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Featuring Sam Lohmann, Amy Glin sand Claudia Saleeby savage, hosted by dan raphael

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For over 40 years Talking Earth has provided the most interesting poets and writers in Portland and elsewhere, reading and talking about their work. Founded by Walt Curtis and Barbara LaMorticella, the show is now hosted by Benjamin Fisher and dan raphael.

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This episode features Claudia Saleeby Savage, Sam Lohmann and Amy Glin. Host dan raphael reads works by federico garcia lorca and allen ginsberg.

Claudia F. Saleeby Savage is an Arab American performer, poet, essayist, and mama with MS whose work explores displacement and the landscape of the body. The author of four books of poetry, most recently first you must destroy the world from Portland's First Matter Press, she creates and performs alone and with her music-text duo Thick In The Throat Honey.  She lives with her experimental musician husband, daughter, and vocal cat here n Portland, You can find her at claudiafsavage.com and thickinthethroathoney.com 

Sam Lohmann is a parent, poet, and librarian living in Vancouver, Washington. He is a co-organizer of the long-running Spare Room Reading Series in Portland, and co-publisher of Airfoil Chapbooks with David Abel. He is the author of several books and pamphlets, most recently Poems for Shy Communists (Airfoil ‘25). Recent work has appeared online at beautifuldayspress.com (in the Winter 2025 issue of Works & Days) and at relegationbooks.com (in the journal R&R). 

Amy Nanette Glin.is a poet, author, and personal development coach who’s lived an unconventional life. From managing comedians to cooking for celebrities and priests to studying addiction recovery, she explores the sacred and the absurd with equal reverence. Her debut novel, G.O.D., Galactic Order of Demonstration, is available now in softcover and ebook, with the audiobook coming soon. amyglin.com  

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Talking Earth for 12/9/19

Airs at: Mon, 12/09/2019 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Talking Earth with Andrea Gonzalez

Airs at: Mon, 11/18/2019 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Talking Earth for 11/11/19

Airs at: Mon, 11/11/2019 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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A tribute to Janice Gould

Airs at: Mon, 10/21/2019 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Janice Gould was a Native American poet, teacher, editor, musician & activist, who died on June 28, 2019. Tonight Mimi Wheatwind, Janice’s spouse, joins Soapstone Board Members Ruth Gundle & Kathleen Worley, & Kristan Aspen & Janna MacAuslan, Janice’s partners in the mus... Read more

The Talking Earth for 10/14/19

Airs at: Mon, 10/14/2019 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Talking Earth for 10/14/19

Airs at: Mon, 10/14/2019 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Talking Earth: September 16th, 2019

Airs at: Mon, 09/16/2019 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Tonight's Talking Earth will be  hosted by Sophia and Amanda Helstrom-White. As they are moving to Las Vegas, this will be their last live show (Although they will have plenty more to come for you all!) Our readers for this night will be Alana Kansaku-Sarmiento Joshua Ba... Read more

Talking Earth for 9/9/19

Airs at: Mon, 09/09/2019 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Talking Earth featuring MF Mcauliffe and R.V. Branham

Airs at: Mon, 08/19/2019 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Featured tonight on Talking Earth  Portland poetry staple MF Mcauliffe, who will reading from her book "I'm Afraid of Americans" , a collection of riveting stories about coming to America during the frightening years of the early Reagan Administration. M. F. McAuliffe ha... Read more

Talking Earth for 8/12/19

Airs at: Mon, 08/12/2019 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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