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Featuring Sam Lohmann, Amy Glin sand Claudia Saleeby savage, hosted by dan raphael

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For over 40 years Talking Earth has provided the most interesting poets and writers in Portland and elsewhere, reading and talking about their work. Founded by Walt Curtis and Barbara LaMorticella, the show is now hosted by Benjamin Fisher and dan raphael.

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This episode features Claudia Saleeby Savage, Sam Lohmann and Amy Glin. Host dan raphael reads works by federico garcia lorca and allen ginsberg.

Claudia F. Saleeby Savage is an Arab American performer, poet, essayist, and mama with MS whose work explores displacement and the landscape of the body. The author of four books of poetry, most recently first you must destroy the world from Portland's First Matter Press, she creates and performs alone and with her music-text duo Thick In The Throat Honey.  She lives with her experimental musician husband, daughter, and vocal cat here n Portland, You can find her at claudiafsavage.com and thickinthethroathoney.com 

Sam Lohmann is a parent, poet, and librarian living in Vancouver, Washington. He is a co-organizer of the long-running Spare Room Reading Series in Portland, and co-publisher of Airfoil Chapbooks with David Abel. He is the author of several books and pamphlets, most recently Poems for Shy Communists (Airfoil ‘25). Recent work has appeared online at beautifuldayspress.com (in the Winter 2025 issue of Works & Days) and at relegationbooks.com (in the journal R&R). 

Amy Nanette Glin.is a poet, author, and personal development coach who’s lived an unconventional life. From managing comedians to cooking for celebrities and priests to studying addiction recovery, she explores the sacred and the absurd with equal reverence. Her debut novel, G.O.D., Galactic Order of Demonstration, is available now in softcover and ebook, with the audiobook coming soon. amyglin.com  

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Talking Earth, March 13th with Walt Curtis

Airs at: Mon, 03/13/2023 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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In tonight's edition of Talking Earth host and local poet Walt Curtis celebrates Women's History Month with discussing, reading, and playing poetry from Emily Dickinson, Hazel Hall, Leanne Grabel and others.  Board-op Patrick Bocarde chimes in with a poem of his own, as ... Read more

Talking Earth: February 20, 2023: Margareta Waterman

Airs at: Mon, 02/20/2023 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Tonight's edition of Talking Earth features poet margareta waterman reading from her new book of poetry in progress.  She founded the small press nine muses books in Seattle, Washington in 1987,[2] and has since published upwards of 70 books and chapbooks by poets, impro... Read more

Talking Earth on 02/13/23

Airs at: Mon, 02/13/2023 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Talking Earth: ash good, Morgan Paige and Tim Barnes

Airs at: Mon, 01/16/2023 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Tonight's edition of  Talking Earth features local poets Ash Good, Morgan Paige, and Tim Barnes. Host dan raphael will throw in a couple other poems.  ash good is a nonbinary queer poet & designer living, playing & working in Portland, OR. They are the author of five boo... Read more

Talking Earth: January 9th, 2023 with Walt Curtis

Airs at: Mon, 01/09/2023 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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On Tonight's edition of spoken word show Talking Earth, host Walt Curtis discusses Malcolm Lowry's classic novel, Under the Volcano.  We also hear a little more from a recording Walt made with New Orleans musician Dusty Santamaria, and board-op Patrick Bocarde reads a po... Read more

Talking Earth: Book Stab 1

Airs at: Mon, 12/19/2022 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Tonight's edition of Talking Earth is the inaugural edition of Book Stab, where host Patrick Bocarde discusses the merits and mostly demerits of novels and poetry with guests.  Tonight's guest is Ceylon Anderson.  Mr Anderson was co-producer and co-writer of The Worriers... Read more

Talking Earth: December 12, 2022 with Walt Curtis

Airs at: Mon, 12/12/2022 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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On tonight's edition of spoken word show Talking Earth, Walt pontificates a little about the holidays, and board-op Patrick Bocarde reads a passage from Slaughterhouse-Five, as well as poems about snow and cats.  Mr. Bocarde also reveals his favorite holiday music, in a ... Read more

Talking Earth: Gaines, Tolentino, Raphael: November 21, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 11/21/2022 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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This episode of The Talking Earth, hosted by dan raphael, will feature Josh Gaines,, dan raphael (last minute fill-in) and Armin Tolentino o (as first broadcast May of 21.) As usual I'll throw in poems by a couple other poets. Josh Gaines ditched a promising military care... Read more

Talking Earth on 11/14/22

Airs at: Mon, 11/14/2022 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Talking Earth: Prinzmetal, O'Hare, Luna and Luna

Airs at: Mon, 10/17/2022 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Tonight's edition of Talking Earth features local poets Donna Prinzmetal, Red O'Hare, Christopher Luna and Angelo Luna. Dan Raphael hosts. Read more