Reading by Poet Kelli Russell Agodon

08/30/2004

Pablo Neruda has a habit of walking through poet Kelli Russell Agodon's dreams. Agodon turns these visitations from the great Chilean writer into quirky, insightful poems. She reads some of her Neruda-inspired poems as part of the Jack Straw Reading Series. Also on The Beat today, a preview of this year’s Bumbershoot musicians, and book reviews with Nancy Pearl.



Today's featured music selection: Bumbershoot Artists


At 2:05pm - Chris Nickson on Bumbershoot Artists
Chris Nickson is a Seattle-based music commentator for NPR's All Things Considered. He joins us to spin the discs of a few of the artists who will be featured at Bumbershoot this weekend. Chris also reflects on the growth of Bumbershoot and how it mirrors, for better and worse, the changes in the arts and culture scene in the Pacific Northwest.

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Bumbershoot

At 2:30pm – Reading by Poet Kelli Russell Agodon
Pablo Neruda, who would have turned 100 this year, has a habit of walking through poet Kelli Russell Agodon's dreams. Agodon turns these visitations from the great Chilean writer into quirky, insightful poems. Today on The Beat, Agodon reads some of her Neruda-inspired poems as part of the Jack Straw Reading Series, a new co-production between KUOW and Jack Straw Productions.

Kelli Russell Agodon is the author of two books of poems, Small Knots (Cherry Grove Collections) and Geography (Floating Bridge Press).

Related Event:
You're invited to be part of the live audience for the next reading, Sept. 15th, 7:00pm at Jack Straw Productions. The reading is free and open to the public.

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Jack Straw

At 2:50 - Nancy Pearl's Book Reviews
Nancy Pearl, author of Book Lust, joins us to share her reviews.

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Nancy Pearl's Book Reviews