Podcasts about former poet laureate

A bill that would expand execution methods in Louisiana is making its way through the legislature this week, as part of Governor Jeff Landry's special session on crime. One of the key groups fighting the bill is the Capital Appeals Project. Politics reporter Molly Ryan spoke to executive director, Cecelia Kappel, for more.   Plus, Charlotte Claiborne, executive director of the Bridge Center in Baton Rouge, joins us to discuss the organization's recent 3rd anniversary. She shares an update on statewide mental health and the future of crisis receiving centers in Louisiana.    Later, the Louisiana Center for the Book in the State Library of Louisiana is celebrating Black History Month with a virtual presentation featuring New Orleans native and former Louisiana Poet Laureate Mona Lisa Saloy. Her books of poetry focus on Black Creole culture.    Saloy's presentation, titled Some History of the 7th Ward, shines a spotlight on this historic Black neighborhood in New Orleans. It debuts Monday on the Louisiana Book festival's YouTube and Facebook pages .   Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Karen Henderson. Our managing producer is Matt Bloom and our assistant producer is Aubry Procell. Our engineer is Garrett Pittman.   You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at 12:00 and 7:00 pm. It's available on Spotify, Google Play, and wherever you get your podcasts.    Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to.   Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When we first start using our voice, we use it without fear. We scream, we cry, we whine, we coo, we laugh, we barble… we do it all with our voice. But over time, many of us become disconnected from our voice. In walks Lauren Best. In this episode, my high school friend and I discuss reconnecting with our voices so that we can use them in ways that we may never have imagined. Lauren Best, a seasoned performance poet and voice coach with 15+ years of experience in musical leadership, extends her creative prowess through projects like her 2023 poetry collection “Just Leaves.” Former Poet Laureate of Owen Sound (2017-2019), she's currently crafting an audio poetry collection with sound art and intermedia poetry for site-specific installations. Co-creator of the Infinite Improvisation Podcast and host of “Lauren's Best,” her new podcast dives into creativity with curiosity and care. Lauren's mission? Empower fellow podcasters with ACE Voice, her signature method born from a decade of coaching voices and fostering creativity. She champions entrepreneurs to embrace their voices, cultivating bold self-expression and advocating for music as a nourisher of mind, body, and spirit. Lauren Best's Website: https://laurenbest.com Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://instagram.com/bylaurenbest Connect with Lauren on LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/lauren-best-48a71232 Get the notes and links for this episode - https://happyp.pl/18 Subscribe, like, rate, and review the show wherever you're listening to it. Record your Ridiculously Happy Moment - https://happyp.pl/record Listen to more episodes with Lauren - https://happyp.pl/best Follow Soph on Insta - https://instagram.com/ridiculouslyhappyppl Book Soph as your photographer - https://sophialemon.com

The former U.S. poet laureate Tracy K. Smith has a new memoir. In it, she discovers a surprise in her late father's military records that changed how she sees herself as a Black woman in America. About: Hosted by Meghna Chakrabarti, On Point is WBUR's award-winning, daily public radio show and podcast. Its unique combination of original reporting, first-person stories, and in-depth analysis creates an experience that makes the world more intelligible and humane. Deep dives. Original stories. Fresh takes. We'd appreciate your help to better understand On Point's podcast listeners and get your feedback — it'll take you about 10 minutes or less! Take our survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/onpointpodcast  

Rekdal's multimedia piece, "West: A Translation" -- which she'll read from here on campus -- employs translations, archival research, essays, poems, videos, and images in order to document the Angel Island Immigration Station in San Francisco Bay, where many Chinese migrants were detained after the implementation of the Chinese Exclusion Act in 1882.

Tracy K. Smith, former Poet Laureate of the United States from 2017 to 2019, talks about traveling the country on a quest to bring poetry to people living in rural America.

Former Poet Laureate for Nova Scotia, El Jones Joins the podcast to share the origins of her activism, and her opinions on some of the systemic issues that face the Black community.

Our guest today is Lee Herrick. Lee is the author of many books and his poems have been featured in more magazines than I can count. He served as Fresno Poet Laureate from 2015-2017. And he teaches at Fresno City College and in the MFA Program at Sierra Nevada College. I am just going to prepare you for the nerdy poetry talk that will follow, but as always we talk about food, we talk about hip hop, we talk about the movie Parasite, and much more.Lee's HomepageBooks:Philip Levine Peter EverwineLarry Levis Marisol BacaAnthony Cody, Borderland ApocryphaJuan Philipe Herrera Mai Der Vang Brynn SaitoSteven Sanchez Joseph Rios Sara Borjas David Campos Steven Church Corrinne Clegg HalesPatricia Smith Brian TurnerCarolyn ForchéTina ChangPoetry Foundation Academy of American Poets From the Fishhouse Tracy K. Smith Support Our Show on Patreon

“If there's a more engaging presence on the radio than Barnsley poet Ian McMillan and a more entertaining show than Radio 3's The Verb then I don't know it” wrote Stuart Maconie in Radio Times. So when Ian and I met - virtually - for this podcast, what wasn't to like? 

Former Poet Laureate of Mississauga has Muhammad Ali on his pandemic reading list; Mississauga woman says testing system failed her, and she infected her parents with the corona virus.

Former Poet Laureate of DC, Kendrick wrote WOMEN OF PLUMS, groundbreaking poems in slave voices.

Former Poet Laureate of Maryland and a beacon of poetry in southern Maryland,Glaser wins hearts and minds with his work.

On The Gist, we bring you two favorite segments from the past year. First, a look at how propaganda thrives in North Korea from the perspective of Kim Jong-il’s former poet laureate, Jang Jin-sung. He’s the author of Dear Leader: Poet, Spy, Escapee—A Look Inside North Korea. For the Spiel, a rhyming response to Keith Ablow’s comments on Fox News.  Join Slate Plus! Members get bonus segments, exclusive member-only podcasts, and more. Sign up for a free trial today at slate.com/gistplus. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today on The Gist, a look at how propaganda thrives in North Korea from the perspective of Kim Jong-il’s former poet laureate, Jang Jin-sung. He’s the author of Dear Leader: Poet, Spy, Escapee—A Look Inside North Korea. For the Spiel, a new way to understand the fiery conversation about vaccines. Complete Slate’s podcast listener survey! Tell us about yourself and your favorite podcasts so that Slate can serve you better. We’d appreciate 2 minutes of your time. Go to slate.com/survey. Today’s sponsors: Citrix GoToMeeting. When meetings matter, millions choose GoToMeeting. Get a free 30-day trial by visiting GoToMeeting.com and clicking the “try it free” button. Also, Squarespace.com. Get a free trial and 10% off your first purchase when you visit Squarespace.com and enter offer code GIST. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former Poet Laureate of the United States Robert Pinsky discusses poems, poetry readers, jazz and his curious family history with Ryan Van Winkle. He talks about his enthusiasm for his Favorite Poem Project - "For me a poem is a work of art that's so intimate and so internal that its medium is any reader's voice." In a wide ranging interview, he speaks about his formative years - "I grew up among very verbal, eloquent, skilful joke tellers and complainers and arguers and liars" - and the way he tries to capture music in language. He also reads a number of his poems and talks about his passion for poetry. "I never defended poetry. I don't believe in commercials for poetry. It is so fundamental, so large, so central... It's an insult to poetry to advocate for it or defend it." Photo by Jared C. Benedict under a Creative Commons on Wikimedia. Presented by Ryan Van Winkle @rvwable. Produced by Colin Fraser @anonpoetry. Music by Ewen Maclean.

We hope you enjoyed Part 1 of The Reading Room LIVE - now here's the second half of our special live show transmitted from the Bishop Greaves Theatre on 15th May.  This part includes a specially written piece on The Former Poet Laureate from our very own Paul Tyler, plus: Ann Featherstone Paul Eteng Louis Malloy Brian Rance Gareth Calway And more music from singer/songwriter Viv Murrell Click on the player below to listen online or subscribe to our feed using the buttons on the right hand side of the page...

Robert Pinsky was the twelfth poet in the Raymond Danowski Poetry Library Reading Series and read in 2010. Former Poet Laureate of the United States, Robert Pinsky is the author of seven volumes of poetry, including Gulf Music (2007) and The Figured Wheel: New and Collected Poems 1966-1996, which received the Lenore Marshall Award and the Ambassador Book Award of the English Speaking Union. Pinsky's most recent book is Essential Pleasures: A New Anthology of Poems to Read Aloud (2009). Pinsky's best-selling translation of The Inferno of Dante received the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the Howard Morton Landon Prize for translation. Pinsky is one of the few members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters to have appeared on television's The Simpsons.

Former Poet Laureate of the United StatesHass is a UC Berkeley professor who has made important contributions in poetry, criticism, and translation. His books of poetry are Sun Under Wood, Human Wishes, Praise, and Field Guide, the latter winner of the Yale Younger Poets Award. His critical essays are assembled in Twentieth Century Pleasures, and the poets he has translated include Czeslaw Milosz, Tomas Tranströmer, and masters of Japanese haiku. Series: "Lunch Poems Reading Series" [Humanities] [Show ID: 8469]