Poetry

Citizen: An American Lyric by Claudia Rankine

Airs at: Thu, 11/13/2014 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Claudia Rankine, chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, speaks about her much awaited follow-up to her groundbreaking work Don't Let Me Be Lonely.   A provocative meditation on race, Citizen: An American Lyric recounts mounting racial aggressions in ongoing encounters... Read more

John Trudell: Descendant Now Ancestor

Airs at: Thu, 11/28/2013 at 5:15pm - 6:00pm
'DNA: Descendant Now Ancestor': Native American poet, activist and musician John Trudell breaks down the history of colonization of the spirit in this archive speech. CD-1641 Read more

Grace Paley Birthday Memorial Tribute 12/9/10

Airs at: Thu, 12/09/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Writer, poet and activist Grace Paley's birthday is December 11 (born in 1922, she died in 2007). In honor of Grace Paley Between the Covers presents an interview with local author Judith Arcana, who is Grace Paley's biographer, as well as parts of memorial show produced by... Read more

More Talk Radio on 10/04/10

Airs at: Mon, 10/04/2010 at 8:00am - 9:00am
Produced for:  More Talk Radio
Hosts Celeste Carey and Cecil Prescod interview author, journalist and poet Fatima Bhutto about her new memoir, "Songs of Blood and Sword: A Daughter's Memoir," just out from Nation Books. Fatima Bhutto is an Afghan-born Pakistani poet and writer. She studied at Columbia U... Read more

Poet Walt Curtis

Airs at: Thu, 07/01/2010 at 9:00am - 9:30am
Produced for:  Presswatch
Theresa Mitchell with the news "you're not supposed to know" interviews poet Walt Curtis about Portland's declaration of Walt Curtis Week and events to support the poet.  Theresa also takes a look at NPR portrayals the Afghanistan invasion, and the  possibility and conseque... Read more

Radiozine on 05/31/10

Airs at: Mon, 05/31/2010 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Radiozine
From the series Sprouts, PoetsWest from KSER community radio in Everette, WA, offers poems and music for Memorial Day, that explore what war does to the soul. PoetsWest, is a Seattle-based nonprofit literary organization that coordinates a variety of reading venues, provi... Read more

Author Bill Morgan on "The Typewriter is Holy: The Complete Uncensored History of the Beat Generation"

Airs at: Thu, 05/13/2010 at 11:00am - 11:30am
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Kathleen Stephenson speaks with guest Bill Morgan, author of The Typewriter is Holy: The Complete Uncensored History of the Beat Generation, which explores the enduring revolutionary appeal of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and WilliamS. Burroughs and brings to light lesser ... Read more

Michael Meade: The World Behind the World

Airs at: Mon, 02/22/2010 at 12:00am
Writer Michael Meade speaking at the Old Church in Portland, Oregon, on 4/24/08. CD-1369 CD-1521 Read more

Voices of Black Poets

Airs at: Thu, 10/01/2009 at 11:30am
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
Today's show features a focus on black poets and poetry with historical recordings of rarely heard poets.   Read more

Political Perspectives on 4/15/09

Airs at: Wed, 04/15/2009 at 5:00pm
Produced for:  Political Perspectives
Host Linda Olson-Osterlund interviews Ronault L.S. Catalani, author, poet immigrant rights attorney and the the City of Portland's Immigrant & Refugee Affairs Coordinator. In his evocative new book Catalani also known as "Polo" writes a series of essays from familiar cafes.... Read more