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Brett Lars Underwood is a St. Louis poet and promoter. He is the author of MUSH (SPARTAN PRESS, 2018) and MUSHARONA (Kung Fu Treachery Press, 2020), and the soon to be published, GATEWAY TO MUSH (Spartan Press, Spring/Summer 2024). His verse and riddles have been published by 52nd City and included in FLOOD STAGE: An Anthology of Saint Louis Poets. His work has been heard at the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts SOUND WAVES series and with the HEARDING CATS COLLECTIVE. He is the former host of THE NO SHOW (KDHX 88.1 FM, 2000-07). Brett talks with poet Dan Wright. Brett Underwood 314.387.8009
Poet and story teller K. Curtis Lyle delves into how music and Native languages influences his poetry. This is a poetry and music class combined. Lyle is collaborating with the likes of Damon Smith and has released a new record called 29 Birds You Never Heard on Smith's Balance Point Acoustics label. K. Curtis Lyle is an indefatigable force of nature. We are honored to have him in the studio. In this session, Lyle shares more stories and two new pieces of poetry and a surprise at the end.
https://balancepointacoustics.bandcamp.com/album/29-birds-you-never-heard?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR14um1pT-xBZJ1fMIj5MJQZYgkj7NcqO8CCgIfGuH4lsiORjmpEWRWAikU_aem_MYUKTGT1xpIXf5KlHdj0_g
Brett Underwood talks with poet K. Curtis Lyle who was instrumental in Watts Writers Workshop. This is part one of a two part discussion where Lyle talks about him time writing poetry and living in places like Los Angeles, New York City and of course Saint Louis. He regales us with stories from Charles Bukowski to Quincy Troupe to the iconic Jazz musicians he happened to hang out with. Lyle
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/highabovegrand/episodes/High-Above-Grand-Poet-K--Curtis-Lyle-Session-2-e2m6rn8
Brett Continues his discussion with poet Richard Newman about his new book Blues at the End of the World and his tenure at River Styx.
https://www.amazon.com/Blues-End-World-Richard-Newman/dp/1639805087
Brett Underwood talks with poet Richard Newman about living in far off lands and his new book Blues at the End of the World. They also discuss Newmans stint as Editor and Executive Director of River Styx in Saint Louis.
"Richard Newman is the author of three previous books of poetry: Borrowed Towns (Word Press, 2005), Domestic Fugues (Steel Toe Books, 2011), and All the Wasted Beauty of the World (Able Muse Press, 2014). Domestic Fugues won the Steel Toe Books Formal Poetry Award. He is also the author of the novel Graveyard of the Gods (Blank Slate Press, 2016). His poems have appeared in American Journal of Poetry, Best American Poetry, Boulevard, Crab Orchard Review, Literary Matters, Poetry East, Tar River Poetry, and many other periodicals and anthologies. For over 20 years Richard served as Editor and Executive Director of River Styx. Currently he is Assistant Professor of Creative Writing and World Literature at Al Akhawayn University in Morocco, where he lives with his wife and son."
https://kelsaybooks.com/products/blues-at-the-end-of-the-world
Brett Lars Underwood is a St. Louis poet and promoter. He is the author of MUSH (SPARTAN PRESS, 2018) and MUSHARONA (Kung Fu Treachery Press, 2020) and, the soon to be published, GATEWAY TO MUSH (Spartan Press, Spring/Summer 2024). His verse and riddles have been published by 52nd City and included in FLOOD STAGE: An Anthology of Saint Louis Poets. His work has been heard at the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts SOUND WAVES series and with the HEARDING CATS COLLECTIVE. He is the former host of THE NO SHOW (KDHX 88.1 FM, 2000-07).Brett Underwood314.387.8009
Brett Underwood speaks with Poet Laureate Jane Ibur from the famed CBGB in Saint Louis, the greatest dive bar in America.
Jane Ibur was appointed Poet Laureate for the City of St. Louis on April 12, 2019.
Ibur began writing poems in middle school which developed into a career of writing, teaching, and promoting poetry. An alumna of Webster University, her teaching efforts include being a founding poet educator with Community Arts Training program of the Regional Arts Commission.
For nineteen years she co-produced/co-hosted Literature for the Halibut on KDHX community radio.
As a poet, Ibur authored two collections of poems and has been included in over 50 literary anthologies and magazines.
https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/live-work/community/poet-laureate/index.cfm
Brett interviews writer Thomas Crone who was a south city regular. Thomas discusses his time with 52nd City Magazine (52ndcity.com), River Front Times, KDHX and Saint Louis Magazine. Thomas also lets us know what he's been up to these days. Thomas and Stef Russell were passing through after settling in New Orleans. We were able to corner them for this interview.
Brett Lars Underwood is a St. Louis poet and promoter. He is the author of MUSH (SPARTAN PRESS, 2018) and MUSHARONA (Kung Fu Treachery Press, 2020) and, the soon to be published, GATEWAY TO MUSH (Spartan Press, Spring/Summer 2024). His verse and riddles have been published by 52nd City and included in FLOOD STAGE: An Anthology of Saint Louis Poets. His work has been heard at the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts SOUND WAVES series and with the HEARDING CATS COLLECTIVE. He is the former host of THE NO SHOW (KDHX 88.1 FM, 2000-07). Brett Underwood 314.387.8009
R. W. Smith is the content producer at KillSwitch Media Studios.
Brett talks with poet Stef Russell about her current projects and her past work with 52nd City and Saint Louis' own KDHX.
Brett Lars Underwood is a St. Louis poet and promoter. He is the author of MUSH (SPARTAN PRESS, 2018) and MUSHARONA (Kung Fu Treachery Press, 2020) and, the soon to be published, GATEWAY TO MUSH (Spartan Press, Spring/Summer 2024). His verse and riddles have been published by 52nd City and included in FLOOD STAGE: An Anthology of Saint Louis Poets. His work has been heard at the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts SOUND WAVES series and with the HEARDING CATS COLLECTIVE. He is the former host of THE NO SHOW (KDHX 88.1 FM, 2000-07). Brett Underwood 314.387.8009
R. W. Smith is the content producer at KillSwitch Media Studios.
Brett Lars Underwood is a St. Louis poet and promoter. He is the author of MUSH (SPARTAN PRESS, 2018) and MUSHARONA (Kung Fu Treachery Press, 2020) and, the soon to be published, GATEWAY TO MUSH (Spartan Press, Spring/Summer 2024). His verse and riddles have been published by 52nd City and included in FLOOD STAGE: An Anthology of Saint Louis Poets. His work has been heard at the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts SOUND WAVES series and with the HEARDING CATS COLLECTIVE. He is the former host of THE NO SHOW (KDHX 88.1 FM, 2000-07).Brett Underwood314.387.8009
Brett interviews writer Denmark Laine. They discuss his life growing up in Saint Louis, poetry and his books Immaculate Jones and the Love Pirates and The American Paranoid Society published by Back of the Class Press.
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