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Frances Collato - Shadows on the Pathway by Sharon Israel

LISTEN to my February 14th, 2023 WIOX show (also a podcast!) featuring writer Frances Collato, who will read from and talk about her moving family saga, Shadows on the Pathway (including Sephardic poetic proverbs passed down through centuries).  Planet Poet’s Poet-at-Large, writer and visual artist Pamela Manché Pearce also joins us on the program. 

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Eric Baylin - Poet Laureate Emeritus of Sullivan County, N.Y. by Sharon Israel

LISTEN to my January 17th, 2023 WIOX show (also a podcast!) featuring  Eric Baylin, Poet Laureate Emeritus of Sullivan County, New York. You’ll hear Eric discussing his tenure as Poet Laureate, reading his poems and talking about his life as a sculptor and teacher.  Planet Poet’s Poet-At-Large, Pamela Manché Pearce, also joins us on the program. 

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Lisa Richter - Nautilus and Bone by Sharon Israel

LISTEN to my August 16th, 2022 WIOX show featuring Canadian poet Lisa Richter who reads from and discusses her poetry collection Nautilus and Bone, winner of the National Jewish Book Award for Poetry, the Canadian Jewish Literary Award for Poetry, and the Robert Kroetsch Award for Poetry. Pamela Manché Pearce, Planet Poet’s endlessly interesting and erudite Poet-At-Large, also joins us on the show!

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Cheryl Clarke - Poet, Activist by Sharon Israel

LISTEN to my June 21st, 2022 WIOX show featuring Cheryl Clarke, remarkable poet, activist, educator and co-organizer of the annual Hobart Festival of Women Writers in Hobart, the Book Village of the Catskills. Planet Poet’s intrepid Poet-At-Large Pamela Manché Pearce also joins us on the show!

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