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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 on 10/10/22

Airs at: Mon, 10/10/2022 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Talking Earth on 09/19/22

Airs at: Mon, 09/19/2022 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Talking Earth: September 12, 2022 with Walt Curtis

Airs at: Mon, 09/12/2022 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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On tonight's edition of Talking Earth, Walt Curtis remembers his friend Marjorie Sharp, who was  the subject of a recent feature article on Oregonlive.  Walt and board-op Patrick Bocarde also read selections from Richard Brautigan's stories. Read more

Talking Earth: Nadia Colburn and A. Molotkov

Airs at: Mon, 08/15/2022 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Tonight's edition of Talking Earth features published poets Nadia Colburn and A. Molotkov, with some slight discussion from host/board-op Patrick Bocarde. Nadia Colburn is the author of the poetry book The High Shelf (The Word Works 2019), and her poetry and prose have be... Read more

Talking Earth: Walt Curtis

Airs at: Mon, 08/08/2022 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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On tonight's edition of Talking Earth host Walt Curtis and board-op Patrick Bocarde read and discuss the works of Edward Abbey, Ken Kesey and Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and how their novels and poetry inspired and connect with the environmental movements of the 20th and 21st... Read more

Talking Earth: Endi Bogue Hartigan, Joe Safdie and Kelly Terwilliger

Airs at: Mon, 07/18/2022 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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This episode of The Talking Earth, hosted by dan raphael, features three local poets all different from each other--Endi Bogue Hartigan, Joe Safdie and Kelly Terwilliger, After the broadcast (kboo.fm or 90.7) the program can be found at https://kboo.fm/program/talking-ea... Read more

Talking Earth: Walt Curtis, June 11, 2022

Airs at: Mon, 07/11/2022 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Local poet Walt Curtis pontificates on poets Charles Baudelaire and Wallace Stevens, reading their work as well. Board-Op Patrick Bocarde chimes in with a poem of his own as well. Read more

Talking Earth: The Places That Died, Died

Airs at: Mon, 06/20/2022 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Tonight's edition of Talking Earth has a theme, based on host Patrick Bocarde's unfinished poem "The Places That Died, Died."  When he first wrote the piece and performed it, little did he know that his own workplace, the Everyday Music on Sandy Blvd, would join Cameron'... Read more

Talking Earth: June 13, 2022 with Walt Curtis

Airs at: Mon, 06/13/2022 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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Tonight's edition of Talking Earth features local poet and host Walt Curtis musing on the Portland Rose Festival, Starlight Parade and Gay Pride, and the history of each.  Board-op Patrick Bocarde occasionally chimes in as well. Read more

Talking Earth: Emmett Wheatfall, Mark Sargent and Mike G

Airs at: Mon, 05/16/2022 at 10:00pm - 11:00pm
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A spring drive edition of The Talking Earth with poet Emmett, Wheatfall, Mark Sargent and Mike G. Host dan raphael may throw in another poem or three. Emmett Wheatfall lives in Portland where he reads, writes, records, publishes, and performs poetry. Fernwood Press, an im... Read more