Cover to Cover with Jack Foley
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.
Cover to Cover with Jack Foley – January 27, 2010
Tables turned. East Coast poet Lee Slonimsky interviews Jack Foley about Jack’s work.
Cover to Cover with Jack Foley – January 20, 2010
Jack discusses the bizarre, virtually unknown American poet, Thomas Holley Chivers (1809-1858). Chivers and Edgar Allan Poe were literary friends, born in the same year, and they discussed many aspects of the art of poetry with one another. Poe called Chivers “one of the best and one of the worst poets in America” and got … Continued
Cover to Cover with Jack Foley – January 13, 2010
Diane di Prima reads selections from Revolutionary Letters.