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Airing on KSQD 90.7 FM most Sundays at 8:00, the Hive Poetry Collective is a buzz of poets in Santa Cruz, California— a swarm of radio conversations, public readings, and writing workshops.Our theme music is "Drunk on Funk" by Top-Flow. Find us at hivepoetry.orgAnd https://www.facebook.com/hivepoetry
The Hive hosts The Hive Poetry Collective, a arts show with 300 episodes published.
Ally Ang buzzes into the hive to read poems from their book and also to share the poem "Friends with no Benefits" by Megan Fernandes. Ally is the author of Let the Moon Wobble (Alice James Books 2025). A National Endowme
Flags Sprouting Everywhere. Join Hannah Tool and Farnaz Fatemi as we read poems which unpack iconic American language and make room for more of us in the current cultural landscape. Poems by: Jean Prokott, Ada Limón, Nat
In this episode of The Hive Poetry Collective, host Hannah Tool and fellow Hive member Julie Murphy dig into the work of Andrea Gibson in a conversation that touches on Gibson’s penchant for radical vulnerability, their
In this episode of The Hive Poetry Collective , host Julie Murphy and fellow Hive member Farnaz Fatemi explore the work of acclaimed poet Andrea Cohen in a conversation that moves through memory, humor, loss, and the sha
Loss sits at the crux of grief and growth. In her brilliant debut book of poetry, Splashed Things , Leigh Lucas charts a path through this crossroad with lyrical imagery both savage and excruciatingly tender. Hear her re
Tony Gloeggler reads and discusses a poem by Patricia Smith, "Undertaker." Then we read from his newest book. Poet Tony Gloeggler's latest book is Here on Earth . He is the author of the full-length poetry collections On
Rebecca Hart Olander buzzes into the hive, reads Nan Cohen's poem "Thirty Year Friendship ," and then from her new book, Singing from the Deep End. Rebecca Hart Olander is a Women’s National Book Association Poetry
In this episode of The Hive Poetry Collective, Julie Murphy speaks with Bay Area poet Grayson Thompson in a powerful conversation on identity, embodiment, and the long arc of becoming. Drawing from his recent collection,
Roxi Power continues the conversation with poet Elizabeth Robinson about Vulnerability Index, her 2026 poetry book focusing on her work with the unhoused population of Boulder, Colorado. Robinson's poems illuminate the b
John Fadely lived in Asia for 30 years, including practicing law for 25 years in Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore. His book, Before Leaving the Island , explores the space between worlds: between here and there, between wh
Hannah Tool chats with Rocio Franco, a self-identified Chicana warrior poet from Chicago, about poetry as a way to tell the truth, her experience as a nontraditional, working-class poet, and how Brazilian Jiu Jitsu helps
Cassandra Bautista, Rachel Huerta, Zoe Ly Sen & Andrea Wilson visit the KSQD studio with host Farnaz Fatemi to talk about the 44th annual In Celebration of the MUSE in Santa Cruz County. Hear some heart-stopping poems th
In this episode of The Hive Poetry Show, Julie Murphy speaks with Bay Area poet Veronica Kornberg about her debut collection Strange Gift , newly released by Wandering Aengus Press . Their conversation explores the inter
Dion and Richard read and discuss "Dream Song 14," by John Berryman and then read from his newest book, I Do Know Some Things, a finalist for the National Book Award. We also discuss how one can become insufferable upon
Farnaz Fatemi and Samyak Shertok discuss Shertok's book, No Rhododendron , selected by Kimiko Hahn as winner of the 2024 AWP Donald Hall Prize for Poetry . Shertok offers profound and poignant insights in an exploration
With Jack Spicer and Federico Garcia Lorca at his heels, Albert Flynn DeSilver talks about his latest book, SOME VOID: New and Selected Poems, 1996-2026 as well as his other poetry collection, Hadrian’s Wall . Workin
In the first of two interviews, Roxi Power talks with poet Elizabeth Robinson about Vulnerability Index , her 2026 poetry book charting her work with the unhoused population of Boulder, Colorado. Through multiple hybrid
Farnaz Fatemi talked with Diana Whitney about her maximalist, long armed book, Girl Trouble, a book full with exploration of girlhood, secrets, trauma and also female power. References in the show: Diana's essay in Longr
Jack Gilbert (1925-2012) sat tangential to The Beats but was singularly distinct from them. As a self-described "serious romantic, “ Gilbert roared onto the scene with his book Views of Jeopardy , earning him a Guggenhei
January Gill O’Neil reads and discusses Lucille Clifton's " Won't You Celebrate with Me" and also poems from January's newest book, Glitter Road . January Gill O’Neil is a poet whose work explores the afterlives of histo
Julie Murphy
financial planner and emotional wellness advocate · JMC Wealth Management
24 appearances on this show
Albert Flynn DeSilver
Poet Laureate & Author
1 appearance on this show
Lynne Thompson
Fourth Poet Laureate of Los Angeles · University of Illinois Chicago
2 appearances on this show
Patricia Smith
accountant and minister · Compassion Fatigue Awareness Project
1 appearance on this show
Marie Howe
1 appearance on this show
Susan Browne
author of Ask Your Angel Guides-How to Work with Celestial Energies to Create Abundance and Well-Being · Diana Cooper School of White Light
2 appearances on this show
Dorianne Laux
3 appearances on this show
Naomi Shihab Nye
1 appearance on this show
Tim Seibles
poetry professor · Old Dominion University
1 appearance on this show
David Sullivan
Membership and Projects Manager · AMAG Technology
1 appearance on this show
Chris Abani
Ash Wednesday
1 appearance on this show
Richard Blanco
The Inaugural Poet · NRLA
1 appearance on this show
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