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The Poets
by The Poets
The Poets is an online poetry feature. With roots in Denver’s vibrant poetry scene, this show looks to feature talented voices from the Queen City of the Plains, as well as around the world.Poetry read on the show is selected by the feature poet, and may contain references to challenging topics. All views expressed by feature poets are their own. Open minds are encouraged.Poet info will be included alongside each episode.Support local art and please, do not stop creating.
Episodes
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181. BG
From the Richmond, VA area, BG brings a hip-hop flow to spoken word, conveying messages of peace, resistance, justice, internal struggle, and eroticism. BG also lived and studied in Chicago, IL, where he received a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy. Afterwards, he spent some time in Virginia and…
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180. Molly Bilker
Molly Bilker features to share her work on a range of topics including mental health, teaching, the eras of her poetry, relationships, and the oft misunderstood town of Pueblo, CO. We also discuss a new zine she was a part of creating with her writing group @idafterid (Instagram) hosted at The...
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179. Tony V
Tony V is a streamer, stoner, and self-proclaimed local poet based in Denver, CO. Tony appears at the Friday night open mic at the Mercury Cafe, and has two collections in the works, one of poetry and one of short stories. Find Tony on Instagram @tony_v_poetry, and TikTok @zanaro420
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178. Jean-Marc Saint Laurent
Jean-Marc Saint Laurent is an urban fantasy novelist and writer behind “Tripping in Public” —a newsletter about blackness, society, business—and their collisions. See more from Jean-Marc on Substack: https://substack.com/@jeanmarcsaint thepoets.co covenrecording.com
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177. Steven Seidenberg
You can watch this episode on video HERE. Steven Seidenberg is an artist, poet, and philosopher whose collections of photographs include The Architecture of Silence (Contrasto, 2023), Pipevalve: Berlin (Lodima Press, 2017), and the forthcoming Kanazawa Vacancy (Chin Music, Fall 2026). He has had...
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176. Alexander Shalom Joseph
Alexander Shalom Joseph is a western existentialist and nature writer. He is an award winning playwright, poet, novelist and author of six published books with three more forthcoming in 2026. He has an MFA in Creative Writing from the Jack Kerouac School and an MA in English Education. Alexander...
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175 - August Bernadicou - Bambi Lake Promo
EVENT on September 21st at 6pm - lgbtqhp.org/denver August Bernadicou is the Executive Director of The LGBTQ History Project, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving the lives and legacies of LGBTQ activists from the first wave of gay liberation. His career began in 2008 at the age of 13 when he...
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174. Mahogany Imani
You can see this episode on video here. Mahogany Imani, a slightly inappropriate slam poet for the past decade plus, is so excited that you’ve taken the time to read/listen to their work. What can be described as a “celebratory self-expose,” Imani’s poetry is a polished look into raw emotion and...
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173. Sam Amabile
The Poets is now available on VIDEO. Check today's episode on the Coven Recording and Sound channel. Hope you enjoy. --- Sam Amabile returns to The Poets to discuss and promote Mercury Nights, his most recent EP. Get the album HERE. Mercury Nights is a callback to the lost Friday nights which…
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172. Westin Isaiah Koa Hess
Westin Isaiah Koa Hess depends on an active internal life for their creative works, and hopes to continually bring people back into their bodies, minds, hearts, and spirits through artwork.
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171. Mxxx. J
Mxxx. J (xe, xem, xer(s) singular pronouns) is a full-time multidisciplinary artist who has been writing poetry since 2013 and performing since 2020. Xe is passionate about community and is involved with art events daily, including hosting a variety open mic at SAME Café every 3rd wednesday 6-9pm...
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170. J Diego Frey
J Diego Frey is the preposterous nom de plume for a human poet raised in the southeast corner of Denver, Colorado, from a time at least a few years before anybody’s hiking boots scuffed up the Moon. J Diego has published two collections of poetry, Umbrellas or Else and The Year the Eggs Cracked,...
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169. Joshua Robinson
Joshua C. Robinson (Xe/Xem/Xer) is an intersex, non-binary, poet and performer. Xe received degrees in Playwriting and Poetry from the University of Missouri; xe hold a Master’s of Arts Management from Columbia College Chicago. Xe are the founder of the Screaming at America anthologies, which is…
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168. Megan Foley
Megan's collection Sike Ward is out now and available through South Broadway Press. Note - This episode contains a discussion about mental health topics including hospitalization and suicidal ideation. Megan Foley—aka: Cool Boots—is a queer poet, author, and artist who specializes in crying &...
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167. Ghost Series 7 - Julian Thomas Interviews Clarence Barbee
Clarence's audiobook, Lessons and Libations, is available for free, along with other of his works here. Clarence Barbee is a multi-talented individual known for his literary achievements. As the author of multiple distinct works, “Chicken Soup and a Shot of Jack” and his debut poetry book “Fire...
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166. David Latiff
David Latiff features to discuss their poetry collection THE CHAIR: A cluttered pile of neuroqueer poetry and themes of neurodivergence, executive dysfunction, battle bots, queerness, mental health, and getting your work out there as a poet and artist. Follow the link purchase David's collection...
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165. Eve Addams
Eve Addams is a performance poet whose work mixes storytelling with elements of magical realism to explore memory, religion, trauma, and love. She was a member of the 2025 Mercury Slam Poetry Team and is a 2x Moth StorySlam winner. Connect with her on Instagram @eveaddamspoet
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164. Lighthouse Writers Workshop Lit Fest 2026 - The Poets Special Edition
Today is a special edition of The Poets, and comes to you thanks to Lighthouse Writers Workshop and Lit Fest 2026. I was privileged to be invited to set up a table during LitFest on June 18th, 2026, and I brought a microphone with me. This episode features writers I met at Lit Fest who were kind...
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163. Ashlynn Salazar
If you are going to describe Ashlynn in 3 words it would be “five foot menace”. If you want a longer description it would go like this. Ashlynn is a recovering overachiever people pleaser who loves to complain in her poetry. When she’s not battling imposter syndrome, she is your Denver Mercury...
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162. Aerik Francis (Phaentompoet)
Aerik Francis, the current Poet Laureate for Adams County, rejoins the show to discuss his recently released collection BODYPOLITIC and a wide range of topics. Aerik Francis is a poet & teaching artist based in Denver, Colorado, USA. Francis is currently serving as poet laureate of Adams County,...
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161. Tomi Wakefield
A divorced rat bastard in my mid thirties. An on and off again poet, healing through poetry. New to Denver. New to being openly queer. New to loving myself in ways I've always needed.
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160. Maxwell Gold
Maxwell I. Gold is a Jewish-American author and poet with an extensive body of work comprising over 350 poems and nine poetry collections since 2017. His work has appeared in numerous literary journals, magazines, and anthologies. Maxwell’s work has earned nominations for two Bram Stoker Awards,...
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159. Silas Vazquez
Silas Vazquez (any pronouns) is an actor, singer, improviser, and poet. You may have seen him in Titanic (UNC), Urinetown (UNC), Sweeney Todd (StageDoor Theatre), Ride the Cyclone (Vintage Theatre), Woodlands And Wyverns (Audacious Immersive Theatre), or as part of the Mercury Slam Poetry Team at...
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158. The Coven Collective Discusses "Pieces of a Beautiful Something"
The Poets will be back to our regularly scheduled programming (i.e. individual poet features) after this. The album discussed in the episode is available on Bandcamp and on streaming platforms. On another slightly different episode of The Poets, I'm joined by BG and the first iteration of the…
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157. Sidney Shaw: The Karma House Kava Bar Promo Episode
Sidney Shaw is the Events Manager at The Karma House, a community-centered kava bar and gathering space in the Denver metro area. As an intuitive healer, Reiki Master, and tarot reader with over a decade of experience, Sidney weaves together event curation and spiritual practice to create spaces...
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156. Gabriel Gravagno - ANNOUNCEMENT RE CONTINUATION OF FRIDAY NIGHT JAZZ JAM AND OPEN MIC
Gabriel Gravagno returns to the show to talk about how to continue the legendary Friday Night Jazz Jam and Poetry Open Mic, which began long ago at the Mercury Cafe. Any questions, comments, or concerns can be sent to Gabe, who is eager to hear others' thoughts and ideas. A trial run of sorts…
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155. Dominick Francois - Promo for Imagery Event on May 23rd, 2026
A brief episode today with Dominick Francois discussing his Imagery EP and upcoming event celebrating its release to held on May 23rd, 2026 at Buell Public Media Center - 2101 Arapahoe St, Denver CO 80205 Tickets available here. Imagery EP available here.
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154. Frederick Kirwin's "Lost Songs of the Withlacoochee" read by Luis Garza
Something a little different on The Poets today. I am joined by Luis Garza, a digital marketing strategist and representative of Frederick Kirwin, author of Lost Songs of the Withlacoochee. Luis shares an excerpt from Kirwin's book, and we discuss themes of first loves, love lost and found, the...
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153. Madden Wishard
Madden Wishard (they/them) can be summed up as “a lumbering soul but trying to fly,” a phrase written by John Steinbeck. Growing up in Northern Virginia, they always felt an immense pressure to be who they were not. As a queer and trans person in a conservative evangelical Christian community…
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152. Ashley Howell Bunn
Ashley Howell Bunn (she/they) completed her MFA in poetry through Regis University and holds a MA in Literature from Northwestern University. Their first chapbook, in coming light, was published in 2022 by Middle Creek Publishing and their second chapbook, Living Amends, is forthcoming through...
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151. Brock Purtell
Brock is an author and poet whose work lives at the intersection of performance and the printed page. A familiar voice at the Pearl open mic and poetry slam, he is the author of the poetry collections Mercury Prepared and Moonlight Speaks—which were brought together in the volume Mercury and...
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150. Elizabeth Woods-Darby
Elizabeth Woods-Darby is a somatic therapy-trained poet, mother & multi-media artist. Her work centers on the permeability and grit of motherhood and is influenced by her childhood growing up on a rural farmstead in Colorado without running water. Her work often seeks to connect the wilderness of...
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149. Lady Julianne
Lady Julianne is a poet, film maker, business owner & visionary — working to build her audience & grow in every direction of her passions. With a handful of life experiences that taught her resilience fairly early - Lady Julianne transmutes her lessons & pain into reframes that feel light &…
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148. Ricardo Bogaert-Álvarez's Tanka Seminar
Doctor Ricardo J. Bogaert-Álvarez is a retired Dominican-American chemical engineer and award-winning poet. He was born in Santiago, Dominican Republic and grew up in a hacienda. He obtained his B.S. in chemical engineering at the PUCMM[1] in Santiago. Then he attended the University of Delaware...
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147. Clarence Barbee
Clarence Barbee returns to the show with his saxophone and excerpts from his new book, Lessons and Libations, available for free here. Clarence Barbee is a multi-talented individual known for his literary achievements. As the author of multiple distinct works, “Chicken Soup and a Shot of Jack”…
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146. SETH and Lady Julianne - Nothing New Under the Sun (Live Poetry Performance)
In this special episode, enjoy a live recorded duet performance of "Nothing New Under The Sun" performed by SETH and Lady Julianne. Recorded on Friday, November 21st at The Pearl in downtown Denver, CO. -- @ladyjuliannee ladyjulianne.co SETH's website
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145. Ghost Series 6 - Philip Tran, Marilyn Megenity
And now, the one and only Marilyn Megenity - Matriarch, Astrology, Mother, Poet, Playwright, Patron of the Arts, Friend, Grandmother, Activist, Cultural Revolutionary, Humanitarian, Environmentalist, Lover, Earth Lover, Restaurateur, Pacifist, Diviner, Mystic, Dancer, Feminist, Gardener, Leader,...
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144. Ryan Flannigan's "To Plant a Poem" - The Poets Special Edition
Today we have a special edition of The Poets. Local poet Ryan Flannigan recorded his double album, To Plant a Poem, by performing it live for his friends in studio with Coven Recording and Sound. This episode is a teaser with a bit of their conversations around poetry and some of the poems from…
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143. Mr. Bravo
Mr. Bravo, aka Abraham Bravo, joins me to discuss his new book Love Hurts When Never Said, his poetry as whole, and the Slam Poetry scene in Phoenix, AZ. Mr. Abraham Bravo is a Phoenix-based poet, performer, and author whose work bridges humor, vulnerability, and lyrical craft. He has built a...
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142. Sunshine Abaddon
Born some 30ish odd years ago in a Louisianan mill town called Bogalusa, Sunshine Whysteria Empress Abaddon attended the University of New Orleans for Anthropological and Film Studies for 6 years. A Hurricane Katrina survivor, she picked up and moved to Denver following her maternal grandfather's...
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141. Ghost Series 5 - Lady Julianne, Mitchel David Ring
Mitchel David Ring is a writer, poet, audio engineer, and the creator and host of The Poets, a podcast featuring poets and other artists sharing and discussing their work. ...and other poems is the debut poetry collection of Mitchel David Ring. Print copies of ...and other poems can be purchased...
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140. Christian Lesniak
Christian Lesniak features to share his work and discuss many topics including his poetry, to be or not to be a rapper, the use and misuse of language by the political right and left, the dangers of instant gratification when it comes to art, and much more.
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139. Julian Thomas
Julian Thomas is an actor born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is best known for appearing in Jordan Peele's "Hunters" (2020), ABC's "For Life" (2020), and "Day of the Dead II: Contagium" (2005). He has also appeared in numerous comedy sketches on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Julian…
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138. Sophia Goodnight
Sophia Goodnight is a transgender poet and writer who has been performing at open mic nights since 2018, which also happens to be when she started transitioning. Her primary inspirations for her poetry are the declaration "it is impossible to say just what I mean!" and the question "so how should…
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137. Art the Poet
Arthur Bellfield is a poetic storyteller, filmmaker, wellness advocate, life coach, and cultural architect whose work bridges lyrical activism and soulful reflection. Drawing from ancestral wisdom, urban rhythms, and spiritual practice, Arthur’s voice amplifies themes of healing, resistance, and...
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136. S.L. Alderton
S.L. Alderton is a Denver poet and librarian. Her work has appeared in publications such as Twenty Bellows, 2River View, and Suspect Press, as well as local independent zines. Her favourite things include Shakespeare, heavy metal, and British spelling.
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135. April Dawn
April Dawn's first poetry collection, “Lungs Like Elephants,” was published in 2020 and received the Langston Hughes Award from Missouri Southern State University in 2021. In 2022 she began working with 303 Magazine as a music journalist. April is passionate about words in all of their forms and...
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134. Ghost Series 4 - TheGoodSis, Honey B. Honest
Honey B. Honest is a multifaceted visual and performance artist from Denver Colorado. She's been a host and organizer at Mercury Cafe's Sunday night open mic and slam, as well as partnered with organizations that aim to offer artistic opportunities to communities in need such as The Gathering...
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133. Stone
Photographer turned poet turned essayist turned overall annoyance, Stone (they/them) explores themes of sobriety, queerness, and self love. Their works appear in publications such as Gnashing Teeth, Red Rose Thorns Journal, and have been featured on Button Poetry. Currently, they are editor in...
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132. Ally Eden
Ally Eden (she/they) is a queer artist and former Poet Laureate of Fort Collins, Colorado. An English/Spanish interpreter by trade, their role as a linguist parallels their poetic ethos— bridging difference by way of words. Ally’s work is vibrant, unabashedly poignant, and rooted in love for...
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The Poets is an online poetry feature. With roots in Denver’s vibrant poetry scene, this show looks to feature talented voices from the Queen City of the Plains, as well as around the world.Poetry read on the show is selected by the feature poet, and may contain references to challenging topics. All views expressed by feature poets are their own. Open minds are encouraged.Poet info will be included alongside each episode.Support local art and please, do not stop creating.
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