Poetry

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Digest by Gregory Pardlo

Airs at: Thu, 06/29/2017 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Between The Covers
Gregory Pardlo's Digest, Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry "He explores what is American, what is African American, what is the Other, what is city, what is suburban, what is personal and what is persona. Digest offers a changing, rich landscape of verse, both haunting... Read more

Interview with Tiel Aisha Ansari

Airs at: Mon, 05/22/2017 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Poetry and Everything
Tiel Aisha Ansari is a data analyst ... and Sufi. Her work has been featured by Fault Lines Poetry, Windfall, KBOO and Prairie Home Companion among others. Her books include Knocking from Inside and High-Voltage Lines. She is currently president of the Oregon Poetry Associa... Read more

Beats and Rhymes Against Fascism

Airs at: Sun, 05/21/2017 at 8:00pm - 10:00pm
Produced for:  One Two One Two Zulu
The line up for May 21, 2017, 8pm-10pm for Beats and Rhymes Against Fascism is:   Mic Crenshaw Amenta Abioto Libretto Blacque Butterfly DJ Klavical Curtis McGrone   Read more

Talking Earth with Ian Caton

Airs at: Mon, 05/15/2017 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Talking Earth
The May 15th, 2017, edition of Talking Earth will feature local poet Ian Caton reading from his recent book, A Crate of Records. Portland's longest running spoken word radio show, Talking Earth airs on the second and third Mondays of each month from 10 to 11 pm. Ian Freder... Read more

Embrace Festival in Portland, May 4-6

Airs at: Thu, 05/04/2017 at 5:30pm - 5:45pm
Produced for:  Evening News
Starting tonight, Portland will play host to the Embrace Festival at the Art Museum in Southwest Portland, which will go until Saturday night. It is a many-faceted event focusing on spirituality and community. KBOO reporter John Schuck spoke to Deshna Ubeda, the event’s dir... Read more

MacLaren Youth: Artistic Expressions

Airs at: Mon, 05/08/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Carlos Chavez hosts with a focus on artistic expression within the Oregon Youth Authority at MacLaren Youth Corrections. Students share their talents and speak on the how the arts help them to cope, give voice and freedom. https://www.oregon.gov/oya/pages/facilities/maclare... Read more

Interview with Toni Partington and Christopher Luna

Airs at: Mon, 04/24/2017 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Produced for:  Poetry and Everything
Chris and Toni co-host Ghost Town Poetry Open Mic, the series he established in 2004. Together they founded Printed Matter Vancouver, a small press and editing service.  Not only are there two of them, working together on those projects, but each of them does (notably) more... Read more

Rip City Basement - Von Gage x Poetic Justice

Airs at: Sat, 04/08/2017 at 10:00pm - Sun, 04/09/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Rip City Basement
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Uhuru Sasa Talent Show 2017

Airs at: Mon, 04/10/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
On March 14, 2017 the Uhuru Sasa Cultural Club held its annual Talent Show inside the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem.  Tonight you’ll hear rap, acoustic, and original work performed by the men at OSP.     Uhuru Sasa, which means ‘Freedom Now’ in Swahili, is a Club by an... Read more

Lighthouse Lessons

Airs at: Thu, 03/30/2017 at 10:00pm - Fri, 03/31/2017 at 12:00am
Produced for:  Lighthouse Sessions
  Lighthouse Lessons is the media-production arm of Lighthouse Art Collective, a community which exists to empower artists and neighbors to to engage with each other and the greater civic arena to facilitate growth, equality, abundance, and fortitude through access to the ... Read more