KRFC Lip Chicken

Cortney Collins and Doc Martin are interviewed by Booger about their experiences as the most winning male and female local poets. They have become partners and live the spoken-word performance lifestyle in northern Colorado. This interview includes explicit language and they may let the f-bomb fly. They speak of their experiences in becoming poets, artists and musicians in the Northern Colorado community.

Kathleen Willard joins co-host Christine Hogg in the studio to talk about her new book, A World On Fire:  Poems of Women's Desire, the power of the poetry community, and the importance of connection and speaking directly with kindness. Kathleen reads selected works, shares experiences about building relationships locally and abroad, and describes the role of poetry and artists from her perspective.

Black Market Translation packed into the KRFC podcast studio with all their musical instruments for an in-studio showing of Punketry. Matt Clifford on bass, Chris Eason on guitar, Dipper on Drums, and Sarah Rodriguez as emcee and poet all brought their improvised musical creativity to Fort Collins. Thomas and Booger also each performed a poem with the band.

Booger interviews local Fort Collins slam poet Briana Aragon, about her academic literary background and her more-current winning performances as a slam poet. Briana brings a hip hop feel to her work and enjoys bringing her political and eco-poetry poetry, to life on stage. Live audiences inspire her to speak loudly and proudly and she can compel an audience to applause.

For the next two years, Fort Collins is lucky to have two poet laureates: Erica Reid and Jake Friedman. They join Thomas in the KRFC studios to discuss their goals and aspirations for their laureate tenure. Lively banter ensued as poetic possibilities kept percolating over the brim.

Booger interviews a new poet to the area who has swept up accolades and won the local poetry slam. Ben Irwin tells us about his background, his family and shares his rich brand of playful, and political works. Ben and Booger discuss the competitive nature of slam poetry and the rewards of winning amongst the local poetry community in Fort Collins.

"Free Skool" is an opportunity for education and resources to be available for the broader community at no cost. Beyond Academia Free Skool in Boulder, CO, focuses on poetry and literary knowledge and skill building, and branches out to many other aspects of community living, such as bird-watching and clothing swaps. Co-directors of BAFS, Cicada and Maggie, talk about the 12th year of Summer Poetry Camp, and the events they're hosting up-and-down the Front Range -- from Boulder, to Fort Collins, to Denver.

"Half Of Her" is what remains of a poet who found a way to speak of the domestic violence that kept her a prisoner in her own home, until the day she freed herself. She now creates poetry that celebrates breaking the cycle of abuse and bringing shelter for those in similar situations. She creates recordings of her work and competes locally as a slam poet in Fort Collins.

Poet and hiphop producer, Chris Lorensson (aka Hygiene) joins co-host Christine Hogg in the studio to talk about his background, connections between poetry and hiphop, and his recent works.Chris shares select poems and context from the first anthology, BLOCK, and the first hand-illustrated chapbook, The Slide Projector, from his larger body of work, Slurp, Gulp, and Start on Sounds.

The current and former poet laureates of Loveland, Colorado, visit the KRFC studios in Fort Collins (their neighbors to the north) for an intimate conversation about how they succeed in bringing poetry to their communities. Beth Lechleitner, the current poet laureate, along with Lynn Kincanon and Loveland's first laureate Veronica Patterson -- with the help from the Loveland Poet Laureate Program -- sharae how they are able to make their poetry community special.

Crisosto Apache has been appointed the newest Poet Laureate for Colorado, becoming the first indigenous poet to be selected for that position. Co-Hosts Booger and Christine have an insightful conversation about Crisosto's background and the future of poetry in Colorado.A writer, poet, and educator, Crisosto shares about various works including GENESIS (Redacted) (Lost Alphabet, 2018), Ghostword (Gnashing Teeth Publishing, 2022), and is(ness) (Gnashing Teeth Publishing, 2025).

For April and National Poetry Month, the co-hosts of Lip Chicken each brought a fellow poet into the KRFC studio for a poetry heavy episode. Thomas & Marcus If, Booger & Anna Bonjour, Christine & Melissa Mitchell, all went around 3 times in a circle laughing, sharing their poems, and having fun as a group of poets.

Author of three books of poetry and essays about agriculture life in Northern Colorado, George Wallace came down from the ranch to share his poetry and stories with co-host Thomas Ivory Jr in the KRFC studios Fort Collins. George's unique use of cowboy language in poetry and song kept the conversation lively like being out on the open range. His poetry aims to bridge the gap between rural and urban folk by celebrating the outdoor work of raising food and fiber for all people. Most of George's poems are memorized and that gives him that fun cowboy style of delivering each poem as if for the first time, just for you!

Host Christine Hogg sits down with Dan Beachy-Quick, award-winning author and professor, to talk about his background, the field of translation, and his recent works including Wind-Mountain-Oak: The Poems of Sappho (Tupelo Press, 2023) and Elements & Offerings (LSU Press, 2026).

Following the Poetry Slam at the Neighbor in Fort Collins, co-hosts Thomas and Christine interview the nights shining artists: Slam-master Booger, the winner Hannah Cross, and one of the judges Willow Hall. They discuss the history of the slam, what poems did well in the competition, and what criteria it takes to get a high score. Lively banter ensued as the night was relived.

Presenters at the Fort Collins Poetry Slam at The Neighbor compete in the semi-final and final rounds. Judges will determine scores which will culminate in one poet being presented with the night's earnings.This recording of a live event contains profane language, sensitive materials and explicit content. 

Slamaster Booger introduces your to the opening round of spoken-word performance of the January 2026 Poetry Slam, at The Neighbor in Fort Collins. Presenters will be judged by a panel of judges to see which will advance to the semi-final round on the way to the final cash prize. This recording of a live event contains profane language, sensitive materials and explicit content. The final two rounds will follow in the next podcast where the final winner will be determined.

Carrying on the legacy of the Beat Generation poets, Thom Peters Jr's use of experimentation and stream-of-consciousness in his poetry reflects on the styles famed by writers of the 1940s and 50s. Host of the "So You're A Poet..." weekly reading series, owner of the Beat Book Shop in Downtown Boulder, and life-long adventurer, Thom joins the other Tom in studio at KRFC as a friend and mentor to talk about the current state of poetry.

Booger interviews Lorrie Wolfe,  winner of the 2023  Fledge Award from Middle Creek Publications for her book, The Language of Crows. Lorrie manages a networking list, which connects poets with local events of interest and tells how get onto her contact list.

Host Christine Hogg chats with local leaders Melissa Mitchell, Ally Eden, and Josie Taylor about the Fort Collins Poet Laureate program and the ekphrastic poetry workshop series that takes place at the Museum of Art Fort Collins.Brought together in the KRFC studio for their collective, creative, and community-centered work in Fort Collins, our guests warmly share about their past, recent, and upcoming projects which contribute to the health of the local creative scene.Be among the voices of the current Fort Collins Poet Laureate, Melissa Mitchell, the previous Fort Collins Poet Laureate, Ally Eden, and the MoA For All Manager, Josie Taylor, and listen at the end of the episode for information about upcoming events where you can join them in person.

Guests Hannah Benson, Shaquan "Phoon" Harris, and Dan Van Horn visit the KRFC studio to discuss their involvement in GuloGulo's writing, editing, and performance practice they call the Journey of the Poem.

Live at Wolverine Farm Publick House, the GuloGulo Poetry Collective releases their annual anthology and hosts a performance featuring published poets.  This year's editors, Booger and Phoon, emcee the event which is the culmination of the Journey of the Poem, a weekly practice for local writers.

At KRFC studios in Northern Colorado, local poet Christine interviews co-hosts Booger - a poetry slam master in the community - and Thomas - representing the GuloGulo Poetry Collective.  Your hosts present their poetry and chat about the origin of the podcast, the history of the regional scene, and what's to come in future episodes.