A program dedicated to the eclectic world of poetry and performance. Guests are contemporary poets who read and discuss their works.
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Sunderland’s monthly spoken word and poetry night.
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If you’re ready for raw, one-take spoken word that dives deep into love’s highs, heartbreak’s depths, and those moments that lift the soul, so tune in. ✍🏽🎙️✨ Here, words flow unfiltered, just for you.🗣 🎤
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Poetry via voicemail. Missed calls you need to hear. Open submissions accepted. Guidelines at http://voicemailpoems.org
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Every month The SpokenWeb Podcast brings you different stories that explore the intersections of sound, poetry, literature, and history, created by scholars, poets, students, and artists from across Canada.
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The Ethically Immoral Podcast is a weekly program that features long-form conversations with Poets, Spoken Word Artists, Authors, and other Creatives. Our conversations focus on the creativity behind the Creative we feature. Through our in-depth interviews and live and previously recorded spoken word performances, our goal is to showcase the creative versatility of our guests and allow our listeners the opportunity to get to know the Creative on a more personal level.
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Spoken Word Poetry For Your Soul. 🎶🎧🎶🎧🎶🎧💙
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Here on The Premise Jeniffer and Chad Thompson talk to storytellers of all types. From authors to musicians, poets, screenwriters, and comedians we get down to the tiny grain of sand that becomes a pearl—getting to the story behind the storyteller.
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Poetry. Music. The Spoken Word.
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Spoken word poetry.
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Since 2007, the Greenhouse Effect Open Mic has been an underground destination for artists around the USA. Every week, poets, musicians, storytellers, and regular folks gather for this community open mic night to share and express themselves. It serves as a community workshop space, a 3rd space, and a public square. This podcast documents these community members and their work. When All You Have Is Fire is the sound of a community experiencing itself. Hosted and produced by RJ Walker
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The mission of this Music Poetry Podcast is to provide the essence of poetry in motion promoting peace, love and growth for the existence of humanity and the culture. This show will motivate, educate and inspire you with spoken word through cultural expression. It consists of musical poetry reads and storytelling from various talented poets and artists along with power messages to uplift our listeners. This is Next Man Up, Poetry In Motion.
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Poetry has been defined as “words that want to break into song.” Musicians who make music seek to “say something”. Parlando will put spoken words (often, but not always, poetry) and music (different kinds, limited only by the abilities of the performing participants) together. The resulting performances will be short, 2 to 10 minutes in length. The podcast will present them un-adorned. How much variety can we find in this combination? Listen to a few episodes and see. At least at first, the ...
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Spoken-Word Poetry. Writing and editing. Stage Performance. Voice-Over Acting.
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Original written Spoken Word Poetry that lifted me from unforeseen places.
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"Reach - Then Teach" offers host Derrick Brown's wisdom earned through life lessons learned about mentoring, mediation, and problem solving. The show uses "standup storytelling" (commentary, teaching, spoken word (poetry), rap, and song) to deliver compelling, thematic, personal narratives about love, change, equality, power, (self-)control, and purpose. Popular segments include "Dear Hannah (Letters To My Daughter)", "Fight The Good Fight", "LEarning", and "The BIG Picture." Visit reachthen ...
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Spoken word and Poetry by Rev. Abednego W. Abuto
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Pod cast for my poetry and spoken word
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A Word In Edgewise | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives
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Audio archives of spoken word broadcasts from Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill (weru.org)
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Ryan and Leon are delighted to bring you your NEW favourite poetry podcast, exploring the work of poets old and new, with a little bit of craic mixed in. We'll share our love of poetry every week, taking you on a journey through work from poets you'll have heard of, as well as poets you may not have heard of and even people you had no idea wrote poetry.! We'll also help with our Agony Poet part of the show where we'll accept any challenge of solving a problem with a poem. Nothing is too triv ...
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spoken word poetry, seeds of inspiration
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The Gingerlicious Company loves plays, poetry, storytelling and just about anything to do with the written and spoken word. We will be sharing them all in abundance for your pleasure and entertainment. Keep an eye out for episodes of, The Writers Bookshelf, as this will feature interviews from wonderfully talented artists coming from a multitude of backgrounds who create on different platforms. To find out a little more, visit: www.daviddriverauthor.com
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Spoken word poetry and powerful love-inspired talks
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Poetry, reflections, chats and prayers as led by the holy spirit.
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This is the awakening for like minded folks in the spoken word community. We are highlighting concepts of cosmic energy, Conscious Spoken Word and The Mother Goddess! Come thru and Build with us. -D'AngelicPoetess D.A.P Productions™
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What started as the first spoken word show on prime time radio in the Philippines, is now widening its influence to a larger market by reaching out to international shores. Hosted by Spoken Word Artist Kooky Tuason together with Percussionist Marty Tengco, they will both feature Spoken Word acts, as well as tackle topics that keep the mic alive and the community of artists inspired.
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spoken word stories.
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A podcast all about glorifying Christ with the art of spoken word poetry. Cover art photo provided by Aaron Burden on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@aaronburden
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Welcome to the Spoken Word with Edward a premiere showcase of content and conversations ranging from poetry, hip-hop, comedy, and smarts.
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It's the art of audio variety; writing, music, and the spoken word from Plymouth, Minnesota–and all over the world: comedy, drama, suspense, stories, poetry, songs and sketches by Harbor Repertory Theater.
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Spoken word, poetry, Lyricist, narration, author, recording artist
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Poetry readings from GoodPoetry. Visit us at www.GoodPoetry.org. Find us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram @itsGoodPoetry.
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I share motivation and encouragement through Spoken Word and Poetry
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Spoken word poetry, Interviews, encouragement and storytelling by Kimberly Fray. Saving the world one post at a time.
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Experimental fiction, prose, poetry; influenced by William S. Burroughs, H.P Lovecraft, Michael McClure, Jim Morrison, among others too numerous to list. New content added every Wednesday.
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Bonding wit Boogie is for music lovers, poets and visual and auditory artists of all sorts. Boogie's love for music, poetry and spoken word is evident as he takes his audience on a journey through music history and education, while being entertaining. He is joined by Precious who brings his unique perspective to the show with "a Precious Perspective." The audience can expect artist trivia, exploring multiple genres of music, artists and poets interviews and more. Follow the hosts: @boogie_og ...
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Hi! Welcome to the poetic realm of ’We, the Poets’! Join us as we dive deep into the vibrant world of poetry, where some of the most electrifying legends in the field take center stage. Led by Mark Grist & featuring a hosting panel from across the midlands, we’re bringing you voices at the pinnacle of their craft, sharing poetry from our guests & listeners each month as we dive into our vibrant community & the remarkable journey we get to go on as poets. Forget about the endgame – we’re here ...
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Spoken word poetry readings by the poet, Sumarie Isabella. Every week, you will hear original poetry spoken through performance art and story-telling.
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A poetry, fiction, and spoken word podcast. Completely irregular. Web site: https://honestchaos.blogspot.com/
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Apples and Snakes is England's leading spoken word poetry organisation, with artists at its heart. Spoken word trailblazers, we exist to champion the development of extraordinary artists, amplify ignored voices and to challenge expectations of what poetry is and can be. Our latest audio project – Apples and Snakes: The Podcast, explores what it means to be Black, British and a poet or spoken word artist. Apples and Snakes: The Podcast was produced by Natalie Fiawoo, with audio production by ...
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Spoken word artists have their own unique combination of lyricism, storytelling and performance. In each episode you'll hear 3 performances alongside an interview, a free write challenge and more. From the comedic and entertaining to the passionate and purposeful, poetry is healing for both the writer and the listener. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Words take the form of an art when spoken from one's heart. They're like little flowers that grow on you gradually but permanently. They have the power to make or break something or someone. FNP Media presents to you a series of spoken word poetries that capture the essence of love, life and more
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Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/spokenwordpoetrypodcast/subscribe Welcome to Spoken Word Poetry Podcast. Listen in as Poet and Artist, Ariana R Cherry features words written from her heart and performed from her soul. Every week, you will hear original poetry spoken through performance art . Ariana also shares stories and a bit of life advice. Tune in every time she posts a new episode! http://arianarcherry.wordpress.com
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Classic poetry performed by an international merry band of rhapsodes.
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*** Radio Aula Mundi (the station where no languages and all languages are spoken) … A multilingual mix of music, poetry, lectures, languages, interviews, documentaries, recipes, and a lot more, co-produced with the students of the ‘Aula Mundi International Cultural Center’ … *** Radio Aula Mundi (la estación donde se hablan ningún idioma y todos los idiomas) … Un mix multilingüe de música, poesía, conferencias, idiomas, entrevistas, documentales, recetas, y mucho más, coproducido con los al ...
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Sundown Lounge is a laid back (and often explicit) weekly podzine of music, spoken word, progressive politics, weird science, and occasional vignettes from the west coast open mic scene, etc.
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Poetry, Spoken Word, Neo-Folk, Commentary, Podcast, Community
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Poetry and Spoken Word by Mindy Dougherty ♡ Owner & Creator of Feed My City. feedmycity.net
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Jarad Bruinstroop on queering the expressive power of poetry - winner of the 2024 Five Islands Prize for poetry
Jarad Bruinstroop’s debut poetry collection, Reliefs (UQP, 2023) won the Wesley MichelWright Prize, the Five Islands Poetry Prize, the Thomas Shapcott Poetry Prize, and wasshortlisted for the Judith Wright Calanthe Award.He is the recipient of the Val Vallis Award, the Queensland Writers Fellowship, and the Fryer Library Creative Writing Fellowship…
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The Writers Bookshelf - Episode 78 - Mandy Toczek McPeake
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40:06Mandy Toczek McPeake was born in Bradford, Saltaire UK. In 1979 she flew to Australia on a one year working holiday. Ten years later she was still there, married and the mother of two children. She is currently back in the UK catching up with family, friends and finding time for a little historical research. Mandy is working on her first novel, set…
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Talking Gargoyles, Partying In World War 2 Berlin And Being Inspired By Young Poets
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1:12:47Our last podcast was our 50th show lads. 50! Mad. On Monday, we have a load of poems and stories for, starting with some info about our live podcast at Swords Castle next Saturday with Wavin Words where there’s also a young poets slam for anyone between 14-18 years of age. If you know of a future world champion slam poet, bring them. Speaking of be…
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Volume Five: Chapter Seventeen - Our Conversation with Anastacia-Renee
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2:02:08In Volume Five: Chapter Seventeen, we welcomed Educator, Writer, Poet, Playwright, and Author of the poetry collection "Here in the (Middle) of Nowhere", Anastacia-Reneé. (From anastacia-renee.com): Anastacia-Reneé (She/They) is a queer writer, educator, interdisciplinary artist, playwright, former radio host, TEDX speaker, and podcaster. She is th…
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Uplift Humanity, Heal Through Verse, Defend the Arts
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30:00The program "Next Man Up, Poetry in Motion" hosted by Donavan LeDean features various poets addressing themes of mental health, humanity, and personal growth. Donavan shares a poem about helping a homeless man, emphasizing the importance of kindness. Other poets discuss themes of resilience, self-discovery, and the human condition. One poem reflect…
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Question for Esther Belin: “What is your favorite Navajo word or expression these days?”
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3:12Esther Belin is the author of two poetry books and coeditor of ‘The Diné Reader: An Anthology of Navajo Literature’. Belin’s visual art combines a variety of disciplines and works to reframe the mythical primitivism often associated with indigenous cultures. She is a citizen of the Navajo Nation and a member of ‘Saad Bee Hózhǫ́’, a Diné Writers’ Co…
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Here's William Blake's other poem about children, poverty, and Ascension Day performed as a song. The Parlando Project combines various words (mostly literary poetry) with original music in differing styles. We've done over 800 of these combinations, and you can hear them all and read about our encounter with the words at our blog and archives loca…
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Bonnie Comfort - Author - Staying Married is the Hardest Part
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47:52By Jeniffer & Chad Thompson
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Sandy Jeffs' memoir, Flying With Paper Wings, Reflections on Living With Madness, has been recently reissued in a revised edition. Sandy talks about her experience of schizophrenia and the healing power of poetry. Part 1 of 2.By Di Cousens talks to Sandy Jeffs
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S2 E1 – 'What's in a Name?' Ft. Theresa Lola, Jay Sandhu & Mark Grist
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42:46We're kicking off Season 2 of We, The Poets with a deep dive into the power of names and poetry that pays attention. Jay Sandhu and Mark Grist sit down with award-winning poet Theresa Lola to talk about her stunning new collection, Ceremony for the Nameless—a rich, resonant exploration of identity, memory, and language. We get into: Why names carry…
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Dear Hannah: Derrick Brown Performs "GRASPP (Battle Plan)" (9-20-2024 Math Department Meeting)
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6:24Dear Hannah - GRASPP is an acronym that reminds me to check the "battle plan" of my team by examining *G*roup Morale, *R*elationships, *A*dministration, *S*piritual Tone, *P*lanning, and *P*roblem Solving. Having a battle plan does not ensure victory, but it does give you a solid approach ... which always gives you a chance to win. I spit "GRASPP (…
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Hosted by Sean Baker Featuring performances from Quinn Johnson, Jarod Guntnv, Judas Rose, Katie Jae, Missy, Ben Corrigan, Chac Xol, Chelsea, Joshua Weber, Max, RJ, Zahir, Liam, Sebastian, Jonah, Josie, Rylee, Bunny, Thursday Reign, Arto With a special performance from Lady K!By RJ Walker
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We may think of English poet Willam Blake as the writer of majestic mystical visions, but here he is simply observing the civic use of children of poverty on a religious holiday in this first of a pair of poems with this title. I've turned this poem from his Songs of Innocence into what it says on the tin: a song. The Parlando Project combines vari…
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The Writers Bookshelf - Episode 77 - The Return of Nick Toczek
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44:19The one and only Nick Toczek popped in to the studio to chat about poetry, working in other countries, magic and metal detecting. https://www.daviddriverauthor.com/By thegingerliciouscompany
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King Ink Collection #1 Launch (October 2024)
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13:18All right? This month, we launched the first issue of the King Ink Collection, a celebration of our diverse, talented and raucous open mic regulars. Some of the poems in this episode feature in the collection (available to buy from our Etsy store); some were from people who just wanted to celebrate the launch with us. For your listening pleasure, w…
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Dear Hannah: Derrick Brown's Oral History (#YourStory) (Episode 2.01 The Rise and Fall of The UBP) (15m16sec)
In June 2023, The Computer History Museum (Mountain View, CA) published my oral history (https://bit.ly/CHMOH_DB_YT) for my contributions to the computing world as an Internet strategist for The Universal Black Pages (an Internet directory of African-related content), and as the founding director of KnowledgeBase’s Project CHIP (which refurbished a…
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Poetry Slamming At The International Literature Festival Dublin!
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1:03:04We’re back not with a bang lads, but a SLAM! We were at the International Literature Festival Dublin this week as Leon hosted this year’s Slamovision with @rising.tide.events The place was packed, and the performances on the night were insane. A night where artists stepped up one-after-another to tell stories that need to be told from voices that n…
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Volume Five: Chapter Sixteen - Our Conversation with Dre Hill
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2:11:14In Volume Five, Chapter Sixteen, we welcomed Poet, Artist, Writer, and Author Dre Hill. Dre is a Black literary and visual artist. Hill tags himself as an artist, writer, and storyteller. He is a published fiction writer, poet, photographer, painter, and more. He graduated from Trimble Tech High School in 2017, then earned his B.A. in Animation and…
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Question for Betty Osceola… What is an indigenous language?
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2:36Betty Osceola is a Native American Everglades grandmother, environmental activist, educator, and a clean water advocate. She is a member of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, from the Panther Clan. Osceola is a respected Miccosukee tribal elder, a tribal judge, and serves on the Everglades Advisory Committee. As a fluent first language spe…
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Boogie and Precious talk about the current toxic state of the music industry and its effects on the culture. They talk about current pop culture topics and grant insights on them. They also offer solutions to aid in building a closer community.By Boogie Ogun, Precious, FC Network
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Hosted by RJ Walker Featuring performances by Mika, Ben Corrigan, Judas Rose, Missy, Tyler Bowthorpe, Josie, Sebastian, Bunny, Mizden, Pfuzz, Willow, Zane, JD, Dalan, Vivian, Mackenzie, Tyler, Saints Jude and Sebastian, Holton Lee, Meg, Jaxson Boss, Melvin MorenoBy RJ Walker
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This is Edna St. Vincent Millay's bald statement of mortality and grief performed with music. Her title says it's without music, because she wished to express that beauty does not mitigate loss, and perhaps my far-from-bel canto voice here follows her intent. The Parlando Project combines various words (mostly literary poetry) with original music i…
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Jonathan Quigley QC - Wicked Female Killers - Flora Redshaw
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29:47Flora lived through WW1 and WW2. During this time family and friends were taken from her. Even when peaceful times arrived, the people closet to her were taken. But things changed when Luigi Tofano became a constant in her life. https://www.daviddriverauthor.com/By thegingerliciouscompany
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Sound & Seconds: A Roundtable on Timestamping for Literary Archives
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57:01How does timestamping shape the preservation and curation of literary sound? This roundtable episode brings together four SpokenWeb researchers––Jason Camlot, Tanya Clement, and Mike O’Driscoll in conversation with moderator Michael MacKenzie––to explore this deceptively simple yet profoundly complex question. What emerges is a layered, multidiscip…
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Question for Francisco Molina: "What kind of a language is your mother tongue?"
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4:14Francisco Molina is the lead vocalist of ‘Hamac Caziim’, an indigenous rock band from the Comcáac (Seri) community on the Gulf of California, in Northwestern Mexico. They perform rock music with traditional lyrics and language, and their goal is to engage members of the younger generation in the history and culture of their own people. ••• https://…
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Boogie and Precious discuss sneakers and their impact on the culture. They talk about popular shoes and brands over time that have influenced the masses. They also talk about some of their favorite pairs.By Boogie Ogun, Precious, FC Network
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A journey of becoming, unlearning, healing, and leveling up. Life stretches us. Sometimes it breaks us wide open. But somewhere in the in-between, we grow, slowly, quietly, and often in ways we don’t even notice until we look back. This is for the ones rewriting their narrative. The ones rebuilding from the ashes. The ones seeking meaning in the mu…
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Deb Rudell - Author of Grit & Grace: The Transformation of a Ship & a Soul
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1:11:43In this captivating episode, Jeniffer and Chad Thompson welcome Deborah Rudell, a college professor and author, who shares her remarkable journey of transformation in her memoir, Grit and Grace: The Transformation of a Ship and Soul. Join us as Deborah recounts her experiences building a sailboat, navigating the tumultuous waters of life, and explo…
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‘to write of skin is to discredit the self’- from Home’s Duplex by Lesh Karan In this episode of 3CR's Spoken Word show which aired on Thursday 17 April 2025, you will hear poet Lesh Karan talk about studying poetry, assemblage, movement and lineages.Lesh Karan is an emerging poet of Indo-Fijian descent based in Naarm/Melbourne. Her work has been p…
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A lowkey mother's day open mic hosted by RJ Walker Featuring performances from: Ben Tilton, Ethan E, Josie, Mec Robin Swann, Judas Rose, Sebastian, Rylee, Ben Kligmann, Thursday Reign, Ben Johnson, Liam Higgins, Judas Rose, Rylee, Sebastian, Ida Grey,Jacob, Holton LeeBy RJ Walker
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You’re like a paragraph in a book, he says, folding a dollar bill into an origami ring at the bar, and I’m not sure if it’s an insult. He slips the ring onto my forefinger: don’t get too excited. Should I apologize to you or myself or the woman who loved him before? I stay for the story. He is the only one who can make me laugh during an argument. …
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"When You Don't Feel Like Yourself" by Kenny Mitchell
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2:55Double-check you have not morphed into wax.Are the appendages protruding from the trunkof your body still soft skin, or have you hardenedyour armor like they taught you in eighth gradewhen a car flattened your cat at your Christmas party?You cried. You watched as he twitchedand his insides squelched onto the pavement,and when he became still, his b…
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"WHEN THE BLUES COME (ALWAYS GO FOR THE CATS)" by David J. Schast
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1:46When the blues find where I’ve been hiding,They pile on like puppies—so damn excited to see me. These days, I’m into cats, brother. You know, maybe one will rub up against me,once in awhile, or meow enoughuntil I give it what it wants—usually my food and then, my appetite. But the dogs, man…they just don’t stop—yipping, nipping, slobbering—all fuck…
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"Uncle Loser The Knight of Swords" by RJ Equality Ingram
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2:57My mother’s half brother wore a blue herringbone tweed jacket with padded elbows to her funeral / The kind worn by a caricature of a substitute teacher or traveling salesman or a freshly sober high school dropout / He told us to call him Uncle Loser & used to whisper to us in the back of his trailer the same three ghost stories every summer / The o…
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"The Laughing Cinder Block" by Marlanda Dekine
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1:19They call one bulldagger.I heard them say she spreads women’s legs that's all she does, but I know her. She builds entire worlds where their mouths cannot go,their eyes cannot perceive.What they wonder is who she fucksand how they are going to have more childrenin the world, and there is more to loving a woman. I know because I hold them two inside…
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"The First Time a Man Fucked me Like a Man" by Mary Violet
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1:12I want to be: a good boy, your domesticated coyote. My tongue’s handwriting is the shape of your bodyunshaved and without a shower.They need us to feel disgusted with ourselves, so you committo my appetite unreserved. You become tender only while listening to crust punk and letting my fingers impersonate what I really want. The moon is a cuck watch…
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I’m on the floor again, and that isn’t a metaphor for rock bottom. My new therapist asked me how I did it. How I managed to keep myself safe all these years. For the first time in over a decade, I was honest: I don’t remember. The meds are working, too, I think. Though after they unfurl my patterns, my dreams of precision, all the rot turns to trem…
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"Survivor Audition Video #3" by Isaiah Newman
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3:07We open with a stationary shot of me in my office, a pride flag on the wall behind me. An offscreen bonfire flickers in my eyes, and the savvy viewer will read this as a symbol of both passion and hunger, and before they can ask where it comes from I begin to speak:“I’m a therapist and community organizer living in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this is…
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In August it’s hard not to want – everything heavy with it – ginkgo fruitrots on sidewalks, sweat falls down spines,the whole beast city breathes in smog and breathes out low clouds dropping lightning. Confused,a little, reading subway signsfor revelation, it all comes upwonder – which pre-historic lizarddragged itself up into daylight justso you c…
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We learned to love the birds. The backyard bird with her black cap and white cheeks. The flicker so flirty in his polka dot dress and red scarf. The bus-stop-bird who mocked us each morning with a mixtape of songsby someone else. We learned to love the bones. The mismatched shingles on the mansard roof and the pumpkin-colored door. The wrought iron…
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We failed, you & I, to care for plants we potted at the start of summer—lamb’s ear & lavender, one for each pocket. You told me you loved to stroke the soft fur of the hedgenettle & the smell of your hands upon pinching a switch of lavender & I said I loved our hands together, futuring something into soil.Then we failed in miniature each day, forge…
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They say it can’t be, but it is, perfect.What they don’t know is that clocks circle the drainlike pasta water,unasked questionswe both knowanswers for. Aftersome time weactually did becomepsychic—I knowanother life flickerssomewhere in yourmind, yet you comehome to guess atThe Price Is Right.It says I haveseen what God doesand the endoscopy,and I c…
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It’s not about who made the mistake with the wrong address in the GPS getting us to Brooklyn an hour late, is it?It’s about your retirement and our finances,and a 20-something living in our housewithout employment but with a car payment.It’s about the four scrapings the dermatologist didthis summer to determine if I have another basal cell carcinom…
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"i'm overdue for a dream in which my teeth fall out" by nat raum
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0:50that's a euphemism—yes, i have cavities,but it means i am bullet train, boundfor collision. i am jar of marbles brokenacross a concrete floor. i am the riseof the seas. what i lack in control i make upfor in firepower and i should not be givenan excuse to start shooting. i am landslidetornado earthquake wildfire, ready to raisehell, ask questions l…
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Here we are among snow and ash. Cracked from saw or harsh November winds. We are wood always moving. Bit of flesh from birch, oak, cedar. Stacked for burning. Once I was home to a little ant, he swallowed my bones. Built a little city. More crawled in. They made me warm in winter. Little curling creatures. I said, soak more from soil, make each spl…
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"Even Though I Hate the Movie" by Mattie K. Lagan
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0:35On PCHsomewhereMalibu—going north not quite yet atPoint Dume,two biker boys,not quite men,stopped at a red light.Underneath hiero-glyphic hand signsa single red rosein handoutstretched.Electricity wrinkledbetween them,All-Americanrose received,ugly-beautiful bag scene.This scene was recalled to melike a home-moviedancing on the TV.————————————–Matt…
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Talking shit, like you know about cracked knuckles and flamin hots with pickle juice. Or the broken heat lamps on the El, or getting high off a lakefront. Yesterday, I counted every duck at the lake and called them my woes. By hook by crook by crooked alderman, you learn that the trap that stays shut is the trap that starves. No one will beat or bi…
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A Word in Edgewise 5/12/25: Mother’s Day Monday, the Full Flower Moon, & Florence Nightingale . . .
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10:06Producer/Host: R.W. Estela Hi, I’m RW Estela: Since 1991, I’ve been presenting A Word in Edgewise, WERU’s longest-running short feature, a veritable almanac of worldly and heavenly happenings, a confluence of 21st-century life in its myriad manifestations, international and domestic, cosmopolitan and rural, often revealing, as the French say, the m…
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Tristram Fane Saunders, Poetry in Liverpool And The Hillsborough Disaster
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57:56Tristram Fane Saunders, Poetry In Liverpool And The Hillsborough Disaster This week, we look back on our incredible weekend in Liverpool hosted by Rachel and Hayley at Giz A Word (Instagram @gizaword.collective) where we met some of the city’s creatives and got a taste of what Liverpool is all about. Spoiler: Karaoke and non-stop craic Instagram ha…
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Send us a text This Spoken Word was written in two parts, at two different times. I found myself on another continent on both occasions longing for home. Yet at each place I was at a place I called home. The dichotomy, the desire. Support the show Margins of Error and Matters of The heart: By Rev. Abednego W. Abuto…
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