poetry

Arts/Culture/Weekend: Goats, poetry, and Cuban dance

Steven Short — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:25:08 +0000

THURSDAY

Poems Under the Dome // Go to San Francisco's City Hall to celebrate National Poetry Month. It’s an open-mike event, so bring something to recite, or just listen. It’ll be sheer poetry in either case. // DETAILS: Poems Under the Dome, City Hall, San Francisco, April 18, 5:30pm. Cost: FREE

FRIDAY

Today on Your Call: What is the power of a poem?

Ali Budner — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 07:00:00 +0000

Out In The Bay: Feminist Pioneer and Poet Judy Grahn

Marilyn Pittman — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:05:00 +0000

Host and Producer Marilyn Pittman interviews lesbian feminist pioneer, Judy Grahn, whose "Common Woman" poems inspired the early 70's feminist movement. Marilyn's 1982 NPR-funded series "By A Woman Writ" profiled Judy and her work. This show will feature audio from that program of actors performing her words. Judy is now Co-Director of The Women's Spirituality Program at Sofia University in Palo Alto, CA. 7pm. http://www.sofia.edu/academics/faculty/grahn.php

Poet Richard Howard

Eric Jansen — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:49:49 +0000

‘Success’ and a Faun’s Afternoon.

Today on Your Call: What role does poetry play in your life?

Ali Budner — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 07:00:00 +0000

On today's Your Call we’ll honor "Poem in Your Pocket Day" and National Poetry Month by speaking with poets. How can poetry inspire, motivate, inform, and transform individuals and society? If you’ve only recently discovered poetry, what opened your eyes to it? And if yo