LISTEN to my May 9th, 2023 WIOX show (also a podcast!) featuring featuring longtime guest and erudite occasional co-host, poet and writer Lee Slonimsky who will talk about and read from his latest collection, the beautifully intriguing Pythagoras and the Animals.

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.

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.

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. 

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. 

LISTEN to my January 3rd, 2023 WIOX show (also a podcast!) featuring award-winning poet Alison Carb Sussman, who will discuss and read from her new poetry collection, Black Wool Cape.  Planet Poet’s Poet-At-Large,Pamela Manché Pearce, also joins us on the program. 

LISTEN to my WIOX show (also a podcast!) featuring author Ellen Greene Stewart, who will read from and discuss her latest non-fiction book, ELEPHANTS – Up Close and Personal, a truly entertaining and affecting exploration of the author’s experiences as a volunteer in South Africa’s Knysna Elephant Park.  (Also a poem by Dan Chiasson!)

LISTEN to my WIOX show (originally aired October 5th, 2022) featuring award-winning poet Lissa Kiernan, who will read from and discuss her most recent poetry collection, The Whispering Wall. Planet Poet’s Poet-At-Large, Pamela Manché Pearce, also joins us on the show.