The Poetry Joint - Episode June 17, 2026
Jun 11, 2026
Episode: Angela Waldie Conversation with Calgary poet Angela Waldie and her book of poetry "A Single Syllable of Wild". Poems by Robert Hayden, Angela Waldie and Majorie Pickthall.
Hosted by CJSW 90.9 FM · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 41 episodes
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Come hang out with host Stephen Donahue at "The Poetry Joint", a time and place and setting for poetry. Listening to poetry, reading poetry, writing poetry, talking about poetry and whatever else comes to mind. Good poetry, bad poetry. Sonnets, couplets. Rhyme, no rhyme. Grand verse, silly verse. Old poets, young poets. Radical poets, traditional poets, confessional poets, Simple words, complicated meanings.
CJSW 90.9 FM hosts The Poetry Joint, a music show with 41 episodes published.
Episode: Angela Waldie Conversation with Calgary poet Angela Waldie and her book of poetry "A Single Syllable of Wild". Poems by Robert Hayden, Angela Waldie and Majorie Pickthall.
Episode : Stuart Ian McKay Conversation with Calgary poet Stuart Ian McKay. Poems by Gerald Manley Hopkins, Stuart Ian McKay, The Thorn Lake Endeavour, John Milton.
Episode : Stuart Ian McKay Conversation with Calgary poet Stuart Ian McKay. Poems by Gerald Manley Hopkins, Stuart Ian McKay, The Thorn Lake Endeavour, John Milton.
Poetry on the Radio National Poetry Month. Poems by Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike, Joan Sarro, David Zieroth, Hilaire Belloc, Saul Williams, Lorna Crozier, Lauraine Saretsky, Mary Oliver, Margaret Atwood, Scott Alderson, Ar
Poetry on the Radio National Poetry Month. Poems by Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike, Joan Sarro, David Zieroth, Hilaire Belloc, Saul Williams, Lorna Crozier, Lauraine Saretsky, Mary Oliver, Margaret Atwood, Scott Alderson, Ar
Episode 36 : Richard Harrison A conversation with Calgary poet Richard Harrison. Poems by Richard Harrison, Dylan Thomas and E. Pauline Johnson.
Episode 36 : Richard Harrison A conversation with Calgary poet Richard Harrison. Poems by Richard Harrison, Dylan Thomas and E. Pauline Johnson.
Episode 35: Parkland Poets A conversation with and about the Parkland Poets Society of Spruce Grove, Alberta. Poems by Jo Sanders, Lisa Mulroney, Margaret Saraco, Hiram Larew, Aspen Grove and Mary Howitt.
Episode 35: Parkland Poets A conversation with and about the Parkland Poets Society of Spruce Grove, Alberta. Poems by Jo Sanders, Lisa Mulroney, Margaret Saraco, Hiram Larew, Aspen Grove and Mary Howitt.
Episode 34: A New Year Poetry by Olav H. Hauge, Wolrad, David Budbill, A.R. Ammons, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Everett Maddox, Claire Wahmanholm, Michael Ondaatje, Elizabeth Bishop, Walt Whitman, Wayde Compton. Poetry contest
Episode 34: A New Year Poetry by Olav H. Hauge, Wolrad, David Budbill, A.R. Ammons, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Everett Maddox, Claire Wahmanholm, Michael Ondaatje, Elizabeth Bishop, Walt Whitman, Wayde Compton. Poetry contest
Episode 39: Seasoning 2025 Poetry this episode by Greg Delanty, Paul McCartney, Sully Prudhomme, Jenny Joseph, Hume Croyn, Naomi Shihab Nye, The Last Poets, Jill Scott, Len Pennie, Edgar Allan Poe.
Episode 39: Seasoning 2025 Poetry this episode by Greg Delanty, Paul McCartney, Sully Prudhomme, Jenny Joseph, Hume Croyn, Naomi Shihab Nye, The Last Poets, Jill Scott, Len Pennie, Edgar Allan Poe.
Episode 33: Seasoning 2025 Poetry this episode by Greg Delanty, Paul McCartney, Sully Prudhomme, Jenny Joseph, Hume Croyn, Naomi Shihab Nye, The Last Poets, Jill Scott, Len Pennie, Edgar Allan Poe.
Episode 33: Seasoning 2025 Poetry this episode by Greg Delanty, Paul McCartney, Sully Prudhomme, Jenny Joseph, Hume Croyn, Naomi Shihab Nye, The Last Poets, Jill Scott, Len Pennie, Edgar Allan Poe.
Episode : U of C Poetry Club Conversation about the University of Calgary Poetry Club. Poems by Sage McConnell. Sabrina Hussain. Israj Dhaliwal. Yohan Mouliom. Ziga Poromon. Warren Hamill. Suliertitan. Hiram Larew. Shel
Episode : U of C Poetry Club Conversation about the University of Calgary Poetry Club. Poems by Sage McConnell. Sabrina Hussain. Israj Dhaliwal. Yohan Mouliom. Ziga Poromon. Warren Hamill. Suliertitan. Hiram Larew. Shel
The Poetry Joint - 2025 Funding Drive Episode Join Stephen as he hosts a live version of The Poetry Joint for CJSW's 2025 Funding Drive. Stephen is joined in the booth by Sheri-D Wilson (poet, writer, collaborator, profe
Episode 31: Back to School Conversation about MRU Write Club with Connie Yu and Marcus Madelo. Poetry by Marcus Madelo, Connie Yu and Jericho Brown.
Episode 30: Hexagram 30 Poems by Liz Zoobkoff, Lisa Reynolds, Marina Tsvetaeva, Sylvia Plath and PK Page. Conversation with Liz Zoobkoff and Lisa Reynolds.
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