Talking Earth--Rutiezer, Shaner, Aveningo Sanders

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Airs at: Mon, 10/13/2025 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Airs at: Mon, 10/20/2025 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Barbara LaMorticella, Dan Raphael, Michael Van Kleeck
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David Rutiezer’s a Poet, actor, singer, dancer, writer and educator. Other Dances is his first chapbook. His poems have appeared in Drash, Harpur Palate, Jewish Currents, North Coast Squid,  and Mortality Poems.       

Tim Shaner’s books include Radio Ethiopia: Testimony of a Development Brat (Spuyten Duyvil, 2024), Noch Ein at the Stein: A Poetic Essay on Beer, Conversation, and Hippycrits ( 2022),  and I Hate Fiction: A Novel (2018).  Places his work has appeared include Word For/Word,  Broken Lens Journal, Exquisite Pandemic, and Jacket. He teaches writing at Lane Community College and hosts the Studio 7 poetry series.

Shawn Aveningo Sanders' newest book Pockets was a finalist in Concrete Wolf’s Chapbook Contest. Shawn’s poetry has appeared in CALYX, Contemporary Haibun Online, , Timberline Review, , and others. A multiple Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net nominee, she shares the creative life with her husband here in Oregon where they run The Poetry Box press. (More at RedShoePoet.com)

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Talking Earth with Bard Deluxe Winners

Airs at: Mon, 04/20/2015 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Tonight Talking Earth hosts the winners of the Bard Deluxe contest, all of whom were published in Bear Deluxe #36, a local magazine devoted to writing, poetry and protection of the environment. Kendall Core, Laura Dunn, Megan Freshley, Heidi Schulman Greenwald, Marj Hoga... Read more

Talking Earth on 04/13/15

Airs at: Mon, 04/13/2015 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Talking Earth on 03/09/15

Airs at: Mon, 03/09/2015 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Talking Earth with Karen McPherson and Tim Shaner

Airs at: Mon, 03/09/2015 at 12:00am
On March 9, 2015, Talking Earth featured two poets with recent books: Karen McPherson will read from "Skein of Light", out on Airlie Press, and Tim Shaner will read from his new book "Picture X". Karen McPherson is the author of the poetry chapbook Sketching Elise (Fini... Read more

Talking Earth: Matt Amott and Amber Decker

Airs at: Mon, 02/16/2015 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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To celebrate the recent passing of Valentine's Day, Talking Earth will host West Virginia poet Amber Decker, author of “The Girl Who Left You”, published by Six Ft. Swells Press. Local poet and co-founder of Six Ft. Swells Press, Matt Amott will also be reading poetry to... Read more

Talking Earth on 02/09/15

Airs at: Mon, 02/09/2015 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Talking Earth: Street Roots

Airs at: Mon, 01/19/2015 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Talking Earth tonight features poets from Street Roots, the local street newspaper.  Homeless activist and board member Leo Rhodes, Marlon Crump, the Street Roots vendor of the year, vendors Michelle Parks and Dan all read their poetry.  Vendor coordinator Cole Merkel sp... Read more

Talking Earth: Bill Shively Memorial

Airs at: Mon, 01/12/2015 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Talking Earth celebrates the life of local poet Bill Shively with help from Dan Raphael, Casey Bush and Ric Vrana.  A mainstay of the Seattle, Portland and Astoria poetry scenes, Shively helped found the Red Sky Poetry series in Seattle as well as playing in the Bill Shi... Read more

Talking Earth on 12/15/14

Airs at: Mon, 12/15/2014 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Talking Earth on 12/08/14

Airs at: Mon, 12/08/2014 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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