LISTEN to my August 12th, 2025 WIOX show (also a podcast!) featuring poets Bertha Rogers and Mary Gilliland. Bertha and Mary discuss their new books and talk about their work and their lives in poetry over the last few decades.

LISTEN to my July 1, 2025 WIOX show (also a podcast!) featuring two poets of the West:  Tim Hunt and Gerald Wagoner.  Tim and Gerald will read from their work and discuss their journeys in poetry. Visit: Sharon Israel, Tim Hunt,Gerald Wagoner, Broadstone Books

LISTEN to my June 3rd, 2025 WIOX show (also a podcast!) featuring Hudson Valley poet Lisa St. John.  Lisa reads from her book Swallowing Stones and discusses her life as a poet. Poet-At-Large Pamela Manché Pearce also appears on the show. Find out more atlisachristinastjohn.com.  Also https://www.pamelampearce.com

LISTEN to my March 11th, 2025 WIOX show (also a podcast!) featuring featuring Ulster County Poet Laureate, performance artist and President of CAPS (Calling All Poets), Mike Jurkovic.  Mike reads from his latest work and discusses exciting developments at CAPS now entering its 26th year in the Hudson Valley.  Poet-At-Large Pamela Manché Pearce appears later in the show for an extended conversation. Visit: https://www.mikejurkovic.com, 

Visit: https://www.callingallpoets.net.  Visit:  https://www.pamelampearce.com

LISTEN to my February 11th, 2025 WIOX show (also a podcast!) featuring poet Tina Barry on her spellbinding new book, I Tell Henrietta.  Kristin Flynn, the artist who created the intense, expressive cover and interior art for I Tell Henrietta also joins us on the show.  Visit: Tina Barry at Tina Barry writer and  Kristin Flynn at https://www.kristinflynn.art   

LISTEN to my December 17th, 2024 WIOX show (also a podcast!) featuring Bruce Weber and Jan Alexander.  Bruce is the producer and Jan is the coordinator of “Whirlwind” The 2025 Hudson Valley New Year’s Day Spoken Word/Performance Extravaganza.  Bruce and Jan will tell us about this great event and read from their writings.

LISTEN to my October 22nd, 2024 WIOX show (also a podcast!) featuring award-winning poet Janet Kaplan who will explore the theme of “Chaos and Creativity” in her poetry. Her work has earned praise from poets and critics including Dan Beachy Quick and Adrienne Rich. Visit: Janet Kaplan Ecotones

LISTEN to my September 10th, 2024 WIOX show (also a podcast!) featuring poet, writer and historian Bill Birns.  Bill brings his great knowledge of Catskills history and his deep affinity with Ralph Waldo Emerson to the show and reads from his work-in-progress The Cooper Shop.