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Wordplay

Wordplay presents 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.

Wordplay: Easter Clothes

May 20, 2019April 19, 2019

This is Wordplay with George Bilgere and John Donoghue! Seven poems get your ready for Easter weekend on this week’s episode, titles Easter Clothes. The Donkey, by G.S. Chesterton Teaching …

Read moreWordplay: Easter Clothes

http://www.wjcu.org/files/2019/04/wordplay_easterclothes_041919.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:52 — 41.0MB)

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Wordplay: Factoring Polynomials

May 20, 2019April 19, 2019

This is Wordplay with George Bilgere and John Donoghue! Sit back and listen to sound of poetry in this week’s episode Factoring Polynomials, featuring eight stellar poems. The Geraniums, by …

Read moreWordplay: Factoring Polynomials

http://www.wjcu.org/files/2019/04/wordplay_factoringpolynomials_041219.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:09 — 40.0MB)

Categories Audio, Wordplay

Wordplay: The Cruelest Month

May 20, 2019April 5, 2019

This is Wordplay with George Bilgere and John Donoghue! Seven poems make an appearance in this week’s episode The Cruelest Month. My Dear Friends, by Marie Howe A Thunderstorm in …

Read moreWordplay: The Cruelest Month

http://www.wjcu.org/files/2019/04/wordplay_cruelestmonth_040519.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:02 — 38.5MB)

Categories Audio, Wordplay

Wordplay: Country Fair

April 19, 2019March 29, 2019

This is Wordplay with George Bilgere and John Donoghue! This week’s title was inspired by Charles Simic’s poem “Country Fair,” featured on this week’s poem list along with eight other …

Read moreWordplay: Country Fair

http://www.wjcu.org/files/2019/03/wordplay_countryfair_032919.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:12 — 40.1MB)

Categories Audio, Wordplay

Wordplay: Pi

April 19, 2019March 15, 2019

This is Wordplay with George Bilgere and John Donoghue! In honor of Pi Day, this week’s episode is titled Pi and is loaded with these nine poems. The First 27 …

Read moreWordplay: Pi

http://www.wjcu.org/files/2019/03/wordplay_pi_031519.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:55 — 39.7MB)

Categories Audio, Wordplay

Wordplay: Voices

April 19, 2019February 25, 2019

This is Wordplay with George Bilgere and John Donoghue! Those Voices you hear are speaking in poems…these poems more specifically: Who Shows Up At My Poetry Readings, by Kenneth Ronkowitz …

Read moreWordplay: Voices

http://www.wjcu.org/files/2019/02/wordplay_voices_022219.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:24 — 40.4MB)

Categories Audio, Wordplay

Wordplay: Heritage

January 18, 2019January 11, 2019

This is Wordplay with George Bilgere and John Donoghue! Everyone comes from a different background, this week, you can reflect on where you came from with an episode titles Heritage, …

Read moreWordplay: Heritage

http://www.wjcu.org/files/2019/01/wordplay_heritage_011119.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:58 — 39.8MB)

Categories Audio, Wordplay

Wordplay: Walking Through Walls

January 18, 2019January 4, 2019

This is Wordplay with George Bilgere and John Donoghue! A loaded lineup of poems is showcased in the first episode of the new year. The Darkling Thrush, by Thomas Hardy …

Read moreWordplay: Walking Through Walls

http://www.wjcu.org/files/2019/01/wordplay_walkingthroughwalls_010419.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:10 — 40.1MB)

Categories Audio, Wordplay

Wordplay: Solstice Tree

January 7, 2019December 21, 2018

This is Wordplay with George Bilgere and John Donoghue! In honor of the Winter solstice, this week’s episode is titled, Solstice Tree. Your Luck is About to Run Out, by …

Read moreWordplay: Solstice Tree

http://www.wjcu.org/files/2018/12/wordplay_solsticetree_122118.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 39.8MB)

Categories Audio, Wordplay

Wordplay: Plane Flight

January 7, 2019December 13, 2018

This is Wordplay with George Bilgere and John Donoghue! Go up, up and away in this week’s episode of Wordplay: Plane Flight. Anthropophagy, by Thomas Lux Baby, by Ron Carlson …

Read moreWordplay: Plane Flight

http://www.wjcu.org/files/2018/12/wordplay_planeflight_121318.mp3

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:59 — 39.8MB)

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