Poetry

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Talking Earth--Wheatfall Fair-Layman and Giovanni on 02/09/26

Airs at: Mon, 02/09/2026 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Talking Earth
Emmett Wheatfall lives in Portland, Oregon where he writes, records, publishes, and performs poetry. Twice nominated for Oregon Poet Laureate and is the winner of the prestigious 2024 Oregon Poetry Association Patricia Ruth Banta Award.  Press, an imprint of Barclay Pres... Read more

Once Upon a TIme

Airs at: Fri, 02/13/2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Once Upon a Time
I am a dancer, a writer, a painter, and a dreamer. Since 1996, I have studied, taught, and performed dance in Japan, India, New York, London, Oakland, and Portland, Oregon. For the past twenty-six years, I have been in the creative conundrum of working to translate years... Read more

Judith Arcana: a celebration of life (1943-2025)

Airs at: Thu, 02/12/2026 at 10:30am - 11:30am
My friend and KBOO colleague Judith Arcana passed away in December at the age of 82. Judith was a poet, writer, teacher, radio host, and activist. Her work includes a biography of Grace Paley – Grace Paley’s Life Stories – the poetry collections What if your mother, 4th ... Read more

Media and art we like

Airs at: Fri, 01/30/2026 at 10:00am - 10:30am
Produced for:  Radiozine
First, Clark talks about different styles of dances. Then, Kiyan describes his favorite and least favorite characters in Superman. Finally, Em discusses why the TV show Stranger Things is meaningful to her.  Read more

María Sabina: Mazatec Mushroom Velada, 1955

Airs at: Mon, 01/19/2026 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  A Different Nature
Recorded by R. Gordon Wasson June 29-30, 1955 in Huautla de Jiménez, Oaxaca, Mexico, and published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Inc. in 1974 as four records with clothed book, and four cassette tapes with book. Another record edition of one record was produced by Folkways... Read more

Queery Beloved Community

Airs at: Sat, 01/17/2026 at 10:00pm - Sun, 01/18/2026 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Queery
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Once Upon a Time

Airs at: Fri, 01/23/2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Produced for:  Once Upon a Time
Judith Barrington’s most recent book is Virginia’s Apple: Collected Memoirs (OSU Press, 2024). Heer previous memoir: Lifesaving: A Memoir was the winner of the Lambda Book Award and a finalist for the PEN/Martha Albrand Award for the Art of the Memoir. Memoirs included in ... Read more

Old Mole Variety Hour for January 12, 2026

Airs at: Mon, 01/12/2026 at 9:00am - 10:00am
Produced for:  Old Mole Variety Hour
  Nuclear deceptions, domestic terrorism, and the poetry of the long struggle: Frann Michel hosts this episode featuring these segments:  Nuclear Bamboozles:   While the Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 provided increased federal funding for n... Read more

Buscando America on 01/06/26

Airs at: Tue, 01/06/2026 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
Programa musical con poemas y notas relevantes. Read more

Judith Arcana, 1943-2025, a Lifelong Troublemaker

The left community lost one of its stalwarts on winter solstice of 2025. Judith Arcana was a writer, poet, teacher and feminist activist. She is most well known for being one of the Janes, a pre-Roe, underground collective in Chicago that provided 11,000 illegal, but saf... Read more