Talking Earth

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Airs at: Mon, 01/20/2025 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Every 2nd and 3rd Monday of the month from 10:00pm to 11:00pm. 

 

Poetry, spoken arts, prose

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Talking Earth: Christmas Vacation Wasted, January 8, 2024

Airs at: Mon, 01/08/2024 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Tonight's edition of Talking Earth allows listeners to discover what happens when host Patrick Bocarde lets his Christmas Vacation linger and doesn't book a guest: a monster reads an abbreviated poem, spoken word pieces emanate from a cd player, the late Walt Curtis discuss... Read more

Talking Earth: German, Beckett, Brehm

Airs at: Mon, 12/18/2023 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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This week's Talking Earth features Portland poets John Brehm, Mimi German and Larry Beckett. dan raphael is your poetry DJ.  John Brehm is the author of four books of poetry: Sea of Faith, Help Is on the Way, No Day at the Beach, and most recently Dharma Talk. He’s also the... Read more

Talking Earth: A Melange

Airs at: Mon, 12/11/2023 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Tonight's Talking Earth show is a melange.  In other words, a medley.  I just like the word Melange, and tonight's show will be a mix of guests Barbara LaMorticella reading a poem for late host Walt Curtis, and New Orleans musician and poet Dusty Santamaria talking with hos... Read more

Talking Earth: Willer, Salzman, Hedges

Airs at: Mon, 11/20/2023 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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This chapter of The Talking Earth features local writers Crystal Willer, Katharine Salzmann and David Hedges. Hosted by dan raphael, who'll read a couple poems by other folks. Crystal Willer's poems have appeared in the Spoon River Poetry Review, Territory, West Branch Wir... Read more

Talking Earth: Ross Robbins, November 13, 2023

Airs at: Mon, 11/13/2023 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Tonight's episode of Talking Earth features local poet Ross Robbins, as well as host and board-op Patrick Bocarde.   In the spirit of Walt Curtis, there may be a slight amount of chaos during the show, but probably not as much as Walt would have liked.  Ross Robbins is the... Read more

Talking Earth: Lohmann, Shugrue, Hollander

Airs at: Mon, 10/16/2023 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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This edition of The Talking Earth features local poets Andrea Hollander, Jim Shugrue and Sam Lohmann. Host dan raphael will also throw in a couple poems from his bookshelf. Andrea Hollander is the author of six full-length collections including the just-released And Now, N... Read more

Talking Earth: Walt Curtis Memorial

Airs at: Mon, 10/09/2023 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Tonight's edition of Talking Earth celebrates Walt Curtis' life as poet, artist and radio host of Talking Earth.  Tonight's show features poetry from Walt Curtis from various sources, Barbara LaMorticella, Patrick Bocarde and Leanne Grabel reading Walt's poetry as well as t... Read more

Talking Earth: September 18, 2023- Steinman, Schumacher and Miller

Airs at: Mon, 09/18/2023 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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This edition of The Talking Earth, hosted by dan raphael, features local poets Lisa Steinman, Teresa K. Miller and Matt Schumacher. dan will also read some work by Ivan Arguelles, Anne Carson and himself. Teresa K. Miller is the National Poetry Series–winning author of Borde... Read more

Talking Earth airs one of Walt Curtis' best pandemic shows

Airs at: Mon, 09/11/2023 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Talking Earth host Walt Curtis passed away last August 25th.  Tonight we air one of his best shows during the pandemic, recorded on Walt Curtis' porch with musician Dusty Santamaria and board-op Patrick Bocarde back in August 2020.  Topics include life in New Orleans, voudo... Read more

Talking Earth: Kurt Schweigman Special, the Director's Cut

Airs at: Mon, 08/21/2023 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Tonight's edition of Talking Earth is airing the complete World Poetry Day special featuring the poetry of Oglala/Sicangu Lakota poet Kurt Schweigman.  Portland poetry fans may remember him as Luke Warm Water.  Host Patrick Bocarde talks with Kurt about his change back to h... Read more