Yeats and Sartre

On June 14 I read the poetry of William B. Yeats again. He is a good writer, but not one I am finding that I like deeply. This last week I read from Jean Paul Sartre. I only had read No Exit a hundred years ago. I don't know much of existentialism, and reading him at 7 in the morning doesn't make me want to read much more. I ran into David Joseph the other day, he now owns the Willow Bakery. He said he listens to the show. So I thought I would go support his business and read some recipes on air this week, June 28.

Thursday, June 7

Last week I read a section from Whitman's, Leaves of Grass. It was most enjoyable. I had not had the opportunity to read that aloud before. It is amazing to do such, the meanings and expressions are more alive and engaged when reading Whitman out loud. This week I will be reading a few poems by Gwendlyn Brooks and Nikki Giovonni, both of whom have a birthday on the 7th of June. But then I will be spending most of the hour reading from F.G. Lorca's work. Lorca is a poet that has haunted and attracted me for years. His birthday is June 5th. This will give me a chance to get to know more about him and his work.

What a treat

Today was the first time that the show had a live poet, Joanna Hynd. She is a graduate of the University of Maine and majored in English with a specialty of poetry. She is also the acting head librarian at the Thomaston Public Library. It was such a treat to hear her poems, and read by her. The live element of poetry is a wonderful treat.

May 17 2012

This week we will have the first guest poet join the show, Joanna Hynd. She is a graduate of U. Maine and studied poetry. She is not acting librarian at the Thomaston Public Library. Recently she organized a poetry reading at the library and I was very impressed by her fresh energy, sincere, and poignant work.

May 10

Sad news about the passing of Maurice Sendak, I will read some of his works this Thursday, May 10 along with Shel Silverstein - May 9th is the is the 13th anniversary of his death. So it is good to read these two together at this time of the year. A morning of childhood delight. Yea! On Thursday, May 17th, Joanna Hynd will join me to read some of her poems, along with some of her favorite poems. She studied poetry and writing and is a local poet. It is always a treat to hear poetry in the voice of a poet.

Celebrating May Sarton's 100th Birthday

This Thursday, May 3rd, the show will be dedicated to words of May Sarton. It will be her 100th birthday. Erika Pfander will be a guest reader. She was the director of the Chamber Theatre of Maine and produced and directed two world premieres of May Sarton's work and in the process got to know her. It will be a treat to have her with me to read and remember May Sarton on her birthday. Don't miss the show.

ONE YEAR !

Well, it has been one year on the air. What a wonderful experience. I feel like I have gained much, learned more and had fun doing it. The opportunity to learn about so many writers, to engage with their writings, and to have the time to practice reading aloud has been very rich and rewarding. I look forward to my second year. We will be starting with a treat, Erika Pfander will return to read from the works of May Sarton, to celebrate her 100th birthday, which will be on the 3rd.