Thank you, #PoetrySpokenHere, for including me in this fine lineup. Listeners interested in seeing my poem on the page can go here: https://newversenews.blogspot.com/2020/05/threnody-by-president-for-victims-of.html

Connor and Jack are joined by special guest Dr. Len Lawson, co-editor of the new collection "The Future of Black: Afrofuturism, Black Comics, and Superhero Poetry." just released from Blair Publishing. Together they discuss Lawson's poem "Amanda Waller Suite Episode 3: Amanda Waller Has a Woman-to-Woman with Harley Quinn." They discuss finding the complex human side of characters like Waller, the poem's resonance with Nikky Finney's Condoleezza suite, and how the collection "The Future of Black" came together.

Get a copy of "The Future of Black" here: https://www.blairpub.com/shop/the-future-of-black

Connor and Jack discuss a poem from Finney's Condoleezza Suite on Episode 73 of Close Talking: https://soundcloud.com/close-talking/episode-073-concerto-no-7-condoleezza-working-out-at-the-watergate-nikky-finney

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Episode #145 Episode 3: Amanda Waller Has a Woman-to-Woman with Harley Quinn w/Dr. Len Lawson

This special tribute episode of Poetry Spoken Here is dedicated to the late Maria McCray, Vietnam War veteran, former U.S. Marine, and member of eight consecutive Chicago National Slam Teams. An historic recording of her reading for a live audience in 2000 and an interview with Poetry Spoken Here host, Charlie Rossiter, make this a podcast not to miss.

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Episode #058 Tribute to Maria "Mama" McCray

The Open Mic of the Air is a project from Poetry Spoken Here. Since most in-person poetry events are temporarily suspended due to coronavirus, this is a way for poets from around the world to connect and have a creative outlet.

We are also eager to receive and share poems inspired by the recent country-wide protests against police brutality and in support of the value of black lives.

This is the sixth episode of the Open Mic of the Air featuring poets from across the United States - Alaska, Montana, Virginia and more. Give a listen and submit your work for the next episode!

Send a recording - 5 mins or shorter - of yourself reading one of your poems, including your name and location, to openmicoftheair@gmail.com.

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This Week's Readers

Natalie Etinoffe, Los Angeles, CA – “It is My Voice”
Wayne David Hubbard,  Winchester, Virginia – “Wall Street”
Ann Cefola, Hudson Valley, New York – “Inventory”
Caitlin M.S. Buxbaum, Wasilla, Alaska – “Pastoralis”
Mark Gibbons, Missoula Montana – “Suicide Note”
Ralph Carusillo, Hudson Vally, NY state – “For Some”
Brian Cordell, Trumbull, Connecticut – “Spanish Moon Fall and Rise”
Ralph Culver, S. Burlington, Vermont – “Threnody by the President for Victims of COVID-19”
Phyllis Klein,  Palo Alto, California – “When Your Sun Rises”

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Episode #133 Open Mic of the Air #6

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Episode #133 Open Mic of the Air #6

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