This episode contains a reading of Bates’ famous hymn, some commentary on the ideal and the real, hope based in awareness, as quoted from Manlio Argueta

This episode features three poems from SPARE PARTS about memories of death

Two new poems by ken Hada, borrowing a phrase from Paul Austin, and referring to the transactional theory of literature.

This episode contains Charles Simic’s famous (and prescient) quote, plus 3 of his poems and one from yours truly. Enjoy.

Includes a poem by Louise Gluck (Coincidentally, this episode was recorded the night before the Nobel Prize was announced). The program also includes poems by Carter Revard, Wendell Berry and Ken Hada.

Features Classical poems and contemporary author Huichun Lisng

Includes Julie Chappell’s poem “Forgive Our Trespasses” responding to Alan Berecka’s poem “Our Trespasses” responding to Ken Hada’s poem “Persimmon Sunday”

Includes poems by Octavio Quintanilla, Les Palmer, Dunbar, Yevtushenko and Ken Hada (kenhada.org)

Includes the poem “Ellison visits greenwood, 1921” by Quraysh Ali Lansana, and poems from Nathan Brown’s book “In the Days of Our Seclusion” and two by Ken Hada from “Sunlight & Cedar” (kenhada.org)

A new poem by Ken Hada, plus four poems by Jim Spurr