Poet's Lane
Return to Oz
The wind began to switch / The house, to pitch / And
suddenly the hinges started to unhitch / Just then the Witch / To satisfy an
itch / Went flying on her broomstick, thumbing for a hitch!
Wizard of Oz
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First interview taped 11/10/10 with guest poet/artist Jose Faus.
Jose Faus is an artist and writer living in Kansas City, MO. He is cofounder of the Latino Writers Collective. His work appears in the anthologies Cuentos del Centro: Stories from the Latino Heartland, Primera Pagina: Poetry from the Latino Heartland. He maintains carido studio, an art studio in downtown Kansas City, KS.
2nd interview to tape 11/24 with Charles Ekabhumi Ellik
Charles Ekabhumi Ellik embodies a rare combination of successful published poet, award-winning performer, respected organizer, and popular emcee. He is founder and occasional emcee of the Berkeley Poetry Slam, which has earned "Best of The East Bay" and many other awards since its inception in 1999.
www.poetryslam.com Kabhumi@gmail.com
3rd interview to tape 12/1 with novelist/poet Marge Piercy
Marge Piercy is the author of seventeen novels including The New York Times Bestseller Gone To Soldiers; the National Bestsellers Braided Lives and The Longings of Women and the classic Woman on the Edge of Time; seventeen volumes of poetry, and a critically acclaimed memoir Sleeping with Cats.
4th interview to tape 12/22 with poet Ellen Bass
Ellen Bass's poetry books include The Human Line (Copper Canyon Press) and Mules of Love (BOA Editions). She teaches in the MFA program at Pacific University.
website: http://ellenbass.com email: ellen@ellenbass.com