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At the very top of the show I played my poem "King Leopold," ten verses I wrote after reading "King Leopold's Soliloquy" by Mark Twain.

William Sawyer called in with another poem for children.

My featured guests were Jeannette McCree-Goudeau. Owner of the McCree-Goudeau gallery in Vallejo, Ca she is currently exhibiting photographs by Tony Gleaton, among other artists, on the theme of "The African Legacy in Mexico." Tony Gleaton also joined us, who has a photography book of the same name, and Ale Chano. Ale is from the Costa Chica region where Tony travelled to take photos. He will play guitar at the closing reception for the exhibition on Thursday. He spoke on discovering his own African heritage.

I played another historical poem about Queen Boedicea.

Russ Golatta called in again from Florida with a poem and announcement about the publication of a poetry book to benefit arts education in Florida.

I played some arts opportunity announcements about a public art project in Washington DC, a call for art in El Cerrito CA, and an international Film and Water event.

Bill Vartnaw called at the very end from Crockett, CA with a poem, and I also played a remix of "Living It" from Liquid Sound Lounge records.

More about Africa's Legacy in Mexico http://listenandbeheard.net/artsnews/2008/10/21/africas-legacy-in-mexico

Last night's Radio Hour started with a poem dedicated to my mother, who is undergoing surgery this week, entitled "Belated Mothers Day" from the CD "Living It." It features a soundtrack by Cooper-Moore and upright bass by Bobby Vidal. That was followed by "El Flaco" from the CD "Celebrando 20 Años" by Edgard Cambón and Candela. http://www.cdbaby.com/all/edgardo. Edgardo called in and gave out all the information about his appearance with his band Candela at Yoshi's San Francisco. He also gave out some wisdom about keeping a band together for two decades, some history on the cuts from this salsa CD "to make you dance and think." Calling from Sonoma where he was about to play a gig, he also spoke about his mentor Ruben Blades. We heard from Michaela Sefler calling in from Canada with some poetry. Kim McMillon called from Oakland and shared a fairy tale about love. Russ called again from Florida with some local poetry announcements and a poem. And then, on the half hour, we heard again from the Metaphysical Muse, who shared some advice for the coming week and the poem "Love Must be Free." Matu Feliciano called in from Oakland with "True Buddhahood lies in Activity." I played a little of "Yo Vine a Bailar" also from Edgardo and Candela, and spoke on my editorial "Arts and Politics." Please join us next week. Unfortunately, the sound levels started out very low, but it gets better.

The show featured a call for bloggers from Culture Unplugged, a call for art for a public art project in Florida, some art exhibitions, a teen poetry slam in Vallejo and live music events around the Bay Area. Raymond called in from UpSurge, a poetry/jazz group appearing at Anna's Jazz Island in Berkeley. We talked about the group, making a CD independently and I played a cut from their CD Chromaotology called "Abbey's House." The Metaphysical Muse also called in with a poem and some metaphysical advice for the week. Russ from Florida also called with some information about poetry events and a poem.

September 30 show didn't go exactly as planned. There were some announcements of opportunities posted at L&BH Network Arts News http://www.listenandbeheard.net/artsnews, including calls for submissions of writing and photography. The international writers residency didn't get mentioned. The deadline is a ways off though, so I'll mention it next week. The profile of Howard Wiley and his music from the "Angola Project" also did not get aired, but his music is the everlasting kind, so it'll still be good news next week. I did play a segment of "Mission of Love" a serial radio drama, and I also played some poetry, "Unnamed Flower" and "New York City Blues." I spoke with the Metaphysical Muse, Tony Mims. He had a poem about numerology and gave out some good information about the coming week. I played a story about an ancient African queen called "Mella" and at the very end Mariquita called in with a poem for her man, a hot poem delivered in Spanglish to use a word I've been hearing lateley. I also will be featuring a poem and very short story of the week. I welcome submissions of same for future shows. It would be great to get some interesting calls tonight! Wishing you Peace and Poetry martha cinader mims