Talking Earth--Rutiezer, Shaner, Aveningo Sanders

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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: April 18, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 04/18/2022 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Tonight's edition of Talking Earth originally aired on February 15, 2021.  Barbara LaMorticella talks about the legendary black San Francisco beatnik poet Bob Kaufman, joined by Zoom with editor, publisher and Kaufman friend Ray Foye,  in poetry, reading and discussion.   Read more

Talking Earth: April 11, 2022 with Walt Curtis

Airs at: Mon, 04/11/2022 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
Tonight's edition of Talking Earth features local poet and host Walt Curtis, who talks about George Orwell's 1984 and Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, and their relevance in today's United States.  Allen Ginsberg, Joan Baez and John Lennon voice their wishes and complain... Read more

Talking Earth March 21, 2022: Baskin, Berger, Runciman

Airs at: Mon, 03/21/2022 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Welcome spring with far-ranging local poets Amy Baskin, Lex Runciman and Kristin Berger. Host dan raphael will also read a couple poems by Amiya Bashir, Donald Dunbar and himself.   Amy Baskin’s work is currently featured in Kai Coggin’s Wednesday Night Poetry, Pirene’s... Read more

Talking Earth on 03/14/22

Airs at: Mon, 03/14/2022 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm

Talking Earth: International Women's Day 2022, with Director/Poet Sabrina Guitart

Airs at: Mon, 03/14/2022 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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This edition of Talking Earth aired on March 14, 2022.  Walt Curtis rhapsodizes on the meaning of International Women's Day, and reads several of his poems.  Director of Salmon Poet Sabrina Guitart shares some music and poetry from Europe through the miracle of modern te... Read more

Poetic Voices from Talking Earth

Airs at: Mon, 02/21/2022 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
A medley of voices featured on Talking Earth over the years.  Barbara LaMorticella shares the recorded voices of Margareta Waterman, Walidah Imarisha and Albert Huffstickler,  and reads and talks about a few poems by Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwash and others in a featu... Read more

Talking Earth on 02/14/22

Airs at: Mon, 02/14/2022 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm

Talking Earth: January 17, 2022: Justin Rigamonti, Katherine Factor and Doug Marx

Airs at: Mon, 01/17/2022 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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This episode of The Talking Earth features local poets Justin Rigamonti, Katherine Factor and Doug Marx.  Dan Raphael hosts, and reads several poems as well. Justin Rigamonti teaches writing at PNCA and Portland Community College, where he serves as the Program Coordinat... Read more

Talking Earth January 10, 2021 with Walt Curtis

Airs at: Mon, 01/10/2022 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Tonight's edition of Talking Earth features Walt Curtis discussing poet Kenneth Patchen, while playing selections from the Folkways album Kenneth Patchen Reads with Jazz in Canada.  Board-op Patrick Bocarde reads a poem from Pulitzer Prize winner Frank Bidart and one of ... Read more

Talking Earth with Poets Jane Belinda, Julia Gaskill and Stephen Meads

Airs at: Mon, 12/20/2021 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Tonight's edition of Talking Earth will be a slamcentric one, with local poets, Jane Belinda, Julia Gaskill and Stephen Meads involved in the Portland Poetry Slam scene.   Jane Belinda is the current Slammaster for the Portland Poetry Slam.  They have competed nationall... Read more