WorldWideWordhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwidewordpoetry lit talk and everythingenCopyright Rafael Alvarado (C/O Blogtalkradio)Sat, 15 Jun 2019 02:00:00 GMTSun, 28 Apr 2013 22:30:00 GMTPoetryBlogTalkRadio Feed v2.0https://dasg7xwmldix6.cloudfront.net/hostpics/dfa8323e-3f9a-47bb-a2b2-0579c0f66e09_n729007325_2163878_7462357.jpgWorldWideWordhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwidewordpoetry lit talk and everythingfeeds@blogtalkradio.comBlogTalkRadio.compoetry,poem,poet,spoken,word,slam,katrina,brown,gary,hip hopWorldWideWordnopoetry lit talk and everythingepisodicThe Blood-Jet Writing Hour w/ Cathy Linh Che & Sarah Gambitohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2013/04/28/the-blood-jet-writing-hour-w-cathy-linh-che-sarah-gambito-1Poetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2013/04/28/the-blood-jet-writing-hour-w-cathy-linh-che-sarah-gambito-1/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2013/04/28/the-blood-jet-writing-hour-w-cathy-linh-che-sarah-gambito-1Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:30:00 GMTThe Blood-Jet Writing Hour w/ Cathy Linh Che & Sarah GambitoSpecial Kundiman episode with Cathy Linh Che and Sarah Gambito!00:29:00WorldWideWordnoSarah Gambito,Cathy Linh Che,Kundiman,Poetry,Asian American PoetrySpecial Kundiman episode with Cathy Linh Che and Sarah Gambito!The Nebraska Girl Lit Hour with Guest Molly Peacock http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/12/16/the-nebraska-girl-lit-hour-with-guest-molly-peacockPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/12/16/the-nebraska-girl-lit-hour-with-guest-molly-peacock/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/12/16/the-nebraska-girl-lit-hour-with-guest-molly-peacockFri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMTThe Nebraska Girl Lit Hour with Guest Molly Peacock Listen in as Melissa F. Alvarado talks to Molly Peacock about her new book The Paper Garden: Mrs. Delany Begins Her Life’s Work at 72, Melissa F. Alvarado is one of the hosts for The World Wide Word Radio Network. This free internet radio show is open to the public live during the event or can be accessed anytime at http:/www.blogtalkradio.com/onword Molly Peacock is an acclaimed poet, essayist and creative nonfiction writer. Her latest work of nonfiction is The Paper Garden: Mrs. Delany Begins Her Life’s Work at 72, at once a biography of an extraordinary 18th century artist and a meditation on late-life creativity. Her most recent collection of poems is The Second Blush, love poems from a midlife marriage. As former President of the Poetry Society of America, Molly Peacock was one of the creators of New York's Poetry in Motion program; co-editing Poetry In Motion: One Hundred Poems From the Subways and Buses. She is also the editor of an anthology of essays, The Private I and a book about reading poetry, How to Read a Poem and Start a Poetry Circle as well as a memoir, Paradise, Piece by Piece. She serves as a Faculty Mentor at the Spalding University Brief Residency MFA Program and is also the Series Editor of The Best Canadian Poetry in English.  She is a dual citizen of the US and Canada, a former New Yorker who makes her home in Toronto with her husband Mike Groden, two cats, and a jam-packed two tier terrace garden. 01:00:00WorldWideWordnoMolly,Peacock,The Paper Garden,Mrs Delany Begins,Her Lifes Work at 72Listen in as Melissa F. Alvarado talks to Molly Peacock about her new book The Paper Garden: Mrs. Delany Begins Her Life’s Work at 72, Melissa F. Alvarado is oWriters' Sanctuaryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/11/21/writers-sanctuaryWomenhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/11/21/writers-sanctuary/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/11/21/writers-sanctuaryMon, 21 Nov 2011 19:00:00 GMTWriters' Sanctuary   Kim McMillon, the host of Writers' Sanctuary will discuss issues of violence against women, and healing on Monday, November 21st at 11 AM with authors Judy Grahn, Nina Serrano, and Kuranderas MamaKoatl and Julia Carmen. MamaKoatl is a San Francisco poet, and ARTivist;  Julia Carmen, a healer of the soul, and the creator of the School Without Walls, a school for healers. Judy Grahn is an internationally known poet, writer, and social theorist.  Poet and storyteller, Nina Serrano is the producer of La Raza Chronicles on Pacific Radio station KPFA in Berkeley, CA. MamaKoatl is the event curator of the International Day for Ending Violence Against Women celebrated in San Francisco Nov. 26 in support of the UN resolution. On Saturday, Nov. 26, Bay Area residents will observe the United Nations’ annual International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women with Latin music, healing ceremonies, dance, art, poetry and information. The evening’s events take place in the heart of the Mission District at Dance Mission Theater, 3316 24th St. The show itself begins at 7:30 pm with an invocation by Yoruba chief, author and professor Luisah Teish, followed by the poetry of Judy Grahn, Genny Lim and Nina Serrano For more information about the issues behind this event, please visit http://guardianasdelavida.wordpress.com/. 01:22:00WorldWideWordnoMamaKoatl,Julia Carmen,Judy Grahn,International Day for Ending Violence Against Women,Nina SerranoKim McMillon, the host of Writers' Sanctuary will discuss issues of violence against women, and healing on Monday, November 21st at 11 AM with authorsSpokenHeard with Toki Wright and Host Susan Dobbe Chasehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/08/21/spokenheard-with-toki-wright-and-host-susan-dobbe-chasePoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/08/21/spokenheard-with-toki-wright-and-host-susan-dobbe-chase/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/08/21/spokenheard-with-toki-wright-and-host-susan-dobbe-chaseSun, 21 Aug 2011 17:00:00 GMTSpokenHeard with Toki Wright and Host Susan Dobbe Chase     "A powerful stage presence and booming, crystal-clear cadence.."- LA Weekly "One of the dopest emcees around, who makes noise both on the microphone and as an un-compromising community activist..." -Davey D Raised in a Buddhist household and immersing himself in world culture Toki Wright's awareness of the diversity is translated through his content driven music. Aside from his infamous live stage show he has taken paths that run the gamut from a non-profit youth organization in North Minneapolis to work withwar-affected children in Africa to his position as the coordinator of the first fully accredited Hip Hop Studies program in the country. As an artist, Wright's travels have taken him throughout the United States and Canada as support for Brother Ali and Evidence of Dilated Peoples. His recent video "A DIfferent Mirror" peaked at #1 on MTVU. Being an active presence in the Twin Cities hip-hop scene, Wright has been featured on recordings by Talib Kweli, Atmosphere, and more...00:38:00WorldWideWordnoTwin Cities,Activism,Hip-Hop,MTVU,Brother Ali"A powerful stage presence and booming, crystal-clear cadence.."- LA Weekly "One of the dopest emcees around, who makes noise both on theSpokenHeard with Aja Monet and Host Susan Dobbe Chasehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/08/07/spokenheard-with-aja-monet-and-host-susan-dobbe-chasePoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/08/07/spokenheard-with-aja-monet-and-host-susan-dobbe-chase/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/08/07/spokenheard-with-aja-monet-and-host-susan-dobbe-chaseSun, 07 Aug 2011 17:00:00 GMTSpokenHeard with Aja Monet and Host Susan Dobbe Chase Known for an indomitable stage presence and voice that belies her appearance, at only 22 years old, Aja Monet is one of the most accomplished and respected poets within the community. She was a member of the first youth team from NYC to win the Brave New Voices Youth National Poetry slam. At the age of 19, Aja Monet became the youngest individual to ever win the legendary Nuyorican Poets Café grand slam champion title ranking 5th in the nation. Aja Monet was on the Hollywood Slam team at Da Poetry Lounge in Los Angeles, CA. She has performed at the NAACP Pre-Inauguration Event for Barack Obama. She has performed On-Broadway at the Town Hall theatre, the Apollo theatre, the Nuyorican Poets Café, Bowery Poetry Club, B.B. Kings, The Schomburg Center of Harlem, and various college campuses, public parks and theatres around the United States and in Bermuda. For six years, Aja Monet has served as a youth mentor, poetry mentor, and poetry slam coach for Urban Word NYC, working with at-risk youth in inner-city New York Aja Monet’s poems have appeared in the NY Times  and in television programs as far away as Germany and Australia. She recieved her BA from Sarah Lawrence College and is currently a graduate student working on her Master of Fine Arts in Writing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.  She is currently working on various projects, including a poetry manuscript, CD, and a novel. Stay tuned to the continual evolution of this “seedhead dandelion born in Brooklyn”.01:00:00WorldWideWordnoNYC,Chicago,Newyorician,Urban Word NYC,Chicago Young AuthorsKnown for an indomitable stage presence and voice that belies her appearance, at only 22 years old, Aja Monet is one of the most accomplished and respected poeSpokenHeard with Piper Anderson and host Susan Dobbe Chasehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/07/31/spokenheard-with-piper-yvonne-anderson-and-host-susan-dobbePoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/07/31/spokenheard-with-piper-yvonne-anderson-and-host-susan-dobbe/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/07/31/spokenheard-with-piper-yvonne-anderson-and-host-susan-dobbeSun, 31 Jul 2011 16:00:00 GMTSpokenHeard with Piper Anderson and host Susan Dobbe Chase Join Susan as she talks with Piper Anderson, a Performance Artist, Writer, Educator, and Life Coach.She is Master Teaching-Artist and Company Member at American Place Theatre andan Adjunct Faculty member at New York University’s Gallatin School ofIndividualized Study. From 2006-2008 she embarked on a national tour of her solo show, IN HER MEMORY, the story of a young woman’s journey to heal the wounds of intimate partner violence. The show has spawned the creation of a curriculum and a book, SeekingWisdom: The In Her Memory Guidebook and workshop curriculum empowering young people to engage in healthy relationships. Anderson facilitates professional development trainings for educators and youth workers across the country, offering workshops andlectures on topics ranging from Youth Development through the Arts, Theatre-in-Education,arts & activism, using popular culture as an educational tool, andmobilizing communities through the arts and culture..Her writings have been featured in numerous publications and four books. She has trained in the healing arts, completing certifications in Reiki and Empowerment Life Coaching. She holds a Masters of Arts in Applied Theatre from CUNY and a Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree from the New School where she was a Riggio Writing DemocracyFellow. To learn more visit her on the web at www.piperanderson.com01:00:00WorldWideWordnowriting,performance art,theater,arts education,New YorkJoin Susan as she talks with Piper Anderson, a Performance Artist, Writer, Educator, and Life Coach.She is Master Teaching-Artist and Company Member at AmericaSpokenHeard with INTIKANAhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/07/24/spokenheard-with-intikana-1Poetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/07/24/spokenheard-with-intikana-1/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/07/24/spokenheard-with-intikana-1Sun, 24 Jul 2011 17:00:00 GMTSpokenHeard with INTIKANA Join Susan Dobbe Chase as she talks with INTIKANA, a national award winning Hip-Hop/Spoken Word artist, educator, and activist from the Bronx. He has featured on VH1 and toured across the United States, Cuba, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, and Colombia while sharing the stage with artists such as KRS-One, Immortal Technique, Talib Kweli Lupe Fiasco, M1 of Dead Prez, Styles P, Invincible, C-Rayz Walz, Rebel Diaz, Saul Williams, among others. His critically acclaimed one man Hip Hop musical PENUMBRA was selected by HBO to be presented as a film pitch for the 2009 NY International Latino Film Festival and has since been on tour concluding its Off-Broadway debut. As an Urban Word NYC Mentor and member of RDACBX (Rebel Diaz Arts Collective) in the South Bronx, Intikana has performed and facilitated workshops at over 100 universities/colleges,high & middle schools, community centers, and prison facilities. He is a recipient of Bronx Council on the Arts' BRIO (Bronx Recognizes Its Own) award for excellence in Performing Arts and continues to actively participate in the conscious development of Hip Hop, not only in his community, but around the world. For more info, visit: www.intikana.net 01:05:00WorldWideWordnohip hop,spoken word,activist,artist,educatorJoin Susan Dobbe Chase as she talks with INTIKANA, a national award winning Hip-Hop/Spoken Word artist, educator, and activist from the Bronx. He has featuredSpokenHeard with Guest DESDAMONA http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/07/17/spokenheard-with-guest-desdamonaPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/07/17/spokenheard-with-guest-desdamona/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/07/17/spokenheard-with-guest-desdamonaSun, 17 Jul 2011 22:00:00 GMTSpokenHeard with Guest DESDAMONA DESDAMONA is an international, award-winning artist; who has taken her distinct lyrics, sound and artistic stylings to audiences from Minnesota to Hawaii, from Puerto Rico to Germany; gracing some of Hip Hop and poetry’s most illustrious stages. Desdamona has had the pleasure of opening up for distinguished artists including Wyclef Jean, GURU, Bahamadia, Zap Mama, Black Uhuru, Saul Williams, Ursula Rucker and Rhymesayers Ar...tists. 01:01:00WorldWideWordnoDesdamona,Rox,spoken,word,poetryDESDAMONA is an international, award-winning artist; who has taken her distinct lyrics, sound and artistic stylings to audiences from Minnesota to Hawaii, fromSpokenHeard with Jamaal St. John.http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/07/03/spokenheard-with-jamaal-st-johnPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/07/03/spokenheard-with-jamaal-st-john/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/07/03/spokenheard-with-jamaal-st-johnSun, 03 Jul 2011 15:00:00 GMTSpokenHeard with Jamaal St. John. Join Susan Dobbe Chase as she talks to Jamaal St. John. Jamaal’s illustrious poetic career started at the famed Nuyorican Poets Cafe when he was 18 years old. His contemporaries were Jessica Care moore, Saul Williams, Louis Reyes Rivera, Tish Benson, Suheir Hammad just to name a few. Through many poetic slams, Jamaal paid his dues to earn the opportunity to slam several times in the Grand Slam Finals at the Nuyorican Jamaal won the opportunity to slam in Nationals with the Nuyorican to eventually take 3rd place in Providence, Rhode Island. 01:01:00WorldWideWordnoJamaal,St,John,spoken,wordJoin Susan Dobbe Chase as she talks to Jamaal St. John. Jamaal’s illustrious poetic career started at the famed Nuyorican Poets Cafe when he was 18 years oldSpokenHeard with Sarah Myles Spencerhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/06/25/spokenheard-with-sarah-myles-spencerPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/06/25/spokenheard-with-sarah-myles-spencer/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/06/25/spokenheard-with-sarah-myles-spencerSat, 25 Jun 2011 18:00:00 GMTSpokenHeard with Sarah Myles Spencer Join Susan Dobbe Chase (11am Pacific) as she talks to Sarah Myles Spencer Sarah Myles Spencer is a poet/musician/activist who has worked as a writer and editor for several publications and is an established singer/songwriter having collaborated with a variety of musical artists over the years – including Davy Jones, Snoop Dog, E-40, Q-Zero, Dr. Bobby Jones, John Staedler, Grant Levin, Jim Schmidt, Christine LaPado, Bill Toliver, Charlie Robinson and more. Sarah is the 2007 Winner of The Nor Cal Idol Competition, 2009 City Wide Grand Slam Champion of Chico, Ca, two time Cammies nominee in the Jazz genre with The Groove Diggers and 2011 Cammies winner for Best Female Vocalist. Facilitating poetry workshops as an artist educator since 2004, Sarah's poem Jew Rican (Love Child) has been used as a model for diversity in classrooms from elementary all the way through college and teachers conferences. She is the author of three chapbooks: Poetic Isms and Shit From The Heart, Love Ballad to a Sidewalk Memory, and a special edition compilation with art students from Butte College called The Places we Hide. Sarah is currently working on her first full length manuscript and is most recently published in The Village Griot. Laydibluez has been her alias for over a decade as well as the name of a band that was formed around her in 2008; they recorded & released a limited edition unplugged CD in 2010. For further info you can visit her artist page at www.facebook.com/laydibluez. 01:02:00WorldWideWordnoSarah,Myles,Spencer,spoken,heardJoin Susan Dobbe Chase (11am Pacific) as she talks to Sarah Myles Spencer Sarah Myles Spencer is a poet/musician/activist who has worked as a writer and editSpoken Heard Radio with Sam Sellers http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/06/12/spoken-heard-radio-with-sam-sellersPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/06/12/spoken-heard-radio-with-sam-sellers/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/06/12/spoken-heard-radio-with-sam-sellersSun, 12 Jun 2011 18:00:00 GMTSpoken Heard Radio with Sam Sellers Join Susan Dobbe Chase in a conversation with Sam Sellers, (a.k.a RABBI DARKSIDE) a Buffalo-born Brooklyn-based Hip Hop Artist/Educator, rocking the world as MC, DJ and Beatboxer. In 2008, he released his internationally acclaimed debut LP, "Building the Better Bomb," starred as Head Coach on MTV’s “MADE” and toured the U.S., Europe and South America. The last year saw 3 tours abroad, including the 2009 Get Up Stand Up European tour with the legendary J-LIVE, and the release of "Skillz to Take Brazil," the world's first "international, multi-lingual, documentary Hip Hop album." His always-expanding discography includes appearances on records from Germany, Denmark, France, the UK, and the Czech Republic. A renowned freestyle artist, Rabbi D has won a number of prestigious MC battles  As DJ, he has spun in New York’s most esteemed clubs all while maintaining a 4-year Saturday night residency. His beatboxing is featured on MTV.com in instructional tutorials, and in countless live performances. In addition to his artistry,he has worked for 10 years in the New York City Public Schools. Currently he is an Arts Educator for Urban Arts Partnership, developing groundbreaking rap-based test prep curriculum ("Fresh Prep") and teaching performance poetry. In the span of one year, Rabbi D wrote and recorded a 4 album/51 song collection of standards-based academic rap songs covering content in U.S. History, Global History, English Literature and Algebra. 01:02:00WorldWideWordnoRabbi Darkside,Hip Hop,Education,MC,DJJoin Susan Dobbe Chase in a conversation with Sam Sellers, (a.k.a RABBI DARKSIDE) a Buffalo-born Brooklyn-based Hip Hop Artist/Educator, rocking the world as MThe Moe Green Discussion with Neeli Cherkovskihttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/06/08/the-moe-green-discussion-with-neeli-cherkovskiPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/06/08/the-moe-green-discussion-with-neeli-cherkovski/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/06/08/the-moe-green-discussion-with-neeli-cherkovskiWed, 08 Jun 2011 21:00:00 GMTThe Moe Green Discussion with Neeli Cherkovski Join Rafael F J Alvarado and Melissa F. Alvarado as they talk to Neeli Cherkovski Neeli Cherkovski (Santa Monica, CA, 1945) is an applauded poet, critic, memoirist and literary biographer. He has written twelve books of poetry, including: From the Canyon Outward, the award winning Leaning Against Time, Elegy for Bob Kaufman and Animal; two acclaimed biographies, Bukowski: A Life and Ferlinghetti: A Biography; his book, Whitman's Wild Children (a collection of critical memoirs), has become an underground classic. In the late 1960s Cherkovski co-edited the poetry anthology Laugh Literary and Man the Humping Guns with Charles Bukowski. Since 1975, Neeli has lived and worked in San Francisco . For five years he was Writer-in-Residence at New College of California, where he taught literature and philosophy. In 2005 Cherkovski won the Pen Oakland-Josephine Miles Literary Award. He is also a Friends of the SF Public Library Literary Laureate. Currently Neeli is completing an as yet untitled memoir of his life in poetry, a collection of poems on his travels in the Philippines, and a selected poems. He teaches in The Floating University, offering courses in poetics, along with David Meltzer and Michael Rothenberg. 00:48:00WorldWideWordnoNeeli,Cherkovski,poet,poetry,poemJoin Rafael F J Alvarado and Melissa F. Alvarado as they talk to Neeli Cherkovski Neeli Cherkovski (Santa Monica, CA, 1945) is an applauded poet, critic, memospoken word with mark gonzaleshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/06/05/spoken-word-with-mark-gonzalesPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/06/05/spoken-word-with-mark-gonzales/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/06/05/spoken-word-with-mark-gonzalesSun, 05 Jun 2011 19:00:00 GMTspoken word with mark gonzales (Poet. Scholar. Lover of Life.) | An HBO Def Poet with a Master’s in Education, a Mexican and a Muslim, a Khalil Gibran meets Pablo Neruda in a lyrical break dance cypher, Mark Gonzales lives in the center of intersections. From Palestinian refugee camps, universities in Beirut, foster homes in Portugal, to cities across the Americas, he transcends citizenship identity to break borders and wage beauty across continents through culture. He is respected internationally for his creative approaches to suicide prevention, human rights and human development via performance, photojournalism, and narrative therapy. *Invited performer for TEDxRamallah, the first TED talks held in Palestine or the MIddle East. *First poet in the world of the hip hop generation to perform in Syria. *Visiting professor & artist in residence at Stanford for Fall 2011   01:00:00WorldWideWordnopoet,spoken wod,mark,gonzales,middle east(Poet. Scholar. Lover of Life.) | An HBO Def Poet with a Master’s in Education, a Mexican and a Muslim, a Khalil Gibran meets Pablo Neruda in a lyrical breakThe Grainy Notes of Poetry with Rich Boucher http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/06/03/the-grainy-notes-of-poetry-with-rich-boucherPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/06/03/the-grainy-notes-of-poetry-with-rich-boucher/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/06/03/the-grainy-notes-of-poetry-with-rich-boucherFri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMTThe Grainy Notes of Poetry with Rich Boucher Bio: A past member of five national poetry slam teams (Worcester, Mass. (x2), Washington, D.C., Wilmington, Del. and Albuquerque, N.M.), Rich has published four chapbooks of poetry and for seven years hosted an open reading and slam in Newark, Delaware. Since moving to Albuquerque in March of 2008, Rich has been performing and writing steadily in the Duke City, and is a regular contributor/editor at localpoetsguild.wordpress.com. He is also an educator, adventurer and desert compound prophet. Rich’s poems have appeared in Adobe Walls: An Anthology of New Mexico Poetry, Fickle Muses, The Rag, Menagerie, Clutching at Straws, Shot Glass Journal, Mutant Root, The Mas Tequila Review, and The Legendary. 01:00:00WorldWideWordnoRich,Boucher,spoken,word,poetryBio: A past member of five national poetry slam teams (Worcester, Mass. (x2), Washington, D.C., Wilmington, Del. and Albuquerque, N.M.), Rich has published fourThe Grainy Notes Of Poetry with Bonafide Rojashttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/05/29/the-grainy-notes-of-poetry-with-bonafide-rojasPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/05/29/the-grainy-notes-of-poetry-with-bonafide-rojas/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/05/29/the-grainy-notes-of-poetry-with-bonafide-rojasSun, 29 May 2011 23:00:00 GMTThe Grainy Notes Of Poetry with Bonafide Rojas   Join Gina Marselle as she talks to  Bonafide Rojas   The interview begins at 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, 6 p.m., Central Standard Time, 5 p.m., Mountain Standard Time, and 4 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.   Bonafide Rojas (10/08/77) is a poet and musician, the author of "Pelo Bueno: A Day In The Life Of A Nuyorican Poet" (Dark Souls Press, 2004). The 2002 Slam This! Champion and has been on two National Poetry Slam teams, NYC/Union Square 2002 & Wicker Park 2003.    He has appeared in Def Poetry Jam IV and is on the roster of teaching artist at Urban Word NYC. He has been published in the anthologies: "Bum Rush the Page: a Def Poetry Jam" (Three Rivers Press, 2002), RoleCall: "A Generational Anthology of Social and Political Black Literature and Art" (Third World Press, 2002), "Learn Then Burn" (Write Bloody Press 2010), The Centro Journal, The Hostos Review, The Acentos Review, Calabash & Palabras.01:07:00WorldWideWordnoBonafide,Rojas,poetry,spoken,wordJoin Gina Marselle as she talks to  Bonafide Rojas   The interview begins at 7 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, 6 p.m., Central Standard Time, 5 p.m., Mountain SSpokenHeard with Dave Noblehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/05/22/spokenheard-with-dave-noblePoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/05/22/spokenheard-with-dave-noble/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/05/22/spokenheard-with-dave-nobleSun, 22 May 2011 18:00:00 GMTSpokenHeard with Dave Noble   Join Susan Dobbe Chase as she talks Dave Noble Dave Noble is a Columbus Ohio poet and father who has been active in the local and regional poetry slam scene since 2006. In 2008 he was a member of the Rustbelt Regional Poetry Slam Championship Team and an MC at the 2010 Rustbelt. He was a member of the Host City Team that planned the 2011 Women of the World Poetry Slam in Columbus Ohio and currently Dave is working to help bring back The Midwest Poetry Slam League (MPSL); a “barnstorming” style poetry slam league. Dave also make some pretty decent soup. 01:00:00WorldWideWordnoDave,Noble,Spoken,Word,poetryJoin Susan Dobbe Chase as she talks Dave Noble Dave Noble is a Columbus Ohio poet and father who has been active in the local and regional poetry slam scenThe Moe Green Discussion With Guest Marie-Elizabeth Mali http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/05/16/the-moe-green-discussion-with-guest-marie-elizabeth-maliPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/05/16/the-moe-green-discussion-with-guest-marie-elizabeth-mali/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/05/16/the-moe-green-discussion-with-guest-marie-elizabeth-maliMon, 16 May 2011 16:30:00 GMTThe Moe Green Discussion With Guest Marie-Elizabeth Mali Join Rafael F J Alvarado as he talks to Marie-Elizabeth Mali  to listen  http:/www.blogtalkradio.com/onword/page3 Marie-Elizabeth Mali is the author of Steady, My Gaze (Tebot Bach, 2011). She is a co-curator of louderARTS: the Reading Series at Bar 13 Lounge and Page Meets Stage at the Bowery Poetry Club, both in New York City. Before receiving her MFA in poetry from Sarah Lawrence College, she practiced Traditional Chinese Medicine. Her work has appeared in Calyx, Poet Lore, and RATTLE, among others. For more information, please visit www.memali.com. 01:00:00WorldWideWordnoMarie,Elizabeth,Mali,poetry,poemJoin Rafael F J Alvarado as he talks to Marie-Elizabeth Mali  to listen  http:/www.blogtalkradio.com/onword/page3 Marie-Elizabeth Mali is the author of SteSpoken Heard Radio with Rafael Casalhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/05/15/spoken-heard-radio-with-rafael-casalPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/05/15/spoken-heard-radio-with-rafael-casal/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/05/15/spoken-heard-radio-with-rafael-casalSun, 15 May 2011 18:00:00 GMTSpoken Heard Radio with Rafael Casal Rafael Casal is a writer/performer from the Bay Area, California. He is an internationally renowned spoken word artist and slam champion, recording artist and producer. His work has been featured on 3 seasons of Russell Simmons presents Def Poetry on HBO, presented by MTV, and showcased on thousands of blogs and publications around the country and beyond. Rafael has shared the stage with the likes of Common, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, KRS-ONE, Floetry, Kanye West, Saul Williams, Alanis Morissette, De La Sol, Dead Prez, Ludacris, George Clinton, Carole King, and numerous others - and he's just getting started. Stay tuned! 01:01:00WorldWideWordnoRafael,Casal,spoken,word,poetryRafael Casal is a writer/performer from the Bay Area, California. He is an internationally renowned spoken word artist and slam champion, recording artist andBetween The Sheets with Guest Naomi Long Madgett http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/05/13/between-the-sheets-with-guest-naomi-long-madgettPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/05/13/between-the-sheets-with-guest-naomi-long-madgett/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/05/13/between-the-sheets-with-guest-naomi-long-madgettFri, 13 May 2011 18:00:00 GMTBetween The Sheets with Guest Naomi Long Madgett     Join Billy Burgos as he talks to Naomi Long Madgett bout Lotus Press Detroit Poet Laureate Naomi Long Madgett has been well recognized for her contributions as poet, publisher/editor, and educator. She is author of nine books of poems, the first published when she was only seventeen years old. Her early out-of-print books are now available from Michigan State University Press under the title, Remembrances of Spring: Collected Ear...ly Poems. Among her most recent books of poems, all available from Lotus Press, Inc., are Octavia: Guthrie and Beyond and Connected Islands: New and Selected Poems. Her poems have appeared in numerous journals and 185 anthologies, both here and in Europe. Octavia and Other Poems (Third World Press) was co-winner of the Creative Achievement Award (College Language Association) and was made required reading in all the public high schools in Detroit. It was also the basis of a documentary film, A Poet's Voice (Vander Films), which won the Gold Apple Award of Excellence from the National Educational Media Network. Naomi published her autobiography, Pilgrim Journey, in 2006. She is editor of two anthologies, including the groundbreaking Adam of Ife: Black Women in Praise of Black Men 00:59:00WorldWideWordnoNaomi,Long,Madgett,lotus,pressJoin Billy Burgos as he talks to Naomi Long Madgett bout Lotus Press Detroit Poet Laureate Naomi Long Madgett has been well recognized for her cSpoken Heard Radio with guest Katrina Brook Floreshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/05/07/spoken-heard-radio-with-guest-katrina-brook-floresPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/05/07/spoken-heard-radio-with-guest-katrina-brook-flores/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/05/07/spoken-heard-radio-with-guest-katrina-brook-floresSat, 07 May 2011 18:00:00 GMTSpoken Heard Radio with guest Katrina Brook Flores Join Susan Dobbe Chase as she Talks to Katrina Brook Flores www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword 1pm pacific 2pm central 4pm eastern Katrina Brook Flores is a poet, educator, visual artist and organizer. She is currently working on her Master's in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has worked with First Wave as the Arts-In-Education Director, been on the Madison Adult National Slam Team, and Coached the National Collegiate Slam Team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Flores also co-Directs the Breakin' the Law International Festival of Urban Movement. Recently, she has been working with an organization called A Peoples' MOVEment to create dialogue and action around how people of color will be affected by the Budget Repair Bill and Walker Budget.S00:01:00WorldWideWordnoKatrina,Brook,Flores,poetry,poemJoin Susan Dobbe Chase as she Talks to Katrina Brook Flores www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword 1pm pacific 2pm central 4pm eastern Katrina Brook Flores isWord Ballast with Guest Camille Dungyhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/05/06/word-ballast-with-guest-camille-dungyPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/05/06/word-ballast-with-guest-camille-dungy/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/05/06/word-ballast-with-guest-camille-dungyFri, 06 May 2011 18:00:00 GMTWord Ballast with Guest Camille Dungy Join Billy Burgos as he talks to Camille Dungy Camille Dungy is author of Suck on the Marrow (Red Hen Press, 2010), What to Eat, What to Drink, What to Leave for Poison (Red Hen Press, 2006), and Smith Blue (Southern Illinois University Press, 2011), winner of the 2010 Crab Orchard Open Book Prize. Dungy is editor of Black Nature: Four Centuries of African American Nature Poetry (UGA, 2009), recipient of the 2010 Northern Calif...ornia Book Awards Special Recognition Prize, co-editor of From the Fishouse: An Anthology of Poems that Sing, Rhyme, Resound, Syncopate, Alliterate, and Just Plain Sound Great (Persea, 2009), and assistant editor of Gathering Ground: A Reader Celebrating Cave Canem’s First Decade (University of Michigan Press, 2006). She has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Virginia Commission for the Arts, Cave Canem, the Dana Award, and Bread Loaf, and is a two time NAACP Image Award nominee, is shortlisted for the 2011 California Book Award and the 2011 Northern California Book Award, and was a finalist for the PEN Center USA 2007 Literary Award and the Library of Virginia 2007 Literary Award. She is currently an associate professor in the Creative Writing Department at San Francisco State University 01:04:00WorldWideWordnoCamille,Dungy,poet,poetry,poemJoin Billy Burgos as he talks to Camille Dungy Camille Dungy is author of Suck on the Marrow (Red Hen Press, 2010), What to Eat, What to Drink, What to LeavThe Grainy Notes of Poetry with guest Gary Jacksonhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/05/03/the-grainy-notes-of-poetry-with-guest-gary-jacksonPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/05/03/the-grainy-notes-of-poetry-with-guest-gary-jackson/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/05/03/the-grainy-notes-of-poetry-with-guest-gary-jacksonTue, 03 May 2011 22:30:00 GMTThe Grainy Notes of Poetry with guest Gary Jackson Join The Grainy Notes of Poetry with Gina Marselle as she Talks to , Gary Jackson Born & raised in Topeka, Kansas, Gary Jackson received his MFA in Poetry from the University of New Mexico in 2008. His poems have appeared in Inscape, Magma, The Literary Bohemian and local chapbooks. He currently teaches English as a Second Language in Seoul, South Korea. 01:00:00WorldWideWordnoGary,Jackson,Miss,you,metropolisJoin The Grainy Notes of Poetry with Gina Marselle as she Talks to , Gary Jackson Born & raised in Topeka, Kansas, Gary Jackson received his MFA in Poetry frWord Ballast with Guest Renny Golden http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/05/02/word-ballast-with-guest-renny-goldenPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/05/02/word-ballast-with-guest-renny-golden/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/05/02/word-ballast-with-guest-renny-goldenMon, 02 May 2011 18:00:00 GMTWord Ballast with Guest Renny Golden Join Billy Burgos as he talks to Renny Golden Bearing Witness Three New Mexico Poets Tell the Truth – and Transform It ... Who wields power? What constitutes real authority? To whom does the land belong? What truly happened? History, it could be said, boils down to one essential question: Whose voice speaks loudest? For three New Mexico-based poets, Renny Golden, Veronica Golos, and Dora McQuaid, the more pertinent question may be, Whose voice has not been heard? The three poets will appear in a lively program of poetry, video, and conversation on Sunday, January 23rd, at the Rane Gallery in Taos. All are welcome. 01:00:00WorldWideWordnoRenny,Golden,poetry,poet,poemJoin Billy Burgos as he talks to Renny Golden Bearing Witness Three New Mexico Poets Tell the Truth – and Transform It ... Who wields power? What constitutSpoken Heard Radio with guest David Ratsack Mitsakhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/04/30/spoken-heard-radio-with-guest-david-ratsack-mitsakPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/04/30/spoken-heard-radio-with-guest-david-ratsack-mitsak/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/04/30/spoken-heard-radio-with-guest-david-ratsack-mitsakSat, 30 Apr 2011 18:00:00 GMTSpoken Heard Radio with guest David Ratsack Mitsak Join Susan Dobbe Chase as she talks to David Ratsack Mitsak Raised in Australia in a small town with a community theater, hitchhiked around Australia after high school for a year, went to college for a year, traveled around Asia Pacific for a year, was certified to teach meditation and Chi Kung. Started working in corporate sales and marketing - 10yr career brought me to USA-Atlanta. Found the spoken word scene of Atlanta and fell in love with it. Started losing my hair and felt sad and mad. Quit my day job after Def Poetry Jam and started touring a bit. Stayed in a darkroom completely devoid of light for 4 days and then 9 days. Created a one man show - performed it in Australia, Atlanta and NYC. Tried to get on the college circuit and failed....confused about where to go from here.... that sort of thing. 01:00:00WorldWideWordnoDavid,Ratsack,Mitsak,poetry,slamJoin Susan Dobbe Chase as she talks to David Ratsack Mitsak Raised in Australia in a small town with a community theater, hitchhiked around Australia afterSpoken Heard Radio with guest Adam Henzehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/04/23/spoken-heard-radio-with-guest-adam-henzePoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/04/23/spoken-heard-radio-with-guest-adam-henze/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/04/23/spoken-heard-radio-with-guest-adam-henzeSat, 23 Apr 2011 18:00:00 GMTSpoken Heard Radio with guest Adam Henze Join Susan Dobbe Chase as she talks to Adam Henze Born in Bristol, TN and raised in Evansville, IN, Adam became captivated by the power of the spoken word through his participation in the Bruno E. Jacob National Championship Forensics team and regionally-acclaimed Theatre Department at F.J. Reitz High School. In 2001 he received a full scholarship to Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY, where he helped the William E.... Bivin Forensics team become the most successful speech and debate program in history--capturing several state, regional, national, and world titles. In 2005 he attended his first National Poetry Slam tournament in Albuquerque, NM, where he placed fifteenth in the nation among hundreds of poets. In 2008 he became a National Poetry Slam Semi-finalist competing for the Atlanta Java Monkey Team, along with national finalist teammates Gypsee Yo and Ch As. He has performed at over 40 universities, stretching from the University of California Los Angeles to George Mason University 01:02:00WorldWideWordnoAdam,Henze,slam,poetry,poemJoin Susan Dobbe Chase as she talks to Adam Henze Born in Bristol, TN and raised in Evansville, IN, Adam became captivated by the power of the spoken word thThe Moe Green Discussion With Guest Melissa Molerhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/04/18/the-moe-green-discussion-with-guest-melissa-molerPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/04/18/the-moe-green-discussion-with-guest-melissa-moler/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/04/18/the-moe-green-discussion-with-guest-melissa-molerMon, 18 Apr 2011 17:00:00 GMTThe Moe Green Discussion With Guest Melissa Moler Join Rafael F J Alvarado as he Talk to Melissa Moler Melissa grew up in Nebraska (barefoot with chickens in the yard and everything.) She first started writing in the fifth grade, where she got in trouble for writing a "scary" story about a girl drowning in a lake...in high school she received the "Spindrift Poet's Award" as a Junior\ 00:57:00WorldWideWordnoMelissa,Moler,poet,poem,poetryJoin Rafael F J Alvarado as he Talk to Melissa Moler Melissa grew up in Nebraska (barefoot with chickens in the yard and everything.) She first started wThe Grainy Notes of Poetry with Katrina Guarasciohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/04/17/the-grainy-notes-of-poetry-with-katrina-guarascioPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/04/17/the-grainy-notes-of-poetry-with-katrina-guarascio/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/04/17/the-grainy-notes-of-poetry-with-katrina-guarascioSun, 17 Apr 2011 19:00:00 GMTThe Grainy Notes of Poetry with Katrina Guarascio Join Gina Marselle as she talks to Katrina Guarascio Katrina Guarascio lives in New Mexico, where she teaches Language Arts, Poetry, and Journalism. She is also the sponsor and coach of two youth Slam Teams and produces a yearly literary magazine of student poetry. Along with many ezine and literary magazine publications, she is the author of two chapbooks of poetry, and one book length publication entitled A Scattering of Imperfections.01:22:00WorldWideWordnoKatrina,Guarascio,poetry,slam,poemJoin Gina Marselle as she talks to Katrina Guarascio Katrina Guarascio lives in New Mexico, where she teaches Language Arts, Poetry, and Journalism. She is aSpoken Heard Radio with guest "Ryk McIntyrehttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/04/10/spoken-heard-radio-with-guest-ryk-mcintyrePoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/04/10/spoken-heard-radio-with-guest-ryk-mcintyre/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/04/10/spoken-heard-radio-with-guest-ryk-mcintyreSun, 10 Apr 2011 20:00:00 GMTSpoken Heard Radio with guest "Ryk McIntyreJoin Susan Dobbe Chase as talks to Ryk McIntyre 1 pm pacific 3 pm central 4 pm eastern "Ryk McIntyre is a Multi-Hyphen sort. writer, poet, critic, performer, workshop facilitator and co-host at both GotPoetry! Live (Providence) and Cantab Lounge (Cambridge,MA). Ryk has performed his work at Boston's ICA, NYC's New School, Portsmouth, NH's Music Hall and Lollapalooza, to name just a few. He has toured the US, performing in countless Poetry open mics and festivals, opening for the likes of Jim Carroll, Leon Redbone and Andrei Codrescu. This talking about himself in the third person, though? That's sort of new... 01:00:00WorldWideWordnoRyk,McIntyre,slam,poetry,poemJoin Susan Dobbe Chase as talks to Ryk McIntyre 1 pm pacific 3 pm central 4 pm eastern "Ryk McIntyre is a Multi-Hyphen sort. writer, poet, critic, perfoThe Grainy Notes of Poetry with Guest Zachary Kluckmanhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/04/06/the-grainy-notes-of-poetry-with-guest-zachary-kluckmanPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/04/06/the-grainy-notes-of-poetry-with-guest-zachary-kluckman/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/04/06/the-grainy-notes-of-poetry-with-guest-zachary-kluckmanWed, 06 Apr 2011 01:00:00 GMTThe Grainy Notes of Poetry with Guest Zachary KluckmanJoin The Grainy Notes of Poetry with Gina Marselle as she Talks to ,Zachary Kluckman 6pm pacific 8 pm central 9 pm eastern Zachary Kluckman is a man wearing many hats. A poet, actor, youth advocate and teacher, he is also on the editorial staff of several globally distributed literary magazines. Currently the Spoken Word Editor for the Pedestal Magazine and Associate Editor of The Journal of Truth and Consequence, he has also worked as an editor for several manuscripts. Among these are “Earthships: A New Mecca Poetry Collection” which was a finalist in the New Mexico Book Awards and is currently available worldwide. 01:01:00WorldWideWordnoZachary,Kluckman,poetry,poet,poemJoin The Grainy Notes of Poetry with Gina Marselle as she Talks to ,Zachary Kluckman 6pm pacific 8 pm central 9 pm eastern Zachary Kluckman is a man wearingSpoken Heard Radio with guest Jeff Matthew Ramirezhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/04/03/spoken-heard-radio-with-guest-jeff-matthew-ramirezPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/04/03/spoken-heard-radio-with-guest-jeff-matthew-ramirez/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/04/03/spoken-heard-radio-with-guest-jeff-matthew-ramirezSun, 03 Apr 2011 18:00:00 GMTSpoken Heard Radio with guest Jeff Matthew Ramirez Join Susan Dobbe Chase as talks to Jeff Matthew Ramirez is an artist, poet, and writer based in San Jose, California. He has created, sculpted, and designed original characters (including "Metabind," "Shadow Ballerina," and "Fallen Rose") for a forthcoming piece. His poems can be found in back issues of the Milpitas Post, two chapbooks When Deadlines Become Zombies: Poems About the Random and Fear of Plug/Yet Charge of Connection: Poems and Pictures, and on his blog which is also entitled When Deadlines Become Zombies. 00:59:00WorldWideWordnoJeff,Matthew,Ramirez,poems,poetJoin Susan Dobbe Chase as talks to Jeff Matthew Ramirez is an artist, poet, and writer based in San Jose, California. He has created, sculpted, and designeSpoken Heard Radio with guest Katrina Brook Floreshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/03/26/spoken-heard-radio-with-guest-katrina-brook-floresPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/03/26/spoken-heard-radio-with-guest-katrina-brook-flores/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/03/26/spoken-heard-radio-with-guest-katrina-brook-floresSat, 26 Mar 2011 19:00:00 GMTSpoken Heard Radio with guest Katrina Brook FloresJoin Susan Dobbe Chase as she Talks to Katrina Brook Flores www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword 1pm pacific 2pm central 4pm eastern Katrina Brook Flores is a poet, educator, visual artist and organizer. She is currently working on her Master's in Curriculum and Instruction at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has worked with First Wave as the Arts-In-Education Director, been on the Madison Adult National Slam Team, and Coached the National Collegiate Slam Team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Flores also co-Directs the Breakin' the Law International Festival of Urban Movement. Recently, she has been working with an organization called A Peoples' MOVEment to create dialogue and action around how people of color will be affected by the Budget Repair Bill and Walk00:10:00WorldWideWordnoKatrina,Brookx,Brook Flores,slampoet,poetJoin Susan Dobbe Chase as she Talks to Katrina Brook Flores www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword 1pm pacific 2pm central 4pm eastern Katrina Brook Flores isBeyond Baroque Presents with Guest Marc Slampappy Smithhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/03/21/beyond-baroque-with-guest-marc-slampappy-smithPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/03/21/beyond-baroque-with-guest-marc-slampappy-smith/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/03/21/beyond-baroque-with-guest-marc-slampappy-smithMon, 21 Mar 2011 17:00:00 GMTBeyond Baroque Presents with Guest Marc Slampappy SmithJoin Doug Knott as he Talks to Marc Smith who will be reading At Beyond Baroque at 2pm march 27 ... 1o am pacific 12 central 1 pm eastern MARC SMITH (SO WHAT!) Slampapi the founder of the Poetry Slam Marc Smith is best known for bringing to the worldwide poetry community a new style of poetic presentation that has spawned one the most important social/literary arts movements of our time. As stated in the PBS television series, The United States of Poetry, a “strand of new poetry began at Chicago’s Green Mill Tavern in 1987 when Marc Smith found a home for the Poetry Slam.” Since then, performance poetry has spread throughout the country and across the globe to hundreds of cities, universities, high schools, festivals, and cultural centers. Each year, teams from American and European cities compete in National Poetry Slams, extravagant homespun 01:04:00WorldWideWordnoMarc,Slampappy,Smith,slampoet,poettJoin Doug Knott as he Talks to Marc Smith who will be reading At Beyond Baroque at 2pm march 27 ... 1o am pacific 12 central 1 pm eastern MARC SMITH (The Moe Green Discussion Guest SARAH SUZORhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/03/16/the-moe-green-discussion-guest-sarah-suzorPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/03/16/the-moe-green-discussion-guest-sarah-suzor/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/03/16/the-moe-green-discussion-guest-sarah-suzorWed, 16 Mar 2011 21:00:00 GMTThe Moe Green Discussion Guest SARAH SUZORjoin Rafael F J Alvarado as he talks to SARAH SUZOR SARAH SUZOR is the author of It was the season, then. (EtherDome Press), and Isle of Dogs (Toadlily Press). Her poetry, reviews and interviews have appeared in various online and print journals including Hotel Amerika, Tarpaulin Sky and Rain Taxi. She lives in Los Angeles, where she is an editor for Highway 101 Press and a guest lecturer for the Left Bank Writers Retreat in Paris. Her collection The Principle Agent is the winner of the 2010 Hudson Prize and is forthcoming from Black Lawrence Press.00:58:00WorldWideWordnoSARAH,SUZOR,poetry,poetry,poemjoin Rafael F J Alvarado as he talks to SARAH SUZOR SARAH SUZOR is the author of It was the season, then. (EtherDome Press), and Isle of Dogs (Toadlily PreThe Moe Green Discussion Guest Andre Dubus IIIhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/03/16/the-moe-green-discussion-guest-andre-dubus-iiiPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/03/16/the-moe-green-discussion-guest-andre-dubus-iii/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/03/16/the-moe-green-discussion-guest-andre-dubus-iiiWed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTThe Moe Green Discussion Guest Andre Dubus IIIJoin Rafael F J Alvarado And Tracy Darling as they Talk to Andre Dubus III bout his New Book Townie Andre Dubus III grew up in mill towns on the Merrimack River along the Massachusetts-New Hampshire border. He began writing fiction at age 22 just a few months after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelors Degree in Sociology. Because he prefers to write in the morning, going from "the dream world to the dream world", as the Irish writer Edna O'Brien puts it, he took mainly night jobs: bartender, office cleaner, halfway house counselor, and for six months worked as an assistant to a private investigator/bounty hunter. Over the years he's also worked as a self-employed carpenter and college writing teacher.00:51:00WorldWideWordnoAndre,Dubus,III,Townie,fictionJoin Rafael F J Alvarado And Tracy Darling as they Talk to Andre Dubus III bout his New Book Townie Andre Dubus III grew up in mill towns on the MerrimaBeyond Baroque Presents guest Margaret Randallhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/03/14/beyond-baroque-presents-guest-margaret-randallPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/03/14/beyond-baroque-presents-guest-margaret-randall/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/03/14/beyond-baroque-presents-guest-margaret-randallMon, 14 Mar 2011 18:00:00 GMTBeyond Baroque Presents guest Margaret RandallJoin Rafael F. J. Alvarado and Tracy Darling as they talk to Margaret Randall "Born 1936, New York City. Lived for a quarter century in Latin America (Mexico, Cuba, Nicaragua). Came back to the U.S.in 1984, only to be ordered deported by the the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service because of the contents of some of my books. (I had taken out Mexican citizenship in Mexico in 1967, when I was married to a Mexican citizen). Finally won my case in 1989, and with it the restoration of citizenship. I have more than 100 published books. You can see many of them in the "Writings and Books" section of my web page (www.margaretrandall.org). I already told you about my most recent ones. I have four children and ten grandchildren, living in Uruguay, Mexico, and New York. I live in Albuquerque with my partner of 24 years, the painter Barbara Byers. I am also a photographer. You can see some of my photography as well on my web page. I travel widely to read and lecture00:58:00WorldWideWordnoMargaret,Randall,poem,poetry,poetJoin Rafael F. J. Alvarado and Tracy Darling as they talk to Margaret Randall "Born 1936, New York City. Lived for a quarter century in Latin America (MexicoBeyond Baroque Presents with guest Derrick Weston Brownhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/03/13/beyond-baroque-presents-with-guest-derrick-weston-brownPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/03/13/beyond-baroque-presents-with-guest-derrick-weston-brown/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/03/13/beyond-baroque-presents-with-guest-derrick-weston-brownSun, 13 Mar 2011 15:00:00 GMTBeyond Baroque Presents with guest Derrick Weston Brown Join Rafael F J Alvarado as he talks to Derrick Weston Brown Who will apearing at Beyond Baroque 2 pm march 27 Derrick Weston Brown holds an MFA in creative writing, from American University. He has studied poetry under Dr. Tony Medina at Howard University and Cornelius Eady at American University. He is a graduate of the Cave Canem Summer workshop for black poets and the VONA summer workshop. His work has appeared in such literary journals as Warpland, Mythium, Ginsoko, DrumVoices, The Columbia Poetry Review, and the online journals Capital Beltway, Howard University’s Amistad, LocusPoint, andMiPOesias. He works as a bookseller and book buyer for a wonderful bookstore which is operated by the nonprofit Teaching For Change, and is located within the restaurant, bar, coffee shop and performance space known as Busboys and Poets.00:59:00WorldWideWordnoDerrick,Weston,Brown,poetry,poemJoin Rafael F J Alvarado as he talks to Derrick Weston Brown Who will apearing at Beyond Baroque 2 pm march 27 Derrick Weston Brown holds an MFA in cThe Moe Green Discussion Guest Amber Nelson http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/03/12/the-moe-green-discussion-guest-amber-nelsonPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/03/12/the-moe-green-discussion-guest-amber-nelson/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/03/12/the-moe-green-discussion-guest-amber-nelsonSat, 12 Mar 2011 18:00:00 GMTThe Moe Green Discussion Guest Amber Nelson Join Rafael F J Alvarado as he talks to Amber Nelson Amber Nelson is the co-founder and poetry editor of alice blue review and alice blue books. She has three chapbooks available: This Ride is in Double Exposure (H-ngm-n), Your Trouble is Ballooning (Publishing Genius), and Diary of When Being With Friends Feels Like Watching TV (Slash Pine). She lives in Seattle with her cat, Frankie.00:59:00WorldWideWordnoAmber,Nelson,poet,poetry,poetJoin Rafael F J Alvarado as he talks to Amber Nelson Amber Nelson is the co-founder and poetry editor of alice blue review and alice blue books. She has threThe Moe Green Poetry Discussion with Shane McCrae Hosted by Tracy Darlinghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/03/08/shane-mccrae-on-the-moe-green-poetry-discussion-hosted-by-tracy-darlingPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/03/08/shane-mccrae-on-the-moe-green-poetry-discussion-hosted-by-tracy-darling/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/03/08/shane-mccrae-on-the-moe-green-poetry-discussion-hosted-by-tracy-darlingTue, 08 Mar 2011 17:30:00 GMTThe Moe Green Poetry Discussion with Shane McCrae Hosted by Tracy DarlingShane McCrae is the author of Mule (Cleveland State University Poetry Center, 2011), and two chapbooks, One Neither One (Octopus Books, 2009) and In Canaan (Rescue Press, 2010). His work has appeared, or is forthcoming, in The Best American Poetry 2010, Fence, Agni, Denver Quarterly, Typo and others. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in English at the University of Iowa.01:03:00WorldWideWordnoShane,McCrae,Mule,Cleveland State,PoetryShane McCrae is the author of Mule (Cleveland State University Poetry Center, 2011), and two chapbooks, One Neither One (Octopus Books, 2009) and In Canaan (ResMatthew Zapruder on The Moe Green Discussion hosted by Tracy Darlinghttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/02/28/the-moe-green-discussion-hosted-by-rafael-fj-alvarPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/02/28/the-moe-green-discussion-hosted-by-rafael-fj-alvar/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/02/28/the-moe-green-discussion-hosted-by-rafael-fj-alvarMon, 28 Feb 2011 22:00:00 GMTMatthew Zapruder on The Moe Green Discussion hosted by Tracy DarlingJoin Tracy Darling as she talks to Matthew Zapruder Matthew Zapruder is the author of three collections of poetry, most recently Come On All You Ghosts (Copper Canyon), selected as one of the top 5 poetry books of 2010 by Publishers Weekly. His poems, essays and translations have appeared in many publications, including Open City, Bomb, Slate, American Poetry Review, Poetry, Tin House, Harvard Review, Paris Review, The New Republic, The Boston Review, The New Yorker, McSweeney's, The Believer, Real Simple, and The Los Angeles Times. He has received a William Carlos Williams Award, a May Sarton Award from the Academy of American Arts and Sciences, and a Lannan Literary Fellowship. Currently he works as an editor for Wave Books, and teaches as a member of the core faculty of UCR-Palm Desert's Low Residency MFA in Creative Writing. He lives in San Francisco. 01:12:00WorldWideWordnoMatthew,Zapruder,Come,on all,you ghostsJoin Tracy Darling as she talks to Matthew Zapruder Matthew Zapruder is the author of three collections of poetry, most recently Come On All You Ghosts (CoppThe Moe Green Discussion With Guest THOMAS FUCALOROhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/02/26/the-moe-green-discussion-with-guest-thomas-fucaloroPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/02/26/the-moe-green-discussion-with-guest-thomas-fucaloro/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/02/26/the-moe-green-discussion-with-guest-thomas-fucaloroSat, 26 Feb 2011 18:00:00 GMTThe Moe Green Discussion With Guest THOMAS FUCALOROJoin Rafael F J Alvarado as he talks to THOMAS FUCALORO THOMAS FUCALORO has a new book out from Three Rooms Press called "inheriting craziness is like a soft halo of light, everyone’s got one but no one can see it." According to Emily Kagan Trenchard, curator of the louderARTS Project, "Thomas Fucaloro's particular gift is to harness the crazed wisdom at the bottom of the bottle, to scrape a fleck of beauty from the underside of a binge, and to call madness by a name so familiar we can't help but recognize it in ourselves."01:01:00WorldWideWordnoTHOMAS,FUCALORO,poetry,poem,poetJoin Rafael F J Alvarado as he talks to THOMAS FUCALORO THOMAS FUCALORO has a new book out from Three Rooms Press called "inheriting craziness is like a softWriters’ Sanctuary with guest J.P. Dancing Bear, and Gary L. McDowellhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/02/25/writers-sanctuary-with-guest-jp-dancing-bear-and-gary-l-mcdowellPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/02/25/writers-sanctuary-with-guest-jp-dancing-bear-and-gary-l-mcdowell/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/02/25/writers-sanctuary-with-guest-jp-dancing-bear-and-gary-l-mcdowellFri, 25 Feb 2011 19:30:00 GMTWriters’ Sanctuary with guest J.P. Dancing Bear, and Gary L. McDowell Join Writers’ Sanctuary Host Kim McMillon as she interviews authors on J.P. Dancing Bear, and Gary L. McDowell Friday, February 25th at 11:30 AM, PST. J. P. Dancing Bear lives near the Monterey Bay. His poems have appeared or are forthcoming in over a thousand publications including Shenandoah, Mississippi Review, Natural Bridge, DIAGRAM, No Tell Motel, Third Coast, Copper Nickel, Cimarron Review, Poetry East, North American Re...view, Atlanta Review, Verse Daily, Poetry International, Marlboro Review, Hotel Amerika, Interim, Seattle Review, Permafrost, Puerto Del Sol, Controlled Burn, Cranky, Rattle, Americas Review, Slipstream and many others.01:12:00WorldWideWordnoJ P,Dancing Bear,Gary,L,McDowellJoin Writers’ Sanctuary Host Kim McMillon as she interviews authors on J.P. Dancing Bear, and Gary L. McDowell Friday, February 25th at 11:30 AM, PST. J.Beyond Baroque Presents with guest Abel Salashttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/02/24/beyond-baroque-presents-with-guest-abel-salasPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/02/24/beyond-baroque-presents-with-guest-abel-salas/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/02/24/beyond-baroque-presents-with-guest-abel-salasThu, 24 Feb 2011 18:00:00 GMTBeyond Baroque Presents with guest Abel SalasJoin Rafael F.J. Alvarado as Talks to Abel Salas as they talk bout Saturdays show at Beyond Baroque Ye Basta Arizona Abel Salas is the Publisher and Editor at Brooklyn & Boyle, an Eastside arts, literature and community journal based in the historic Boyle Heights neighborhood. He currently serves on the board at Corazon del Pueblo, an East Side community cultural arts center and collective. He has also taught creative writing in LA County juvenile halls and his work as a journalist has appeared in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times Magazine,00:24:00WorldWideWordnoAbel,Salas,poetry,Ye Basta,ArizonaJoin Rafael F.J. Alvarado as Talks to Abel Salas as they talk bout Saturdays show at Beyond Baroque Ye Basta Arizona Abel Salas is the Publisher and EditorWriters’ Sanctuary Presents authors Toni Quest, and Lucille Dayhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/02/21/writers-sanctuary-presents-authors-toni-quest-and-lucille-dayPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/02/21/writers-sanctuary-presents-authors-toni-quest-and-lucille-day/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/02/21/writers-sanctuary-presents-authors-toni-quest-and-lucille-dayMon, 21 Feb 2011 19:30:00 GMTWriters’ Sanctuary Presents authors Toni Quest, and Lucille DayJoin Kim McMillon's as she talks with authors Toni Quest & Lucille Day Lucille Lang Day is the author of five poetry collections and three poetry chapbooks. Her most recent collection is The Curvature of Blue, which was published by Cervena Barva in 2009. Her first poetry collection, Self-Portrait with Hand Microscope, was selected by Robert Pinsky for the Joseph Henry Jackson Award. She is also the author of a children’s book, Chain Letter, and a memoir, Married at Fourteen, which will be published by Heyday in 2012.01:48:00WorldWideWordnoToni Quest,Lucille Day,poetry,poet,poemJoin Kim McMillon's as she talks with authors Toni Quest & Lucille Day Lucille Lang Day is the author of five poetry collections and three poetry chapbooks.Beyond Baroque Presents with guest Stephen Elliott http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/02/18/beyond-baroque-presents-with-guest-stephen-elliottPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/02/18/beyond-baroque-presents-with-guest-stephen-elliott/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/02/18/beyond-baroque-presents-with-guest-stephen-elliottFri, 18 Feb 2011 22:00:00 GMTBeyond Baroque Presents with guest Stephen Elliott Join Antonia Crane as she talks to Stephen Elliott is the author of seven books including Happy Baby, a finalist for the New York Public Library’s Young Lions Award as well as a best book of 2004 in Salon.com, Newsday, Chicago New City, the Journal News, and the Village Voice. In addition to writing fiction he frequently writes on politics. In 2004 he wrote Looking Forward To It, about the quest for the Democratic Presidential nomination. Elliott’s writing has been featured in Esquire, the New York Times, GQ, Best American Non-Required Reading 2005 and 2007, Best American Erotica, and Best Sex Writing 2006. He was a Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University and is a member of the San Francisco Writer’s Grotto. He is the editor of The Rumpus. Photo © Katherine Emery00:55:00WorldWideWordnoStephen,Elliott,The,The Adderall,DiariesJoin Antonia Crane as she talks to Stephen Elliott is the author of seven books including Happy Baby, a finalist for the New York Public Library’s Young LionsWord Ballast hosted by Billy Burgoshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/02/02/word-ballast-hosted-by-billy-burgosPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/02/02/word-ballast-hosted-by-billy-burgos/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/02/02/word-ballast-hosted-by-billy-burgosWed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTWord Ballast hosted by Billy BurgosJoin Billy Burgos as he talks to Nick Flynn bout his book The capain asks for a show of hands Nick Flynn Award-winning Memoirist & Poet The Ticking is the Bomb “Flynn’s authentic voice … holds us rapt, keeping both the tragic and the redemptive possibilities open.” —Darren Reidy, Village Voice "If the battered genre of memoir is ever to regain its luster and intention, its rightful heritage of memory and impression, then Flynn is one of its most passionate and skilled advocates." —San Francisco Chronicle “In their roaming uneasiness, these poems [in Some Ether] enact the hypodermic activity of grief. We are guided by a stunning and solitary voice into lives that have spiritually and physically imploded. No one survives and still there is so much to be felt. Here is sorrow and madness reconciled to humanity. ” —Claudia Rankine00:57:00WorldWideWordnoNick Flynn,Flynn,The Captain,ask,For a show of handsJoin Billy Burgos as he talks to Nick Flynn bout his book The capain asks for a show of hands Nick Flynn Award-winning Memoirist & Poet The Ticking is thWord Ballast hosted by Billy Burgoshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/01/30/word-ballast-hosted-by-billy-burgosPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/01/30/word-ballast-hosted-by-billy-burgos/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/01/30/word-ballast-hosted-by-billy-burgosSun, 30 Jan 2011 19:00:00 GMTWord Ballast hosted by Billy BurgosJoin Billy Burgos as he talks to THOMAS SAYERS ELLIS THOMAS SAYERS ELLIS co-founded The Dark Room Collective (in Cambridge, Massachusetts); and received his M.F.A. from Brown University. He is the author of The Maverick Room (2005), which won the John C. Zacharis First Book Award, and a recipient of a Mrs. Giles Whiting Writers’ Award. His poems and photographs have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies, including Callaloo, Best American Poetry (1997, 2001 and 2010), Grand Street, The Baffler, Jubilat, Tin House, Poetry, and The Nation. He is also an Assistant Professor of Writing at Sarah Lawrence College, a faculty member of the Lesley University low-residency M.F.A Program and a Caven Canem faculty member. He lives in Brooklyn, NY and is currently working on The Go-Go Book: People in the Pocket in Washington, D.C. A new collection of poetry, Skin, Inc., has just appeared from Graywolf Press.01:03:00WorldWideWordnoTHOMAS,SAYERS,ELLIS,Skin,IncJoin Billy Burgos as he talks to THOMAS SAYERS ELLIS THOMAS SAYERS ELLIS co-founded The Dark Room Collective (in Cambridge, Massachusetts); and received hisThe Blood-Jet Writing Hour hosted by Rachelle Cruzhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/01/28/the-blood-jet-writing-hour-hosted-by-rachelle-cruzPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/01/28/the-blood-jet-writing-hour-hosted-by-rachelle-cruz/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/01/28/the-blood-jet-writing-hour-hosted-by-rachelle-cruzFri, 28 Jan 2011 18:00:00 GMTThe Blood-Jet Writing Hour hosted by Rachelle CruzJoin Rachelle Cruz as talks toAimee Nezhukumatathil to listen click http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword Aimee Nezhukumatathil was born in Chicago, IL to a Filipina mother and a father from South India. She attended The Ohio State University (go Bucks!) where she received her B.A. in English and her M.F.A. in poetry and creative non-fiction. Aimee was a Diane Middlebrook Poetry Fellow at the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing at UW-Madison and is associate professor of English at State University of New York-Fredonia, where she teaches creative writing and environmental literature. 00:01:00WorldWideWordnoAimee,Nezhukumatathil,Lucky,fish,poetryJoin Rachelle Cruz as talks toAimee Nezhukumatathil to listen click http://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword Aimee Nezhukumatathil was born in Chicago, IBeyond Baroque Presents Hosted By Rafael F J Alvaradohttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/01/27/beyond-baroque-presents-hosted-by-rafael-f-j-alvarPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/01/27/beyond-baroque-presents-hosted-by-rafael-f-j-alvar/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/01/27/beyond-baroque-presents-hosted-by-rafael-f-j-alvarThu, 27 Jan 2011 21:30:00 GMTBeyond Baroque Presents Hosted By Rafael F J AlvaradoJoin Rafael F J Alvarado as he talk to IDRIS GOODWIN BIO IDRIS GOODWIN is an award-winning playwright, poet, essayist and performer who uses hip hop arts to create original genre defying performances. His widely produced works have been supported by the The National Endowment for the Arts, The Ford Foundation, The National New Plays Network, The Hip Hop Theater Festival and The Illinois Arts Council. What Is They Feedin’ Our Kids?, Idris’ most popular spoken word poem, aired on HBO’s Def Poetry and The Discovery Channel's Planet Green. Break Beat Poems, his latest hip-hop album, earned praise from The New York Times and National Public Radio and These Are The Breaks, his debut collection of prose, was nominated for a Pushcart Award. Year round, Idris can be found at colleges, K-12 schools, and community organizations across the country promoting cross-cultural literacy and social awareness.00:38:00WorldWideWordnoIDRIS,GOODWIN,poet,poetry,poemJoin Rafael F J Alvarado as he talk to IDRIS GOODWIN BIO IDRIS GOODWIN is an award-winning playwright, poet, essayist and performer who uses hip hop artsWord Ballast Hosted By Billy Burgoshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/01/24/word-ballast-hosted-by-billy-burgosPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/01/24/word-ballast-hosted-by-billy-burgos/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/01/24/word-ballast-hosted-by-billy-burgosMon, 24 Jan 2011 20:00:00 GMTWord Ballast Hosted By Billy BurgosJoin Billy Burgos as he talks Jericho Brown Jericho Brown worked as a speechwriter for the Mayor of New Orleans before earning his Ph.D. in Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Houston. His first collection of poetry, Please, won the American Book Award. Brown is the recipient of the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, a Bunting Fellowship from the Radcliffe Institute at Harvard University, and a Whiting Writer's Award. He has also received two travel fellowships to the Krakow Poetry Seminar in Poland. His poems appear in magazines including, Oxford American, Ploughshares, and A Public Space, and in anthologies such as, The 100 Best African American Poems edited by Nikki Giovanni. He teaches Creative Writing as an Assistant Professor of English at the University of San Diego and lives bi-coastally between California and Washington, DC. 01:01:00WorldWideWordnoJericho,Brown,Please,poetry,poemJoin Billy Burgos as he talks Jericho Brown Jericho Brown worked as a speechwriter for the Mayor of New Orleans before earning his Ph.D. in Literature and CThe Word Ballast Hosted By Billy Burgoshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/01/13/the-word-ballast-hosted-by-billy-burgosPoetryhttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/01/13/the-word-ballast-hosted-by-billy-burgos/#commentshttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/worldwideword/2011/01/13/the-word-ballast-hosted-by-billy-burgosThu, 13 Jan 2011 19:00:00 GMTThe Word Ballast Hosted By Billy BurgosJoin Billy Burgos as he talks to C.D. Wright bout her new One With Others C.D. Wright has published twelve collections of poetry and prose. Reviewing her most recent book, Rising, Falling, Hovering (Copper Canyon, 2008), The New York Times noted: “C.D. Wright belongs to a school of exactly one.” Her collaboration with photographer Deborah Luster, a journey into the prison-industrial complex entitled One Big Self, was honored with a Lange-Taylor Prize from the Center for Documentary Studies. Wright has also received the Griffin Trust Poetry Award and fellowships from the MacArthur Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Lannan Foundation. In the 1990s she served five years as the State Poet of Rhode Island, 00:53:00WorldWideWordnoC D,Wright,One,With,othersJoin Billy Burgos as he talks to C.D. Wright bout her new One With Others C.D. Wright has published twelve collections of poetry and prose. Reviewing her mos