Cover to Cover with Jack Foley – March 2, 2005
A tribute to Gertrude Stein. Stein reads If I Told Him: A Completed Portrait of Picasso and Jack Foley reads an essay about Stein and about that poem. Part one of two.
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 – February 23, 2005
A presentation of the work, read by the author, of African-American folk poet Sterling A. Brown (1901-1989). Brown’s poetry was described by James Weldon Johnson as having achieved in literature "the common, racy, living speech of the Negro." On the basis of his first volume of verse, "Southern Road" (1932), Brown established himself as one … Continued
Cover to Cover with Jack Foley – February 16, 2005
Fund-drive show. POETPOURRI: a three CD collection of twentieth century American and English language poetry read by the authors. The recording includes the voices of forty-five poets, including, among others, Walt Whitman, Alfred Lord Tennyson, William Carlos Williams, T.S. Eliot, James Joyce, W.H. Auden, Robert Frost, E.E. Cummings, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Wallace Stevens, Dylan … Continued
Cover to Cover with Jack Foley – February 9, 2005
Fund-drive show. POETPOURRI: a three CD collection of twentieth century American and English language poetry read by the authors. The recording includes the voices of forty-five poets, including, among others, Walt Whitman, Alfred Lord Tennyson, William Carlos Williams, T.S. Eliot, James Joyce, W.H. Auden, Robert Frost, E.E. Cummings, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Wallace Stevens, Dylan … Continued
Cover to Cover with Jack Foley – February 2, 2005
On Dec. 10, 1958, Langston Hughes gave a poetry reading at UC Berkeley. Hughes spoke about his life as well as reading his poetry. Today’s show features excerpts from that talk.
Cover to Cover with Jack Foley – January 26, 2005
Various performances by Ishmael Reed. Jack Foley joins Reed for The Preacher & the Rapper, and there are selections from Conjure: Cab Calloway Stands in for the Moon and from the opera, Gethsemanie Park.
Cover to Cover with Jack Foley – January 19, 2005
Ishmael Reed. Part two of two interviews.
Cover to Cover with Jack Foley – January 12, 2005
Ishmael Reed discusses Blues City: A Walk in Oakland (Random House) and The Reed Reader (Basic Books). Part one of two interviews. Host: Jack Foley.
Cover to Cover with Jack Foley – January 5, 2005
Selections from the CD, "I Like Your Eyes Liberty," a collaboration between composer Terry Riley and poet Michael McClure. Riley’s music is a perfect complement to McClure’s imaginative verse, taken from two very different moments in his career: "Ghost Tantras" with its "beast language" (1964), and "Plum Stones: Cartoons of No Heaven" (2002). Host: Jack … Continued
Cover to Cover with Jack Foley – December 29, 2004
A Child’s Christmas in Wales by Dylan Thomas. Jack Foley hosts his annual Christmas tribute to the poet, and features additional poems written and read by the Welsh bard himself.