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Join us to celebrate National Poetry Month with Red Hen Press's poetic publisher, Kate Gale, and Red Hen Press poets Kim Dower, Francisco Aragón and Kim Addonizio, who will each be reading their poems that have electrified the literary world. Francisco Aragón, the director of Letras Latinas, is a gay Latino poet, the author of After Ruben. Kim Dower's new book What She Wants explores obsession and desire. And Library Journal has written that “if Kim Addonizio were an opera, the audience would never stop throwing flowers at her feet.” Michelle Meow will delve into this “living poets society” to demonstrate the talent that makes independent publisher Red Hen Press and its poets so successful. Organizer: George Hammond A Humanities Member-led Forum program. Forums at the Club are organized and run by volunteer programmers who are members of The Commonwealth Club, and they cover a diverse range of topics. Learn more about our Forums. See more Michelle Meow Show programs at Commonwealth Club World Affairs of California. This program contains EXPLICIT language. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this week's episode, we had a lovely chat with local LA Poet Kim Dower. We talked about her new book What She Wants, her experience as an artist and as a businesswoman, and the way the literary world has changed over the decades.Kim's Recommendations:- Exit Opera by Kim Addonizio- Revolutionary Letters by Diane di Prima- Lunch Poems by Frank O'HaraThe Village Well Podcast is brought to you by Village Well Books & Coffee in downtown Culver City, CA. Each episode, we interview authors and readers about books that capture our imagination. New episodes every Wednesday. If you'd like to get in touch, you can email us at podcast@villagewell.com.If you love the show and want us to keep creating, please consider subscribing on YouTube or leaving us a review wherever you listen!
Episode 29 features poet Kim Dower, singer-songwriter Pug Johnson, musicians Roger Harvey and Simon Flory, musician Diane Coll, and multi-instrumentalist James Cook's Captain's Audio Project.
Poetry that doesn't take itself too seriously.
Welcome to the Extended Poetically Yours Podcast. This month's featured artist is Kim Dower.
Kim (Freilich) Dower (City Poet Laureate of West Hollywood from October 2016 – October 2018) has published six highly acclaimed collections of poetry all from Red Hen Press. Her most recent book, What She Wants: Poems on Obsession, Desire, Despair, Euphoria, was called “witty, sultry and thoughtful” by the Washington Post, and her bestselling, I Wore This Dress Today for You, Mom, an Eric Hoffer Book Award Finalist, was called a “fantastic collection” by The Washington Post, “impressively insightful, thought-provoking, and truly memorable” by The Midwest Book Review and Shelf-Awareness said, “These gorgeous gems are energized by the sheer power of her wit and irreverent style.” Air Kissing on Mars, Kim's first collection, was described by the Los Angeles Times as, “sensual and evocative . . . seamlessly combining humor and heartache,” Slice of Moon was called “unexpected and sublime,” by “O” magazine, and Sunbathing on Tyrone Power's Grave, won the 2020 Independent Publishers Book Award Gold Medal for Poetry. Kim's work has been featured in numerous literary journals including Garrison Keillor's "The Writer's Almanac," and her poems are included in several anthologies. She teaches poetry workshops for UCLA Extension Writer's Program, and the West Hollywood Library. Born and raised on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, and a graduate of Emerson College in Boston, Kim lives with her family in West Hollywood, CA. To learn more about Kim visit her website: www.kimdowerpoetry.com
KIM DOWER is the author of six collections of poetry, including "What She Wants: Poems on Obsession, Desire, Despair, Euphoria" published by Red Hen Press in January 2025. Her poems have been featured in many anthologies and journals, including Ploughshares, James Dickey Review, Plume, and Barrow Street. She teaches poetry workshops for Antioch University, UCLA Extension, and the West Hollywood Library. Kim lives with her family in West Hollywood, California, and she joins us today via Zoom.
Kim (Freilich) Dower (City Poet Laureate of West Hollywood from October 2016 – October 2018) has published six highly acclaimed collections of poetry all from Red Hen Press. Her newest What She Wants is called, “witty, sultry and thoughtful,” by the Washington Post. The bestselling, I Wore This Dress Today for You, Mom, an Eric Hoffer Book Award Finalist, was called a “fantastic collection” by The Washington Post, “impressively insightful, thought-provoking, and truly memorable” by The Midwest Book Review and Shelf-Awareness said, “These gorgeous gems are energized by the sheer power of her wit and irreverent style.” Air Kissing on Mars, Kim's first collection, was described by the Los Angeles Times as, “sensual and evocative . . . seamlessly combining humor and heartache.” Slice of Moon was called “unexpected and sublime,” by “O” magazine, Last Train to the Missing Planet, “poems that speak about the grey space between tragedy and tenderness, memory and loss, fragility and perseverance,” said Richard Blanco, and Sunbathing on Tyrone Power's Grave, won the 2020 Independent Publishers Book Award Gold Medal for Poetry. Kim's work has been featured in numerous literary journals including Plume, Ploughshares, Rattle, The James Dickey Review, and Garrison Keillor's "The Writer's Almanac," and her poems are included in several anthologies, notably, Wide Awake: Poets of Los Angeles and Beyond. She teaches poetry workshops for Antioch University, UCLA Extension Writer's Program, and the West Hollywood Library. Born and raised on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, and a graduate of Emerson College in Boston, Kim lives with her family in West Hollywood, CA. To learn more about Kim visit her website: www.kimdowerpoetry.com Kim joins Barbara DeMarco-Barrett to talk about the attributes of a poet, whether studying the classic poets and traditional forms is necessary if you want to write poetry, what is poetry?, and limerence. Kim reads three poems from the collection and talks about the process of writing them. For more information on Writers on Writing and to become a supporter, visit our Patreon page. For a one-time donation, visit Ko-fi. You can find hundreds upon hundreds of past interviews on our website. If you'd like to support the show and indie bookstores, consider buying books at our bookstore on bookshop.org. We've stocked it with titles from our guests, as well as some of our personal favorites. And on Spotify, you'll find to an album's worth of typewriter music like what you hear on the show. Look for the artist, Just My Type. Email the show at writersonwritingpodcast@gmail.com. We love to hear from our listeners! (Recorded on January 17, 2025) Host: Barbara DeMarco-BarrettHost: Marrie StoneMusic: Travis Barrett (Stream his music on Spotify, Apple Music, Etc.)
Weekly shoutout: Visit Coalitionist, a new literary project at the coalition! -- Hi there, We're back! Today I am delighted to be arts calling acclaimed poet Kim Dower! kimdowerpoetry.com About our guest: Kim (Freilich) Dower (City Poet Laureate of West Hollywood from October 2016 – October 2018) has published five highly acclaimed collections of poetry all from Red Hen Press. Her most recent book, the bestselling, I WORE THIS DRESS TODAY FOR YOU, MOM, an Eric Hoffer Book Award Finalist, was called a “fantastic collection” by The Washington Post, “impressively insightful, thought-provoking, and truly memorable” by The Midwest Book Review and Shelf-Awareness said, “These gorgeous gems are energized by the sheer power of her wit and irreverent style.” AIR KISSING ON MARS, Kim's first collection, was described by the Los Angeles Times as, “sensual and evocative . . . seamlessly combining humor and heartache.” SLICE OF MOON was called “unexpected and sublime,” by “O” magazine, LAST TRAIN TO THE MISSING PLANET “poems that speak about the grey space between tragedy and tenderness, memory and loss, fragility and perseverance,” said Richard Blanco, and SUNBATHING ON TYRONE POWER'S GRAVE won the 2020 Independent Publishers Book Award Gold Medal for Poetry. Kim's work has been featured in numerous literary journals including Plume, Ploughshares, Rattle, The James Dickey Review, and Garrison Keillor's “The Writer's Almanac,” and her poems are included in several anthologies, notably, Wide Awake: Poets of Los Angeles and Beyond. She teaches poetry workshops for Antioch University, UCLA Extension Writer's Program, and the West Hollywood Library. Born and raised on the Upper West Side of New York City, and a graduate of Emerson College in Boston, Kim is also the proud owner of Kim-from-L.A., long-standing literary publicity company that helps authors around the country get the word out about their wonderful books. WHAT SHE WANTS, now available from Red Hen Press. Purchase your copy today! AVAILABLE ON AMAZON! ALSO AVAILABLE AT BARNES & NOBLE! BOOKSELLER PRAISE FOR ‘WHAT SHE WANTS “Psychologically astute and playfully resolute at evoking the irrevocable desire for love, attraction, seduction and yes, companionship, What She Wants belongs on every bookshelf: not just for poetry lovers. But the poetry is there, singing its echoing delight through the lines, like desire itself, and enticing, resolving, and picturing the myriad ways we are compelled by desire and all its fruits.” —John Evans, Co-Owner Diesel, a Bookstore “Desires, both feral and mundane, are slung across these pages in a crescendo of sexual longing and urgent vitality.” —Amanda Youngman, Manager, Barnes & Noble at The Grove “A fantastic book!” —Suzy Takacs, owner of The Book Cellar Bookstore in Chicago, Illinois “From whispered secrets to consuming obsessions, these poems unveil the complexities of love, longing, and the urgency that prods us to pursue the objects of one's desire.” —Luisa Smith, Buying Director, Book Passage Bookstore “I love this collection!” —Dan Graham, Book Soup Bookstore “Captures the timeless art of storytelling through verse with raw and unfiltered emotions, lyrical language and vivid imagery. With every turn of the page, readers will find themselves drawn deeper into a world where words hold the power to inspire, delight and transform.”—Julie Slavinsky, Director of Events, Warwick's Thanks for this amazing conversation, Kim! All the best! -- Arts Calling is produced by Jaime Alejandro. HOW TO SUPPORT ARTS CALLING: PLEASE CONSIDER LEAVING A REVIEW, OR SHARING THIS EPISODE WITH A FRIEND! YOUR SUPPORT TRULY MAKES A DIFFERENCE, AND THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN.
It was such a pleasure to meet with Kim Dower and discuss her upcoming release: "What She Wants: Poems on Obsession, Desire, Despair, Euphoria" Now Available! "Obsessive love has never been so much fun! What She Wants: Poems on Obsession, Desire, Despair, Euphoria is a powerful tribute to the intensity of obsessive love, told through the trademark humor and heartbreak of bestselling poet Kim Dower." "Following the commercial and literary success of her bestselling poetry collection, I Wore This Dress Today for You, Mom: Poems on Motherhood, Kim Dower delivers What She Wants: Poems on Obsession, Desire, Despair, Euphoria—turning her keen eye, vibrant imagination, trademark insight, and humor to the intensity of obsessive love. These steamy and provocative poems, combining humor and heartache, run through the four phases of Limerence, the state of being infatuated or obsessed with another person: Infatuation, Crystallization, Deterioration, and Ecstatic Release. From the opening poem, “She'll do anything for food,” to the sexy title poem, “What She Wants,” the painfully funny, “His Other Girlfriend,” to the longing in “Visiting Baudelaire,” and the sad, sweet final poem, “Fish's Lament,” Kim Dower captures the essence of what it means to be stuck on someone—even on a squirrel! Her eclectic, growing readership will savor these poems that can be read in one sitting, like a story with an arc, or separately, each one recalling the moment of falling in or out of love, the moment our hearts skipped a beat." https://redhen.org/book_author/kim-dower/
Kim Dower is the author of What She Wants: Poems on Obsession, Desire, Despair, Euphoria. We chat channeling our characters, why poetry gets a bad rap, visiting Baudelaire's grave, and […]
Mother's Day Special. Guest: Kim Dower
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Dave and Ethan interview celebrity choreographer Vincent Paterson about working on the "Eat It" music video. Vincent shares what he kept from the video, what Michael Jackson said to him about the video, choreographing the iconic "Thriller" dance, and working with the likes of Lucille Ball, Bea Arthur and three of The Beatles.
Dave and Ethan welcome Vincent Paterson to the podcast - celebrity choreographer who has worked with Michael Jackson, Madonna, Billy Joel, Whitney Houston, and countless others - including Weird Al! He choreographed and appears in the "Eat It" music video, reprising his role as the rival gang leader from the original "Beat It" music video.
Poet and publicist Kim Dower joins Zibby to discuss her fifth book of poems, I Wore This Dress Today for You, Mom, which helped her grapple with her mother's dementia and passing. The two talk about Kim's journeys as both a writer and a book publicist — as well as how the two roles inform each other — and what the catalyst was for her to return to poetry after nearly twenty years. Kim also shares some of her favorite poets and what inspired her to write a number of the poems in this collection.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3IEQb5wBookshop: https://bit.ly/3aEJMuvSubscribe to Zibby's weekly newsletter here.Purchase Moms Don't Have Time to Read Books merch here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Today on Boston Public Radio: We begin the show by asking listeners how they're finding positivity amid a slew of bad news. Michael Curry discusses federal funding to combat hate crimes in the wake of the Buffalo shooting, and the conflict between politics and public health as COVID cases rise again. Curry is chair of the NAACP Advocacy and Policy Committee, and is president and CEO of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers. Chris Burrell shares insights from his investigative reporting into the inaccessibility of Massachusetts beaches. Burrell is an investigative reporter for GBH News. The first story in his series “Barriers at the Beach” is now out, GBHnews.org. Then, we take calls from listeners about their experiences with Massachusetts beaches. Corby Kummer talks about how the baby formula shortage became so dire, and the problems with the Food and Drug Administration. Kummer is executive director of the Food and Society policy program at the Aspen Institute, a senior editor at The Atlantic and a senior lecturer at the Tufts Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy. Revs. Irene Monroe and Emmett G. Price III weigh in on a new report on decades of sex abuse cover-ups in the Southern Baptist Church. Monroe is a syndicated religion columnist and the Boston voice for Detour's African American Heritage Trail. Price is founding pastor of Community of Love Christian Fellowship in Allston, and the Inaugural Dean of Africana Studies at Berklee College of Music. Together they host the “All Rev'd Up” podcast. Richard Blanco reads poetry on motherhood, including his poem “Mother Picking Produce,” and “Different Mothers” by Kim Dower. Blanco is the fifth presidential inaugural poet in U.S. history. His latest book, “How to Love a Country,” deals with various socio-political issues that shadow the United States. We end the show by discussing a recent study that showed women receive higher emotional benefits from hugs than men.
Lori is Back! What is ‘Gilded Glamour' and why is it this year's Met Gala theme? A fun book for Mother's day... LOJ Book Club: I Wore This Dress Today for You, Mom by Kim Dower! The Sheer Glitter dress that dazzled and scandalized America in 1962! Kim Kardashian wore the same dress last night at the met gala!
This book is a great gift for mothers day!
Kim Dower, West Hollywood poet laureate, instructor at UCLA Extension and Antioch LA, and book publicist, talks with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about her latest volume, I Wore This Dress for You, Mom (Red Hen Press). They talk about inspiration, on not getting an MFA, what to do when you hit a wall, and more.Download audio. (Recorded in April 2022) Music and sound design by Travis Barrett Visit our Patreon page at www.patreon.com/writersonwritingBarbara DeMarco-Barrett: www.penonfire.com Marrie Stone: www.marriestone.com Travis Barrett: https://travisbarrett.mykajabi.com
I was able to spend some time with my parents earlier this week. A last-minute business trip brought me down to Florida and, instead of staying near my clients in Miami, I decided to take advantage of the very reasonable rates at my parent's condo on the beach in Ft. Lauderdale. Dad even through in a free rental car and dinner at my favorite spot—Gianni's in Pompano. As I'm writing this, Mother's Day is just about a week away and I was happy I could spend two short days with my mom because we won't be able to see her on Mother's Day. She really does mean the world to me and, at 88, she's still a very happy person, even if her memory isn't what it used to be (an understatement). When I left, she had it in her head that it was Thanksgiving and that she had to make a Turkey which would have been interesting given their oven doesn't work, but I digress. On today's episode, I talk about mothers with Kim Dower, who joined me to talk about her poetry collection, “I Wore This Dress Today for You, Mom.” MEET KIM DOWER Kim has published four collections of poetry and has been Nominated for five Pushcart Prizes. Kim's work has been featured in numerous literary journals including Plume, Plough shares, Rattle, The James Dickey Review, Garrison Keillor's "The Writer's Almanac," and Ted Kooser's “American Life in Poetry.” Kim is also known as Kim from LA, a literary publicist, many of whose clients have appeared on Uncorking a Story. Her latest collection of poems has been called a rich, complex, heartbreaking, and funny anthology of poems on motherhood—being one and having one How did Kim's love of poetry as a child impact her life? What inspired her to put this collection together? How did she get started as a publicist? Listen in to find the answers to these questions as well as her advice on finding your voice as a poet. I Wore This Dress Today for You, Mom can be purchased at Amazon, Bookshop.org, and wherever books are sold. Follow Kim on Instagram and learn more about her on her website. If you like this episode, please share it with a friend. If you have not done so already, please rate and review Uncorking a Story on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts and follow us on Instagram @uncorkingastory. Visit us at https://uncorkingastory.com
Julie shops for a new car, Liz dresses as an island, Lian's new novel Lost & Found in Paris hits the bestseller list! Plus we discuss the very serious new findings in an in-depth NYT article about Teens in Crisis. Subscribe to Pep Talk here. Go the the Satellite Sisters website here. Go to the Satellite Sisters YouTube channel here. Join the Satellite Sisters Facebook Group, to interact with other Satellite Sisters listeners. Like the Satellite Sisters Facebook Page for announcements and links to new content Follow @SatSisters on Instagram and Twitter. Thank you to this week's sponsors and to listeners who use these special urls and codes to support Satellite Sisters: ButcherBox: https://butcherbox.com/sisters Charity Water: https://charitywater.org/sisters KiwiCo: https://kiwico.com Use code sisters Pair Eyewear https://paireyewear.com/satsisters Links from today's episode: Teens in Crisis Yahoo Matt Richtel New York Times story of Teens in Crisis Ben Affleck and Matt Damon to make Nike movie about Sonny Vaccaro. What is Coastal Grandmother? Stanley Tucci's Season 2 of Searching for Italy starts this Sunday May 1 on CNN. Kim Dower book of poetry: I Wore This Dress For You. Cooking With Liz: Liz will make this Green Bean and Pea Salad on the Satellite Sisters YouTube Channel LIVE Saturday April 30 at 2 pm PT/5 pm ET Book list of Lian's fellow authors on the panel at L A Times Festival of Books. Lian Dolan's books: For info on Lost and Found in Paris, The Sweeney Sisters and Lian Dolan's other books and appearances, go to www.liandolan.com Lian Dolan's Lost and Found in Paris makes Zibby Owens Must Read Books list for 2022. Order Lost and Found in Paris from indie or online stores here. For all of our booklists at Bookshop.org, go to www.bookshop.org/shop/liandolan Buy The Sweeney Sisters here on bookshop.org or here on amazon. Join our community: Facebook Page, Facebook Group and on Instagram and Twitter @satsisters. Email Satellite Sisters at hello@satellitesisters.com. Follow Lian Dolan on @instagram @liandolan Follow Liz Dolan on @instagram @satellitesisterliz Follow Julie Dolan on @instagram @julieoldestsister
Kim Dower's poetry is powerful, moving and eminently readable . The Los Angeles Times describes her work as “sensual and evocative...seamlessly combining humor and heartache...” We know you'll agree her poetry connects with audiences and is something special. We'll discuss her latest anthology, perfect for Mother's Day, I Wore This Dress Today for You, Mom.
Kim Dower is the author of I Wore This Dress Today for You, Mom: Poems on Motherhood. Always a joy to talk with, Kim and I discuss joy, tragedy, visiting […]
Host Cyrus Webb welcomes author and poet Kim Dower to #ConversationsLIVE to discuss her love of words and the new book I WORE THIS DRESS TODAY FOR YOU, MOM. Get your copy of the book on Amazon here.
April is National Poetry Month, and in this episode of "Writer's Digest Presents," we tackle all things poetry! Senior Editor Robert Lee Brewer leads the editorial team in a discussion about poetry in their lives, how it impacts their own writing, and the poets that they're reading today. Then, join Robert as he sits down with poets Kelli Russell Agodon, Kim Dower, Timothy Green, and Joseph Mills to discuss the craft, their work, and more! Be sure to stay tuned to the end of the episode for a new writing prompt!
A Poetry Anthology.
Kathryn interviews Author Kim Dower. Acclaimed for combining the accessible and profound, Kim Dower's poems about motherhood are some of her most moving and disarmingly candid. Culled from her four collections as well as a selection of new work, these poems, heartbreaking, funny, surprising, and touching, explore the quirky, unexpected observations, and bittersweet moments mothers and daughters share. These evocative poems do not glorify mothers, but rather look under the hood of motherhood and explore the deep crevices and emotions of these impenetrable relationships: the love, despair, joy, humor and gratitude that fills our lives. Her poetry has been described by the Los Angeles Times as “sensual and evocative . . . seamlessly combining humor and heartache,” and by O Magazine as “unexpected and sublime.” Kathryn also interviews Dr. Greg Marchand. Women have long had their Fallopian tubes tied for birth control, but new research co-authored by Master Surgeon Dr. Greg Marchand shows that having them removed is a safe and effective alternative. He is coauthor of a 2020 study in The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology on the merits of salpingectomy (surgical removal of a Fallopian tube) vs. tubal ligation. The study, a systematic review and meta-analysis, found few differences between the procedures, with no differences in most important clinical outcomes (antimüllerian hormone, blood loss, length of hospital stay, pre- or postoperative complications, or wound infections). He is the director of the Marchand Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery and was recently honored with a World Record for performing a total laparoscopic hysterectomy through the smallest incision ever.
Kathryn interviews Author Kim Dower. Acclaimed for combining the accessible and profound, Kim Dower's poems about motherhood are some of her most moving and disarmingly candid. Culled from her four collections as well as a selection of new work, these poems, heartbreaking, funny, surprising, and touching, explore the quirky, unexpected observations, and bittersweet moments mothers and daughters share. These evocative poems do not glorify mothers, but rather look under the hood of motherhood and explore the deep crevices and emotions of these impenetrable relationships: the love, despair, joy, humor and gratitude that fills our lives. Her poetry has been described by the Los Angeles Times as “sensual and evocative . . . seamlessly combining humor and heartache,” and by O Magazine as “unexpected and sublime.” Kathryn also interviews Dr. Greg Marchand. Women have long had their Fallopian tubes tied for birth control, but new research co-authored by Master Surgeon Dr. Greg Marchand shows that having them removed is a safe and effective alternative. He is coauthor of a 2020 study in The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology on the merits of salpingectomy (surgical removal of a Fallopian tube) vs. tubal ligation. The study, a systematic review and meta-analysis, found few differences between the procedures, with no differences in most important clinical outcomes (antimüllerian hormone, blood loss, length of hospital stay, pre- or postoperative complications, or wound infections). He is the director of the Marchand Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery and was recently honored with a World Record for performing a total laparoscopic hysterectomy through the smallest incision ever.
Kathryn interviews Author Kim Dower. Acclaimed for combining the accessible and profound, Kim Dower's poems about motherhood are some of her most moving and disarmingly candid. Culled from her four collections as well as a selection of new work, these poems, heartbreaking, funny, surprising, and touching, explore the quirky, unexpected observations, and bittersweet moments mothers and daughters share. These evocative poems do not glorify mothers, but rather look under the hood of motherhood and explore the deep crevices and emotions of these impenetrable relationships: the love, despair, joy, humor and gratitude that fills our lives. Her poetry has been described by the Los Angeles Times as “sensual and evocative . . . seamlessly combining humor and heartache,” and by O Magazine as “unexpected and sublime.” Kathryn also interviews Dr. Greg Marchand. Women have long had their Fallopian tubes tied for birth control, but new research co-authored by Master Surgeon Dr. Greg Marchand shows that having them removed is a safe and effective alternative. He is coauthor of a 2020 study in The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology on the merits of salpingectomy (surgical removal of a Fallopian tube) vs. tubal ligation. The study, a systematic review and meta-analysis, found few differences between the procedures, with no differences in most important clinical outcomes (antimüllerian hormone, blood loss, length of hospital stay, pre- or postoperative complications, or wound infections). He is the director of the Marchand Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery and was recently honored with a World Record for performing a total laparoscopic hysterectomy through the smallest incision ever.
Kathryn interviews Author Kim Dower. Acclaimed for combining the accessible and profound, Kim Dower's poems about motherhood are some of her most moving and disarmingly candid. Culled from her four collections as well as a selection of new work, these poems, heartbreaking, funny, surprising, and touching, explore the quirky, unexpected observations, and bittersweet moments mothers and daughters share. These evocative poems do not glorify mothers, but rather look under the hood of motherhood and explore the deep crevices and emotions of these impenetrable relationships: the love, despair, joy, humor and gratitude that fills our lives. Her poetry has been described by the Los Angeles Times as “sensual and evocative . . . seamlessly combining humor and heartache,” and by O Magazine as “unexpected and sublime.” Kathryn also interviews Dr. Greg Marchand. Women have long had their Fallopian tubes tied for birth control, but new research co-authored by Master Surgeon Dr. Greg Marchand shows that having them removed is a safe and effective alternative. He is coauthor of a 2020 study in The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology on the merits of salpingectomy (surgical removal of a Fallopian tube) vs. tubal ligation. The study, a systematic review and meta-analysis, found few differences between the procedures, with no differences in most important clinical outcomes (antimüllerian hormone, blood loss, length of hospital stay, pre- or postoperative complications, or wound infections). He is the director of the Marchand Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery and was recently honored with a World Record for performing a total laparoscopic hysterectomy through the smallest incision ever.
Bill welcomes poet Kim Dower to the show. Kim, the City Poet Laureate of West Hollywood (October 2016 – October 2018), has published four collections of poetry: Air Kissing on Mars, described by the Los Angeles Times as, “sensual and evocative . . . seamlessly combining humor and heartache,” Slice of Moon, called “unexpected and sublime,” by “O” magazine, Last Train to the Missing Planet, “poems that speak about the grey space between tragedy and tenderness, memory and loss, fragility and perseverance,” said Richard Blanco, and Sunbathing on Tyrone Power's Grave, winner of the 2020 Independent Publishers Book Award Gold Medal for Poetry. Her fifth Collection, I Wore This Dress Today for You, Mom, (April 19, 2022) is “Deftly constructed, inherently interesting, impressively insightful, thought-provoking, and truly memorable,”Midwest Book Review.Kim's work has been featured in numerous literary journals including Plume, Ploughshares, Rattle, The James Dickey Review, and Garrison Keillor's "The Writer's Almanac." Her poems are included in several anthologies, notably, Wide Awake: Poets of Los Angeles and Beyond, and Coiled Serpent: Poets Arising from the Cultural Quakes & Shifts of Los Angeles. She teaches poetry workshops for Antioch University, UCLA Extension Writer's Program, West Hollywood Library and the Los Angeles LGBT Center. www.kimdowerpoetry.com
Poet and former West Hollywood Poet Laureate Kim Dower, author Sleeping on Tyrone Power's Grave, and three other books of poetry, returns to the show to talk with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett about the art, craft, and business of writing poetry. Download audio. (Broadcast date: July 21, 2020)
Kim Dower is the author of Sunbathing on Tyrone Power’s Grave, Slice of Moon, and The Soapy Shrimp Boat. She was the City Poet Laureate of West Hollywood from 2016-2018. […]
The simplest of things can become quite complicated! Kim Dower, City Poet Laureate of West Hollywood (October 2016 – October 2018), has published four collections of poetry, all with Red Hen Press: Air Kissing on Mars, described by the Los Angeles Times as, “sensual and evocative . . . seamlessly combining humor and heartache,” Slice of Moon, called “unexpected and sublime,” by “O” magazine, Last Train to the Missing Planet, “poems that speak about the grey space between tragedy and tenderness, memory and loss, fragility and perseverance,” said Richard Blanco, and Sunbathing on Tyrone Power’s Grave, which Chris Kraus, author of I Love Dick, calls exuberant, sexy and sobering.” Nominated for four Pushcart Prizes, Kim’s work has been featured in Garrison Keillor's "The Writer's Almanac," and Ted Kooser’s “American Life in Poetry,” as well as in Ploughshares, Barrow Street, and Rattle. Her poems are included in several anthologies, notably, Wide Awake: Poets of Los Angeles and Beyond, (Beyond Baroque Books/Pacific Coast Poetry Series,) and Coiled Serpent: Poets Arising from the Cultural Quakes & Shifts of Los Angeles, (Tia Chucha Press.) She teaches Poetry and Dreaming in the B.A. Program of Antioch University and Wake Up Your Prose for UCLA Extension. You can connect with Kim through her website: www.kimdowerpoetry.com.
Our mothers will always be with us. Kim Dower, City Poet Laureate of West Hollywood (October 2016 – October 2018), has published four collections of poetry, all with Red Hen Press: Air Kissing on Mars, described by the Los Angeles Times as, “sensual and evocative . . . seamlessly combining humor and heartache,” Slice of Moon, called “unexpected and sublime,” by “O” magazine, Last Train to the Missing Planet, “poems that speak about the grey space between tragedy and tenderness, memory and loss, fragility and perseverance,” said Richard Blanco, and Sunbathing on Tyrone Power’s Grave, which Chris Kraus, author of I Love Dick, calls exuberant, sexy and sobering.” Nominated for four Pushcart Prizes, Kim’s work has been featured in Garrison Keillor's "The Writer's Almanac," and Ted Kooser’s “American Life in Poetry,” as well as in Ploughshares, Barrow Street, and Rattle. Her poems are included in several anthologies, notably, Wide Awake: Poets of Los Angeles and Beyond, (Beyond Baroque Books/Pacific Coast Poetry Series,) and Coiled Serpent: Poets Arising from the Cultural Quakes & Shifts of Los Angeles, (Tia Chucha Press.) She teaches Poetry and Dreaming in the B.A. Program of Antioch University and Wake Up Your Prose for UCLA Extension. You can connect with Kim through her website: www.kimdowerpoetry.com.
Episode 7 of the Rattlecast features frequent Rattle contributor Kim Dower and her new book "Sunbathing on Tyrone Power's Grave." Who was Tyrone Power and what was the Poet Laureate of West Hollywood doing on his grave? We'll find out! As always, we'll also include live open mic after talking to our guest. For details on how to participate, either pre-recorded or via Skype, go to: https://www.rattle.com/rattlecast/ ____ Kim Dower, originally from New York City, received a BFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College, where she also taught creative writing. Sunbathing on Tyrone Power’s Grave is her fourth collection of poetry. Her other collections, Air Kissing on Mars, (2010) described by the Los Angeles Times as “sensual and evocative . . . seamlessly combining humor and heartache,” was on the Poetry Foundation’s Contemporary Best Sellers list, Slice of Moon, (2013) was nominated for a Pushcart, and called, “unexpected and sublime,” by “O” magazine, and Last Train to the Missing Planet, (2016), was described by Janet Fitch as being “full of worldly, humorous insights into life as it is,” were all published by Red Hen Press. Kim’s work has been featured in Garrison Keillor's "The Writer's Almanac," and Ted Kooser’s “American Life in Poetry,” as well as in Ploughshares, Barrow Street, Rattle and Eclipse. Her poems are included in several anthologies, including, Wide Awake: Poets of Los Angeles and Beyond, (Beyond Baroque Books/Pacific Coast Poetry Series, 2015) and Coiled Serpent: Poets Arising from the Cultural Quakes & Shifts of Los Angeles, (Tia Chucha Press). She teaches two workshops, Poetry and Dreaming and Poetry and Memory in the B.A. Program of Antioch University. Owner of Kim-from-L.A. a literary publicity company helping authors promote and market their books, Kim was the City Poet Laureate of West Hollywood, from October, 2016 through October, 2018. She lives in West Hollywood with her family. For more information, visit: http://kimdowerpoetry.com _________ On the open mic: Jonathan Humble Soren James Melinda Jane / The Poet MJ Nicole Jenkins Anthony Murphy Michelle Parks Emilio Puerta Sarah Simon
Welcome, Baby Boy Sussex. Well done, Meghan and Harry! That's the good news. Here's the bad news in one NYT headline: Women Did Everything Right. Then Companies Got Greedy. How American's obsession with long hours has widened the gender gap. Is Dancing the new Kale? We discuss: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/30/well/move/health-benefits-dancing.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share New Satellite Sisters Poetry Corner! Thanks to Kim Dower for sharing poems from her new book Sunbathing on Tyrone Powers' Grave. Check out more of her work here: http://kimdowerpoetry.com Missed any Satellite Sisters podcast episodes? We've got 800 of 'em. You can always catch up on Satellite Sisters episodes you may have missed over the years. Subscribe at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or Wondery.com. And we love when you share your favorites episodes with your own Satellite Sisters and Misters. Stitcher Premium: For ad free versions of our show and many other great Wondery podcasts, go to www.stitcherpremium.com/wondery and use the promo code wondery We have a great upcoming guests:the wonderful Jennifer Weiner, who's new book coming in June is Mrs. Everything. Listen to Liz's workplace advice show Safe For Work and the Madam Secretary recap show Lian and Julie do called Satellite Sisters Talk TV. Follow us on @Twitter and @Instagram @satsisters. Like our Facebook Page for all our news. Join our Facebook Group to get in on the conversation. Visit our complete website satellitesisters.com. To email us, use info@satellitesisters.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Welcome, Baby Boy Sussex. Well done, Meghan and Harry! That's the good news. Here's the bad news in one NYT headline: Women Did Everything Right. Then Companies Got Greedy. How American's obsession with long hours has widened the gender gap.Forget Fosse Fosse Fosse. We love Verdon. Verdon. Verdon. If you are not watching Fosse/Verdon on FX, we recommend!On a related note, is dancing the new kale? We discuss: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/30/well/move/health-benefits-dancing.html?smid=nytcore-ios-shareNew Satellite Sisters Poetry Corner! Thanks to Kim Dower for sharing poems from her new book Sunbathing on Tyrone Powers' Grave. Check out more of her work here: http://kimdowerpoetry.comThanks to this week's sponsors. Use these urls and promo codes to support them and our show.Ritual: www.ritual.com/sistersThird Love: www.thirdlove.com/sistersZipRecruiter www.ziprecruiter.com/sistersKopari: www.koparibeauty.com/sistersMissed any Satellite Sisters podcast episodes? We've got 800 of 'em. You can always catch up on Satellite Sisters episodes you may have missed over the years. Subscribe at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or Wondery.com. And we love when you share your favorites episodes with your own Satellite Sisters and Misters.Stitcher Premium: For ad free versions of our show and many other great Wondery podcasts, go to www.stitcherpremium.com/wondery and use the promo code wonderyWe have a great upcoming guests:the wonderful Jennifer Weiner, who's new book coming in June is Mrs. Everything.Listen to Liz's workplace advice show Safe For Work and the Madam Secretary recap show Lian and Julie do called Satellite Sisters Talk TV.Follow us on @Twitter and @Instagram @satsisters. Like our Facebook Page for all our news.Join our Facebook Group to get in on the conversation.Visit our complete website satellitesisters.com.To email us, use info@satellitesisters.com
Kim Dower reads from her poem collection, Sunbathing On Tyrone Powers’ Grave; determining which dogs have best sense of smell; inmates socializing feral cats
Creativity can help unlock your potential.Words have the potential to change lives, and no one understands that more than Kim Dower. A widely published poet, Kim is also the City Poet Laureate of West Hollywood, a role that allows her to use the written word to celebrate the diversity and vibrancy of that community. Kim also helps aspiring poets tap into their memories and dreams to unleash their creativity and works with authors to promote their work. Kim joins host Erica Spiegelman to discuss the remarkable power of words and how the way we use them can help us tap into and unlock our potential.
Words have the potential to change lives, and no one understands that more than Kim Dower. A widely published poet, Kim is also the City Poet Laureate of West Hollywood, a role that allows her to use the written word to celebrate the diversity and vibrancy of that community. Kim also helps aspiring poets tap into their memories and dreams to unleash their creativity and works with authors to promote their work. Kim joins host Erica Spiegelman to discuss the remarkable power of words and how the way we use them can help us tap into and unlock our potential.
Creativity can help unlock your potential.Words have the potential to change lives, and no one understands that more than Kim Dower. A widely published poet, Kim is also the City Poet Laureate of West Hollywood, a role that allows her to use the written word to celebrate the diversity and vibrancy of that community. Kim also helps aspiring poets tap into their memories and dreams to unleash their creativity and works with authors to promote their work. Kim joins host Erica Spiegelman to discuss the remarkable power of words and how the way we use them can help us tap into and unlock our potential.
California poetry has looked to the future, as well as to its complex past and the present, as a way of understanding our place at the edge of the continent. California is about the magic of the land and the promise of possibility— yet the question remains, for whom? Seven contemporary California poets celebrate the diverse poetry of seven distinguished California writers, hoping to provide a lens through which to experience these visions of a life lived in the harsh clarity of a Western light. Featuring Douglas Kearney reading Charles Bukowski; Victoria Chang reading Diane Di Prima; Brendan Constantine reading Wanda Coleman; Brynn Saito reading Adrienne Rich; Kim Dower reading Gertrude Stein; Amy Gerstler reading Czeslaw Milosz; and Blas Falconer reading Juan Felipe Herrera. For photos from this program, click here.
Today's show marks the second in our series, OUR BODIES, OURSELVES, where we explore the connection between what we want from life, and how to get it in the bodies we live in. What kinds of impressions do we want to make on a date, and what's most important about how a date presents themselves to us off the bat? How do we think we're presenting our best selves, and what might the reality look like from the other side of the table? We discuss what these questions mean to us personally and then are joined by Kim Dower, the owner of the literary publicity company Kim-From-LA. Kim shares what she's learned from coaching clients into presenting themselves to the public, and what we might not understand about how others see us. She gives her top tips for getting our best selves out there, and where she wishes we would cut ourselves some slack. Have a listen, and remember to email your questions about dating to us or any upcoming guests at lovebitesradio@gmail.com! Or Tweet them to as at @lovebitesradio! Our Spring/Summer Theme Song is Josh Dion‘s GIVE LOVE! We both fell hard for Josh‘s insane drumming skills and deliciously expressive vocals (smooth like honey, ladies, and then wild and raucous as hell) way back when we first moved to NYC, dancing our hearts out to the Josh Dion Band all over town. Now he performs all over NYC (and in residency at Rockwood Music Hall) as Paris Monster. Find, chat, listen, and buy on Twitter and iTunes.
It's National Poetry Month! Kim Dower discusses and reads from her new poetry collection, Last Train to the Missing Planet. Jeffrey Masters interviews Kim Dower. Click Here to Download the Podcast on iTunes Bio: Kim (Freilich) Dower was born and raised in New York City and received a BFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College where she also taught creative writing. Her first collection of poetry, Air Kissing on Mars, (Red Hen Press, 2010) was on the Poetry Foundation’s Contemporary Best Sellers list, and was described by the Los Angeles Times as, “sensual and evocative . . . seamlessly combining humor and heartache.” Slice [...]
It's National Poetry Month! Kim Dower discusses and reads from her new poetry collection, Last Train to the Missing Planet. Jeffrey Masters interviews Kim Dower. Click Here to Download the Podcast on iTunes Bio: Kim (Freilich) Dower was born and raised in New York City and received a BFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College where she also taught creative writing. Her first collection of poetry, Air Kissing on Mars, (Red Hen Press, 2010) was on the Poetry Foundation’s Contemporary Best Sellers list, and was described by the Los Angeles Times as, “sensual and evocative . . . seamlessly combining humor and heartache.” Slice [...] The post Kim Dower | Last Train to The Missing Planet | Author Interview appeared first on Book Circle Online.
Kim Dower was born and raised in New York City and received a BFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College, where she also taught creative writing. Her first collection, Air Kissing on Mars was on the Poetry Foundation's Contemporary Best Sellers list and Slice of Moon, her second collection, nominated for a Pushcart Award, was called, “unexpected and sublime,” by “O” magazine. Kim's work has been featured in "The Writer's Almanac," and "American Life in Poetry," as well as in Barrow Street, and the Los Angeles Review, to name a few. Kim is also the founder of the Literary Publicity and Media Training Company, “Kim-from-L.A.,” and teaches a workshop called, Poetry and Memory in the B.A. Program of Antioch University. Her third collection, Last Train to the Missing Planet, will be published in the Spring of 2016. Visit www.kimdowerpoetry.com Get the Off the Grid Into the Heart CD by Sister Jenna. Like America Meditating, Download our free Pause for Peace App for Apple or Android.
Come celebrate National Poetry Month with readings from Kim Dower, Yvonne M. Estrada, Dylan Cameron Gailey, Brett Guitar Hofer, Eric Howard, Kay Sundstrom, Sharon Venezio, Tina Yang, Helen Yeoman and Terry Wolverton for an explosion of forms and styles, moods and revelations.
Kim Dower is fast becoming acclaimed in the poetry world for her humor and "turns." The Los Angeles Times described her first collection Air Kissing on Mars as, "sensual and evocative lyrical snapshots of life's bittersweet moments, seamlessly combining humor and heartache." Recently, one of the poems in her latest collection Slice of Moon was selected by Garrison Keillor for his show, The Writer's Almanac, which broadcasts on 320 radio stations throughout the United States.In this episode, Bryan, Kim and Hunter discuss why poetry matters, why it is no longer a part of most people's lives and why it needs to make a comeback. Both of Kim's poetry collections are available on Amazon. You can find out more about her work at kimdowerpoet.com.
FREE READING FOR NATIONAL POETRY MONTH Poetry is meant to be heard as well as read. Join us on Sunday, April 14 at 5 p.m. as we hear the delightful and provocative poems of Poets At Work members Kim Dower, Yvonne M. Estrada, Steven Fleet, Dylan Cameron Gailey, Brett Guitar Hofer, Eric Howard, Sharon Venezio, Terry Wolverton and Helen Yeoman. They will be joined by a dynamic group of next generation poets—Ashley Blakeney, Rachelle Cruz, Ashaki M. Jackson, Eden Jeffries, Menhaz Sahibzada and Andrew Wessels. THIS EVENT WAS RECORDED LIVE AT SKYLIGHT BOOKS APRIL 14, 2013.
FREE READING FOR NATIONAL POETRY MONTH Poetry is meant to be heard as well as read. Join us on Sunday, April 14 at 5 p.m. as we hear the delightful and provocative poems of Poets At Work members Kim Dower, Yvonne M. Estrada, Steven Fleet, Dylan Cameron Gailey, Brett Guitar Hofer, Eric Howard, Sharon Venezio, Terry Wolverton and Helen Yeoman. They will be joined by a dynamic group of next generation poets—Ashley Blakeney, Rachelle Cruz, Ashaki M. Jackson, Eden Jeffries, Menhaz Sahibzada and Andrew Wessels. THIS EVENT WAS RECORDED LIVE AT SKYLIGHT BOOKS APRIL 14, 2013.
Poets At Work Celebrate National Poetry Month Poems can make you laugh, cry, and think about your world in a completely new way. Poets At Work members Kim Dower, Yvonne M. Estrada, Steven Fleet, Dylan C. Gailey, Brett Guitar Hofer, Eric Howard, Ronna Perrin, Sharon Venezio and Terry Wolverton will read poems that do all that and then some! THIS EVENT WAS RECORDED LIVE AT SKYLIGHT BOOKS APRIL 15, 2012.
Air Kissing on Mars (Red Hen Press) Local poet Kim Dower will read and sign her new collection, Air Kissing on Mars. "Kim Dower writes jazzy, sassy, sexy poems that move fast, are full of surprise and tweak the heartstrings like Arkhipovsky tweaks the balalaika.: --Stephen Dobyns "Kim Dower's poetry is absolutely charming and compelling. She combines humor and heartbreak, while exploring the personal and universal. Her poems are both accessible and profound. What I love most is that the poet herself is so present in her images and emotions. What a big, beautiful, generous, and funny heart she has!" --Lisa See Kim Dower grew up in New York on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and received a BFA in Creative Writing from Emerson College in Boston. Upon graduating, Kim stayed at Emerson where she taught Introduction to Creative Writing: Poetry for two years before moving to Los Angeles where she pursued other writing projects and began her own literary publicity company called Kim-from-L.A., the name for which she has become famous in the world of book publishing. Kim's poetry has appeared in Ploughshares, The Seneca Review, and in the on-line video magazine, Guerilla Reads. She lives with her family in West Hollywood, California.
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