Poetry Moment
384 episodes - English - Latest episode: 10 days ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsPresented by Spokane Public Radio, Poetry Moment is a program that showcases myriad poems as read by poets and poetry lovers from across the Inland Northwest — and occasionally beyond.Poetry Moment airs one poem on KPBX each weekday at 9am; a single reader curates the entire week’s worth of poetry. Sometimes the poems are the reader's own, and sometimes they're written by poets whose work they admire and want to share with listeners.Since its start in 2018, Poetry Moment has featured readers ranging from the Washington State Poet Laureate and popular local slam poets to listeners who simply want to give voice to a few of their favorite pieces.Are you interested in reading for Poetry Moment too? If so, e-mail us at [email protected].
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Jane Fritz Reads "Bones in the River" by Jonathan Johnson
March 24, 2020 15:00 - 2 minutes - 140 BytesJane Fritz has lived in Sandpoint, Idaho for 40 years and is a published writer, poet, independent radio producer and author of Legendary Lake Pend Oreille (Keokee Books, 2018, 2010). She is also the media director of The Idaho Mythweaver, a 30-year-old nonprofit organization that has worked with the Plateau tribes of the region. For many years, she was a community producer of feature stories and documentaries for KPBX as well as for national programs like Living on Earth (now on PRX) and Nat...
Jane Fritz Reads "Through French Doors" by Robens Napolitan
March 23, 2020 15:00 - 1 minute - 109 BytesJane Fritz has lived in Sandpoint, Idaho for 40 years and is a published writer, poet, independent radio producer and author of Legendary Lake Pend Oreille (Keokee Books, 2018, 2010). She is also the media director of The Idaho Mythweaver, a 30-year-old nonprofit organization that has worked with the Plateau tribes of the region. For many years, she was a community producer of feature stories and documentaries for KPBX as well as for national programs like Living on Earth (now on PRX) and Nat...
Polly Buckingham Reads "Nevada Augury" by Andrea Jurjević
March 20, 2020 15:00 - 2 minutes - 133 BytesPolly Buckingham's collection The Expense of a View was the 2016 winner of the Katherine Anne Porter Prize, her chapbook A Year of Silence won the Jeanne Leiby Memorial Chapbook Award (2014), and she was the recipient of a 2014 Washington State Artists Trust fellowship. Her latest collection of poetry is forthcoming from Lost Horse Press. Her work appears in The Gettysburg Review , The Threepenny Review (reprinted at poetrydaily.com ), Hanging Loose , Witness , North American Review , Alaska ...
Polly Buckingham Reads "I Fold My Jacket with Utmost Care" by Francisco Layna, Trans. by JP Allen
March 19, 2020 15:00 - 2 minutes - 151 BytesPolly Buckingham's collection The Expense of a View was the 2016 winner of the Katherine Anne Porter Prize, her chapbook A Year of Silence won the Jeanne Leiby Memorial Chapbook Award (2014), and she was the recipient of a 2014 Washington State Artists Trust fellowship. Her latest collection of poetry is forthcoming from Lost Horse Press. Her work appears in The Gettysburg Review , The Threepenny Review (reprinted at poetrydaily.com ), Hanging Loose , Witness , North American Review , Alaska ...
Polly Buckingham Reads "Luna" by David Allan Cates
March 18, 2020 15:00 - 2 minutes - 151 BytesPolly Buckingham's collection The Expense of a View was the 2016 winner of the Katherine Anne Porter Prize, her chapbook A Year of Silence won the Jeanne Leiby Memorial Chapbook Award (2014), and she was the recipient of a 2014 Washington State Artists Trust fellowship. Her latest collection of poetry is forthcoming from Lost Horse Press. Her work appears in The Gettysburg Review , The Threepenny Review (reprinted at poetrydaily.com ), Hanging Loose , Witness , North American Review , Alaska ...
Polly Buckingham Reads "I Make Soup All Winter" by Allison Hrabran
March 17, 2020 15:00 - 2 minutes - 152 BytesPolly Buckingham's collection The Expense of a View was the 2016 winner of the Katherine Anne Porter Prize, her chapbook A Year of Silence won the Jeanne Leiby Memorial Chapbook Award (2014), and she was the recipient of a 2014 Washington State Artists Trust fellowship. Her latest collection of poetry is forthcoming from Lost Horse Press. Her work appears in The Gettysburg Review , The Threepenny Review (reprinted at poetrydaily.com ), Hanging Loose , Witness , North American Review , Alaska ...
Polly Buckingham Reads "Deleted Scenes" by Adam Gellings
March 16, 2020 15:00 - 1 minute - 107 BytesPolly Buckingham's collection The Expense of a View was the 2016 winner of the Katherine Anne Porter Prize, her chapbook A Year of Silence won the Jeanne Leiby Memorial Chapbook Award (2014), and she was the recipient of a 2014 Washington State Artists Trust fellowship. Her latest collection of poetry is forthcoming from Lost Horse Press. Her work appears in The Gettysburg Review , The Threepenny Review (reprinted at poetrydaily.com ), Hanging Loose , Witness , North American Review , Alaska ...
Ellen Welcker reads her poem "an empirical formula of intangibles"
March 13, 2020 15:00 - 2 minutes - 134 BytesEllen Welcker is the author of Ram Hands (Scablands Books, 2016), The Botanical Garden (2009 Astrophil Poetry Prize, Astrophil Press, 2010) and several chapbooks, including "The Pink Tablet" (Fact-Simile Editions, 2018), which she and her collaborators adapted into a multi-genre live performance they called a feral opera. She lives in Spokane, WA.
Ellen Welcker reads "alphabet (section 7)" by Inger Christensen translated by Susanna Nied
March 12, 2020 15:00 - 1 minute - 106 BytesEllen Welcker is the author of Ram Hands (Scablands Books, 2016), The Botanical Garden (2009 Astrophil Poetry Prize, Astrophil Press, 2010) and several chapbooks, including "The Pink Tablet" (Fact-Simile Editions, 2018), which she and her collaborators adapted into a multi-genre live performance they called a feral opera. She lives in Spokane, WA.
Nancy Roth Reads An Untitled Poem by Anna Akhmatova
January 29, 2020 16:00 - 1 minute - 78 BytesNancy Roth was a long-time staff member at Spokane Public Radio and former host of The Bookshelf . Her voice is still heard on the SPR airwaves from time to time on The Bookshelf and Men in Charge .
Nancy Roth Reads "Quan Yin's Prayer for the Abuser"
January 28, 2020 16:00 - 2 minutes - 163 BytesNancy Roth was a long-time staff member at Spokane Public Radio and former host of The Bookshelf . Her voice is still heard on the SPR airwaves from time to time on The Bookshelf and Men in Charge .
Nancy Roth Reads "A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman
January 27, 2020 16:00 - 1 minute - 82 BytesNancy Roth was a long-time staff member at Spokane Public Radio and former host of The Bookshelf . Her voice is still heard on the SPR airwaves from time to time on The Bookshelf and Men in Charge .
"Watching You in Your Sensory Swing" by Heather Tillery
January 24, 2020 16:00 - 2 minutes - 126 BytesHeather Tillery lives in Spokane with her husband, three daughters, and her cat, each beloved, and all muses. She has a B.A. in Creative Writing, and is currently a MFA candidate at Eastern Washington University. Her poetry explores the themes of motherhood, the journey towards wholeness, and navigating life in present day America.
Heather Tillery Reads "My Mother Has Become A Cove" by Jonathan Johnson
January 23, 2020 16:00 - 1 minute - 92 BytesHeather Tillery lives in Spokane with her husband, three daughters, and her cat, each beloved, and all muses. She has a B.A. in Creative Writing, and is currently a MFA candidate at Eastern Washington University. Her poetry explores the themes of motherhood, the journey towards wholeness, and navigating life in present day America.
Heather Tillery Reads "My Mother's Hands" by Tim Grassley
January 22, 2020 16:00 - 1 minute - 113 BytesHeather Tillery lives in Spokane with her husband, three daughters, and her cat, each beloved, and all muses. She has a B.A. in Creative Writing, and is currently a MFA candidate at Eastern Washington University. Her poetry explores the themes of motherhood, the journey towards wholeness, and navigating life in present day America.
"Ode to Turkeys and Winter" by Heather Tillery
January 21, 2020 16:00 - 2 minutes - 133 BytesHeather Tillery lives in Spokane with her husband, three daughters, and her cat, each beloved, and all muses. She has a B.A. in Creative Writing, and is currently a MFA candidate at Eastern Washington University. Her poetry explores the themes of motherhood, the journey towards wholeness, and navigating life in present day America.
Heather Tillery Reads "A Story About the Body: Waterfall" by Laurie Lamon
January 20, 2020 16:00 - 2 minutes - 148 BytesHeather Tillery lives in Spokane with her husband, three daughters, and her cat, each beloved, and all muses. She has a B.A. in Creative Writing, and is currently a MFA candidate at Eastern Washington University. Her poetry explores the themes of motherhood, the journey towards wholeness, and navigating life in present day America.
Tim Hunt Reads "Hurt Hawks" by Robinson Jeffers
January 17, 2020 16:00 - 2 minutes - 143 BytesTim Hunt holds a Ph. D. in English from Northern Illinois University which he never used much since he mainly taught interdisciplinary studies, non-profit management, and communications. He came to Idaho in 1987 to be the executive director of The Festival at Sandpoint in the Gunther Schuller years. He returned to higher education at Lewis-Clark State College as an Associate Professor of Language, Literature and Communications and Director of the Coeur d’Alene Center. His next job was as a fi...
Tim Hunt Reads "Keeper of the Trees" by Gala Muench
January 16, 2020 16:00 - 2 minutes - 142 BytesTim Hunt holds a Ph. D. in English from Northern Illinois University which he never used much since he mainly taught interdisciplinary studies, non-profit management, and communications. He came to Idaho in 1987 to be the executive director of The Festival at Sandpoint in the Gunther Schuller years. He returned to higher education at Lewis-Clark State College as an Associate Professor of Language, Literature and Communications and Director of the Coeur d’Alene Center. His next job was as a fi...
Tim Hunt Reads from "Epithalamion" by Donald Davidson
January 15, 2020 16:00 - 3 minutes - 196 BytesTim Hunt holds a Ph. D. in English from Northern Illinois University which he never used much since he mainly taught interdisciplinary studies, non-profit management, and communications. He came to Idaho in 1987 to be the executive director of The Festival at Sandpoint in the Gunther Schuller years. He returned to higher education at Lewis-Clark State College as an Associate Professor of Language, Literature and Communications and Director of the Coeur d’Alene Center. His next job was as a fi...
Tim Hunt Reads "Dirt" by Dick Case
January 14, 2020 16:00 - 1 minute - 111 BytesTim Hunt holds a Ph. D. in English from Northern Illinois University which he never used much since he mainly taught interdisciplinary studies, non-profit management, and communications. He came to Idaho in 1987 to be the executive director of The Festival at Sandpoint in the Gunther Schuller years. He returned to higher education at Lewis-Clark State College as an Associate Professor of Language, Literature and Communications and Director of the Coeur d’Alene Center. His next job was as a fi...
Tim Hunt Reads "Birches" by Robert Frost
January 13, 2020 16:00 - 3 minutes - 187 BytesTim Hunt holds a Ph. D. in English from Northern Illinois University which he never used much since he mainly taught interdisciplinary studies, non-profit management, and communications. He came to Idaho in 1987 to be the executive director of The Festival at Sandpoint in the Gunther Schuller years. He returned to higher education at Lewis-Clark State College as an Associate Professor of Language, Literature and Communications and Director of the Coeur d’Alene Center. His next job was as a fi...
"One Eye Opens" by Nance Van Winckel
January 10, 2020 16:00 - 1 minute - 114 BytesNance Van Winckel's most recent collection of poems, which won the Pacific Coast Poetry Award, is Our Foreigner (Beyond Baroque Books, 2016). Other collections of poems include Pacific Walkers (U. of Washington Press, 2013), No Starling (U. of Washington Press, 2007), Beside Ourselves (Miami U. Press, 2000), After a Spell (Miami U. Press, 1998), The Dirt (Miami U. Press, 1994), and Bad Girl, with Hawk (U. of Illinois, 1988).
Nance Van Winckel reads "Of Politics and Art" by Norman Dewbie.
January 09, 2020 16:00 - 2 minutes - 133 BytesNance Van Winckel's most recent collection of poems, which won the Pacific Coast Poetry Award, is Our Foreigner (Beyond Baroque Books, 2016). Other collections of poems include Pacific Walkers (U. of Washington Press, 2013), No Starling (U. of Washington Press, 2007), Beside Ourselves (Miami U. Press, 2000), After a Spell (Miami U. Press, 1998), The Dirt (Miami U. Press, 1994), and Bad Girl, with Hawk (U. of Illinois, 1988).
Nance Van Winckel reads "After Mayakovsky" by Denis Johnson
January 08, 2020 16:00 - 1 minute - 104 BytesNance Van Winckel's most recent collection of poems, which won the Pacific Coast Poetry Award, is Our Foreigner (Beyond Baroque Books, 2016). Other collections of poems include Pacific Walkers (U. of Washington Press, 2013), No Starling (U. of Washington Press, 2007), Beside Ourselves (Miami U. Press, 2000), After a Spell (Miami U. Press, 1998), The Dirt (Miami U. Press, 1994), and Bad Girl, with Hawk (U. of Illinois, 1988).
Nance Van Winckel reads "Portrait of the Artist With Hart Crane" by Charles Wright
January 07, 2020 16:00 - 1 minute - 104 BytesNance Van Winckel's most recent collection of poems, which won the Pacific Coast Poetry Award, is Our Foreigner (Beyond Baroque Books, 2016). Other collections of poems include Pacific Walkers (U. of Washington Press, 2013), No Starling (U. of Washington Press, 2007), Beside Ourselves (Miami U. Press, 2000), After a Spell (Miami U. Press, 1998), The Dirt (Miami U. Press, 1994), and Bad Girl, with Hawk (U. of Illinois, 1988).
Nance Van Winckel reads "Mandelstam" by Betsy Sholl
January 06, 2020 16:00 - 2 minutes - 127 BytesNance Van Winckel's most recent collection of poems, which won the Pacific Coast Poetry Award, is Our Foreigner (Beyond Baroque Books, 2016). Other collections of poems include Pacific Walkers (U. of Washington Press, 2013), No Starling (U. of Washington Press, 2007), Beside Ourselves (Miami U. Press, 2000), After a Spell (Miami U. Press, 1998), The Dirt (Miami U. Press, 1994), and Bad Girl, with Hawk (U. of Illinois, 1988).
Derek Sheffield Reads “Still Life With Caribbean Reef Squid” by Sandra Meek
January 03, 2020 16:00 - 4 minutes - 268 BytesDerek Sheffield’s collection of poetry, Through the Second Skin (Orchises, 2013), was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award. His poems have also appeared in The Southern Review, Poetry, The Gettysburg Review, AGNI , and The Georgia Review , and were given special mention in the Puschart Prize Anthology. Winner of the James Hearst Poetry Prize judged by Li-Young Lee, he has received fellowships from Artist Trust and the Sustainable Arts Foundation. He lives with his family on the east...
Derek Sheffield Reads “Duplex” by Jericho Brown
January 02, 2020 16:00 - 2 minutes - 143 BytesDerek Sheffield’s collection of poetry, Through the Second Skin (Orchises, 2013), was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award. His poems have also appeared in The Southern Review, Poetry, The Gettysburg Review, AGNI , and The Georgia Review , and were given special mention in the Puschart Prize Anthology. Winner of the James Hearst Poetry Prize judged by Li-Young Lee, he has received fellowships from Artist Trust and the Sustainable Arts Foundation. He lives with his family on the east...
Derek Sheffield Reads “Skin in Game” by Andrea Cohen
January 01, 2020 16:00 - 1 minute - 105 BytesDerek Sheffield’s collection of poetry, Through the Second Skin (Orchises, 2013), was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award. His poems have also appeared in The Southern Review, Poetry, The Gettysburg Review, AGNI , and The Georgia Review , and were given special mention in the Puschart Prize Anthology. Winner of the James Hearst Poetry Prize judged by Li-Young Lee, he has received fellowships from Artist Trust and the Sustainable Arts Foundation. He lives with his family on the east...
Derek Sheffield Reads “Kiss” by Ellen Bass
December 31, 2019 16:00 - 2 minutes - 142 BytesDerek Sheffield’s collection of poetry, Through the Second Skin (Orchises, 2013), was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award. His poems have also appeared in The Southern Review, Poetry, The Gettysburg Review, AGNI , and The Georgia Review , and were given special mention in the Puschart Prize Anthology. Winner of the James Hearst Poetry Prize judged by Li-Young Lee, he has received fellowships from Artist Trust and the Sustainable Arts Foundation. He lives with his family on the east...
Derek Sheffield Reads “The Door” by Jack Johnson
December 30, 2019 16:00 - 3 minutes - 225 BytesDerek Sheffield’s collection of poetry, Through the Second Skin (Orchises, 2013), was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award. His poems have also appeared in The Southern Review, Poetry, The Gettysburg Review, AGNI , and The Georgia Review , and were given special mention in the Puschart Prize Anthology. Winner of the James Hearst Poetry Prize judged by Li-Young Lee, he has received fellowships from Artist Trust and the Sustainable Arts Foundation. He lives with his family on the east...
Snow-Bound: A Winter Idyl, Part 5
December 27, 2019 16:00 - 3 minutes - 180 BytesAll this week (the first week of winter), Spokane Public Radio volunteers and staff are sharing selections from "Snow-Bound: A Winter Idyl" by John Greenleaf Whittier.
Snow-Bound: A Winter Idyl, Part 4
December 26, 2019 17:17 - 1 minute - 118 BytesAll this week (the first week of winter), Spokane Public Radio volunteers and staff are sharing selections from "Snow-Bound: A Winter Idyl" by John Greenleaf Whittier.
Snow-Bound: A Winter Idyl, Part 3
December 25, 2019 16:17 - 2 minutes - 170 BytesAll this week (the first week of winter), Spokane Public Radio volunteers and staff are sharing selections from "Snow-Bound: A Winter Idyl" by John Greenleaf Whittier.
Snow-Bound: A Winter Idyl, Part 2
December 24, 2019 16:00 - 2 minutes - 157 BytesAll this week (the first week of winter), Spokane Public Radio volunteers and staff are sharing selections from "Snow-Bound: A Winter Idyl" by John Greenleaf Whittier.
Snow-Bound: A Winter Idyl, Part 1
December 23, 2019 18:28 - 2 minutes - 161 BytesAll this week (the first week of winter), Spokane Public Radio volunteers and staff are sharing selections from "Snow-Bound: A Winter Idyl" by John Greenleaf Whittier.
Annie Mattson Reads "It Sifts From Leaden Sieves" By Emily Dickinson
December 20, 2019 16:00 - 2 minutes - 140 BytesAnnie Mattson was born and raised in Spokane and is a recent graduate of Willamette University. Having earned a BA in English Literature, she enjoys reading, playing tabletop games, and spending time outdoors.
Annie Mattson Reads "Snow Day" By Billy Collins
December 19, 2019 16:00 - 2 minutes - 150 BytesAnnie Mattson was born and raised in Spokane and is a recent graduate of Willamette University. Having earned a BA in English Literature, she enjoys reading, playing tabletop games, and spending time outdoors.
Annie Mattson Reads "The Darkling Thrush" By Thomas Hardy
December 18, 2019 16:00 - 1 minute - 112 BytesAnnie Mattson was born and raised in Spokane and is a recent graduate of Willamette University. Having earned a BA in English Literature, she enjoys reading, playing tabletop games, and spending time outdoors.
Annie Mattson Reads "Crossing The Square" By Grace Schulman
December 17, 2019 16:00 - 2 minutes - 140 BytesAnnie Mattson was born and raised in Spokane and is a recent graduate of Willamette University. Having earned a BA in English Literature, she enjoys reading, playing tabletop games, and spending time outdoors.
Annie Mattson Reads "Stopping By Woods On A Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost
December 16, 2019 16:00 - 1 minute - 79 BytesAnnie Mattson was born and raised in Spokane and is a recent graduate of Willamette University. Having earned a BA in English Literature, she enjoys reading, playing tabletop games, and spending time outdoors.
"Crash" By Allegra Armstrong
December 13, 2019 16:00 - 2 minutes - 170 BytesAllegra Armstrong's prose and poetry have appeared in The Same, Cleaver, Underground Pool, Steel Toe Review, Harbinger Asylum, Indicia and The Last Petal . She primarily writes about the alternate nihilism and joy that women experience in an objectifying society. Originally from Philadelphia, she is currently an MFA candidate at Eastern Washington University, where she teaches Composition.
Allegra Armstrong Reads "What She Said When I First Came To The Community" By Damien Uriah
December 12, 2019 16:00 - 1 minute - 108 BytesAllegra Armstrong's prose and poetry have appeared in The Same, Cleaver, Underground Pool, Steel Toe Review, Harbinger Asylum, Indicia and The Last Petal . She primarily writes about the alternate nihilism and joy that women experience in an objectifying society. Originally from Philadelphia, she is currently an MFA candidate at Eastern Washington University, where she teaches Composition.
Allegra Armstrong Reads "Rear Window" By Thomas Devaney
December 11, 2019 16:00 - 1 minute - 69 BytesAllegra Armstrong's prose and poetry have appeared in The Same, Cleaver, Underground Pool, Steel Toe Review, Harbinger Asylum, Indicia and The Last Petal . She primarily writes about the alternate nihilism and joy that women experience in an objectifying society. Originally from Philadelphia, she is currently an MFA candidate at Eastern Washington University, where she teaches Composition.
Allegra Armstrong Reads From "The Mountains Overhead" by Zach Savich
December 10, 2019 16:00 - 3 minutes - 229 BytesAllegra Armstrong's prose and poetry have appeared in The Same, Cleaver, Underground Pool, Steel Toe Review, Harbinger Asylum, Indicia and The Last Petal . She primarily writes about the alternate nihilism and joy that women experience in an objectifying society. Originally from Philadelphia, she is currently an MFA candidate at Eastern Washington University, where she teaches Composition.
Allegra Armstrong Reads "Gem Water Is Real And It's Good For You" By Zach Blackwood
December 09, 2019 16:00 - 1 minute - 76 BytesAllegra Armstrong's prose and poetry have appeared in The Same, Cleaver, Underground Pool, Steel Toe Review, Harbinger Asylum, Indicia and The Last Petal . She primarily writes about the alternate nihilism and joy that women experience in an objectifying society. Originally from Philadelphia, she is currently an MFA candidate at Eastern Washington University, where she teaches Composition.
"The Dollar Box" by Chris Coppen
December 06, 2019 16:55 - 3 minutes - 211 BytesChris ("Cop") Coppen is a Spokane resident. He is a clinical social worker at Frontier Behavioral Health and their Clinical Internship Coordinator. He reads poetry each month at Auntie's Bookstore's "Three-Minute Mic" and writes about art, social concerns, fatherhood.
Chris Coppen Reads "Our Voices Occupy Rooms" by Carmen Giménez Smith
December 05, 2019 16:55 - 2 minutes - 157 BytesChris ("Cop") Coppen is a Spokane resident. He is a clinical social worker at Frontier Behavioral Health and their Clinical Internship Coordinator. He reads poetry each month at Auntie's Bookstore's "Three-Minute Mic" and writes about art, social concerns, fatherhood.
Chris Coppen Reads from "Song of Myself" by Walt Whitman
December 04, 2019 16:55 - 2 minutes - 169 BytesChris ("Cop") Coppen is a Spokane resident. He is a clinical social worker at Frontier Behavioral Health and their Clinical Internship Coordinator. He reads poetry each month at Auntie's Bookstore's "Three-Minute Mic" and writes about art, social concerns, fatherhood.