May 9, 2010
Founder of Bent, a LGBTIQ writing institute in Seattle, and the daughter of Union Auto Workers, Tara Hardy describers herself as a “working class queer femme poet”. She was named by the city council as Seattle’s Poet Populist and was the Seattle Grand Slam Champion in 2002. Listen
Hosted by Loreena Boswell
April 25, 2010
Known as the Existential Professor, Dr. Dick Stull combines classic literature, sports history and music into a mix he calls Jazz Noir. He is accompanied by longtime collaborator Tim Randles on keyboards for a performance in the KHSU studio. Listen
Hosted by Tim Ayres
March 28, 2010
John Brugaletta and Rachel Wheeler read and discuss works on the subject of the Annunciation; a Christian celebration of the announcement by the angel Gabriel to Mary that she would become the God-bearer, featuring poems by Denise Levertov, Rainer Maria Rilke, Jane Kenyon and others. Then in part two they review poems on the subject of The Muse, featuring works by William Stafford, Robert Frost, Patricia Hamilton and John Brugaletta.
March 14, 2010
Pelican Bay State Prison inmate Aron “Akili” Castlin’s poems are given a reading in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on the occasion of his collection being published, titled Who Am Eye: A Spokenword Memoir. Listen
January 10, 2010
Known as The West Coast Wanderer, Senior Poet Laureate Phil Randell travels the western United States attending open mics and selling his vast collection of chapbooks. He reads from his newer work and shares his tales of life as a poet on the road. Listen
Hosted by Tim Ayres
December 27, 2009
Author of the collection Body of Crimson Leaves, Celia Homesley reads newer poems and discusses her writing. Listen
Body of Crimson Leaves at Amazon.com
Hosted by Rachel Wheeler
December 13, 2009
Poetry instructor Dan Levinson brings two students from the Redwood Writing Project to read and discuss their work.
(L-R: Dan Levinson, Katherine and Thomas Tuttle,
Ciara Cheli-Colando.) Listen
Hosted by Tim Ayres
November 22, 2009
Piante Gallery in Old Town Eureka held a poetry reading on October 30th in conjunction with the “Picture Poems” show which opened that month. (Northcoast Journal article) On this program we listen to highlights of that reading, featuring Jim Dodge, Leslie Castellano Howabauten, Anthony Lucero, Jerry Martien, and Charlotte Painter. Listen
November 8, 2009
“The Good Guys Tour” consists of two dynamic spoken word artists, Andrew Tyree and Rudy Francisco, traveling across the country, sharing one stage and communicating a critical analysis of life while projecting a positive image. They were interviewed in the KHSU studio following a performance at the Accident Gallery. Listen
Hosted by Vanessa Pike and Leif Johnson of the Accident Lab Slam.
A Reason To Listen
September 13, 2009
Stephanie Silvia of Trinidad CA reads from the anthology Women.Period, as well as from her work which details surviving cancer, and promotes the Humboldt County Breast Health Project benefit at the Beachcomber Cafe. Listen
Hosted by Rachel Wheeler
Mad River Anthology 