Poetry Spoken Here

Vermont poet James Crews discusses and reads from the new collection he edited, "The Path to Kindness" a follow up to the 2021 anthology he curated, "How to Love the World." In his new book, Crews brings together poetry from dozens of well-known writers and from lesser known poets. The result is over 100 pieces, all of which speak to the human condition. Order your copy of "The Path to Kindness" here: https://www.workman.com/products/the-path-to-kindness/paperback Learn more about James and all of his work on his website here: https://jamescrews.net/ SUBMIT TO THE OPEN MIC OF THE AIR! www.poetryspokenhere.com/open-mic-of-the-air Visit our website: www.poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

Jose Angel Araguz discusses his new collection "Rotura" from Black Lawrence Press, which former U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera called, "A moving book where the voice undulates dark and soul-filled along cracked borders, rising boundaries and worn “brown gods” along the routes, grasping at fading shimmers of truth, family, longings and stark existence." Order your copy of "Rotura" here: https://blacklawrencepress.com/books/rotura/ SUBMIT TO THE OPEN MIC OF THE AIR! www.poetryspokenhere.com/open-mic-of-the-air Visit our website: www.poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

Monica Prince, author of the award-winning collection "Instructions for Temporary Survival" and the choreopoem "How to Exterminate the Black Woman," reads from her work and discusses choreopoems, a blend of poetry and theater. Find out more about Prince and choreopoems on her website: https://monicaprince.com/ SUBMIT TO THE OPEN MIC OF THE AIR! www.poetryspokenhere.com/open-mic-of-the-air Visit our website: www.poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

Mark Doty reading at the Unamuno Author Festival. The festival took place in May of 2019 in Madrid, Spain. This reading was recorded at Desperate Literature, an independent bookstore in Madrid. Doty has won the National Book Award for his 2008 collection "Fire to Fire: New and Collected Poems." He was also the first American poet to win the T.S. Elliot prize. In addition to his poems, Doty has written several glowingly reviewed and much-awarded memoirs including "Heaven’s Coast" and "Firebird" and the NYTimes best seller, "Dog Years." This reading was recorded almost one year to the day before the killing of George Floyd, and ends with a poem Doty wrote reflecting on the death of Tamir Rice, a twelve year old black boy shot and killed by the police while paying with a toy gun. You’ll hear the rawness of the emotion behind the poem in his reading. SUBMIT TO THE OPEN MIC OF THE AIR! www.poetryspokenhere.com/open-mic-of-the-air Visit our website: www.poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/Poet

Devon Bohm reads from her new book Careful Cartography published in November of 2021 from Cornerstone Press. She also discusses writing advice that has stuck with her, ways she's broadening her reading, and talks about where the title or the collection originated. Find out more about Devon at her website: http://www.devonbohm.com/ Order a copy of Careful Cartography, here: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/careful-cartography-devon-bohm/1140802633 SUBMIT TO THE OPEN MIC OF THE AIR! www.poetryspokenhere.com/open-mic-of-the-air Visit our website: www.poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

Christian J. Collier shares poetry from his new collection "The Gleaming of the Blade" and shares details about his creative process which includes blowing apart early drafts of poems so they can be totally reformed. Learn even more about Christian on his website: http://www.christianjcollier.com/news Order a copy of The Gleaming of the Blade, here: https://bullcitypress.com/product/the-gleaming-of-the-blade-by-christian-j-collier/ SUBMIT TO THE OPEN MIC OF THE AIR! www.poetryspokenhere.com/open-mic-of-the-air Visit our website: www.poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

Jonathan Mayers, poet laureate of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, shares poetry in English and Kouri-Vini, the endangered Louisiana Creole language. Mayers is involved with efforts to keep Kouri-Vini alive. He also discusses some of the work he has planned during his time as poet laureate, including editing a collection of poems in Kouri-Vini. Lean more about Jonathan, his work, and Kouri-Vini on his website: https://jonathanmayers.com/home.html SUBMIT TO THE OPEN MIC OF THE AIR! www.poetryspokenhere.com/open-mic-of-the-air Visit our website: www.poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

Newly appointed Alabama Poet Laureate, Ashley M. Jones discusses taking complicated inspiration from James Brown, contrapuntal poems, and her plans for poetry in Alabama. She also reads from her new book "Reparations Now!" Jones is the first Black poet laureate in Alabama's history. Learn more about Ashley M. Jones on her website: https://ashleymjonespoetry.com/ Get a copy of "Reparations Now!" here: https://www.hubcity.org/books/poetry/reparations-now SUBMIT TO THE OPEN MIC OF THE AIR! www.poetryspokenhere.com/open-mic-of-the-air Visit our website: www.poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

In 2021 Poetry Spoken Here reached tens of thousands of listeners around the world. We also featured poets from around the world - both on regular episodes and as part of our ongoing series The Open Mic of the Air, and posted more readings recorded at the Unamuno Author Festival in Madrid, Spain in 2019. The eight poets featured on this episode are just a sampling of the over 30 episodes we produced in 2021. Check out these poets full episodes (linked below) and all the other wonderful writers we've had on! In order of appearance in the review: Episode 166: Propaganda: https://soundcloud.com/poetry-spoken-here/episode-166-poet-rapper-and-activist-propaganda-on-building-a-better-world Episode 167: Freesia McKee: https://soundcloud.com/poetry-spoken-here/episode-167-freesia-mckee-and-dewitt-clintons-new-book-reviewed Episode 156: Chun Yu: https://soundcloud.com/poetry-spoken-here/episode-156-chun-yu Episode 163: Khalisa Rae: https://soundcloud.com/poetry-spoken-here/episode-163-khalisa-rae-author-of-ghost-in-a

Sheila Maldonado reading at the Unamuno Author Festival. The festival took place in the spring of 2019 in Madrid, Spain. This reading took place at Desperate Literature. Maldonado is the author of the 2011 book "one-bedroom solo" and of "that’s what you get" which came out earlier this year from Brooklyn Arts Press. She grew up in New York City and her family hails from Honduras. During the reading she mentions one of her long-term projects: an ongoing work growing out of what she refers to on her website as “a lifelong obsession with the ancient Maya.” Get a copy of her book "that's what you get" here: https://brooklynartspress.com/portfolio/thats-what-you-get-by-sheila-maldonado/ Learn more about Sheila Maldonado, here: https://sheilamaldonado.com/ SUBMIT TO THE OPEN MIC OF THE AIR! www.poetryspokenhere.com/open-mic-of-the-air Visit our website: www.poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-ma

David Watts, poet, commentator, and professor of medicine, shares his poetry and describes how his writing process has changed over time. He began writing linear poems, then experimented with writing while half-awake to add what he calls "wildness" to his work. He and host Charlie Rossiter also discuss James Pennebaker's research into the health benefits of a reflective writing practice. SUBMIT TO THE OPEN MIC OF THE AIR! www.poetryspokenhere.com/open-mic-of-the-air Visit our website: www.poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

Jenny Qi shares poems from her new book "Focal Point" just out from Steel Toe Books (and winner of the Steel Toe Book Poetry Award). She also talks about growing up in Las Vegas, translating her mother's writing, and how being a scientist influences her poetry. Visit Jenny Qi's website to learn even more about her work: https://jqiwriter.com/ Get a copy of Focal Point here: https://bookshop.org/books/focal-point-9781949540260/9781949540260?aid=20182&listref=steel-toe-books-catalogue SUBMIT TO THE OPEN MIC OF THE AIR! www.poetryspokenhere.com/open-mic-of-the-air Visit our website: www.poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

Tomás Morín reads from his new collection Machete and discusses poetry's relationship to narrative. He also goes in-depth on the creative process behind some of his poems and explains why one of them several years to finish. Learn more about Tomás Morín, here: https://www.tomasqmorin.com/About Get a copy of his new book Machete: Poems, here: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671706/machete-by-tomas-q-morin/ SUBMIT TO THE OPEN MIC OF THE AIR! www.poetryspokenhere.com/open-mic-of-the-air Visit our website: www.poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

Gary Jackson co-editor of the new collection "The Future of Black: Afrofuturism, Black Comics, and Superhero Poetry" reads poems from the book - both his own and those from other contributors - and discusses Afrofuturism. In the second part of the show, renowned drummer and percussionist Michael Wimberly, who teaches at Bennington College, talks about the process of creating his new album "Afrofuturism" and shares excerpts from three tracks. Get a copy of "The Future of Black" here: https://www.blairpub.com/shop/the-future-of-black Get a copy of Michael Wimberly's album, here: https://michaelwimberly.bandcamp.com/album/afrofuturism SUBMIT TO THE OPEN MIC OF THE AIR! www.poetryspokenhere.com/open-mic-of-the-air Visit our website: www.poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

Monica Youn reading at the Unamuno Author Festival. The festival took place in 2019 in Madrid, Spain. Monica Youn is a lawyer-turned-poet whose work has appeared in the New Yorker, the Paris Review, and many others. Her 2016 book "Blackacre" was long-listed for the National Book Award and was named one of the New York Times Book Reviews best poetry collections of 2016. This reading was part of an evening celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Civitella Ranieri retreat program. Hear a discussion of Youn's poem "Ersatz Ignatz" on the Close Talking podcast, here: https://soundcloud.com/close-talking/episode-022-ersatz-ignatz SUBMIT TO THE OPEN MIC OF THE AIR! www.poetryspokenhere.com/open-mic-of-the-air Visit our website: www.poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

Raúl Sánchez, poet laureate of Richmond, Washington and author of the new book "When There Were No Borders," reads his poems, describes some of the creative ways he has brought poetry to new audiences as poet laureate of Redmond, Washington, and shares some of the ways he helps students gain comfort with using language. Get a copy of "When There Were No Borders" here:https://www.flowersongpress.com/books-1/p/when-there-were-no-borders-poems-by-ral-sncheztlatecatl SUBMIT TO THE OPEN MIC OF THE AIR! www.poetryspokenhere.com/open-mic-of-the-air Visit our website: www.poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

Mike Bernhardt discusses the collection "Voices of the Grieving Heart" which he first edited and published shortly after the death of his first wife in 1991. Now, an expanded 30th anniversary edition includes poems that touch on the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to poems, the collection has writing prompts and blank pages so readers can add their own work. Learn more about Mike and get a copy of "Voices of the Grieving Heart" here: https://mikebernhardt.net/ SUBMIT TO THE OPEN MIC OF THE AIR! www.poetryspokenhere.com/open-mic-of-the-air Visit our website: www.poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

Haudenosaunee poet Janet Marie Rogers shares work from her newest collection Ego of a Nation and discusses what it was like organizing the first literary festival focused on Haudenosaunee storytelling. Watch the award-winning book trailer for "Ego of a Nation," here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjyviYxwb68 Watch some of the Haudenosaunee storytelling festival on the Six Nations Polytechnic YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/SNPolytechnic/videos Get a copy of "Ego of a Nation," here: https://www.ojistohpublishing.com/book-store/p/style-01-w4la7 SUBMIT TO THE OPEN MIC OF THE AIR! www.poetryspokenhere.com/open-mic-of-the-air Visit our website: www.poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com

Marc di Saverio reads poems from his new collection "Crito Di Volta" recently published by Guernica Editions. The book is about a young man released after a decade of institutionalization. Marc discusses the inspiration for the book and how he practices reading his poems for hours so that he can properly communicate them to an audience with exact rhythm and cadence. In the second part of the show, host Charlie Rossiter reviews the new book and CD from Chicago poetry legend, Gregorio Gomez. Check out Gregorio's Poetry Spoken Here feature from Episode 007, here: https://soundcloud.com/poetry-spoken-here/episode-007-gregorio-gomez-and-dan-wilcoxs-50000-photo-collection Get a copy of Crito Di Volta, here: https://www.guernicaeditions.com/title/9781771835213 SUBMIT TO THE OPEN MIC OF THE AIR! www.poetryspokenhere.com/open-mic-of-the-air Visit our website: www.poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e

Poet, memoirist, and essayist Sarah Bracey White shares poems and stories. She discusses the importance of having unconditional support and love from non-parental family members, the advice she gives students, and the need to consider often overlooked perspectives. In the second part of the show, host Charlie Rossiter reviews Camille Guthrie's new book "Diamonds" from Boa Editions, Ltd. Guthrie was a guest on episode 117 Poetry Spoken Here. Learn more about Sarah Bracey White, here: http://www.onmymind.org/ Get a copy of "Diamonds" here: https://www.boaeditions.org/products/diamonds Listen to Camille Guthrie on Poetry Spoken Here: https://soundcloud.com/poetry-spoken-here/episode-117-camille-guthrie SUBMIT TO THE OPEN MIC OF THE AIR! www.poetryspokenhere.com/open-mic-of-the-air Visit our website: www.poetryspokenhere.com Like us on facebook: facebook.com/PoetrySpokenHere Follow us on twitter: twitter.com/poseyspokenhere (@poseyspokenhere) Send us an e-mail: poetryspokenhere@gmail.com