3:00 PST Wednesdays
A celebration of the art of poetry. A well-known poet himself, Jack Foley’s considerable historical knowledge and his awareness of the current “scene” are incorporated into his radio shows and have made them a kaleidoscopic, always stimulating attraction for anyone interested in poetry.
With excerpts from Bob Kaufman, Poet, a two-hour radio documentary written and produced by David Henderson with Vic Bedoian as co-producer. The show originally aired on KPFA in 1991; it features recordings of Kaufman (“The Black Rimbaud”) reading as well as commentaries by friends and relatives. Kaufman, a poet in the oral tradition, usually didn’t … Continued
With excerpts from Bob Kaufman, Poet, a two-hour radio documentary written and produced by David Henderson with Vic Bedoian as co-producer. The show originally aired on KPFA in 1991; it features recordings of Kaufman (“The Black Rimbaud”) reading as well as commentaries by friends and relatives. Kaufman, a poet in the oral tradition, usually didn’t … Continued
Harry Fox, Vaudevillian. The career of the man who invented “The Fox Trot” and who went from star (“Harry Fox will appear for a month or longer at a large salary with billing that will occupy the front of the theatre in electrics,” Variety, 1914”) to not-quite-zero in a matter of decades: SONNET WITH … Continued
Cynthia Kraman, Part Two
Jack’s guest is New York poet Cynthia Kraman, who appears with her friend Poetry Flash editor Joyce Jenkins. Ms. Kraman discusses her recent book, The Touch.
J.R.R. Tolkien reads “Riddles in the Dark” from The Hobbit and other selections.
Dylan Thomas: “A Child’s Christmas in Wales” and other pieces by Thomas.
Fundraising—excerpts from Jack Foley’s Poetpourri are played.
Whale Nation—Roy Hutchins reads from Heathcote Williams’ brilliant ecopoem, Whale Nation. Hutchins read the poem in San Francisco’s Steinhart Aquarium in 1990. The poem begins, From space, the planet is blue. From space, the planet is the territory Not of humans, but of the whale. Blue seas cover seven-tenths of the earth’s surface, … Continued
