Mendocino Poets in the Schools and the Arts Council of Mendocino County seek applications for the position of Mendocino County Youth Poet Laureate, 2023-24. The person selected will strive to advance awareness of and appreciation for literary arts and humanities within Mendocino county…

Our outgoing Mendocino County Youth Poet Laureate Sidney Regelbrugge has released her first collection of poetry: Questions Asked in the Midst of Midnight. Entering senior at Point Arena High School, Sidney has plans to continue writing and plans to help mentor the new poet laureate when they are chosen in November 2023…Stay tuned for her book reading announcements and more…

Tune into KGUA’s Cartwheel on the Sky at 7pm on Saturday August 5 when host Blake More will interview Sonoma County author and poet Steve Trenam. They will be discussing Trenam’s life as professor, his literary leadership and his latest book, as this fine poet weaves his quirky, intelligent poetry…

Tune into KZYX&Z’s Be More Now program at 7pm on Thursday, August 3 when host Blake More will interview Sonoma County poet Steve Trenam. They will be discussing Trenam’s life as professor, his literary leadership and his latest book, as this fine poet weaves his quirky, intelligent…

Tune into KZYX&Z’s Be More Now program at 7pm on Thursday, June 1 when
host Blake More celebrates the successful end of the 2022-23 school year with a show featuring the literary voices of K-12 students in Mendocino County. Voices you will hear include 3-8 students Manchester Elementary School, 3-8 students from Pacific Community Charter School, as well as some…

Tune into KGUA’s Cartwheel on the Sky at 7pm on Saturday June 3 when host Blake More celebrates the successful end of the 2022-23 school year with a show featuring the literary voices of K-12 students in Mendocino County. Voices you will hear include 3-8 students Manchester Elementary School, 3-8 students from Pacific Community Charter School, as well as some

On Saturday, May 6, from 7-7:30, Cartwheels on the Sky with Blake More features part 4 down poetry lane, featuring Silent Motif, Conference of the Poets, a compilation poetry CD put together by poet Kirk Lumplin with Berkeley Musicians Robert Keller and Paul Mills, as well as Nymphya…part 4 of 4! The last one.

Tune into KZYX&Z’s Be More Now show at 7pm on Thursday, April 6 when host Blake More will interview Felicia Rice and Theresa Whitehill, the creators of Heavy Lifting, as well as contributor Sidney Regelbrugge, Mendocino County’s Youth Poet Laureate. Heavy Lifting, the outcome of a collaboration between artist/printer Felicia Rice and poet Theresa Whitehill is…

Eartha Karr is a 1978 Mercedes Benz 300CD. She has been converted to run on Bio-Diesel, a non-toxic, biodegradable, carbon neutral fuel made from recycled vegetable oil. Blake purchased Eartha in June of 2003, then merely a brown car with a clean body of potential and, after test driving her for a few months, transformed…

Here are a few of my poem movies from YouTube. It is by no means an exhaustive list, as there are many more. I am working on creating some sort of an archive, and most likely will eventually self-host, but for now, I’m offering a few chestnuts to warm your soul…

On Saturday, February 4, from 7-7:30, Cartwheels on the Sky with Blake More features for yet another trip down poetry lane, this time featuring Silent Motif, Conference of the Poets, a compilation poetry CD put together by poet Kirk Lumplin with Berkeley Musicians Robert Keller and Paul Mills, as well as Nymphya…part 1 of 2…