This week’s Cartwheels on the Sky feature the poems and process of Albion poet Karen Lewis. Karen Lewis lives between Salmon Creek and the Navarro River on unceded ancestral land of the Pomo people. Her work navigates themes of migration, war, peace, love, loss, ecology, and motherhood. Her new chapbook …
This week’s Cartwheels on the Sky feature is features the poems and process of Ukiah poet Theresa Whitehill. California poet, letterpress printer, and graphic designer Theresa Whitehill served as Poet Laureate for the city of Ukiah from 2009 through 2011 and has been involved her entire career in the production of poetry readings and literary events…
This week’s Cartwheels on the Sky feature is Kirk Lumpkin — poet, spoken word & performance artist, lyricist, and environmentalist. Since moving to Mendocino County in 2016 he has become a California state certified Naturalist; a singer in a community choir, the Emandal Chorale; and a Board member of the Willits Environmental Center…
Tune into KZYX&Z’s Be More Now program at 7pm on Thursday, September 3 when host Blake More will interview the 2020 Berkeley Lifetime Achievement Awardee, SF Poet Michael Warr. The will be discussing his work as a poet, his latest book Of Poetry and Protest: From Emmett Till to Trayvon Martin…
This week’s Cartwheels on the Sky feature’s Jabez W. Churchill — some call him Bill, others Jabez — he says he has two names, matching his bilingual nature. Former Poet Laureate of Ukiah, Jabez W., Bill, Churchill first started submitting poetry for publication in 1979, became a member of the Ina Coolbrith Poertry Circle in Berkekey, maintaining this affiliation to date…
This week’s Cartwheels on the Sky feature’s the reigning Ukiah Poet Laureate Roberta Werndinger. Roberta Werdinger is a Zen priestess, poet, writer and editor. From 1995 to 2006 she studied Zen Buddhism at Green Gulch Farm and Tassajara Mountain Center. In 2006 she was head student, and left the monastery to pursue the path of writing. She has a long-term professional …
This interview feature’s the fantastic fort bragg poet Toni Bernbaum. Toni declares herself “a bandit of a poet†— Steeling the right to claim herself worthy of giving readings, accepting the blessing of being born with a poet’s soul, she embraces Mary Oliver as she proclaims her self to just let the *“soft fur of her body love what it loves.†Without a writing degree or teaching credit…
This interview features award-winning Ukiah poet Armand Brint. Holding an MFA in creative writing and English, Armand has devoted his life to teaching and writing poetry. Widely published in literary journals, he is also the author of four, soon to be five, volumes of poetry, as well as a book on writing poetry called, “Bringing Poems to Life: 16 Keys to Make Your Poems Sing.â€
KZYX&Z’s Be More Now program featuring Holly Stiel of Thank You Very Much, Inc. This interview features award-winning author, trainer and public speaker Holly Stiel, who is renowned world wide […]
KZYX&Z’s Be More Now program featuring host Blake More interviewing Abby Stoner and Emily McConnell of Woven Light Studio. We are discussing community in the time of Covid-19 and looking at […]
Listen to KZYX&Z’s Be More Now program which aired on Thursday, June 1. Host Blake More interviewed award winning poet Gail Newman. The recording features a lively mix of poetry, […]
Tune into KZYX&Z’s Be More Now program at 7pm on Thursday, April 30 when host Blake More will interview Mendocino author and therapist Alena Guest. Maintaining safe distances by talking […]
Co-conspirators and hosts of the annual Dragons’ Breath Theatre, Fred Mitouer and Blake More like to talk meta. They speak in what Fred likes to call “shorthandâ€, and they have been talking like this for over 20 years. And since Blake likes technology, the two of them decided she would record one or five of their beloved […]