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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