The Poets Weave is a weekly five-minute program of poetry reading hosted by local poets Jenny Kander and Christopher Citro. The Poets Weave airs Sundays at 11:46 a.m. on WFIU HD1.
Tony Brewer has a new chapbook coming out from Plan B Press in the spring of 2010. He reads “Down East” and “At the End of the Session” on this edition of The Poets Weave.
Debra Kang Dean is the author of Back to Back, a chapbook of poems, News of Home, and Precipitates, which was nominated for the William Carlos Williams Award. Her poems have been featured on The Writer’s Almanac, Poetry Daily, and Verse Daily, and have been published in a number of anthologies.
Having turned 69 in “09,” Bloomington poet Roger Pfingston says he’s not looking forward to his 70th, but considering his options — turning 70 is better than not — assuming good health, a loving wife, at least a modest income, and of course, the continuing pleasure of writing poems.
Margaret Squires has moved to Bloomington, Indiana three times. The third time was in 1990, and she put down roots. As a psychotherapist, she has plenty of involvement with riveting stories of growth, and she encounters many rich metaphors, but she wants to write stories and poems too.
“It may best to learn what you have to learn without a gun. Not killing, but watching birds and animals go in and out of shelter, at will.” Those lines are from David Wagoner’s poem “Staying Alive.”
On this edition of The Poets Weave, Squires reads a set of poems that grew out of her reactions to the live music scene in Bloomington, Indiana.
Bloomington poet, Ray Zdonek, reads a selection of his works.
Eric Rensberger lives, works and writes locally (Bloomington). He says, “Both in reading and in writing poetry, I feel I am part of a vast conspiracy of archivists to correct the inventory of time.”
Eric Rensberger says, “I find my poems in my body, in the newspaper, and in the night. I have to take great care in extracting them.” He reads his poems “Useful,” Trillion,” “2/26/09,” “Moonlight,” and “What We Found” on this edition of The Poets Weave.
Sarah Ruhlen reads an untitled selection and “Can’t Get Me,” and “Trains” on this edition of The Poets Weave, hosted by Christopher Citro.
Jenny Kander
A native of South Africa, Jenny came to Bloomington in 1992, where she is an active member of the local poetry scene. Read More »
Christopher Citro
Originally from Chagrin Falls, Ohio, Christopher is Associate Editor of Lyric Poetry Review and a student at Indiana University. Read More »
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