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Spencer German

Biblio Radio – 10.20.2017

October 23, 2017

Coventry Page Supervisor Ben Gulyas tells us about Heights Libraries’ Deaf collection and upcoming event with Deaf actor and comedian CJ Jones.

http://www.wjcu.org/files/2017/10/wjcu-biblio_102017_podcast.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 5:17 — 6.0MB)

Categories Audio, Biblio Radio

Wordplay: Concrete Mixer

October 20, 2017

George Bilgere and John Donoghue bring you a solid Wordplay this week, titled Concrete Mixer. It features the following poems: – Tooth, by Thomas Lux – Pain, by Steve Dunn …

Read moreWordplay: Concrete Mixer

http://www.wjcu.org/files/2017/10/wordplay_concretemixer_102017_podcast.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:49 — 34.1MB)

Categories Audio, Wordplay

Biblio Radio – 10.13.2017

October 16, 2017

Adult Services Librarian Stephen Sanders tells us about a spooky audiobook from our collection: The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Stories by H.P. Lovecraft.

http://www.wjcu.org/files/2017/10/wjcu-biblio_101317_podcast.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 6:13 — 7.1MB)

Categories Audio, Biblio Radio

Wordplay: Hard Child

October 9, 2017

Enjoy this week’s Wordplay, Hard Child, featuring  poems: – Hard Child, by Natalie Shapero – Will We Survive, by Peter Harris – Plates Are Hot, by Stephen Dunn – New …

Read moreWordplay: Hard Child

http://www.wjcu.org/files/2017/10/wordplay_hardchild_100617_podcast.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:21 — 33.6MB)

Categories Audio, Wordplay

Biblio Radio – 10.6.2017

October 9, 2017

Friends of Heights Libraries Book Shop Chair Jan Jones talks to us about the Friends Book Shop and monthly book sales.

http://www.wjcu.org/files/2017/10/wjcu-biblio_100617_podcast.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 5:10 — 5.9MB)

Categories Audio, Biblio Radio

Biblio Radio – 9.29.2017

October 2, 2017

Technology Librarian Jackie Mayse tells us about a new library program called Learning Circles.

http://www.wjcu.org/files/2017/10/wjcu-biblio_092917_podcast.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 3:55 — 4.5MB)

Categories Audio, Biblio Radio

Wordplay: Racoon

September 29, 2017

That bump you hear in the night may be a raccoon, or it may be this week’s Wordplay. Enjoy these six poems: – Her Door, by Mary Lieder – The …

Read moreWordplay: Racoon

http://www.wjcu.org/files/2017/09/wordplay_raccoon_092917_podcast.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:36 — 33.9MB)

Categories Audio, Wordplay

Biblio Radio – 9.22.2017

October 2, 2017September 25, 2017

Communications Coordinator Jay Rosen talks about the library’s public art gallery, which he manages.  

http://www.wjcu.org/files/2017/09/wjcu-biblio_092217_podcast.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:55 — 3.3MB)

Categories Audio, Biblio Radio

Wordplay: Onamotomania

September 22, 2017September 15, 2017

This week’s Wordplay was filled with onomatopoeic poems. Enjoy these seven poems: – The Last Swim of Summer, by Faith Sherin – New Criticism, by Paul Hostovsky – Invisible Visitor, …

Read moreWordplay: Onamotomania

http://www.wjcu.org/files/2017/09/wordplay_Onamotomania_091517_podcast.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:16 — 33.5MB)

Categories Audio, Wordplay
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Wordplay

Wordplay is an offbeat mix of poetry, comedy, and an ongoing exploration of the possibilities of the spoken word. Wordplay's opening monologue blends music and language (and sometimes sound effects) into a surreal, funny, often darkly serious meditation on the state of one man's struggles to live in the bewildering world of contemporary America. The show also features guest appearances by local poets and nationally known writers. But the real strength of Wordplay is the interaction between co-hosts George Bilgere and John Donoghue. The two poets read short, interesting poems by important writers. They banter about poetry, argue about it, and generally give each other a hard time. A Plain Dealer article about Wordplay called the show "the Click and Clack of poetry." Not a bad description.
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