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Nov 21, 2023
Talking Earth: Willer, Salzman, Hedges
This chapter of The Talking Earth features local writers Crystal Willer,
Katharine Salzmann and David Hedges. Hosted by dan raphael, who'll read a
couple poems by other folks.
Crystal Willer's poems have appeared in the Spoon River Poetry Review,
Territory, West Branch Wir...
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Nov 14, 2023
Talking Earth: Ross Robbins, November 13, 2023
Tonight's episode of Talking Earth features local poet Ross Robbins, as well
as host and board-op Patrick Bocarde. In the spirit of Walt Curtis, there
may be a slight amount of chaos during the show, but probably not as much as
Walt would have liked.
Ross Robbins is the...
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Aug 22, 2023
Talking Earth: Kurt Schweigman Special, the Director's Cut
Tonight's edition of Talking Earth is airing the complete World Poetry Day
special featuring the poetry of Oglala/Sicangu Lakota poet Kurt Schweigman.
Portland poetry fans may remember him as Luke Warm Water. Host Patrick
Bocarde talks with Kurt about his change back to h...
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Aug 15, 2023
Talking Earth with Walt Curtis.
Tonight's edition of Talking Earth is a repeat of Walt Curtis' show from July
2022. In it, host Walt Curtis and board-op Patrick Bocarde read poetry from
Baudelaire and Wallace Stevens, among others.
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Jul 18, 2023
Talking Earth: Thomas, Petersen, Poncy and McLean
This episode of The Talking Earth, on KBOO 90.7 features poets Paulann
Petersen and Stephen Thomas, as well as novelists Duane Poncy and Patricia
McLean. Host dan raphael will also read a couple poems by others.
Paulann Petersen, Oregon Poet Laureate Emerita, is the author ...
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Jul 11, 2023
Talking Earth: July 10, 2023 with Walt Curtis
On Tonight's edition of Talking Earth, host Walt Curtis talks about his
birthday on July 4th, while board-op Patrick Bocarde reads a bunch of poems
about his work experiences, as well as accusing Bruce Springsteen of ripping
off his life for the hit song "Dancing in the Dar...
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Jun 20, 2023
Talking Earth with Kevin Sampsell and Chrys Tobey: June 19, 2023
Tonight's edition of Talking Earth features local writers Kevin Sampsell and
Chrys Tobey. Kevin Sampsell discusses his recent book of collage and
poetry, I Made an Accident, while Chrys Tobey reads poems from her book a
woman is a woman is a woman is a woman from 2017 as w...
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Jun 13, 2023
Talking Earth with Walt Curtis: June 12, 2023
Tonight's edition of Talking Earth features host Walt Curtis and board-op
Patrick Bocarde discussing the merits of the Rose Festival, its history in
Portland, as well as the 1970 rock festival Vortex 1 and the events surround
in it, as well as that free festival's place in ...
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May 16, 2023
Talking Earth: Minto, Cowley and Brings Plenty, May 15, 2023
This episode of The Talking Earth on KBOO, hosted by dan raphael, features
local poets Nashtashia Minto, Trevino Brings Plenty and Ulric Cowley. Dan
will also read poems by Alice Notley and Rita Dove.
Nastashia Minto is the author of Naked: The Rhythm and Groove of It. The...
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Apr 18, 2023
Talking Earth: April 17, 2023 with poets Julia Gaskill and Stephen Meads
On tonight's edition of Talking Earth, local poets Julia Gaskill and Stephen
Meads discuss the Bigfoot Regional Poetry Slam, the history of poetry slam
nationals, poetry readings in Portland past, present and future, as well as
reading their own poetry. The Bigfoot Regiona...
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Apr 11, 2023
Talking Earth: April 10, 2023 with Walt Curtis
Tonight's edition of Talking Earth features an expanded edition of the World
Poetry Day Special from Walt Curtis at its core. Of course, there is not
much else to say about this show since the audio arrived from an alternate
dimension; the ending, where board-op Patrick Bo...
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Mar 22, 2023
World Poetry Special: Part 2, with Walt Curtis
Join us in the second half of Talking Earth's World Poetry Day Special, host
Walt Curtis and board-op Patrick Bocarde read poetry from Rimbaud,
Baudelaire, Appollonaire, Yevgeny Yevtushenko and Paul Celan among others,
many in their original languages. Filmaker Sabrina Gui...
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Mar 22, 2023
World Poetry Special: Part I, with Kurt Schweigman
KBOO's spoken word radio show Talking Earth celebrates World Poetry Day with
a half hour special featuring the poetry of Oglala/Sicangu Lakota poet Kurt
Schweigman. Portland poetry fans may remember him as Luke Warm Water.
Host Patrick Bocarde talks with Kurt about his ch...
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Mar 21, 2023
Talking Earth: Gaskill, Miller Memmott
This episode of The Talking Earth features Portland poets Julia Gaskill and
John Miller, and LaGrande poet David Memmott. Host dan raphael will also
throw in poems by Tongo Eisen-Martin and Amiri Baraka.
Julia Gaskill is a professional daydreamer hailing from Portland, Her...
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Mar 14, 2023
Talking Earth, March 13th with Walt Curtis
In tonight's edition of Talking Earth host and local poet Walt Curtis
celebrates Women's History Month with discussing, reading, and playing poetry
from Emily Dickinson, Hazel Hall, Leanne Grabel and others. Board-op
Patrick Bocarde chimes in with a poem of his own, as wel...
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Feb 21, 2023
Talking Earth: February 20, 2023: Margareta Waterman
Tonight's edition of Talking Earth features poet margareta waterman reading
from her new book of poetry in progress. She founded the small press nine
muses books in Seattle, Washington in 1987,[2] and has since published
upwards of 70 books and chapbooks by poets, improvis...
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Feb 14, 2023
Talking Earth on 02/13/23
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Jan 17, 2023
Talking Earth: ash good, Morgan Paige and Tim Barnes
Tonight's edition of Talking Earth features local poets Ash Good, Morgan
Paige, and Tim Barnes. Host dan raphael will throw in a couple other poems.
ash good is a nonbinary queer poet & designer living, playing & working in
Portland, OR. They are the author of five books...
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Jan 10, 2023
Talking Earth: January 9th, 2023 with Walt Curtis
On Tonight's edition of spoken word show Talking Earth, host Walt Curtis
discusses Malcolm Lowry's classic novel, Under the Volcano. We also hear a
little more from a recording Walt made with New Orleans musician Dusty
Santamaria, and board-op Patrick Bocarde reads a poem.
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Dec 20, 2022
Talking Earth: Book Stab 1
Tonight's edition of Talking Earth is the inaugural edition of Book Stab,
where host Patrick Bocarde discusses the merits and mostly demerits of novels
and poetry with guests. Tonight's guest is Ceylon Anderson. Mr Anderson
was co-producer and co-writer of The Worriers, a...
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