Tune into KZYX&Z’s Be More Now program at 7pm on Thursday, Oct 6 when host Blake More will interview the Anchor Bay poet John Allen Cann. They will be discussing Cann’s poetry and how it expresses itself in his life and community. Topics include being in the moment, finding one’s voice, inspiration and lots of lots of poetry…
On Saturday, Oct 1, from 7-7:30, Cartwheels on the Sky with Blake More features Anchor Bay Poet John Allen Cann. They will be discussing Cann’s poetry and how it expresses itself in his life and community. Topics include being in the moment, finding one’s voice, inspiration and lots of lots of poetry….
On Saturday, September 3, from 7-7:30, Cartwheels on the Sky features bi-coastal NYC/SF Jazz performance poet and longtime Town Crier Raymond Nat Turner. The show will look at the placement of poetry in community, finding one’s voice and fearless expression, which a number of very good poems sprinkled among it all…
Tune into KZYX&Z’s Be More Now program at 7pm on Thursday, Sept 1 when host Blake More will interview the bi-coastal NYC/SF Jazz performance poet and longtime Town Crier Raymond Nat Turner. They will be discussing the placement of poetry in community, finding one’s voice and fearless expression, which a number of very good poems…
Tune into KZYX&Z’s Be More Now show at 7pm on Thursday, August 4 when host Blake More will interview Mendocino County treasure, writer/performer Sherry Glaser. Their conversation is a mix of comedy and philosophy, activism and linguistics, as she discusses her latest creative offering, a book entitled: Mama’s 1st Pocket Chicktionary: Taking…
Tune into KZYX&Z’s Be More Now show at 7pm on Thursday, July 7 when host Blake More will interview Mendocino County poet and Gualala Arts Poet in Residence Dana Teen Lomax. In a mix of poetry, process and discovery, they will be discussing her poetry as well as her recent anthology “The Beautiful”, an optimistic, wise collection…
On Saturday, July 2, from 7-7:30, Cartwheels on the Sky features Gualala Poet Dana Teen Lomax. Dana is fourth-generation Californian, who has lived on the southern Mendocino Coast for nearly three years. She currently serves as the 2021-2022 Poet-in-Residence at the Gualala Arts Center…
Tune into KZYX&Z’s Be More Now program at 7pm on Thursday, June 2 when host Blake More celebrates the successful end of the 2021-22 school year with a show featuring the literary voices of K-8 students at Manchester Elementary School in Manchester, CA. The last school year has not been without its ups and downs…
Tune into KZYX&Z’s Be More Now program at 7pm on Thursday, May 5 when host Blake More will interview Mendocino County muralist Lauren Sinnott. They will be discussing her recently completed “Community History Mural” covering an entire block of Ukiah, including the inspirations and challenges…
Tune into KZYX&Z’s Be More Now program at 7pm on Thursday, April 7 when host Blake More hosts a special poetry show to honor poetry’s April distinction as “Poetry Month”. You will hear recitations from the Poetry Out Loud and the Poetry In Voice programs, which feature high school youth reciting award wining poets from memory…
Tune into KZYX&Z’s Be More Now program at 7pm on Thursday, March 3 when host Blake More will interview Mendocino County’s very own Jazz scholar and producer Fred Adler. They will be discussing his lifelong love of Jazz and specifically the peace and presence of John Coltrane with a special tribute to his musical legacy…
Tune into KZYX&Z’s Be More Now program at 7pm on Thursday, Tune into KZYX&Z’s Be More Now program at 7pm on Thursday, February 3 when host Blake More will interview vibrational science pioneer Don Estes. They will be discussing his lifelong quest to develop methods and practices to use sound, light and vibration technologies rather than psychedelics to access non-ordinary states of mind….
Poetry Out Loud is a national arts education program that encourages the study of great poetry by offering free educational materials and a dynamic recitation competition for high school students across the country. This program helps students master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about literary history and contemporary life. This year, to follow the lead of the National and the Statewide POL competition, the Mendocino County POL finals will also be virtual…
Coming of age is a young person’s transition from being a child to being an adult. It continues through adolescence. The specific age at which this transition takes place varies between societies, as does the nature of the change. It can be a simple legal convention (turning 18 and being able to vote) or can be part of a ritual or spiritual event. A few examples in America are Sweet 16s, Quinceañeras, Mitzvahs, hunting trips, adventure journeys. The point is, there is a moment…
“May you live in interesting times” is an old Chinese proverb [a fancy word for “saying”] that has been expressed a lot the last couple of years. Some people say this proverb is actually a curse, since “dealing” with interesting times generally interferes with our ability to live our lives the way we would like to. Wars, weather disasters, pandemics are all examples of times that feel much more “cursed” than “interesting”. So what is in it for us? How do we push against conflicts, big and small, to discover…