Cover of 'Mr Big Stuff/Express Yourself' by Jean Knight/Charles Wright

Mr Big Stuff/Express Yourself (Live)

from "Country Music: Selected Early Poems" (1982, Wesleyan University Press)

Charles Wright - "Clear Night"

Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio. I'm your host, James Navé. Today, I’m going solo with my thoughts on how poetry changes life. In this episode, you’ll hear me perform poems that have shaped my thinking over the years. You’ll discover why a line of verse my mother recited to me when I was a boy continues to be my north star to this day.

Traveling and being on the road have been constants in my life. Sometimes I’ve loved the journey; other times, I’ve wondered why I’m driving through a storm in Tennessee. In this show, you’ll hear a few of my poems, including "The Road" and "The Tulsa Pool Player."
Dylan Thomas makes an appearance with "Fern Hill"—or rather, I show up performing "Fern Hill," a poem I memorized in 1985 while spending two weeks at a Tibetan Buddhist center in the south of France. I touch on environmental themes with my poem "The Bug," followed by Elizabeth Bishop’s "The Fish."

I also perform a longer piece by Charles Wright titled "The Lonesome Pine Special." I love performing this poem because it reminds me of how much work I have to do to reach Wright’s level of mastery. There’s a good reason why Charles Wright was the 2014 U.S. Poet Laureate.

I close the show with a poem about a jazz band and a touch of love. Overall I enjoyed making this episode, and I hope you enjoy listening to "How Poetry Changes Life."

Poems That influence Me with poet  and Twice 5 Miles Radio host James Navé

Charles Wright -  A Mother's Love (Scratchy Screw Mix)

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Big Blend radio interview with soul music great Charles Wright, founder of the Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band, about his new autobiographical series ‘Up From Where We’ve Come: An Eventful Journey,’ that covers the racism and hardship the Wright family faced as sharecroppers near Clarksdale, Mississippi circa the 1940s. Featured in Jan/Feb 2016 issue of Big Blend Radio & TV Magazine> http://en.calameo.com/read/00399656682fc2d6eca6a?page=10

Charles Wright: UP From Where We've Come

Charles Wright, the legendary soul musician best known as the leader of `70s soul group The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band and composer of R&B smash hit ‘Express Yourself’, talks about his new soul/funk/R&B solo album ‘Something to Make You Feel Good’. Charles is also the author of his autobiography ‘Up From Where We’ve Come’. Visit www.ExpressYourself.net

Charles Wright: Something to Make You Feel Good Album

Express Yourself (NWA Charles Wright)2 - 26 - 2020 FlatBread

Original by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band 

Arrangement by Dave Joseph based on the cover by Lettuce 

Dave Joseph - Trombone 
Alex Harris - Trumpet 
Minerva Johnson - Trumpet 
Ally Chapel - Alto Sax 
Heather Ewer - Sousaphone 
Louis DiLorenzo - Drums 

Audio - D. Joseph 
Video - A. Chapel

Harmony Park Pro

Express Yourself (a la Lettuce)

Mashup incrementado, maroto e muito dançante de A Tribe Called Quest- "Can I Kick it ?!" e RMX de "Espress YourSelf" de Charles Wright

The Power Of Z

Can I Mix it ?!

Using this space to share with my friends the poems that are important to me for one reason or another. If you own the rights to any of this stuff and don't want it on here, lemme know (deathbyragtime[at]gmail).

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Bad Asteroids cover a range of genres, blending songs into energetic grooves. Expect funky beats, slapping bass, driving guitar and soulful vocals. 
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Jack Beeevers - Bass
Richard Garside - Drums

Provocative Conversations from Twice 5 Miles Radio is a podcast devoted to candid, often surprising exchanges with artists, thinkers, and cultural instigators who speak from the core. Each episode dives beneath the surface to explore the stories and questions that shape our lives.

I’m James Navé—poet, storyteller, educator, and longtime creative collaborator. With an MFA from Vermont College of Fine Arts and decades of teaching experience across the globe, I help writers and performers tap into their authentic voices through public speaking, creative writing, and the Imaginative Storm method, which I co-developed with Allegra Huston.

My most recent book, 100 Days: A Poetic Memoir After Cancer (3: A Taos Press), documents a hundred days of healing and poetic reckoning. I’m also co-author of Write What You Don’t Know and How to Read for an Audience—practical guides for anyone seeking to speak and write with more truth and power.

I’ve directed festivals, hosted literary salons, taught with Julia Cameron, and memorized over 600 poems. I still believe in the power of a well-told story, the light through stained glass, and the open road with nothing but a podcast and a windshield full of stars.

BLUEBUS IS WHERE WE JAM, A 1977 FULLY CONVERTED SCHOOL BUS LOCATED SOMEWHERE OFF THE GRID IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS.  ANYTHING GOES, SO ENJOY

Select Big Blend Radio interviews that are featured in the digital, interactive Big Blend Radio & TV Magazine and Parks & Travel Magazine. Hosted by Nancy J. Reid and Lisa D. Smith, mother-daughter travel team and publishers.

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You can catch me dJing hip hop, funk, soul and ska and everything inbetween in Londons finest underground bars and clubs.
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