In today’s episode, host, Tim Z. Hernandez interviews poet Matt Sedillo on his most recent poetry collection “Mowing leaves of grass.” Sedillo has been described as the "best political poet in America" as well as "the poet laureate of the struggle" by academics, poets, and journalists alike. He has spoken at Casa de las Americas in Havana, Cuba, at numerous conferences and forums such as the National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education, and at over a hundred universities and colleges, including the University of Cambridge and Stanford University, among many others.

In today's episode of WOW host, Daniel Chacon, interviews Carlos Fidel Espinoza about his new book ‘How to Lie to a Customs Agent.’ His book is a collection of poetry that explores the experiences, triumphs, and pains of life on the border. Fidel Espinosa holds a Bilingual Master of Fine Arts from the University of Texas at El Paso. He teaches creative writing and literature at the University of Texas at El Paso, and El Paso Community College

In today’s episode of Words on a Wire, host Tim Z. Hernandez interviews Guatemalan poet, memoirist, and photographer Claudia D. Hernandez. So, don't forget to tune at KTEP 88.5 at 12 pm MST to listen to the conversation!

Hernandez holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Antioch University Los Angeles, she is a translator and bilingual educator residing in Los Angeles. She is the author of KNITTING THE FOG and a finalist for the 2020 Firecracker Award in Creative Nonfiction.

In today’s episode of Words on a Wire you will listen to the conversation between host Tim Z. Hernandez and singer/songwriter Ana Saldaña.

Saldaña is a Los Angeles native. She is a singer/songwriter, producer, sound mixer and activist. Her music is conscience with a social justice advocacy that is relevant today. Saldaña’s sound career spans 15 years and she has traveled all over the world capturing sound for all major networks and streaming platforms!

In today's episode listen to host Daniel Chacon talk to author Ashley E. Lucas.

Lucas is Associate Professor of Theatre & Drama and Director of the Prison Creative Arts Project (PCAP) at the University of Michigan. Her research and teaching interests include U.S. Latina/o theatre, prison-related theatre, theatre for social change, and related topics in acting, playwriting, and comparative ethnic studies. Lucas is also the author of an ethnographic play about the families of prisoners entitled Doin’ Time: Through the Visiting Glass, which she has performed as a one-woman show throughout the U.S. and in Ireland and Canada

In today's episode listen to host Tim Z. Hernandez talk to poet Seema Reza. She is the CEO of Community Building Art Works, a unique arts organization that encourages the use of the arts as a tool for narration, self-care, and socialization among a military population struggling with emotional and physical injuries. Reza’s work with veterans is featured in the 2018 HBO documentary We Are Not Done Yet. She was awarded the Col John Gioia Patriot Award by the USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore for her work with service members.

In today's episode, host Daniel Chacon talks with poet and novelist, Virgil Suarez. Suarez is a professor, MFA, at Louisiana State University and specializes in creative writing (fiction and poetry) and Latino/a (especially Cuban-American) literature. Poet, essayist, novelist, and short story writer, Professor Suarez is the author or co-author of over fifteen books of poetry and prose. His work has appeared in The Kenyon Review, The Southern Review, The New England Review, Poetry London, Poetry Wales, Poetry New Zealand, Imago (Australia), The Toronto Review (Canada) among other international publications.

In today's episode listen to the conversation between host Daniel Chacon and poet Francisco Aragon about his most recent work ‘About Rubén.’

Aragon’s poems and translations have appeared in various print and online journals, as well as numerous anthologies. His work as a translator includes four books by Francisco X. Alarcón, as well as work by Spanish poets Federico García Lorca and Gerardo Diego.

In today's episode, host Daniel Chacon talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and former U.S. Poet Laureate, Tracy K Smith. In this interview, Smith talks about her book ‘Wade in the Water,’ her early years discovering the craft of poetry, and her role as a professor at Princeton University with the new generation of writers.

Daniel talks with Dylan Landis, author of the novel "Rainey Royal," a book about a 14-year-old girl (described by Daniel as a "Mean Girl") growing up in Greenwich Village in a very unconventional household. The book follows her along a 10-year span in which she makes & breaks friendships and relationships. Dylan explains how Rainey was a character introduced briefly in an earlier short story, and after a failed attempt at a Typhoid Mary project, Dylan decided to dedicated an entire book to Rainey. http://www.dylanlandis.com/

Today's Poem of the Week is Gwendolyn Brooks' "A Song in the Front Yard," read by local poet Nancy Lechuga.

And today's Poetic License is a reflection on remembrance read by Carolynne Muehsam-Ayoub. The piece is entitled "Garden Tomatoes."

Plus, Daniel shares a few of his NEW favorite words...and we are pretty sure you've NEVER heard these words before!