGUANA IGUANA
    Caylin Capra-Thomas shares poems from her new collection IGUANA IGUANA. She also discusses some of the best advice she has received about writing poems as well as what she tells young poets about the writing process. She and host Charlie Rossiter also address one of life's enduring questions: why do dads love hawks so much?
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    27 min
  • Episode #195 Jim Cohn and The Power Of The Storm Anthology
    Poet and activist Jim Cohn, founder of the Museum of American Poetics, joins host Charlie Rossiter to talk about his new collection TREASURES FOR HEAVEN: COLLECTED POEMS 1976-2021 from Giant Steps Press.
    In the second part of the show, Charlie discusses and reads from the anthology THE POWER OF THE STORM A GATHERING OF INDIGENOUS VOICES, VISIONS, AND DETERMINATION: DEDICATED TO JOHN TRUDELL, GATHERED AND EDITED BY MARIJO MOORE.
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    39 min
  • Episode #194 Donald G. Evans and Al DeGenova on New Chicago Anthology WHEREVER I'M AT
    Donald G. Evans and Al DeGenova join host Charlie Rossiter to talk about a new mega-anthology of Chicago poetry WHEREVER I'M AT: AN ANTHOLOGY OF CHICAGO POETRY. They discuss the book's long gestation process, the list of contributors, and even read some selected works.
    Get a copy of the book, here: https://chicagoliteraryhof.org/poetry_anthology/wherever-im-at
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    26 min
  • Episode #193 Todd Boss On House-Sitting, Motionpoems, and His New Book SOMEDAY THE PLAN OF A TOWN
    Poet, inventor, and all around creative dynamo Todd Boss discusses his new book SOMEDAY THE PLAN OF A TOWN that came out earlier this year from WW Norton. In the book, he reflects on his time house-sitting across the world. In this interview he also discusses the long-running Motionpoems project.
    Get a copy of SOMEDAY THE PLAN OF A TOWN, here: https://wwnorton.com/books/9780393881400
    Learn more about Todd Boss, here: https://www.toddbossoriginals.com/
    Find out more about the Motionpoems project, here: https://www.motionpoems.org/
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    26 min
  • Episode #192 Mary Makofske Reads from Her New Collection The Gambler's Daughter
    Mary Makofske reads from her new collection "The Gambler's Daughter" from Orchard Street Press. She discusses the importance of family in her writing, reads poems responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, and shares some of her favorite poets.
    Learn more about Mary Makofske, here: https://marymakofske.com/
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    28 min
  • Episode #191 Laura Budofsky Wisniewski Reads from Sanctuary, Vermont
    Vermont poet Laura Budofsky Wisniewski reads from her new collection Sanctuary, Vermont. The book explores the history (and pre-history) of a fictional Vermont town. Hear more in this interview about the inspiration behind the collection and the exhaustive research - often into hidden, challenging histories - that went into the poems.
    Learn more about Laura Budofsky Wisniewski on her website: https://www.laurabwisniewski.com/
    Get a copy of Sanctuary, Vermont, here: https://www.orisonbooks.com/product-page/sanctuary-vermont-poems-by-laura-budofsky-wisniewski
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    29 min
  • Episode #190 - Teresa Dzieglewicz on Teaching at Standing Rock
    Award-winning poet, Teresa Dzieglewicz, reads poems inspired by her time teaching at the Standing Rock Reservation where she spent time working alongside water protectors. She also discusses her work as the Chicago Poetry Center's poet-in-residence. She also encourages listeners to find writing from native voices about Standing Rock, calling attention especially to Orion Magazine's "Women and Standing Rock."
    To lear more about Teresa, check out her website: https://www.teresadzieglewicz.com/
    Find Orion Magazine's Women and Standing Rock, here: https://orionmagazine.org/article/women-standing-rock/
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    28 min
  • Episode #189 Open Mic of the Air #11
    The Open Mic of the Air is a project from Poetry Spoken Here that began just over two years ago. When in-person poetry events were suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Open Mic of the Air was created as a way for poets from around the world to connect and have a creative outlet. Now, over 100 poets have been featured and we look forward to many, many more!
    This is the eleventh episode of the Open Mic of the Air featuring poets from around the world - Munich and Nottingham - as well as from across the United States. 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
    Wendy Hind, Lincoln Nebraska - “Short Poem Medicine for the Soul”
    Alina Gales, Munich Germany - “The Duke”
    Jeri Frederickson, Chicago, Illinois - “The Moving Shelter”
    JAK, Chicagoland - "Reaggae Tribute"
    Guy Jones, Nottingham, England - “A Night on the Tarn”
    Susan Moorhead, New Rochelle, NY - “Peach”
    Holly Richards - “Resurgance”
    Tara Al Rehani, California - “October ‘Chills’”
    Jesica Lovelace, Orlando, Florida - “Upendo”
    Joel Peckham, Huntington, West Virginia - “The Lost 25”
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    30 min

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An almost weekly poetry podcast that features interviews with poets, reviews of poetry books, examinations of individual poems, and investigations of themes in poetry. Sit back, relax, and let poetry…