Mad River Anthology

Tara Hardy

Tim Ayres — Fri, 14 May 2010 03:02:40 +0000

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

Bent Writing Institute

Hosted by Loreena Boswell

Dr. Dick Stull

Tim Ayres — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:39:09 +0000

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

The Existential Professor

Hosted by Tim Ayres

Poems on The Annunciation and The Muse

Tim Ayres — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 16:28:45 +0000

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.

Listen to Part One – The Annunciation

Listen to Part Two – The Muse

Akili Castlin

Tim Ayres — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:48:28 +0000

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

read Ottawa Express coverage

visit Akili Castlin’s blog

Phillip Randell

Tim Ayres — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:22:15 +0000

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

Celia Homesley

Tim Ayres — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:04:28 +0000

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

Redwood Writing Project

Tim Ayres — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:25:55 +0000

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

Redwood Writing Project

Dan Levinson

Hosted by Tim Ayres

Piante Gallery Reading

Tim Ayres — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:02:54 +0000

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

Andrew Tyree & Rudy Francisco

Tim Ayres — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:41:06 +0000

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

Andrew Tyree MySpace

Rudy Francisco MySpace

Hosted by Vanessa Pike and Leif Johnson of the Accident Lab Slam.
A Reason To Listen

Stephanie Silvia

Tim Ayres — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:48:45 +0000

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