Poetry

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Shawn Levy, author of A Year in the Life of Death

Airs at: Thu, 11/11/2021 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
Today on Jonesy, we welcome Shawn Levy, author of the new book of poems A Year in the Life of Death, from Portland’s University of Hell Press. Inspired by an obituary for Adele Mailer in the New York Times, Shawn decided to write 100 poems based on obits published in the Ti... Read more

Buscando America on 11/09/21

Airs at: Tue, 11/09/2021 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
En esta transmisión escuchamos el segundo bloque del Mictlán Rebelde Sonoro Mictlan Xibalba Neh, un acto político cultural para honrar a nuestras muert@s y muertos, por la verdad y la justicia. Convocaron las/los/les compas adherentes a la sexta,  a colectiv@s, individu@s, ... Read more

Buscando America on 11/02/21

Airs at: Tue, 11/02/2021 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
EN esta transmisión escuchamos Mictlán Rebelde, un acto político y cultural para honrar a nuestras muert@s y muertos, por la verdad y la justicia. Este espacio cuenta ya con más de 13 años de existencia, donde tradicionalmente se acude a la  explanada de Bellas Artes, en la... Read more

Newbery Honor-winning author Renée Watson discusses The 1619 Project: Born on the Water

Airs at: Thu, 11/04/2021 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
      In the Authors Note,  Watson and Hannah-Jones state their intention to “show that Black Americans have their own proud origin story, one that does not begin in slavery, in struggle, and in strife but that bridges the gap between Africa and the United States of America... Read more

Buscando America on 10/26/21

Airs at: Tue, 10/26/2021 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
En esta transmisión escuchamos al Dr. Emilio DeBess , la Dra. Ruth Zúñiga Psicóloga y a Vicky Falcón Vázquez de Oregon Health Authority OHA en Español con avisos importantes sobre como cuidarnos en estos días festivos de Halloween y Días de Muertos y sobre como sobre llevar... Read more

Amanda Bullock previews the Portland Book Festival

Airs at: Thu, 10/28/2021 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Jonesy
Today on Jonesy, we preview the upcoming Portland Book Festival with Amanda Bullock, Director of Public Programs at Literary Arts. The festival, which started out in 2005, has become an annual tradition here in Portland. And our preview with Amanda has become an annual trad... Read more

Wider Window Poetry with Assorted Poets

Airs at: Mon, 11/01/2021 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Wider Window Poetry
A variety of poets reading their own work. Read more

Oh Gee Pee Oh Gee on 10/17/21

Airs at: Sun, 10/17/2021 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  Oh Gee Pee Oh Gee
  At the pivot from Libra to Scorpio we take a look back at some early critiques of private property from John Ball and Wat Tyler in 1381; the Diggers in 1649; and Portland's own Jack Reed who passed from the corporeal on this date in 1920. Read more

Jonesy

You'll meet the most interesting people in the world of literature, radio theater, podcasts, music, and humor here, on every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month from 11am to 11:30am PT. I'm the host of Jonesy, Ken Jones. No relation, by the way. Read more

Talking Earth: Walt Curtis Indigenous Day

Airs at: Mon, 10/11/2021 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Talking Earth
In tonight's edition of Talking Earth, local poet Walt Curtis plays John Trudell and Trevino Brings Plenty to honor Indigenous Day.  Board-op Patrick Bocarde chimes in with a bitter review of the Charles Bukowski film "Barfly", and reads a poem riffing on the Beatles' song ... Read more