Audio archives of spoken word broadcasts from Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, ME 99.9 Bangor (weru.org)
“Show Me the Difference Between Then and Now” by LaLa Drew read by the poet About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express. The post Poetry Express 11/17/21: “Show Me the Difference Between Then and Now” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“Unbound” by LaLa Drew read by the poet and written in response to “In the Warble Wall” by Jan Bindas-Tenney About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express. The post Poetry Express 11/11/21: “Unbound” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“In the Warble Wall” by Jan Bindas-Tenney read by the poet About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express. The post Poetry Express 11/4/21: “In the Warble Wall” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“In Defense of Wearing a Binder During a Pandemic” by Jan Bindas-Tenney About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express. The post Poetry Express 10/24/21: “In Defense of Wearing a Binder During a Pandemic” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“In Defense of Women Wearing High Heels in Action Movies” by Portland, ME Poet Laureate Maya Williams, read by the poet About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express. The post Poetry Express 10/17/21: “In Defense of Women Wearing High Heels in Action Movies” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“You Are Not the Disposable Trash” by Maya Williams read by the poet and written in response to “Comfort Measure” by Cait Vaughan About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express. The post Poetry Express 10/10/21: “You Are Not the Disposable Trash” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“Comfort Measure” by Cait Vaughan read by the poet About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express. The post Poetry Express 9/26/21: “Comfort Measure” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“Unsetting Sun” by Cait Vaughan read by the poet and written in response to Samara Cole Doyon's “My Boy” About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express. The post Poetry Express 9/19/21: “Unsetting Sun” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“My Boy” by Samara Cole Doyon read by the poet About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express. The post Poetry Express 9/12/21: “My Boy” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“Prayer for the Dead” by Stuart Kestenbaum read by Alicia Brillant About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express. The post Poetry Express 9/5/21: “Prayer for the Dead” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“Maine Morning” by Celia Thaxter read by Hannah Patterson About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express. The post Poetry Express 8/29/21: “Maine Morning” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“Witch Wife” by Edna St. Vincent Millay read by Mary?McColley? About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express. The post Poetry Express 8/22/21: “Witch Wife” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“Healing” by Karin Spitfire read by Kristin Plummer? About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express. The post Poetry Express 8/15/21: “Healing” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“Transformation” by Emma Dawson Webb read by Alexa Barstow About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express. The post Poetry Express 8/8/21: “Transformation” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“Home” by Ryan Nayhill read by the poet About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express. The post Poetry Express 8/1/21: “Home” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“Hero's Wrath Knows No Bounds” by Alicia Brillant read by the poet About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express. The post Poetry Express 7/25/21: “Hero's Wrath Knows No Bounds” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“Open Season” by Katherine Hagopian Berry read by Cliftine Fortin About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express. The post Poetry Express 7/18/21: “Open Season” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“How to Draw a Map” by Patrick Hicks read by Carolyn Brady, Miss Maine 2019 & 2020 About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express. The post Poetry Express 7/11/21: “How to Draw a Map” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“While I Stand” by Hannah Patterson?read by the poet About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express. The post Poetry Express 7/4/21: “While I Stand” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“Picking Meat” by Mary McColley About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express. The post Poetry Express 6/27/21: “Picking Meat” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“On Leaving Home” by Gibson Fay-LeBlanc read by Melanie Beaulieu About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express. The post Poetry Express 6/20/21: “On Leaving Home” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“Box Full of Darkness” by Carol Willette Bachofner read by Michelle LeClair About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express. The post Poetry Express 6/13/21: “Box Full of Darkness” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“Light Song” by Megan Grumbling read by Amanda Dettman About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express. The post Poetry Express 6/6/21: “Light Song” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“I Can't Stop Saving My Father's Voicemails” by Amanda Dettman read by the poet. About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express. The post Poetry Express 5/30/21: “I Can't Stop Saving My Father's Voicemails” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“The Iceberg Seven-Eighths Under” By Abbie Huston Evans Read by Jefferson Navicky The post Poetry Express 5/23/21: “The Iceberg Seven-Eighths Under” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“Half-Ourselves Half-Not” by Colin Cheney read by Kristina Torres The post Poetry Express 5/16/21: “Half-Ourselves Half-Not” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“Bereavement Status” by Adrian Blevins read by Jefferson Navicky The post Poetry Express 5/2/21: “Bereavement Status” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“Limbo” by Robert Chute read by Gayla Sheldon The post Poetry Express 4/18/21: “Limbo” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“Lady J” by Linda Doloff read by the poet The post Poetry Express 4/11/21: “Lady J” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“Silent Noise” by Wendy Smith read by the author The post Poetry Express 4/4/21: “Silent Noise” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“Untitled” by LaLa Drew read by Jan Bindas-Tenney The post Poetry Express 3/28/21: “Untitled” by LaLa Drew first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“Texture” by Kifah Abdulla read by the poet The post Poetry Express 3/21/21: “Texture” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“Fact Check” by Suzanne Langlois read by Jefferson Navicky The post Poetry Express 3/14/21: “Fact Check” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“Spring Pick-up” by Carl Little read by Kristen Hodak The post Poetry Express 3/7/21: “Spring Pick-up” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“Dear ghosts, when I said all I ever wanted was land” by Julia Bouwsma read by Katharina Brooks The post Poetry Express 2/28/21: “Dear ghosts, when I said all I ever wanted was land” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“Putting to Bed” by Marita O'Neill read by Jefferson Navicky The post Poetry Express 12/27/20: “Putting to Bed” by Marita O'Neill first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“How to See Deer” by Philip Booth read by Leslie Gregory The post Poetry Express 12/6/20: “How to See Deer” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“The Champions” by Myronn Hardy read by Jefferson Navicky The post Poetry Express 11/22/20: “The Champions” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“To a Garden Spider” by Leslie Moore read by Dana Legawiec The post Poetry Express 11/15/20: “To a Garden Spider” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“Complaint of El Río Grande” for for Aylin Barbieri By Richard Blanco from his book How to Love a Country read by Eve Raimon The post Poetry Express 11/8/20: “Complaint of El Río Grande” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
“I Would Like to Learn to Read” by Ellen Flewelling Holt read by Kimberly Smith The post Poetry Express 11/1/20: “I Would Like to Learn to Read” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
Katharina Brooks reading her original poem “Love” The post Poetry Express 10/25/20: “Love” first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.
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