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Poetry Express 11/17/21: “Show Me the Difference Between Then and Now”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 11:37:11 +0000

“Show Me the Difference Between Then and Now” by LaLa Drew read by the poet About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express.

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Poetry Express 11/11/21: “Unbound”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:30:53 +0000

“Unbound” by LaLa Drew read by the poet and written in response to “In the Warble Wall” by Jan Bindas-Tenney About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express.

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Poetry Express 11/4/21: “In the Warble Wall”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Thu, 04 Nov 2021 12:30:55 +0000

“In the Warble Wall” by Jan Bindas-Tenney read by the poet About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express.

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Poetry Express 10/24/21: “In Defense of Wearing a Binder During a Pandemic”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 24 Oct 2021 11:39:22 +0000

“In Defense of Wearing a Binder During a Pandemic” by Jan Bindas-Tenney About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express.

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Poetry Express 10/17/21: “In Defense of Women Wearing High Heels in Action Movies”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 17 Oct 2021 13:30:23 +0000

“In Defense of Women Wearing High Heels in Action Movies” by Portland, ME Poet Laureate Maya Williams, read by the poet About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express.

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Poetry Express 10/10/21: “You Are Not the Disposable Trash”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 10 Oct 2021 13:34:34 +0000

“You Are Not the Disposable Trash” by Maya Williams read by the poet and written in response to “Comfort Measure” by Cait Vaughan About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express.

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Poetry Express 9/26/21: “Comfort Measure”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 26 Sep 2021 13:30:49 +0000

“Comfort Measure” by Cait Vaughan read by the poet About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express.

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Poetry Express 9/19/21: “Unsetting Sun”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 19 Sep 2021 13:30:19 +0000

“Unsetting Sun” by Cait Vaughan read by the poet and written in response to Samara Cole Doyon’s “My Boy” About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express.

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Poetry Express 9/12/21: “My Boy”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 12 Sep 2021 13:30:03 +0000

“My Boy” by Samara Cole Doyon read by the poet About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express.

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Poetry Express 9/5/21: “Prayer for the Dead”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 05 Sep 2021 13:30:38 +0000

“Prayer for the Dead” by Stuart Kestenbaum read by Alicia Brillant About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express.

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Poetry Express 8/29/21: “Maine Morning”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 29 Aug 2021 13:30:54 +0000

“Maine Morning” by Celia Thaxter read by Hannah Patterson About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express.

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Poetry Express 8/22/21: “Witch Wife”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 22 Aug 2021 13:30:27 +0000

“Witch Wife” by Edna St. Vincent Millay read by Mary?McColley? About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express.

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Poetry Express 8/15/21: “Healing”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 15 Aug 2021 13:30:50 +0000

“Healing” by Karin Spitfire read by Kristin Plummer? About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express.

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Poetry Express 8/8/21: “Transformation”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 13:32:53 +0000

“Transformation” by Emma Dawson Webb read by Alexa Barstow About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express.

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Poetry Express 8/1/21: “Home”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 01 Aug 2021 13:30:22 +0000

“Home” by Ryan Nayhill read by the poet About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express.

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Poetry Express 7/25/21: “Hero’s Wrath Knows No Bounds”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 25 Jul 2021 13:28:13 +0000

“Hero’s Wrath Knows No Bounds” by Alicia Brillant read by the poet About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express.

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Poetry Express 7/18/21: “Open Season”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 18 Jul 2021 13:30:35 +0000

“Open Season” by Katherine Hagopian Berry read by Cliftine Fortin About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express.

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Poetry Express 7/11/21: “How to Draw a Map”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 11 Jul 2021 13:30:14 +0000

“How to Draw a Map” by Patrick Hicks read by Carolyn Brady, Miss Maine 2019 & 2020 About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express.

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Poetry Express 7/4/21: “While I Stand”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 04 Jul 2021 13:30:16 +0000

“While I Stand” by Hannah Patterson?read by the poet About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express.

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Poetry Express 6/27/21: “Picking Meat”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 27 Jun 2021 13:30:31 +0000

“Picking Meat” by Mary McColley About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express.

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Poetry Express 6/20/21: “On Leaving Home”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 20 Jun 2021 13:30:04 +0000

“On Leaving Home” by Gibson Fay-LeBlanc read by Melanie Beaulieu About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express.

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Poetry Express 6/13/21: “Box Full of Darkness”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 13 Jun 2021 13:30:18 +0000

“Box Full of Darkness” by Carol Willette Bachofner read by Michelle LeClair About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express.

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Poetry Express 6/6/21: “Light Song”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 06 Jun 2021 13:30:08 +0000

“Light Song” by Megan Grumbling read by Amanda Dettman About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express.

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Poetry Express 5/30/21: “I Can’t Stop Saving My Father’s Voicemails”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 30 May 2021 13:29:51 +0000

“I Can’t Stop Saving My Father’s Voicemails” by Amanda Dettman read by the poet. About the host: Jan Bindas-Tenney is a trans non-binary and queer writer, reader, fighter, lover, friend and parent living on unceded Abenaki land. They hold an MFA in nonfiction from University of Arizona. Their writing has appeared in the opinion pages of Maine newspapers, in legislative testimony, as well as in Orion, Guernica, Gulf Coast, Arts & Letters, CutBank, the Maine Review, among other places. They work at the Maine Humanities Council where they curate a weekly poetry feature on WERU Community Radio called Poetry Express.

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Poetry Express 5/23/21: “The Iceberg Seven-Eighths Under”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 23 May 2021 13:30:38 +0000

“The Iceberg Seven-Eighths Under” By Abbie Huston Evans Read by Jefferson Navicky

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Poetry Express 5/16/21: “Half-Ourselves Half-Not”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 16 May 2021 13:30:04 +0000

“Half-Ourselves Half-Not” by Colin Cheney read by Kristina Torres

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Poetry Express 5/2/21: “Bereavement Status”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 02 May 2021 13:33:42 +0000

“Bereavement Status” by Adrian Blevins read by Jefferson Navicky

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Poetry Express 4/18/21: “Limbo”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 18 Apr 2021 13:30:12 +0000

“Limbo” by Robert Chute read by Gayla Sheldon

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Poetry Express 4/11/21: “Lady J”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 11 Apr 2021 13:30:32 +0000

“Lady J” by Linda Doloff read by the poet

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Poetry Express 4/4/21: “Silent Noise”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 13:30:14 +0000

“Silent Noise” by Wendy Smith read by the author

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Poetry Express 3/28/21: “Untitled” by LaLa Drew

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 13:31:17 +0000

“Untitled” by LaLa Drew read by Jan Bindas-Tenney

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Poetry Express 3/21/21: “Texture”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 21 Mar 2021 13:30:46 +0000

“Texture” by Kifah Abdulla read by the poet

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Poetry Express 3/14/21: “Fact Check”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 14 Mar 2021 13:30:46 +0000

“Fact Check” by Suzanne Langlois read by Jefferson Navicky

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Poetry Express 3/7/21: “Spring Pick-up”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 07 Mar 2021 13:30:44 +0000

“Spring Pick-up” by Carl Little read by Kristen Hodak

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Poetry Express 2/28/21: “Dear ghosts, when I said all I ever wanted was land”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 28 Feb 2021 13:30:26 +0000

“Dear ghosts, when I said all I ever wanted was land” by Julia Bouwsma read by Katharina Brooks

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Poetry Express 2/21/21: Untitled by LaLa Drew read by Jan Bindas-Tenney

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 21 Feb 2021 13:30:05 +0000

Poetry Express 2/14/21: “A Tool of One Long Dead” by Harriet Plimpton read by Jefferson Navicky

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 14 Feb 2021 13:30:56 +0000

Poetry Express 2/7/21: “Silk Tea” by Alana Saleeby read by Cait Vaughan

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 07 Feb 2021 13:30:32 +0000

Poetry Express 1/31/21: “Luke Havergal” by Edwin Arlington Robinson read by John Emerson

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 13:30:37 +0000

Poetry Express 1/24/21: “The Geese” by May Sarton read by Leanne Condon

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 24 Jan 2021 12:30:44 +0000

Poetry Express 1/17/21: “Listen to Me” by Kristina Torres

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 17 Jan 2021 12:30:17 +0000

Poetry Express 1/10/21: “Heartsong” by Kathryn Gardner

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 10 Jan 2021 12:30:37 +0000

Poetry Express 12/27/20: “Putting to Bed” by Marita O’Neill

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 27 Dec 2020 13:30:43 +0000

“Putting to Bed” by Marita O’Neill read by Jefferson Navicky

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Poetry Express 12/20/20: “On Disappearing” by Leanne Condon

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 12:30:05 +0000

Poetry Express 12/13/20: “The Whale” by Kristen Hodak

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 13:28:43 +0000

Poetry Express 12/6/20: “How to See Deer”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 06 Dec 2020 13:30:43 +0000

“How to See Deer” by Philip Booth read by Leslie Gregory

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Poetry Express 11/22/20: “The Champions”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 22 Nov 2020 13:30:56 +0000

“The Champions” by Myronn Hardy read by Jefferson Navicky

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Poetry Express 11/15/20: “To a Garden Spider”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 15 Nov 2020 11:30:34 +0000

“To a Garden Spider” by Leslie Moore read by Dana Legawiec

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Poetry Express 11/8/20: “Complaint of El Río Grande”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 08 Nov 2020 13:30:35 +0000

“Complaint of El Río Grande” for for Aylin Barbieri By Richard Blanco from his book How to Love a Country read by Eve Raimon

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Poetry Express 11/1/20: “I Would Like to Learn to Read”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 01 Nov 2020 13:30:02 +0000

“I Would Like to Learn to Read” by Ellen Flewelling Holt read by Kimberly Smith

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Poetry Express 10/25/20: “Love”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 25 Oct 2020 13:30:13 +0000

Katharina Brooks reading her original poem “Love”

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Poetry Express 10/18/20: “Last Poem With a Train In It”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 18 Oct 2020 13:30:13 +0000

“Last Poem With a Train In It” by Linda Aldrich read by Sara Valentine

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Poetry Express 10/11/20: “Chest Poem”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 11 Oct 2020 13:30:15 +0000

“Chest Poem” by Jefferson Navicky read by Samaa Abdurraqib

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Poetry Express 10/4/20: “Spring”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 04 Oct 2020 13:29:26 +0000

“Spring” by Edna St. Vincent Millay read by Anthony Dolan Scott

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Poetry Express 9/27/20: “Cutler Coast”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 13:30:32 +0000

“Cutler Coast” by Cait Vaughan read by Jan Bindas-Tenney

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Poetry Express 9/20/20: “Who Am I”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 20 Sep 2020 13:30:01 +0000

“Who Am I” by Kristina Torres, read by the poet.

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Poetry Express 9/6/20: “Last Poem with a Train In It”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 06 Sep 2020 13:30:24 +0000

Sara Valentine reading “Last Poem with a Train In It” by Linda Aldrich

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Poetry Express 8/30/20: “The Contest”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 30 Aug 2020 13:30:48 +0000

Cait Vaughan reading “The Contest” by Samaa Abdurraqib

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Poetry Express 8/16/20: “Twilight”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 16 Aug 2020 13:30:33 +0000

Diane Magras reading “Twilight” by Laine Kuehn

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Poetry Express 8/9/20: “Instinct”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 09 Aug 2020 13:32:55 +0000

Georges Budagu Makoko reading “Instinct” by Marianne Murekatete

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Poetry Express 8/2/20: “And July”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 02 Aug 2020 13:30:33 +0000

Barb Rehmeyer reading “And July” by Elizabeth Coatsworth

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Poetry Express 7/12/20: “When the Turtles Called My Name”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 12 Jul 2020 13:45:32 +0000

Lizz Sinclair reading “When the Turtles Called My Name” by Louis Sinclair

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Poetry Express 7/5/20: “The Abandoned Orchards of Maine”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 05 Jul 2020 13:30:55 +0000

Diane Magras reading “The Abandoned Orchards of Maine” by Pam Smith

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Poetry Express 6/28/20: “I Walk My Road at Dusk“

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 28 Jun 2020 13:30:26 +0000

Lizz Sinclair reading “I Walk My Road at Dusk“ by Julia Bouwsma.

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Poetry Express 6/14/20: “Untitled”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 13:30:40 +0000

Samaa Abdurraqib reading “Untitled” by Cait Vaughan

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Poetry Express 5/31/20: “Revel in Filth”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 31 May 2020 13:30:11 +0000

Katie Moeller reading “Revel in Filth” by Maya Williams

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Poetry Express 5/24/20: “Camp Song”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 24 May 2020 13:30:24 +0000

Samaa Abdurraqib reading “Camp Song” by Jan Bindas-Tenney

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Poetry Express 5/17/20: “End of Land, Deer Isle”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 17 May 2020 13:28:44 +0000

Samaa Aburraqib’s poem “End of Land, Deer Isle” read by Maya Williams.

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Poetry Express 5/10/20: “Coronavirus Spring”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 10 May 2020 13:30:21 +0000

Zeina Azzam’s poem “Coronavirus Spring” read by Karen Myrick

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Poetry Express 5/3/20: “Homesick”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 03 May 2020 13:30:41 +0000

“Homesick” by Alana Saleeby read by Samaa Abdurraqib

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Poetry Express 4/26/20: “Water/Nebi”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 26 Apr 2020 13:30:10 +0000

“Water/Nebi” by Cheryl Savageau read by Jan Bindas-Tenney

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Poetry Express 4/19/20: “Aren’t We All Brothers”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 19 Apr 2020 13:30:53 +0000

“Aren’t We All Brothers” by Sharif Elmusa read by Diane Magras

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Poetry Express 3/29/20: “Deep Winter”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 29 Mar 2020 13:30:26 +0000

“Deep Winter” by Amy Belle Adams, read by David Banker

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Poetry Express 3/22/20: “Notes on Thoreau’s Maine Journals”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 22 Mar 2020 13:30:19 +0000

“Notes on Thoreau’s Maine Journals” by Paul Corrigan, read by Lisa Noyes

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Poetry Express 3/15/20: “Potatoes”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 15 Mar 2020 13:33:46 +0000

John Twomey reading “Potatoes” by Jay Davis

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Poetry Express 3/8/20: “Interview with the Dead”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 13:30:35 +0000

Eliot Fowler reading “Interview with the Dead” by Julia Bouwsma

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Poetry Express 2/23/20: “Starting the Subaru and Five Below”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 23 Feb 2020 13:30:48 +0000

Jackie Ascrizzi reading “Starting the Subaru at Five Below” by Stuart Kestenbaum

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Poetry Express 2/16/20: “Red Sky”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 13:32:35 +0000

Genevieve Lysen reading “Red Sky” by Susann Pelletier

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Poetry Express 2/9/20: “The Fate of the Trees”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 09 Feb 2020 13:30:06 +0000

Nick Beauchesne reading “The Fate of the Trees” by Elias Nasrat

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Poetry Express 2/2/20: “Evening Song”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 02 Feb 2020 13:30:47 +0000

Jeff Hamm reading “Evening Song” by Steve Luttrell

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Poetry Express 1/26/20: “Prayer for a Far Away Mosque”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 26 Jan 2020 13:30:29 +0000

Safiya Khalid reading “Prayer for a Far Away Mosque” by Safa Ali

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Poetry Express 1/19/20: “A Spell Against Developers”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 19 Jan 2020 13:30:19 +0000

Robert Nichols reading “A Spell Against Developers” by Gary Lawless

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Poetry Express 1/12/20: “Breathing in the Rain”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 12 Jan 2020 13:30:39 +0000

Nicola Chin reading “Breathing in the Rain” by Amira Al Sammrai

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Poetry Express 1/5/20: “Nature”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 05 Jan 2020 13:30:43 +0000

Paul McFarland reading “Nature” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Poetry Express 12/22/19: “Coming Home”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 22 Dec 2019 13:30:16 +0000

Brenda Harrington reading “Coming Home” by Elizabeth Tibbets

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Poetry Express 12/15/19: “O! Hills of Strong!”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 15 Dec 2019 13:30:56 +0000

Richard Hardgreaves reading “O! Hills of Strong!” by Julia Harris May

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Poetry Express 12/8/19: “Apple”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 13:30:36 +0000

Leigh Norcott reading “Apple” by Betsy Sholl

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Poetry Express 12/1/19: “Just Beyond Hope”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 01 Dec 2019 13:30:20 +0000

Ellen Taylor reading her own poem “Just Beyond Hope”

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Poetry Express 11/24/19: “No Such Luck”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 24 Nov 2019 13:27:15 +0000

Kathleen Ellis reading her own poem “No Such Luck”

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Poetry Express 11/17/19: “Pear”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 17 Nov 2019 13:30:35 +0000

Kimberly Cloutier-Green reading her own poem, “Pear”

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Poetry Express 11/10/19: “Pearly Everlasting”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 10 Nov 2019 13:30:09 +0000

Barbara Rehmeyer reading “Pearly Everlasting” by Linda Buckmaster

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Poetry Express 11/3/19: “Artifact”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 03 Nov 2019 13:30:36 +0000

Judith Simpson reading “Artifact” by Mihku Paul

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Poetry Express 10/27/19: “Ants”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 27 Oct 2019 13:30:08 +0000

John Twomey reading “Ants” by Lynn Ascrizzi

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Poetry Express 10/20/19: “Eating Alone”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 20 Oct 2019 13:36:09 +0000

Margaret “Peggy” Yocom reading her own poem, “Eating Alone”

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Poetry Express 10/13/19: “The Days in Old Penobscot Stream”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 13 Oct 2019 13:30:08 +0000

Garth Robinson reading “The days in Old Penobscot Stream”, lumberjack ballad, Orono, ME 1916

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Poetry Express 10/6/19: “On Selling Our House and Moving to Town”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 06 Oct 2019 13:30:50 +0000

Marian Fowler reading “On Selling Our House and Moving to Town” by Thomas Moore

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Poetry Express 9/29/19: “At the Grave of the Unknown River Driver”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 29 Sep 2019 13:30:02 +0000

Lauren Dodge reading “At the Grave of the Unknown River Driver” by Paul Corrigan

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Poetry Express 9/22/19: “The Maine Woods”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 22 Sep 2019 13:30:20 +0000

Sara Pendleton reading “The Maine Woods” by Dawn Potter

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Poetry Express 9/15/19: “Listening for Loons”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 15 Sep 2019 13:30:42 +0000

Deb Argast reading “Listening for Loons” by Gary Lawless, with loon calls by Lily Rebecca Mitchell

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Poetry Express 9/8/19: “Year After Year We Visited Alabama”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 08 Sep 2019 13:30:32 +0000

Jonathan Beal reading “Year After Year We Visited Alabama” by Crystal Williams

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Poetry Express 9/1/19: “When Windows”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 01 Sep 2019 13:30:19 +0000

The poet Kathleen Ellis reading “When Windows” by Patricia Ranzoni

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Poetry Express 8/25/19: “Dream 1”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 25 Aug 2019 13:30:22 +0000

Eileen Moscosco reading “Dream 1” by Kifah Abdulla

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Poetry Express 8/18/19: “We’re Like Moss on the Rock”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 18 Aug 2019 13:32:03 +0000

Chris Battaglia reading “We’re Like Moss on the Rock” by Carol Dana

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Poetry Express 8/11/19: “Cider”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 11 Aug 2019 13:30:33 +0000

Kimberly Cloutier-Green reading “Cider” by Stuart Kestenbaum

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Poetry Express 8/4/19: “The Poem”

WERU-FM 89.9 — Sun, 04 Aug 2019 13:30:26 +0000

David Phreaner reciting “The Poem” by Wes McNair

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