Poetry

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Wider Window Poetry

First Monday 10-11pm Wider Window Poetry: bringing you voices you may not have heard from places you may not have been. Local poets of color read and discuss their works. Host Tiel Aisha Ansari is a Sufi warrior poet. Her work has been featured by Fault Lines Poetry, Windf... Read more

Buscando America on 12/18/18

Airs at: Tue, 12/18/2018 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
Este 20 de diciembre se cumplen 29 años de  aquella madrugada del año  1989 cuando tropas norteamericanas atacaron Panamá por tierra y aire. Conoce más sobre la invasión estadounidense a Panamá en esta emisión. Además hablamos con Javier Sierra sobre la reunión de la COP24... Read more

Ecopoetry

Airs at: Mon, 12/17/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Frann Michel shares poetry about climate change, some of which can be found at the Multnomah County Library as well as on line.  She reads these poems: Jackie Kay, “Extinction” Craig Santos Perez, “Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Glacier (after Wallace Stevens)”  Matthew O... Read more

Talking Earth with Kristin Berger, Amy Temple Harper, Pecos B Jett and Chris Tobey

Airs at: Mon, 12/17/2018 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Talking Earth
Kristin Berger, Amy Temple Harper Pecos B Jett and Chrys Tobey read their poetry and the work of artists who influenced them . Tune in at 10pm Portland time at 90.7 fm or listen online at kboo.fm  Read more

Interview with David Ruteizer

Airs at: Mon, 12/24/2018 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Poetry and Everything
David Ruteizer, grandchild of Jewish immigrants, grew up in Illinois and Massachusetts.  He has an MFA in Creative Writing and his poems appear in Drash, Harpur Palate, Jewish Currents and North Coast Squid.  David is the founder of December First Writers; they give reading... Read more

In a Giving Mood

Airs at: Wed, 12/12/2018 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Like President Trump, KBOO news poet dan raphael is in a giving mood. Read more

The Old Mole Variety Hour for December 17, 2018

Airs at: Mon, 12/17/2018 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
Joe Clement hosts this episode, which includes: Overproduction and Overdevelopment in China: Bill Resnick and Richard Smith talk about China's over-productive economy Ecopoetry: Frann Michel comments on the political significance of poetry and shares some poetry about clim... Read more

Love, Lillie and Cathy

 "Love, Lillie and Cathy" is a radio show/podcast dedicated to the topic that has inspired song writers since the beginning of time: love. Each week, we focus on a different theme, such as lost love, bluegrass, a particular decade, or maybe songs that are especially importa... Read more

Whereas

Airs at: Thu, 12/20/2018 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
  WHEREAS confronts the coercive language of the United States government in its responses, treaties, and apologies to Native American peoples and tribes, and reflects that language in its officiousness and duplicity back on its perpetrators. Through a virtuosic array of s... Read more

Talking Earth with Jamondria Marnice Harris

Airs at: Mon, 11/12/2018 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Talking Earth
Tonight's edition of Talking Earth features local poet and musician Jamondria Marnice Harris. Jamondria Marnice Harris is a poet & multimedia artist based in Portland. They use words, sounds, wires, instruments, textiles & and what falls into their hands to engage with blac... Read more