Podcast appearances and mentions of Kevin Coval

In this episode, Anna Deem, a high school English teacher in Chicago, and I discuss how seasons of life change our reading habits, her love of poetry, and our definitive shared overrated book. We also discuss the influence of the Beat generation on her writing and end with some excellent recommendations for books she enjoys with her 4-year-old daughter.    Books mentioned in this episode:    What Betsy's reading:  Dune by Frank Herbert  The Nix by Nathan Hill  Incidents Around the House by Josh Malerman Sisters of the Lost Nation by Nick Medina   Books Highlighted by Anna:  The Stranger by Albert Camus Native Son by Richard Wright  The Crown Ain't Worth Much by Hanif Abdurraqib  Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs, Jr.  Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner  Just Kids: An Autobiography by Patti Smith  Anthropology of an American Girl by Hilary Thayer Hamann  Howl by Alan Ginsberg    Other Books Mentioned in the Episode: All books available on my Bookshop.org episode page.   Fast Times and Ridgemont High by Cameron Crowe (out of print)  The Nineties: A Book by Chuck Klosterman  Junky by William S. Burroughs  Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace Promises of Gold by José Olivarez  The Breakbeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop edited by Kevin Coval, Quraysh Ali Lansana, and Nate Marshall  Selected Poems of Anne Sexton by Anne Sexton  The Collected Poems by Sylvia Plath  Very Good Hats by Emma Straub and Blanca Gómez  Dress-Up Day by Blanca Gómez  Taylor Swift: A Little Golden Book Biography by Wendy Loggia and Elisa Chavarri

The BreakBeat Poets Live! is a virtual, multi-generational showcase of some of the illest writers on the planet rock. Each chapter features writers and performers who are part of the Haymarket Books family. While all of our events are freely available, we ask that those who are able make a solidarity donation in support of our continuing to do this important work. Penelope Alegria is the 2019 Chicago Youth Poet Laureate and a two-time member of Young Chicago Authors' artistic apprenticeship, Louder Than a Bomb Squad. Her work has been featured or is forthcoming in La Nueva Semana, El Beisman, Muse/A Journal, The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNext, as well as BBC Radio 4 and WBEZ Radio Archives. She is a Brain Mill Press Editor's Pick, and she was awarded the 2018 Literary Award by Julian Randall and both the 2019 and 2020 Poetry Award by the Niles West English Department. She has performed spoken word at the Obama Foundation Summit, Pitchfork Music Festival, and other venues in the Chicagoland area. She started at Harvard College in the fall of 2020. Nilah Foster is considered a part of the queer black youth that comes from the far south side of Chicago and represents it all with her pen. She was a Louder Than A Bomb Indy finalist of 2019 and Indy winner of 2020 which also allowed her to be a part of the bombsquad 2019 and 2020 cohort. But nothing serves a better medium of learning about her than from her writing where she interrogates her own truths and where she and the audience learn together. E'Mon Lauren is from the South Side of Chicago. She is a Scorpio enthusiast and a firm believer in Dorthy Dandridge reincarnation. E'mon uses poetry and playwriting to explore a philosophy of hood womanism. She was named Chicago's first Youth Poet Laureate. A former Kuumba Lynx Performance Ensemble slam team member and Louder Than a Bomb champion, E'mon has performed in many venues including The Brave New Voices International Youth Poetry Festival and The Chicago Hip Hop Theatre Fest. She was a 2016 finalist for The Gwendolyn Brooks Open Mic Award. E'mon has been published in The BreakBeat Poets: New American Poetry in the Age of Hip-Hop, The Down Dirty Word, and elsewhere. She has been featured in Chicago Magazine, The Chicago Tribune, and on WGN Radio. She is a member of Young Chicago Authors Teaching Artist Corps. José Olivarez is the son of Mexican immigrants. His book, Citizen Illegal, won of the 2018 Chicago Review of Books Poetry Prize and was named a top book of 2018 by NPR. ​He holds fellowships from CantoMundo, Poets House, and the Bronx Council on the Arts. Olivarez was awarded the Author and Artist in Justice award from the Phillips Brooks House Association and named a Debut Poet of 2018 by Poets & Writers. He is a recipient of the Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship from the Poetry Foundation. Jamila Woods is an activist, award-winning poet, and singer/songwriter whose inspirations include Gwendolyn Brooks and Toni Morrison, as well as Erykah Badu and Kendrick Lamar. As a solo artist, she specializes in an accessible yet non-commercial form of R&B that is rooted in soul and wholly modern, which can be heard on her albums HEAVN (2016) and LEGACY! LEGACY! (2019). She is also the co-editor of The BreakBeat Poets Vol. 2: Black Girl Magic. Kevin Coval is a poet and author of A People's History of Chicago and over ten other collections, anthologies, and chapbooks. ​He is the founder and editor of the BreakBeat Poets series for Haymarket Books, artistic director for Young Chicago Authors, and the founder of Louder than a Bomb: The Chicago Youth Poetry Festival. Watch the live event recording: https://youtu.be/NPvZi_3U_ZE Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow us on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks

The BreakBeat Poets Live is a virtual, multi-generational showcase of some of the illest writers on the planet rock. Hosted by Kevin Coval and Idris Goodwin, The BreakBeat Poets Live! is a virtual, multi-generational showcase of some of the illest writers on the planet rock. Each chapter features writers and performers who are part of the Haymarket Books family. --- Kevin Coval is a poet and author of A People's History of Chicago and over ten other collections, anthologies, and chapbooks. ​He is the founder and editor of the BreakBeat Poets series for Haymarket Books, artistic director for Young Chicago Authors, and the founder of Louder than a Bomb: The Chicago Youth Poetry Festival. --- Idris Goodwin is the playwright, producer, educator, who coined the term “breakbeat poet.” He is the author of Can I Kick It? and the Pushcart–nominated collection These Are the Breaks. His publications also include Inauguration, cowritten with Nico Wilkinson, and Human Highlight: An Ode to Dominique Wilkins and This Is Modern Art, both cowritten with Kevin Coval. --------- Maya Marshall, a writer and editor, is co-founder of underbelly, the journal on the practical magic of poetic revision. Marshall has earned fellowships from MacDowell, Vermont Studio Center, Callaloo, The Watering Hole, and Cave Canem. She is the author of Secondhand (Dancing Girl Press, 2016) and a former senior editor for [PANK]. Her writing appears in Best New Poets 2019, Muzzle Magazine, RHINO, Blackbird, the Volta, and elsewhere. She lives in Chicago where she works as a manuscript editor for Haymarket Books. Her debut poetry collection All the Blood Involved in Love is forthcoming from Haymarket Books. --------- Mother Nature is the irresistible force of Klevah and TRUTH—emcees devoted to building a legacy founded on defiance and self-discovery. The Chicago-based duo is the answer for listeners seeking both substance and simplicity. As educators, they have mastered the ability to deliver weighty content through uplifting BARZ that pierce the conscience. With Peace and Love as their weapon and community at their foundation, these Gr8Thinkaz are on their way to provoking a pivotal shift in the next generation. --------- José Olivarez is the son of Mexican immigrants. His book, Citizen Illegal, won of the 2018 Chicago Review of Books Poetry Prize and was named a top book of 2018 by NPR. ​He holds fellowships from CantoMundo, Poets House, and the Bronx Council on the Arts. Olivarez was awarded the Author and Artist in Justice award from the Phillips Brooks House Association and named a Debut Poet of 2018 by Poets & Writers. He is a recipient of the Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship from the Poetry Foundation. Watch the live event recording: https://youtu.be/L_xDzEE9_k4 Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow us on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks

Hosted by Kevin Coval and Idris Goodwin, The BreakBeat Poets Live is a virtual, multi-generational showcase of some of the illest writers on the planet rock. Each chapter features writers and performers who are part of the Haymarket Books family. --- Kevin Coval is a poet and author of A People's History of Chicago and over ten other collections, anthologies, and chapbooks. ​He is the founder and editor of the BreakBeat Poets series for Haymarket Books, artistic director for Young Chicago Authors, and the founder of Louder than a Bomb: The Chicago Youth Poetry Festival. --- Idris Goodwin is the playwright, producer, educator, who coined the term “breakbeat poet.” He is the author of Can I Kick It? and the Pushcart–nominated collection These Are the Breaks. His publications also include Inauguration, cowritten with Nico Wilkinson, and Human Highlight: An Ode to Dominique Wilkins and This Is Modern Art, both cowritten with Kevin Coval. --- Comprised of two gifted musicians, The O'My's channel their experiences and perspective into gritty, polished music that grabs listeners with its sound, and holds them with its content. Nick Hennessey and Maceo Vidal-Haymes, two Chicago natives, man the keys and guitar respectively, with Maceo handling vocal duties. --- Penelope Alegria is the Chicago Youth Poet Laureate for 2019-2020 and a two-time member of Young Chicago Authors' artistic apprenticeship. Her work has been featured or is forthcoming in La Nueva Semana, Muse/A Journal, The Breakbeat Poets Vol. 4: LatiNEXT, and elsewhere. She is a Brain Mill Press Editor's Pick and was awarded the 2018 Literary Award by Julian Randall. --- Tarfia Faizullah is the author of two poetry collections, Registers of Illuminated Villages (Graywolf 2018) and Seam (SIU 2014). The recipient of a Fulbright fellowship, three Pushcart prizes, and other honors, Tarfia has been featured in periodicals, magazines, and anthologies both here and abroad. --- Krista Franklin is a writer and visual artist, the author Too Much Midnight (Haymarket Books, 2020), the artist book Under the Knife (Candor Arts, 2018), and the chapbook Study of Love & Black Body (Willow Books, 2012). She is a recipient of the Joan Mitchell Foundation Painters and Sculptors Grant, and a frequent contributor to the projects of fellow artists. Her visual art has exhibited at Poetry Foundation, Konsthall C, Rootwork Gallery, Museum of Contemporary Photography, Studio Museum in Harlem, Chicago Cultural Center, National Museum of Mexican Art, and the set of20th Century Fox's Empire. --- chicago born and raised, roy kinsey is a bit of an anomaly when it comes to tradition in his respective industries. where being a black, queer-identified, rapper, and librarian may be an intimidating choice for some, roy kinsey's non-conformist ideology has informed his 4th album, and self proclaimed, “best work yet,” blackie: a story by roy kinsey. --- Willie Perdomo is the author of The Crazy Bunch, which recently won the New York City Book Award for poetry, The Essential Hits of Shorty Bon Bon, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, Smoking Lovely, winner of the PEN Open Book Award, and Where a Nickel Costs a Dime, a finalist for the Poetry Society of America Norma Farber First Book Award. He is also a co-editor of the BreakBeat Poetry Series anthology, LatiNext. Watch the live event recording: https://youtu.be/BbAovRbt6Zw Buy books from Haymarket: www.haymarketbooks.org Follow us on Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/haymarketbooks

"The culture doesn't stop, so we don't stop" says Kevin Coval this week on this episode of Same Old New School as him and Idris pay their respect to lost greats.

Idris Goodwin and Kevin Coval join together once again to talk about hip hop, the culture, and everything in between. This week the pair talk about Judas and the Black Messiah, and the 25th anniversary of Fugees and 2Pac

The new year is now officially underway, and with it the floodgates of new music are slowly opening up to us. Idris Goodwin and Kevin Coval share with us the newest songs in the hip hop charts and what we should be listening to today.

Kevin Coval and Idris Goodwin sit to talk of the new Lifetime "Salt-N-Pepa" biopic.

Kevin Coval and Idris Goodwin sit to talk of the new Lifetime "Salt-N-Pepa" biopic.

In this interview with Otis Moss we discuss the impact of the pandemic, various ways in which the Chicago community is helping each other, and several of Otis' pandemic reading and listening suggestions: John Coltrane https://www.johncoltrane.com/ John O'Donohue https://johnodonohue.com/ Howard Thurman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Thurman    Parneshia Jones http://parneshiajones.com/about.html Mary Oliver https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Oliver  Kevin Coval https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Coval    Christian Wiman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Wiman Nate Marshall https://www.nate-marshall.com/about Eve Ewing https://eveewing.com/about Learn more about Otis here: https://www.trinitychicago.org/rev-dr-otis-moss-iii/

Kevin Coval and Matthew-Lee Erlbach join WGN Radio’s Rick Kogan to talk about the Be an Arts Hero campaign to allocate proportionate relief to the Arts & Culture sector of the American economy. Follow Rick on Twitter at @rickkogan or on Facebook @afterhourswithrickkogan

Idris Goodwin and Kevin Coval join together every week to talk hip hop, culture and everything in between!

Idris Goodwin and Kevin Coval join together every week to talk hip hop, culture and everything in between!

Kevin Coval and Idris Goodwin give a tribute to the late, the great, MF Doom.

In this episode of Same Old New School, Kevin Coval and Idris Goodwin take a second to reel in the new year, remembering Ecstasy of Whodini, KRS-One's new album, and albums to look ahead to

Idris Goodwin and Kevin Coval join forces every week to talk hip hop, culture and everything in between!

Kevin Coval and Idris Goodwin sit together to talk about culture, hip hop and everything in between! This week, the pair share their favorite albums from this year full of music.

Idris Goodwin and Kevin Coval sit down to talk culture, hip hop and everything in between.

Idris Goodwin and Kevin Coval sit down to talk about about culture, hip hop and everything in between. This week, the pair talk about hip hop at the 2020 Grammy's, Dave Chappelle, and 35th anniversary of LL Cool J's Radio

Idris Goodwin and Kevin Coval sit down to talk about hip hop, culture and everything in between. This week the pair talk about the rise of Verzuz, the 25th anniversary of Pharcyde's second album and Megan Thee Stallion.

Every Saturday at 2pm Kevin Coval and Idris Goodwin get together to talk hip hop and nonsense. It's a half-hour of laughs, context, and wisdom from some of the best in the game. This week, they dive deep into Erykah Badu's Mamma's Gun, celebrating its 20th anniversary.

Every Saturday at 2pm Kevin Coval and Idris Goodwin get together to talk hip hop and nonsense. It's a half-hour of laughs, context, and wisdom from some of the best in the game. This week, the pair talked about the newest Busta Rhymes music as well as BlackThought

Kevin Coval and Idris Goodwin are back to talk hip hop, culture and everything in between! This week, the duo talks about the 35th anniversary of Krush Groove, new music from Brittney Carter, and BET Cyphers.

We are back with another installment of Same Old New School, where culture and hip hop intersect, hosted by Idris Goodwin and Kevin Coval. This week, the pair talk about Capitalism in rappers of certain demographics, Open Mike Eagle, and much, much else.

Kevin Coval and Idris Goodwin are back to talk culture, hip hop and everything in between! This episode, the pair talk about the new Netflix film "The 40-Year Old Version," DNC rap battles and new music from Black Thought.

Idris Goodwin and Kevin Coval come together again to talk culture, hip hop and everything in between. This week, the duo sit down to talk about OG MC Scarface asking for a kidney, Royce Da 5' 9" launching a mental health institution, and Elzhi releases a new album

On this episode, Idris Goodwin and Kevin Coval discuss the impact of the Breonna Taylor trial aftermath. The United States is showing with its decision that black lives have never mattered in the United States, and the fact Breonna Taylor has been shown no justice, we must only continue to fight. That's what hip hop is all about.

Idris Goodwin and Kevin Coval are back talking about culture, hip hop and everything in between. This week, the duo look toward the youth in hip hop, particularly Keedron Bryant's new album. Bryant is a 12-year-old boy who wrote a song in the advent of the murder of George Floyd this summer.

Idris Goodwin and Kevin Coval are back to talk about culture, hip hop and everything in between. This episode, the dynamic duo speak on the mad releases going on in the rap world, from new Vic Mensa to Jay Z's involvement with the NFL, to the Rza's ice cream jingle.

Basketball! On this week's episode, Bob and Chris lean fully into their absurd love of basketball by reading poems about hoops. Bob reads “Mixology” by Adrian Matejka, Chris reads “windmill” by Kevin Coval and Idris Goodwin, and then the dudes discuss teams they're excited about in the NBA playoffs (spoiler: it's the Clippers). Special shoutouts: Natalie Diaz, Marissa Crane, Chris's dad, Charles Gabel, Kevin Weidner.

Welcome to another installment conversations of hip hop and culture through the years, Same Old New School! This week, Idris Goodwin and Kevin Coval sit down to talk about hip hop duo Felt and their upcoming fourth album "Felt 4 U."

On this week's episode, Bob and Chris scratch the gritty, dreamlike surface of Chicago's literary tradition. Bob reads “Declaration” by Philip B. Williams, Chris reads “I Wasn't in Grant Park when Obama Was elected” by Kevin Coval, then the dudes share some memories of hoops in Chicago while saluting the recently-departed Guthrie's Tavern.

Idris Goodwin and Kevin Coval are back talking about all things hip hop, culture and everything in between. This week, the duo talk about the social unrest and injustice that has been facing the city of Chicago and the country at large, and the resulting cultural shift happening around the world.

This episode is dedicated, almost entirely, to the questions surrounding Judaism in and with the Hip Hop culture and community. After beginning with the recent ViacomCBS firing of Nick Cannon over anti-Semitic comments, Kevin Coval opens up about being a Jewish man and how his own community has existed with and broken away from the Black community.

Join Idris Goodwin and Kevin Coval as they discuss how Hip Hop intersects with culture, politics, fashion and more. This episode, they discuss the Noname/J.Cole feud, how intergenerational issues have appeared in hip hop, and some new tracks to keep an eye out for

Idris Goodwin and Kevin Coval sit down once more to talk about hip-hop, pop culture, and everything in between. This episode, the duo talk Run The Jewels, Bruce Lee's "Be Water" and Dave Chappelle's new special "8:46"

Idris Goodwin and Kevin Coval join forces once again to talk on the cultural influences hip hop has on the world. This week, the duo talk on hip hop and the Five Percent Nation, Do The Right Things, and KRS-One

Kevin Coval and Idris Goodwin join forces for a special episode centered around hip hop's long, intergenerational perspective on protests, as well as the work that still needs to be done today.

Kevin Coval and Idris Goodwin get together once more to talk all things hip hop. In this episode, Kevin and Idris talk Swiss Beatz, Nelly vs. Ludacris, Ice Cube's AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

Kevin Coval and Idris Goodwin talk Hip Hop and more. On this episode, they talk: Jill Scott vs. Erykah Badu on Verzuz, Jean Deaux's new record Watch This, Andre Harrell's death, “The Last Dance,” and more!

S.O.N.S hosted by Kevin Coval and Idris Goodwin. On this episode, the duo dove into the “Rodman Effect,” from The Last Dance doc, the Library of Congress's new citizen DJ program, and the question on everyone's mind right now…does Beyoncé have bars?!

PODCAST SPECIAL: SAME OLD NEW SCHOOL, Kevin Coval and Idris Goodwin From Fred The Godson's death to a continuation of their AOC's Top 5 MC's, and Michael Jordan's “LAST DANCE” documentary to Smino's new mixtape, there was no shortage of topics.

PODCAST SPECIAL: For their first episode, SAME OLD NEW SCHOOL, Kevin Coval and Idris Goodwin talk RZA / DJ Premiere battle, Drake's home tour, and RMR's (pronounced rumor) new single “DEALER.”

On this episode, Kevin Coval and Mercedes Zapata talk with Max The Snacktor as he shares insight into his upbringing in LA; his visual artistry and being the co-founder of Chicago Sleepers; working with Young Chicago Authors and the various shows he’s curated; and much more. Max is leaving Chicago to return back home to […]

This week the Cornerstore turned the mic around on itself with a causal episode featuring the podcast staff. Host, Kevin Coval, super producer & DJ, DJ Ca$h Era, unreal photographer, Mercedes Zapata, & snacktor, Max Weissman connect about favorite episodes of the past, 2019 memories, where we'd like the podcast to go in the future […]

Kevin Coval's newest book "Everything Must Go" celebrates Chicago's Wicker Park in the 1990's, which served as the poet's home as a young artist. It focuses on the politicization and gentrification of black and brown communities at large and speaks to other cities that are also enduring similar change. Listen as the poet, activist and founder of Young Chicago Authors speaks with Jill Hopkins on The Morning AMp to discuss the book and what inspired it! Photo Courtesy of Ting Shen/Chicago Tribune More info about "Everything Must Go" can be found here: https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1352-everything-must-go

Jill Hopkins and Gabe Mendoza held it down with a live broadcast at this year's Winter Block Party. They spoke with several performing artists and organizations represented at the event that day, including Kevin Coval and Dan Ash who launched the yearly event 10 years ago, Hope For the Day, John Walt Foundation, Defcee, Mother Nature and many more. Listen to the broadcast and re-live the experience!

Studs Terkel called Kevin Coval's voice “our hope for a new world of peace, grace and beauty.” The co-founder of /Louder Than a Bomb,/the country's largest youth poetry slam, and Artistic Director of Young Chicago Authors, Kevin Coval's life is an embodiment of the Creative Muscle's fourth element: You Are What You Give. He is a poet, educator and activist who has empowered thousands of young people to use their voices and talents to organize, engage and express. He is the poet-in-residence at the Jane Addams' Hull House and serves as faculty at the School of the Art Institute and University of Illinois-Chicago. He is the author of several award-winning books of poetry including /A People's History of Chicago,/forward written by Chance the Rapper, whom he also mentored. He sat down with the Creative Muscle to discuss standing up for what you believe in, hope for young people, and how to sustain a body of work over time.