SoundPages
SoundPages is produced by Jack Straw Cultural Center as part of the Jack Straw Writers Program. This podcast features interviews and live readings from artists in the Jack Straw Writers Program. Each year a series of twelve episodes is produced featuring the current Jack Straw Writers and curator.-
Poems about ventriloquism - Molly Tenenbaum
Molly Tenenbaum‘s newest work is inspired by her father and grandfather’s stints as professional ventriloquists. In this podcast, you’ll hear snippets of her interview with 2007 Jack Straw Writers Program curator Matt Briggs and highlights from her live reading at the Jack Straw May Reading Series.
In recognition of Molly’s free-spirited word-smithing and her deep connections to Seattle’s poetry and folk music communities, Jack Straw Productions and Matt Briggs have nominated her for Seattle’s 2008 Poet Populist. Poets are nominated by various Seattle arts organizations, and the public is invited to vote for their favorite poet here.
Music by Tamara Friedman, produced as part of the Jack Straw Artist Support Program.
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Reading - Jourdan Imani Keith
In this podcast, poet, educator and storyteller Jourdan Imani Keith does a live reading of her work in the 2006 May Reading Series.
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Tales for Small Worlds - Angela Jane Fountas
In this program, fiction writer Angela Jane Fountas reads from her Tales for Small Worlds series of short stories for the 2006 Jack Straw Writers Program Reading Series, recorded with a live audience during the Spring of 2006 at Jack Straw in Seattle.
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Reading - Marty Campbell
In this podcast, Jack Straw 2006 resident poet Marty Campbell does a live reading in the 2006 May Reading Series.
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Joan Swift: “Five From Kona”
In this podcast, poet Joan Swift begins with a sonnet she wrote for poet Theodore Roethke, who was her teacher in his last class. That is followed by a group of poems called “Five from Kona,” which she wrote for the 2006 Jack Straw Writers Program. This reading was recorded with a live audience during the Spring of 2006 at Jack Straw Productions in Seattle.
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Reading - Marika Pineda
In this podcast, Jack Straw resident writer Marika Pineda does a live reading for the 2006 May Reading Series.
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Ruzicka/Little Rose - Susan Casey
In this podcast, poet Susan Casey reads from a series of poems entitled Ruzicka/Little Rose for the 2006 Jack Straw Writers Program Reading Series. This performance was recorded with a live audience during the Spring of 2006 at Jack Straw in Seattle.
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Reading - Frances McCue
Frances McCue is an award-winning poet, inspiring speaker and self-described literary activist. In this podcast, McCue does a live reading for the 2006 May Reading Series.
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Reading Aloud with Both Ears Open - Larry Laurence
Welcome to the first ever Jack Straw produced podcast! In this debut podcast poet Larry Laurence reads from a series of poems entitled Reading Aloud with Both Ears Open at the 2006 Jack Straw Writers Program Reading Series. This performance was recorded with a live audience during the Spring of 2006 at Jack Straw in Seattle.
