Following Little Red – Lana Hechtman Ayers

July 17, 2009

Through her series of poems about Little Red Riding Hood, Lana Hechtman Ayers has pushed a storybook character into the throes of real life. Red deals with complex relationships, temptation, and frustration with traditional gender roles. Lana says in her live reading that she was abducted by Red and consumed with writing about her. Music […]

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A Writer’s Inheritance – Kevin Craft

February 25, 2009

Inspired by the ancients, Kevin Craft weaves classical themes into contemporary poetry. His studies and travels have led him to write with a deep sense of history. As he puts it, every writer has an inheritance, and he sought his in the Mediterranean. Music by Yerba Buena, produced as part of the Jack Straw Artist […]

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A Poet’s Grit – Brian McGuigan

February 18, 2009

As a poet and a storyteller, Brian McGuigan tells it like it is, and then some. A listener of his work can feel grimy streets underfoot and see cracks in the buildings. His poems are personal and visceral and he has a great appreciation for the way things used to be. THIS PODCAST CONTAINS ADULT […]

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