Talk of Our Towns, August 04 2023

“Talk of Our Towns” Host Donna Quinn focuses on the Astoria Regatta Festival happening August 9-12.  Since 1894 Astoria Regatta has celebrated all things Maritime with boat races, parades, Coast Guard demonstrations and more. This year’s theme is “A New Wave”.  Donna’s guests are Michelle Murray, Vice President Astoria Regatta Association and Leah Boles, 2022…

A Story Told – August 3rd, 2023

Michael McCusker delivers rapid fire material! Including: “Putin is preparing for a major war,” by Jack Walls. “The Last Days of Mankind,” by Karl Kraus. “Why War Is Never a Good Idea,” by Alice Walker. “How to Write a Poem About Singing,” by Tracy McCusker. And a tribute to the recently passed SinĂ©ad O’Connor, written by Una Mullally.

Poems for Company – July 24th, 2023

“Inanimate Objects”: Have you inherited an inanimate object that carries emotional weight?  Have you bestowed a name on your bicycle or your car?  The poems featured in this episode respond in a variety of ways to inanimate objects.  Leigh Stein, “What Happens If You Click It,” from What To Miss When (NY: Soft Skull Press, 2021).  Richard…

Poems for Company – June 26th, 2023

“Lust or Love”: In your own life, have you always been able to distinguish which powerful emotional response to another person grips you?  In the four poems featured on this episode, can you determine whether it’s lust or love that directs the poem’s speaker?  Ellen Bass, “Gate C22,” from The Human Line (Copper Canyon Press, 2007).  Frank…