Listen in to our conversation with the 2012 Poetry Contest Judges to learn what they look for when they are scoring your contest entry poems. They shared valuable insights and read some of their own work as well as work that they enjoy. Check out the contest details here: http://poetrysuperhighway.com/pshco.html

A packed show this month which featured poets from Newark, NJ, Kelowna, BC, Canada, Pasadena, CA, Sonoma, CA, Rochester, NY, Northridge, CA sherman Oaks, CA and Birmingham, AL, all reading a poem and answering the prompt from Fern G.Z. Carr about a formative, inspirational poetry experience. We also heard another spoken word track from Jerry Garcia.

Our May 2012 show featured callers from Raleigh, NC, Newark, NJ, New York City, NY, Sacramento, CA and Birmhingham, AL...along with a spoken word track from Jerry Garcia in Los Angeles and great conversation with many callers about print versus electronic publication.

Our April 2012, reading featured poets from Westerville, OH, Raleigh, NC, Los Angeles, CA, Birmingham, AL, Cincinnati, OH and Houston, TX, along with a spoken word track from Jerry Garcia and some interesting conversation about how to go about getting published.

Listen to Brendan Constantine and Rick Lupert as they read from their new books "Calamity Joe" (Red Hen Press, March 2012) and "Death of a Mauve Bat" (Ain't Got No Press, January 2012) and discuss the concepts of the Novel in Verse, Independent publishing and shining light on the spectacle hidden in the mundane.

Visit Brendan on the web here: http://www.BrendanConstantine.com/

Visit Rick on the webhere:

http://PoetrySuperHighway.com/

Our March, 2012 show featured callers from Sonoma, CA, Newark, NJ, Cincinnati, OH, Austin, TX, Los Angeles, CA, Chicago, IL, Athens, AL and right here in the San Fernando Valley. Great poetry and conversation along with a couple of first time callers and a spoken word track from Rick Lupert's Stolen Mummies!

Congrats to Taylor from New Orleans who called in to this week's show with the correct answer to the question asking where the title of my new book "Death of a Mauve Bat" came from! Thanks also to all our callers from, Seattle, WA, Hollywood, CA, Sonoma, CA, Westerville, OH, Birmingham, CA, Santa Monica, CA, Portland, OR and Mericine, Alberta, CA. Great show this month!

This month's show featured callers from Woodland Hills, California, Jerusalem Israel (our first open reader caller form the middle east!), Newark, New Jersey, North Hollywood, CA, Harlam, New York City, Ny and Birmhingham, AL and a spoken word track from your host Rick Lupert.  Check it out!

The December 2011 show was packed with poets from Disputante, VA, Newark, NJ, Los Angeles, CA, Desert Hot Springs, CA Allentown, PA, Sonoma, CA, Woodland Hills, CA Cornell, CA, Birmingham, AL and Portland, OR.  Check out the archived edition to hear great poetry, conversation, and information about local poetry communities all over the U.S.A!

Our November 2011 featured callers from Newark, NJ, Los Angeles, CA, Cincinnati, OH, Nova Scotia, Canada, Columbus, OH, Ontario, Canada and one more caller from Southern California. :)  Great poetry and conversation including a look at "Fanmail" a book of poems for Marvel Comics characters.  Check it out!