BY THE PEOPLE, FOR THE PEOPLE: RADIO POET!QUE’S SHORTLIST OF ACTIVE, INDEPENDENT RADIO & PODCAST SITES CURRENTLY PRODUCING POETRY-IN-THE-MIX CONTENT (updated regularly)
Integrated Poetry in Performance, Interviews and Readings, Poetry Commentary.
POETRY IN THE MIX
WFMU Beneath the Underground, Sheena’s Jungle Room NYC (poetry and music mix)
Wednesdays, 10-12 pm
Renegade arts of downtown NYC
Hosts John Pietaro, Laurie Towers
True mix of NYC underground poetry and poetic lyrics across decades
WXOJ Valley Free Radio, Twilite’s Poetry Pub, Northampton Ma (poetry and music mix)
Tuesdays, 8 pm
Searching near and far for interesting spoken word and music
Host Tommy Twilite reads poems and spins poetry tracks in an eclectic musical mix
WJFF Radio Catskill, Rare Pear Radio (avante garde spoken word/music)
Fridays, 8 pm
Host Kassie Carlson
The fruit of post-punk, experimental and fringe music, inc. Bush Tetras, Kleenex, The Raincoasts, Faust.
WMNR Fine Arts Radio, Words and Music, Monroe Ct (poetry in performance)
Fridays, 10 pm
Host Will Duchon
Classical, classic jazz mix
WCNI Connecticut College Free Form Ticket to Everywhere (music mix)
Fridays, 12-4 pm
Host Uncle Phil
Jazz, creative music, food for thought
Parlando project (poetry set to music)
Weekly podcast
Host Frank Hudson
combinations of various words, mostly poetry, with original music
No Borders Poetry Radio Paulsboro NJ (poetry in performance)
Continuous stream
Host Linda DeFeterici
24/7 eclectic broadcast featuring poetry, spoken word, music, storytelling and more.
Radio Free Brooklyn Mondo jazz (poetry and music mix)
Wednesdays, 10 pm
Host Leonardo Granvassu
Spoken word meets jazz in Brooklyn
KBRP Eclecti-celt Bisbee Radio Project (poetry, prose w/ amped up folk)
Mondays 8/10 EST (replay Fridays at 1/3 EST)
Host Mahoney
The music, prose, poetry, and propaganda of the Celtic nations of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Man, Brittany, Galicia, and the Celtic Diaspora.
INTERVIEWS, READINGS, COMMENTARY
WBAI Poets House, Open House NYC (interview/reading)
Fridays, 9 pm
Hosts Cornelius Eady, Patricia Spears Jones
Hour long in depth conversations
Poetry spoken Here (interviews/readings)
Weekly
Host Charles Rossiter
Poems read by the people who wrote them, as well as a chance to go beyond the poem and learn about the writer and the experiences that shaped their work.
WRHU Calliope’s Corner Hofstra U LI NY (interviews/readings)
88.7 & WRHU.ORG (streamwrhu.net)
Host Paula Curci Thursdays 3:30 pm
‘The place where poets and songwriters meet’
Storytelling on Orchard Street, NYC (interviews/readings)
Prerecorded podcast, approx. bi-weekly
Host Pete Solomita
Pete and guest take turns reading their work
Poet Runner Los Angeles (interview/readings)
Pre-recorded podcast, approx. biweekly
Hosts: Rafael Alvarado and Richard Modiano
Half hour of poetry followed by a half hour of poet/runners’ talk
Next Up At The Mic Hudson Valley NY (readings)
Monthly
Host Hudson Valley Writers Guild
readings by community poets in New York State’s Hudson Valley
Artspeak Radio, Kansas City (interviews/readings)
Wednesdays 12 (central time)
Host Maria Vasquez Boyd
Serves up information about the visual and literary arts communities
Commonplace: Conversations with Poets NYC (Interview/reading)
Monthly
Host: Rachel Zucker
Intimate and compelling interviews
KPBX Spokane Public Radio Poetry Moment (Ireading)
Weekly
Host: EJ Ianelli
Poems as read by poets and poetry lovers from across the Inland Northwest
KRBX Radio Boise The Poetry Show (interview/reading)
https:// radioboise.org/shows/
Sundays 5 pm mountain time
Host Daphne Elizabeth
People powered radio that inspires, informs and builds community
Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online, Washington (interview, reading)
Several episodes every month
Host Michael Anthony Ingram
Employing poetry and the arts to disseminate information and raise awareness about power, identity and oppression issues.
KPFA Cover to Cover, San Francisco (commentary)
Tuesdays, 5 pm
Hosts Jack Foley, Nina Serrano, Jocelyn Richards
Decades long weekly celebration of the art of poetry and prose
WGXC Ray’d Yo, Wave Hill Farm NYC (interview/reading)
Monthly, 4th Thursday 7 pm
Host Chris Funkhouser
Live performances as well as field and studio recordings
Western Colorado Writers, Western Colorado (interview/reading)
Second Tuesday, monthly
Hosts Avery Brooks and Christie Matherne
Local, regional, national international poets empowering listeners to find power and truth in writing
Viewless Wings, Dublin Ca (interviews/readings)
Weekly
Host James Morehead
Poet guests visit with poet laureate of Dublin, Ca in an East Bay podcast
Other ppl with Brad Listi (interview)
Weekly
Host Brad Listi
In-depth conversations with leading writers
Poets Wear Prada (reading)
Irregular
Host Roxanne Hoffman
Single poem read by author
Poetry Spotlight Ohio Poetry Association (interview/reading)
Monthly
Host: Jeremy Jusek, Parma Ohio poet laureate
Shining a light on Ohio poets and their craft
Off the bricks Zionsville In (reading)
Third Thursdays (podcast)
Host Brick Street Poetry
Poets reading from recent books
WFIU The Poets Weave Bloomington Indiana (reading)
Sundays 1:54/2:54 EST
Host Romayne Rubinas Dorsey
4 minutes and a cloud of poetry, since 2006
The Watt from Pedro show (punkrock/talk)
several times a week
Host Mike Watt
Mike Watt (solo artist, Minutemen, fIREHOSE, Iggy Pop and The Stooges) playing some tunes and doing some spiel.
Michael Ingram
Quintessential poetry podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/quintessential-listening-poetry-online-radio/id1472430059
Planet Poetry UK (interview/reading)
Weekly
Hosts: Robin Houghton and Peter Kenny
Robin and Peter’s guests read poems, chat about all things poetry and generally explore the bedazzling world of Planet Poetry.
Arji’s poetry pickle jar, London UK (interviews/readings)
Pre-recorded podcast
Host Arji Manuelpillai
Each week the host invites a poet to read another poet, ‘and then we dismantle and dissect it’
Poetry Unbound On Being project, Ireland (interviews/readings)
Host Padraig O Tuama
An immersive exploration of a single poem from an international array of poets
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