THE LUMBERYARD: A Radio Magazine of Poetry, Prose & Music

Volume 3, Episode #10 Table of Contents:

-JOHN SUROWIECKI: "Lunch with My Cat"
-WANDA COLEMAN: "Moon Cherries"
-SAM HAMILL: "Eyes Wide Open"
-JAMES SCULLY: "There Is No Truth to the Rumor"
-JENNIFER FOERSTER: "Song of Magdelene 2"
-JOAN SELIGER SIDNEY: "Poker"

Musical features:

-PORT O'BRIEN: "I Woke Up Today"
-CALICO HORSE: "Father Feed Me"

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THE LUMBERYARD: A Radio Magazine of Poetry, Prose & Music

Volume 3, Episode #9 Table of Contents:

-AARON SANDERS: "Be a Man"
-SARAH RASHER: "To Thine Own Self Be Whatever"
-DAVYNE VERSTANDIG: from "A Suite of Longing"
-PAUL PINES: from My Brother's Madness

Musical features:
-THE WOMBATS: "Let's Dance to Joy Division"
-THE WAILING WALL: "Hospital Blossom"

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The Lumberyard: A Radio Magazine of Poetry, Prose, and Music

Volume 3, Episode #8 Contents:

DAD'S NAUGHTY PICTURES: A Documentary
One way to deal with the death of a parent or friend is to cling to the objects we associated with their lives. Dana Gifford's father was a commercial artist, so it is not surprising that the memory of his dad is tied to the drawings, paintings, and sculptures he left behind when he died. But among his dad's work is a collection of secret art: boxes of illustrations that were always kept private, hidden in the back of a closet. Dana has long puzzled over what to do with his father's secret drawings, and after ten years he has finally figured out a way to bring them into the light. More info at: www.dudserotica.com

TALK ABOUT THE TAURUS: A Documentary
Harvey Sid Fisher tells the story of writing and recording "The Astrology Songs," delving into the world of public access television, and becoming a cult hero. More info at: www.harveysidfisher.com

Musical features:

THE WATSON TWINS: "Just Like Heaven"
EARLIMART: "Song For"

The Lumberyard: A Radio Magazine of Poetry, Prose, and Music

Volume 3, Episode #6 Contents:

This week on The Lumberyard we remember the life and works of ALEXANDER "SANDY" TAYLOR--poet, publisher, and educator--who died in December 2007 at the age of 76. Taylor was the founder and co-director of Curbstone Press in Willimantic, CT, and a leading light in the world of independent publishing. Sandy and his wife Judith Ayer Doyle founded Curbstone in 1975 as a vehicle for poets and writers whose works embraced issues of social awareness, human rights, and peace. Curbstone, which continues to publish under the direction of Judith Doyle, is internationally renowned for its work, and has inspired several other independent presses dedicated to social justice.  

In addition to publishing, Sandy was a teacher of English for over thirty years, a prolific translator of Danish literature, and a poet whose own works were published in English, Danish, Bulgarian and Serbo-Croatian during his lifetime. This week, we'll hear Sandy reading poems from his book Dreaming at the Gates of Fury, published by Azul Editions, as well as clips from a conversation recorded at WHUS in August 2006.

Musical features:
LYS GUILLORN: "When I Was a Tiger Lily"
THE BOWERBIRDS: "Human Hands"
CHAINSAW PAWS: "summerwith"

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The Lumberyard: A Radio Magazine of Poetry, Prose, and Music

Volume 3, Episode #5 Contents:

This week The Lumberyard presents student poets and writers from the Bristol Public School system in Bristol, CT. Student writers from two middle schools, Northeast and Chippens Hill, and two high schools, Bristol Central and Bristol Eastern, were recorded at the studios of WHUS in the spring of 2007. Special thanks to John Ryan, Gale Dickau, the Bristol Board of Education, and the Bristol Gifted Program for making this week's episode possible.

-PETER MUNN: "Portrait"
-BRITTANY WHITE: "The Story of Emma R."
-MATT SCZURAK: "Morning Dawn"
-KELLY MCDONALD: "In a Moment"
-AMANDA JACOBSEN: "Vertigo"
-SARAH ZIOMEK: "Birds"
-KATIE O'NEIL: "Rain"

Musical features:
OH NO! OH MY!: "The Party Punch"
IRON & WINE: "Boy with a Coin"

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The Lumberyard: A Radio Magazine of Poetry, Prose, and Music

Volume 3, Episode #4 Contents:

This week The Lumberyard presents poets and writers recorded at The Soul Mountain Retreat in East Haddam, CT. Founded and directed by poet Marilyn Nelson, Soul Mountain encourages and supports emerging and established poets, especially those belonging to traditionally underrepresented racial or cultural groups, by offering brief guest residences. This episode of The Lumberyard is supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

MARILYN NELSON: "The Sacrament of Poverty"
PATRICIA SMITH: "Siblings"
CAROLYN BEARD WHITLOW: "Pickpocket"
ORLANDO WHITE: "Lowercase i and j"
AMY UYEMATSU: "Looking"
DANTE MICHEAUX: "Apples"
TRAVIS HEDGE COKE: "December: Echo"
HARRYETTE MULLEN: "We Are Not Responsible"
BAKAR WILSON: "In Christ, Drowning"
JENNIFER FOERSTER: "California"

Musical features:
THE SHAKY HANDS: "Soul"  
THE OWLS: "All Those in Favor"

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The Lumberyard: A Radio Magazine of Poetry, Prose, and Music

Volume 3, Episode #3 Contents:

Each summer, the Connecticut Writing Project invites outstanding teachers from all disciplines and levels of instruction to participate in a Summer Institute on the Storrs campus of the University of Connecticut. The CWP Summer Institute provides the opportunity for teachers to learn the most current theories in writing and writing instruction, to share their expertise, and to practice writing themselves.

This week's episode of The Lumberyard features writing from participants in the 2007 CWP Summer Institute.

DENISE ABERCOMBIE: "Rita's Got No Higher Power"
STEVE PRINGLE: "WSF in Control"
JOANNE PELUSO: "Words and Food"
CHRIS LA CASSE: "Highway 66"

Musical feature:
THE SHAKY HANDS: "Summer's Life"

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The Lumberyard: A Radio Magazine of Poetry, Prose, and Music

Volume 3, Episode #2 Contents:

PIT PINEGAR: "The Lesson"
PATRICIA SMITH: "Building Nicole's Mama"
NAEEM MURR: "Don Nelson Sings Elvis"
DANIEL DONAGHY: "Walking to First Grade"

Musical feature:
MATT SHEEHY: "Dangerous Thursdays," "Go Missing"

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The Lumberyard: A Radio Magazine of Poetry, Prose, and Music

Volume 3, Episode #1 Contents:

CHRIS ANDERSON: "Finding a Photo of My Mother, Naked"
NAOMI AYALA: "Dusk Walk, You"
TOM NICOTERA: "Circus"
MAUREEN O'BRIEN: from b-mother
PHILLIS LEVIN: "Nativity with Mother, Child and Chair"
JENNIFER LYNN HOLLEY: "The Mirror Speaks"

Musical features:
TEAM TURNIP: "Photos of the Staff," "Maybe Tomorrow"
CHAINSAW PAWS: "Summer With"

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The Lumberyard: A Radio Magazine of Poetry, Prose, and Music

Volume II, Episode 12: Table of Contents
The Lumberyard's second annual presentation of student poets from Hartford Public High School.

- Allyson Rodriguez
- Erica Hall
- Michael James
- Iesha Rivera
- Dany Contreras
- Jerry Santiago
- Comments on writing poetry
     Ashley Anguita
     Dany Contreras
     Michael James
     Erica Hall
     Glynn Brown
     Tina Beckman
- Megan Chenette
- HPHS Poetry Club
     Ashley Anguita
     Dany Contreras
     Shawnette Brown
     Mickey Muniz
     Harry Rivera
     Iesha Rivera
- Glynn Brown
- Ashley Anguita
- Jonathan Felix
- Tina Beckman

Background music for the student comments on writing by Joey Interlande.

Thanks to Andy Pitre and Calvin Saxton at WHUS for their help in
the studio and to Melissa Rinaldo and the UConn Writing Center for
making the HPHS students' visit to the UConn campus possible.

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The Lumberyard: A Radio Magazine of Poetry, Prose, and Music

Volume II, Episode 11: Table of Contents

- PHILLIS LEVIN: "Chalk and Ash"
- CLAYTON ESHLEMAN: "An Enigmatic Signifier"
- DONNA NICOLINO: "Useful"
- PENELOPE PELIZZON: from "Flora "
- STEPHEN CAMPIGLIO: "The Greased Pole"
- JOAN JOFFE HALL: "Driver's License"

- MARK MULCAHY: "Let the Cows Lead the Way"
- RETSIN: "Land of the Lost"

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The Lumberyard: A Radio Magazine of Poetry, Prose, and Music

Volume II, Episode 10: Table of Contents

- LUMBERYARD DOCUMENTARY: "The Secret Pianos of
                                                              Manhattan"
- MOE TUCKER : "Crackin' Up "
- REX KRUEGER: "The Last Waltz"
- PRESCRIPTION AMERICA: "Sloetown"

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The Lumberyard: A Radio Magazine of Poetry, Prose, and Music

Volume II, Episode 9: Table of Contents

- JON ANDERSEN: "Soldier"
- CHRIS LACASSE: "Mouse Trap"
- PIT PINEGAR: "Compensations"
- LYNN BLOOM: "Getting the Record Straight"
- JOAN JOFFE HALL: "Drowning Dogs"
- TAYLOR MALI: "Healing Orange"
- THE DAMIEN PRATT: "Ghost of the Institution"
- LYS GUILLORN: "Steel Pier"

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The Lumberyard: A Radio Magazine of Poetry, Prose, and Music

Volume II, Episode 8: Table of Contents

- WALLY LAMB: "Revisions and Corrections"

Wally Lamb is a nationally honored teacher, critically acclaimed writer and bestselling author. He is best known for his novels SHE'S COME UNDONE (Pocket Books 1992) and I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE (Regan Books 1998), and for his groundbreaking writing workshops with women prisoners at York Correctional Institution in Niantic, CT. He has edited two collections of essays by the women of York: COULDN'T KEEP IT TO MYSELF (Harper Collins 2004) and the forthcoming I'LL FLY AWAY.

- THE BUZZRATS: "Belief," "Six Degrees"

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THE LUMBERYARD: A Radio Magazine of Poetry, Prose & Music

Vol II, Episode 7: Table of Contents

- SCOTT BRADFIELD: from "Poetry? Funny? Hah!"
- CARA FORD: "You Are Special"
- SARAH MCINTYRE: "Shake Your Sleeping Hands"
- BOBBY CORMIER: from "Photographs of Pills"
- HATESTICK: "So Boring," "Kind of There"

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The Lumberyard: A Radio Magazine of Poetry, Prose, and Music

Volume II, Episode 6: Table of Contents

- K. JAHI ADISA: "Indigo"
- REGINA BARRECA: from Babes in Boyland
- V. PENELOPE PELIZZON: "Seven Psalms"
- ALEXANDER TAYLOR: "Comedians"
- KAREN RENNER: from "Fun with Physics"
- LYS GUILLORN: "Throne," "In Sleep"

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The Lumberyard: A Radio Magazine of Poetry, Prose, and Music

Vol II, Episode 5: Table of Contents

"The Poets and Writers of EO Smith High School"

- MADELINE HENNESSEY: "City Bus"
- EMILY HANINK: "A Day at School"
- BILL GREEN: "A World Concealed"
- ADAM FERRARO: "Ode to Duncan"
- JON ANDERSEN: "You Must"
- DANIEL PHIPPS: "A Tale of Two Flies"
- MICHELLE KETCHUM: "11:25"
- SARAH REYNOLDS: "Afterglow"
- EMMA DUDLEY: "This Showed..."
- NINA HUNTER: "A Chance To Walk"
- ZACKARY LEE: "Middle without a Beginning and End
                                 Would Be Preferred"
- DENISE ABERCROMBIE: "Week Seven"
- SCHOOL SAFETY PATROL: "Fire Drill in Winter"
- SHORT PUNKS IN LOVE: "Rosie"
- THE SMITTENS: "Momus Where Are You"

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The Lumberyard: A Radio Magazine of Poetry, Prose, and Music

Vol II, Episode 4: Table of Contents

- ERIK CAMPBELL: "The Subtle Again"
- KAREN RENNER: from "Fun with Physics"
- ALEXANDER TAYLOR: "Comedians"
- PATRICK PENTA: "How To Fly Planes"
- MAX WESTLER: "A Difficult Truth"
- SHORT PUNKS IN LOVE: "Gem Spa Reunion," 
      "Hardluck Town"

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The Lumberyard: A Radio Magazine of Poetry, Prose, and Music

Vol II, Episode 3: Table of Contents

- MAX WESTLER: "The Miracle"
- WAYNE KARLIN: "Altars"
- FAITH VICINANZA: "Five Months Later"
- CHRIS DOWD: "Tranquility Base"
- STEPHEN CAMPIGLIO: "The Wellspring of the Urban Fissure"
- JOE FRAWLEY: Sound Collage 2, Incidental Music
- COLIN CLAREY & THE MAGOGS: "Chiclets in a Frame"
- THE YOUTH SOUVENIR: "The Last Boardwalk"

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The Lumberyard: A Radio Magazine of Poetry, Prose, and Music

Vol II, Episode 2: Table of Contents

- LYNN BLOOM: "Teaching College English as a Woman"

The Lumberyard is excited to present its first episode dedicated to a
single prose essay. Professor Lynn Bloom's "Teaching College English
as a Woman" is creative nonfiction at its best. Filled with drama,
humor, and powerful insight, it is an absolute must-listen for anyone
within, or working toward, the field of academia. Don't miss these 30
minutes of riveting radio!

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The Lumberyard: A Radio Magazine of Poetry, Prose, and Music

Vol II, Episode 1: Table of Contents

- LARRY SHUSHANSKI: "Chocolate Whoppers and Peanut M&Ms"
- DECKY ALEXANDER: "On Love Deferred"
- ERIK CAMPBELL: "Poem for Neil Postman"
- CHRIS DOWD: "How To Have Kids without All the Fuss"
- ANNAROSE FITZGERALD: "Frogs"
- WILLIAM BLAKE: "The Tyger"
- THE TWIN ATLAS: "Sleep in Late Laugh All Night,"
                                   "Dog with Feathered Wings"

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