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Sept. 10, 2024

Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Indran Amirthanayagam

Indran Amirthanayagam produced a “world record” in 2020 publishing three poetry collections written in three different languages. He writes in English, Spanish, French, Portuguese and Haitian Creole. He has published twenty two poetry books, including Isleño (R.I.L. Editores), Blue Window (translated by Jennifer Rathbun) (Diálogos Books), Ten Thousand Steps Against…

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Sept. 10, 2024

Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Kim Ports Parsons

After working in education for thirty years as a professor, mentor, public-school teacher, and librarian, Kim now spends as much time as possible on the reading, writing, and sharing of poetry. Terrapin Books recently published her first collection, The Mayapple Forest. Her poems appear in many journals and anthologies, in…

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Sept. 10, 2024

Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Simon Constam

Simon Constam is a Toronto poet and aphorist. His first book of poetry, BROUGHT DOWN, was published in January 2022, by Wipf and Stock Publishers. Its early reviews have been exceptional! Kevin John Hart, Anglo-Australian theologian, philosopher, and poet, “Some of the poems remind me, in the best way, of…

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Sept. 10, 2024

Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Wayne David Hubbard

Wayne David Hubbard is an author of poetry, essays, and short stories. His literary works explore – both directly and abstractly – aspects of science, philosophy, history, and culture across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Synopsis: In his debut poetry collection, Death Throes of the Broken Clockwork…

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Sept. 10, 2024

Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Vincent J. Calone

Vincent J Calone is a New Formalist poet. He studied under Lewis Turco- author of the "New Book of Poetic Forms" on New England Press. Poet, playwright, actor, director- he wears different many hats but the message remains the same- Why do we do what we do? How can we…

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Sept. 10, 2024

Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Jamey Boelhower

Jamey Boelhower is a poet and independent author with numerous published works to his name. Not only is Jamey a prolific writer but also he has been an educator for over 20 years. Although his focus is on poetry, Jamey has also made a name for himself with his compelling…

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Sept. 10, 2024

Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Proudly Presents Zomkhonto

Mbonisi Zikhali is a poet/spoken word artist and storyteller born in Makokoba, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. He has loved poetry since he was a child. He won his first poetry certificate when he was 8 years old. His spoken-word/storytelling name is Zomkhonto, which happens to be his bloodline’s totem. He is also…

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Sept. 10, 2024

Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Millicent Borges Accardi

Millicent Borges Accardi, an NEA fellow, is a Portuguese-American writer. She has four poetry collections, including Only More So (Salmon Poetry, Ireland). Among her awards are poetry fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, California Arts Council, CantoMundo, Fulbright, Foundation for Contemporary Arts NYC (Covid grant), Creative Capacity, Fundação…

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Sept. 10, 2024

Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Mary Louise Kiernan

Mary Louise Kiernan is a member of both Calling All Poets and the Woodstock Poetry Society. She was awarded the 2015 Poetry Prize by Tempe Public Library in partnership with Arizona State University. Kiernan’s poetry appears in The New York Times and elsewhere. Most recently, her debut book's closing poem…

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Sept. 10, 2024

Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Dr. Arif Ahmad

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Dr. Arif Ahmad is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a Fellow of the Heart Rhythm Society and practices cardiology and electrophysiology in southern Wisconsin. He is a mid-Westerner with pride for where he came from – Pakistan, his faith – Muslim, and most…

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Sept. 10, 2024

Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Proudly Presents Rick Lupert

Rick Lupert has been involved with poetry in Los Angeles since 1990. He is the recipient of the 2017 Ted Slade Award, and the 2014 Beyond Baroque Literary Arts Center Distinguished Service Award, a 3 time Pushcart Prize Nominee, and a Best of the Net nominee. He served as a…

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Sept. 10, 2024

Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Mary Gilliland

Mary Gilliland is the author of two award-winning collections: The Ruined Walled Castle Garden (2020) and The Devil’s Fools (2022), with poems, anthologized most recently in Rumors Secrets & Lies: Poems on Pregnancy, Abortion & Choice; Nuclear Impact: Broken Atoms in Our Hands; and Wild Gods: The Ecstatic in Contemporary…

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Sept. 10, 2024

Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Paul Richmond

Paul was named Beat Poet Laureate three times by National Beat Poetry Foundation, Inc. Massachusetts 2017 to 2019, U S National Beat Poet Laureate 2019 - 2020. New Generation Beat Poet Laureate 2020 - Lifetime Paul is best described as political, deadpan and wryly humorous, delivered in his own style.…

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Sept. 10, 2024

Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents John Patrick Robbins

John Patrick Robbins is the editor-in-chief of ten magazines, including the Rye Whiskey Review. His work has appeared in Impspired Magazine, Piker Press, It Takes All Kinds Literary Zine, The Dope Fiend Daily, Horror Sleaze Trash, Fixator Press, Lothlorien Journal Of Poetry, Punk Noir Magazine, and Fearless Poetry Zine. His…

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Sept. 10, 2024

QLPOR Presents Brian Stark and Lindsey Gill - The COLLIDE Zine

Bio: Brian was born a poet. Love of wisdom and adventure. A strong desire from a very young age to bring inspiration into the hearts of all readers of his poetry and all he crosses paths with. Only published on Facebook Poetry Society which is Brian's first created group on…

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Sept. 10, 2024

Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents S.T. Brant

S. T. Brant is a Las Vegas high school teacher. His debut collection, Melody in Exile, is out with Atmosphere Press. His work has appeared in numerous journals, including Honest Ulsterman, EcoTheo, Timber, and Rain Taxi. You can reach him on his website at ShaneBrant.com, Twitter: @terriblebinth, or Instagram: @shanelemagne.…

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Sept. 10, 2024

Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Katrenia Busch

Katrenia Busch is a published poet and author. Her work can be found in a number of places, including Police Writers, Westward Quarterly, Literature Today, The Trouvaille Review, Whimsical Poet, Bloom Magazine, The Chamber Magazine among others. Her poem, “Mystery and Wind” won 2nd place in 2022 for a creative…

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Sept. 10, 2024

QLPOR Presents Genevieve Ray (Genevievefirepoet)

Genevieve is a Spoken Word artist and poet from Bedfordshire in Britain. She has been published in 17 magazines and anthologies. She worked in theatre for 6 years as a director and playwright. Genevieve is working on her first book due to be released next year. (3) Genevieve Ray -…

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Sept. 10, 2024

Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Julian Matthews

JULIAN MATTHEWS is a writer expressing himself in the pandemic through poetry, short stories and essays. He is published in The American Journal of Poetry, Borderless Journal, Beltway Poetry Quarterly, The New Verse News, Autumn Sky Poetry Daily, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, Live Encounters, among others. He is a mixed-race minority…

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Sept. 10, 2024

Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Nicholas Michael Ravnikar

Nicholas Michael Ravnikar put the overt in overthinking. He is the originator of the new, obsessive poetic form called the Polish octave. He has self-published two collections of poetry, "Imaginary Friends" in July 2022 and "Three Dirty Sunsets" on December 1, 2022. He challenged himself to release four free full-length…

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Sept. 10, 2024

Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Christy Sawyer

Christy Sawyer is an educator and a writer, who lives in Maryland. She was a shy girl who discovered she could use her pen to give voice to her thoughts. As she began to answer the call to pick up the mic, she gathered the strength to tell her story…

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Sept. 10, 2024

QLPOR Presents Pam Hasan AKA Poetic Hummingbird - Melodies of Love

Poetic Hummingbird (Pam Hasan) is a passionate, inspirational poet. Writing poetry gives her a sense of self and freedom. Expressing her thoughts through poetry allows her to bleed her emotions on paper and heal from the darkest places that life can take you. Poetic Hummingbird (Pam Hasan) poetically weaves words…

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Sept. 10, 2024

Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Kwame Sound Daniels

Kwame Sound Daniels is a black trans, disabled fiber and traditional artist based out of Maryland, USA. Xe are currently pursuing an MFA at Vermont College of Fine Arts. Xir first book, Light Spun, is out with Perennial Press as of August of last year. the pause and the breath…

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Sept. 10, 2024

Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Gordon Ferris

Gordon Ferris was born and raised in Finglas, a North West suburb of Dublin. In the early eighties, he moved to Donegal where he has lived ever since. He started writing in 2014 and has had many short stories and poems in publications including Hidden Channel, A New Ulster, The…

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