2023

Anique Sara Taylor - Civil Twilight by Sharon Israel

LISTEN to my September 26th, 2023 WIOX show (also a podcast!) featuring the wonderful poet, writer and visual artist, Anique Sara Taylor who reads from and talks about her new, award-winning Chapbook Civil Twilight. Pamela Manché Pearce, Planet Poet’s Poet-at-Large is also on the show, bringing us her unique insights into poetry and poets.  

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Bill Birns - Fleischmann's in Verse by Sharon Israel

LISTEN to my July 18th, 2023 WIOX show (also a podcast!) featuring poet, writer and historian Bill Birns, who will discuss and read from his latest book Fleischmanns in Verse and other works. Planet Poet’s Poet-at-Large, writer and visual artist Pamela Manché Pearce also joins us on the program to bring us her unique poetic insights and the latest in poetry news.

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Christopher Brean Murray - Black Observatory by Sharon Israel

LISTEN to my April 11th, 2023 WIOX show (also a podcast!) featuring award-winning poet Christopher Brean Murray whose debut collection Black Observatory, published by Milkweed Editions, was selected by Dana Levin as the winner of the 2021-22 Jake Adam York Prize.   Planet Poet’s Poet-at-Large, writer and visual artist Pamela Manché Pearce also joins us on the program to bring us her unique poetic insights and the latest in poetry news.

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Elissa Montanti - Our Lady of Staten Island by Sharon Israel

LISTEN to my March 14th, 2023 WIOX show (also a podcast!) featuring two remarkable guests:  visionary humanitarian, musician and poet Elissa Montanti and writer, producer and director Michael McKinley, both here to discuss their documentary “Our Lady of Staten Island” which focuses in great part on Elissa’s work helping African children with Albinism, victims of mutilation, get needed protheses.  For more information on the documentary and to view the trailer go to:  www.ourladystatenisland.com.  Michael will also discuss his book project Meta War and his recent travels to Iraq and Syria.

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