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Poet as Radio

by Delia Tramontina, Nicholas Leaskou, Jay Thomas

POET AS RADIO is a weekly program on KUSF In Exile, airing Sundays from 11:30am to 12:30pm at www.savekusf.org. Jack Spicer said that the poet is not a creator, but a conduit, getting messages from an undefinable source to form the poem. He thought of a poet as a radio, broadcasting words. We like to think of POET AS RADIO as an opportunity for writers to broadcast their words as well.

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Episodes

  1. September 8, 2012 George Albon part 3

    George talks about his essay Aspiriation and we play his song "What the Forgotten Want"

  2. September 1, 2012 George Albon part 2

    George talks about Momentary Songs and his upcoming work Aspiration

  3. August 25, 2012 George Albon part 1

    George talks about his book Momentary Songs

  4. March 3, 2012 Aaron Shurin part 4

    Aaron continues to talk about King of Shadows

  5. February 25, 2012 Aaron Shurin part 3

    Aaron discusses his book King of Shadows

  6. February 18, 2012 Aaron Shurin part 2

    Aaron talks about his book Citizen

  7. August 13, 2011 Erin Morrill live

    Erin talks about performance and Trafficker press

  8. November 19, 2011 Sara Larsen, David Brazil, TRY magazine and Poetry to the People

    Sara and David discuss TRY! magazine and Poetry to the People at Occupy Oakland

  9. November 12, 2011 Camille Dungy live

    Camille talks about Suck on the Marrow and Smith Blue

  10. November 5, 2011 James Maughn

    James talks about Kata and Arakaki Permutations

  11. October 1, 2011 Carrie Hunter part 2

    Carrie discusses The Incompossible and The Unicorns

  12. September 24, 2011 Carrie Hunter part 1

    Carrie discusses her book The Incompossible

  13. September 17, 2011 Brian Teare part 4

    Brian talks about Albion books, teaching and Duncan

  14. September 10, 2011 Brian Teare part 3

    Brian discusses the pastoral, coming out, Emerson, birch trees, Emerson, theology

  15. August 27, 2011 Brian Teare part 2 and review with Candy Shue

    Brian discusses Site Map and Candy reviews Brenda Hillman

  16. August 20, 2011 Brian Teare part 1

    Brian Teare talks about his book in Pleasure

  17. December 7, 2014: Laura Moriarty

    Laura Moriarty reads from/discusses her recent collection, Who That Divines (Nightboat Books).

  18. November 23, 2014: Kevin Killian

    Kevin Killian discusses his recent poetry collection, Tweaky Village!

  19. July 23, 2011 David Meltzer part 2

    David Meltzer is interviewed Marina Lazzarra

  20. July 16, 2011 David Meltzer part 1

    David is interviewed by Marina Lazzarra

  21. July 14, 2012 Dana Teen Lomax

    Dana discusses her book Disclosure

  22. July 30, 2011 Chris Stroffolino part 4

    Chris talks about teaching and the sale of KUSF

  23. July 9, 2011 Chris Stroffolino part 3

    Chris continues to talk about the sale of KUSF

  24. July 7, 2012 Tiff Dressen

    Tiff talks about Because Icarus, Children andMessages

  25. July 2, 2011 Ariel Goldberg

    Ariel talks about photography, poetry and perfomance art

  26. June 30, 2012 Karen Hannah and Zumbar Press

    Karen discussed her Zumbar Press

  27. June 18, 2011 Chris Stroffolino part 1

    Chris talks about his essay "A History of Radio and Content."

  28. June 25, 2011 Chris Stroffolino part 2 and Pride day

    Chris talks about radio and we read some poems in honor of Gay Pride Week

  29. June 23, 2012 Naomi Ruth Lowinsky

    Lowinsky discusses her books Crimes of the Dreamer and Adagio and Lamentation

  30. June 16, 2012 Paul Vangelisti Part 3

    Paul Vangelisti discusses his work and changing language

  31. Nov 16, 2014: Nick Piombino

    New York poet Nick Piombino reads a variety of poems from current and past decades.

  32. April 21, 2012 Dennis Phillips part 1

    Dennis talks about Navigation

  33. June 11, 2011 Sara Larsen part 2 and Candy Shue review

    Sara talked about The Hallucinated and Candy reviews Jennifer Moxley

  34. June 4, 2011 Sara Larsen part 1

    Sara talks about A, a, a, a and Gertrude Stein

  35. June 9, 2012 Paul Vangelisti part 2

    Paul talks about the corruption of language

  36. June 2, 2012 Paul Vangelisti part 1

    Paul talks about his book Two

  37. May 26, 2012 Alice Jones

    Alice Jones talks about Plunge and Gorgeous Morning

  38. May 19, 2012 Todd Melicker

    Todd Melicker discusses his chapbook King and Queen

  39. April 28, 2012 Dennis Phillips part 2

    Dennis talks about Navigation

  40. Mar 31, 2012 Rose Metal Press and A. Rich

    Rose Metal press writers recording and the death of A Rich

  41. 1-14-12 MLK Jr and African American poets

    Homage to MLK JR by reading favorite African American poets

  42. Jan 7, 2012 Apocalypse

    We read poems for the Apocalypse

  43. November 2, 2014 Stephen Vincent

    Stephen Vincent discusses his book After Language/ Letters to Jack Spicer and haptic drawings

  44. 12/10/11 Poetry, Politics and Chapbooks with Candy Shue

    Talked about letters between Denise Levertov and Roberth Duncan and Candy Shue talked about making chapbooks

  45. 12/3/11 Poetry for the People

    Sarah Larsen and David Brazil talk about TRY and Occupy Oakland

  46. 10/22/11 Samantha Giles

    Samantha Giles talks about Small Press Traffic and her own book hurdis addo.

  47. 10/15/11 October Poets

    J, D and N talk about their favorite october poets

  48. 5-28-11 Sarah Rosenthal part 2

    Sarah Rosenthal talks about Manhatten and Lizard.

  49. Oct 19, 2014 Joseph Noble

    Joseph Noble talks about his book ANTIPHONAL AIRS

  50. Oct 5, 2014: Norman Fischer

    Norman Fischer reads from/discusses his collection, The Strugglers.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

POET AS RADIO is a weekly program on KUSF In Exile, airing Sundays from 11:30am to 12:30pm at www.savekusf.org. Jack Spicer said that the poet is not a creator, but a conduit, getting messages from an undefinable source to form the poem. He thought of a poet as a radio, broadcasting words. We like to think of POET AS RADIO as an opportunity for writers to broadcast their words as well.

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Delia Tramontina, Nicholas Leaskou, Jay Thomas

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