Poetry

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The Opening Sky author Charlotte Watson Sherman

Airs at: Thu, 06/06/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
Newly-emancipated Halle decides to leave the plantation in search of her parents.  Aurelia, whose privileged life was ravaged by the Civil War, wants to find her brother, a soldier who fought with the Union army.   Both are plotting their trip North when their paths cros... Read more

Spoon Jackson's "No Moon"

Airs at: Mon, 06/03/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for:  Prison Pipeline
Adam Carpinelli interviews Spoon Jackson and Producer Nicolas Snyder about their most recent collaboration "No Moon".   Born into a family of fifteen boys in Barstow, California, Spoon Jackson was sentenced to Life Without Possibility of Parole when he was twenty years ... Read more

Música Chichimeca, de Comunidades Indígenas de Baja California Sur, Mayas Peninsulares y Otomí

Airs at: Fri, 05/24/2024 at 10:00pm - Sat, 05/25/2024 at 12:00am
Produced for:  La Ruleta
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Leanne Kent Norden, Portland Ceramic Artist

Airs at: Fri, 05/17/2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Once Upon a Time
  Leanne Kent Norden is a ceramic artist residing in Portland with her husband, cat, four ducks, and garden.  Her relationship with ceramics began in high school in Southern California, then grew while she was a student at Tulane University, and continued when she moved... Read more

Jessica E. Johnson

Airs at: Fri, 05/03/2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Once Upon a Time
    --------   LIVE ➜Phone Lines Open, 503.231.8032 ➜Listeners encouraged to participate   Jessica E. Johnson (she/they) is the author of the book-length poem Metabolics (Acre Poetry Series), the chapbook In Absolutes We Seek Each Other (New Michigan Press), and the m... Read more

Matty Charles, singer/songwriter for the Jackson County Kills

Airs at: Fri, 04/19/2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Once Upon a Time
  Matty spent a tumultuous youth in the all-ages clubs of Portland's seedy downtown, where he learned to play guitar and perform. The DIY culture of this environment instilled skepticism for the mainstream. This attitude was affirmed by the growing Anti-folk movement i... Read more

Buscando America on 04/09/24

Airs at: Tue, 04/09/2024 at 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Produced for:  Buscando America
El Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional cumplió 40 años de su Fundación y 30 años de su levantamiento armado. Escucha el Foro “40 y 30 años de historia, resistencia, vigencia y persistencia del EZLN”. Escucha una cápsula de la Jornada sobre el Arte y los Zapatistas,... Read more

Black Girl You Are Atlas by Renee Watson

Airs at: Thu, 04/04/2024 at 11:30am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Black Book Talk
     Using a variety of poetic forms, from haiku to free verse, Watson shares recollections of her childhood in Portland. These odes to Black women of all ages are brilliantly illustrated by celebrated fine artist Ekua Holmes .      Black Girl You Are Atlas is Watson's ... Read more

Jaye Nasir

Airs at: Fri, 04/05/2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Once Upon a Time
  Jaye Nasir is a writer whose work blurs the line between the real and the unreal. Her poetry, fiction, and essays have appeared in many small literary journals, both local and international, including Buckman Journal, Moss: A Journal of the Pacific Northwest, Strange ... Read more

Héctor Mejia Zamora - Autobiography, and Oral Tradition

Airs at: Fri, 03/29/2024 at 11:00am - 12:00pm
Produced for:  Once Upon a Time
  As an immigrant from Guatemala, to the USA, Héctor shares with us his experiences about becoming an immigrant in the US.  As a resident of Portland, OR he tells us about his challenges and projects.     Autobiography is also an oral tradition that goes from generation ... Read more