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Poetry

The work of the Twin Poets Nnamdi Chukwuocha and Al Mills was celebrated at Delaware State University's Art and Activism event as part of its commemoration of Black History Month. (screengrab/DSU)
Community

Delaware’s Twin Poets mix art and activism at DSU seminar

The twin-brother team that makes up Delaware’s poets laureate help students discover “the heart that art brings into our lives.”

2 weeks ago

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Community

The Urgency of Now: A Spoken Word Experience

WHYY convened Black poets from Camden, Pennsauken, and Willingboro to explore the urgency of now.

4 weeks ago

American poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool)
Politics & Policy

Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman: ‘Even as we grieved, we grew.’

Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman summoned images dire and triumphant Wednesday as she called out to the world “even as we grieved, we grew."

2 months ago

Philadelphia jazz musician Micah Graves
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 01/18/21

This week we listen back to Mary's interview with poet Ariea D. Matthews, Anton Moore, executive producer of "The Wight of Death," and musician Micah Graves.

Air Date: January 18, 2021 10:00 am

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Billy Penn

10 Philly authors read about revolution in year-end fundraiser film

Literary collective Blue Stoop is surviving the pandemic by focusing on the local community.

3 months ago

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Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 10/26/20

This week; the Health Department gives us some trick-or-treating guidelines, voting rights for people with dementia, and poet Airea D. Matthews.

Air Date: October 26, 2020 10:00 am

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What Is the Grass Walt Whitman in My Life by Mark Doty
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Mark Doty and Walt Whitman

In his new book, poet Mark Doty traces the life and work of Walt Whitman and, in the process, examines his own experience as a writer.

Air Date: July 21, 2020 10:00 am

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A 'No to Zero' graphic protesting Mayor Kenney's budget proposal to eliminate the city's art office
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Eyes on the Street

Art helps democracy. Mayor Kenney’s plan to zero out Philly’s arts office hurts us all

Philly’s arts office responds to the cultural and ethnic diversity that makes up our vibrant neighborhoods.

9 months ago

Poets Richard Blanco and Nikky Finney
Arts & Entertainment

Healing words: poets and the pandemic

We talk with poets Richard Blanco and Nikky Finney about writing and reading poetry during the pandemic.

11 months ago

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Poets Richard Blanco and Nikky Finney
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Healing words: poets and the pandemic

We talk with poets Richard Blanco and Nikky Finney about writing and reading poetry during the pandemic and we hear how nurses are coping at Temple University Hospital.

Air Date: April 22, 2020 10:00 am

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Reading-based poet Anthony Orozco reads poems at the GoggleWorks Center for the Arts. (Courtesy of Natalie Kolb)
Keystone Crossroads
Arts & Entertainment

‘Life beaming through uncertainty and fear’: Pa. poets create community amid pandemic

With the coronavirus pandemic in full swing and a state shutdown in place, poets are turning to the internet to stay connected.

11 months ago

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Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Poet Thomas Devaney / Comedy with 1812 Productions

Thomas Devaney's new book of poems charts his complicated relationship with his home city of Philadelphia. Then, 1812 Productions, a local political satire group.

Air Date: December 24, 2019 10:00 am

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Trapeta B. Mayson is a poet, teacher and social worker based in Germantown. She was named Philadelphia’s new poet laureate Thursday at the Free Library. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Nonprofit leader by day, artist by night: Meet Philly’s new poet laureate Trapeta B. Mayson

The Liberian immigrant, social worker, and former Pew Fellow is committed to civic engagement through poetry.

1 year ago

Writers Daniel Simpson, Ona Gritz, and Anne Kaier (Anne Kaier photo credit Andrea Cipriani Mecchi)
Radio Times
Lifestyle

Writers on living with disability

Three writers discuss living with disability, the influence its had on love, life and work,, the stigmas that persist, and the pressing issues facing disabled communities.

Air Date: October 10, 2019 10:00 am

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Poet Janet Ruth Falon, author of
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Local poet writes about turning to faith, finding meaning during Jewish holidays

Janet Ruth Falon is a Philly area Jewish poet who uses the intersections of her identity to make meaning of the world.

1 year ago

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