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UpFront Soul #2023.16-April 18-24, 2023- Poetry Month Special
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Jessica Care Moore
We'll hear poets- many from the Harlem Renaissance and Black Arts Movements- reading their work, along with poetry set to music, and hip-hop. We'll...

Bought by KMUN, WOMR, Georgia Public Broadcasting, KZUM, RADIOLEX and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2023
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 14
UpFront Soul #2022.15-April 12-18, 2022
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Gil Scott-Heron
We'll hear poets- many from the Harlem Renaissance and Black Arts Movements- reading their work, along with poetry set to music, and hip-hop. We'll...

Bought by WOMR, KAAD-LP, RADIOLEX, KCHW, KSTK and more


  • Added: Apr 07, 2022
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 12
Best of the Best 2020: Letters to a Young Poet
From: Third Coast International Audio Festival
Series: Best of the Best: The 2020 Third Coast Broadcast
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In this episode, two young Black artists revisit memories to grapple with how they are seen by others, and how they see themselves.

Bought by WXXI Rochester, Prairie Public, WBEZ, WRVO Public Media, New England Public Media and more


  • Added: Nov 17, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 37
8 : ALiEN
From: matthew schneeman
Series: AT NiGHT I FLY
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The final episode of this series. Spoon and Matthew perform an excerpt from a play by Spoon. Spoon and his brother Abe talk about their dad, Matthe...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2020
  • Length: 20:00
6 : FORGiVE
From: matthew schneeman
Series: AT NiGHT I FLY
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Spoon talks about hunting pigeons growing up and matthew gets pigeon hunting advice from some that specializes in hunting invasive species. Matthew...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2020
  • Length: 20:00
5 : BiRDS
From: matthew schneeman
Series: AT NiGHT I FLY
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Stories from Spoon about birds in prison. Matthew visits a bird rehab facility and meets a lead poisoned swan and a duck that was sent in the mail.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2020
  • Length: 20:00
4 : STAR TREK
From: matthew schneeman
Series: AT NiGHT I FLY
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Spoon talks about his love for Star Trek and the day his TV was taken from him. Matthew visits a Star Trek fan club.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2020
  • Length: 20:00
1 : FAT KiNG
From: matthew schneeman
Series: AT NiGHT I FLY
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First episode. Spoon talks about growing up in the desert, reads a poem about maggots and a pig, and Matthew visits his parents.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2020
  • Length: 20:00
UpFront Soul #2020.16 -April 20-26 - Poetry Month
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Nikki Giovanni
We'll hear poets- many from the Harlem Renaissance and Black Arts Movements- reading their work, along with poetry set to music, and hip-hop. We'll...

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KMUN, KHNS, WOUB, Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota and more


  • Added: Apr 16, 2020
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 9
WoodSongs 955E: Guy Davis and Fabrizio Poggi and The Affrilachian Poets
From: WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour
Caption: Guy and Fabrizio pay homage to the legendary blues duo Sonny & Brownie.
On this week's encore broadcast of WoodSongs, folksinger Michael Johnathon welcomes blues master Guy Davis and Italian harmonica virtuso Fabrizio P...

Bought by WLIW, RadioFreePalmer, KRZA, WEKU, WETS and more


  • Added: Jan 31, 2019
  • Length: 59:02
  • Purchases: 11
PN 17-11 "Nursery" by Kiki Petrosino
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Kiki Petrosino, poet
Kiki Petrosino imagines an escape from a fairy house.

Bought by KUER, PRX Remix, KENW, KHSU, and KALW


  • Added: Aug 30, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 5
Black History Special! "Hughes' Blues: The Langston Hughes Songbook"
From: WFIU
Series: Night Lights Classic Jazz: Specials
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An hour-long program featuring performances of songs with lyrics by author Langston Hughes, including recordings by Nina Simone, June Christy, Jame...

Bought by WNMU-FM, KVNF, WCPN, WMOT, Northeast Indiana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jun 29, 2017
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 11
UpFront Soul #2017.16 -Poetry Month Special - April 17-23, 2017
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Touissant St. Negritude
We'll hear poets- many from the Harlem Renaissance and Black Arts Movements- reading their work, along with poetry set to music, and hip-hop. We'll...

Bought by KMXT, WOMR, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Royalton Community Radio, WOUB and more


  • Added: Apr 13, 2017
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 8
UpFront Soul #2016.17 - Poetry Month Special - April 25-May 1, 2016
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul with Sanguine Fromage
Caption: Nikki Giovanni
We'll hear poets- many from the Harlem Renaissance and Black Arts Movements- reading their work, along with poetry set to music, and hip-hop. We'll...

Bought by KPIP-LP, KZUM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., KSRQ, KCMJ Community Radio and more


  • Added: Apr 21, 2016
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 7
The Nightfly #2015.15 - Poetry Month Special - April 13-19, 2015
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul (formerly The Nightfly with Sanguine Fromage)
Caption: Nikki Giovanni
We'll hear poets- many from the Harlem Renaissance and Black Arts Movements- reading their work, along with poetry set to music, and hip-hop. We'll...

Bought by KZUM, KZUM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WJAB, KPIP-LP and more


  • Added: Feb 11, 2015
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 7
PPW 12: Lomax’s and Prison Poetry
From: Narrative Arts
Series: Prison Poetry Workshop Podcasts
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Alan Lomax traveled the south visiting prisons and recording songs and interviews. Lomax was a great collector of folk music of the 20th century an...

Bought by KUER, PRX Remix, and KFOK-LPFM


  • Added: Feb 10, 2014
  • Length: 09:21
  • Purchases: 3
The Beat: Sean Hill - "Postcard To My Third Crush Today"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Sean Hill is a poet who grew up in Georgia and lives in Bemidji, Minnesota. His first book "Blood Ties and Brown Liquor has been compared to first ...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2012
  • Length: 02:24
The Beat: Sean Hill - "Postcard To Wrong Address"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Sean Hill is a poet who grew up in Georgia and lives in Bemidji, Minnesota. His first book "Blood Ties and Brown Liquor has been compared to first ...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2012
  • Length: 02:12
The Beat: Sean Hill - "Postcard To Anna"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Sean Hill is a poet who grew up in Georgia and lives in Bemidji, Minnesota. His first book "Blood Ties and Brown Liquor has been compared to first ...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2012
  • Length: 02:13
The Beat: Sean Hill - "Postcard To Nostalgia"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Sean Hill is a poet who grew up in Georgia and lives in Bemidji, Minnesota. His first book "Blood Ties and Brown Liquor has been compared to first ...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2012
  • Length: 01:54