Richard Clements is a pianist. In the early 1980’s, he moved to New York City to pursue his Jazz studies with Jazz master pianist Barry Harris. In 1997 Richard joined Archie Shepp n Paris.| Listen & Be Heard Network
Donna Janell Bowman, co-author of Wings of an Eagle, poetry of Suzette Clark Bradshaw on Charlottesville and Gaza. C.L. Willis on being Appalachian...| Listen & Be Heard Network
Your Yard Is a Garden, Sustainable Gardening For: Landscaping, Lawns, Shrubs, Trees and Produce Is a comprehensive gardening book for beginner gardeners through experience gardeners.| Listen & Be Heard Network
In this striking debut, Dorsía Smith Silva explores the devastating effects of Hurricane María in Puerto Rico...| Listen & Be Heard Network
A vital collection of essays on the power of literature and the craft of writing from an international array of writers of color...| Listen & Be Heard Network
C. L. (Cecil) Willis, a native of Canton, North Carolina, is professor emeritus of sociology and criminology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. After retiring, he moved back to his beloved Southern Appalachian mountains. He lives with his daughter, son-in-law, and two grandchildren in Alexander outside Asheville, NC. Hillbilly Odyssey is his first book.| Listen & Be Heard Network
Suzette Clark Bradshaw from western North Carolina, is a self-taught poet and sculptress. Her poems have appeared in Dead Mule, Branches, Women Speak, and more.| Listen & Be Heard Network
Long before he was our beloved 16th president, Abraham Lincoln was known for his smarts and his knee-slapping humor.| Listen & Be Heard Network
William “Doc” Key, a formerly-enslaved, self-taught veterinarian and entrepreneur, believed that kindness was more powerful than cruelty.| Listen & Be Heard Network
Donna Janell Bowman is an award-winning author of books for young readers, including Wings of an Eagle: The Gold Medal Dreams of Billy Mills, co-authored with Olympian Billy Mills| Listen & Be Heard Network
Martha talks with Jonathan Thirkield author of Infinity Pool. Our new co-host, Judy Talaugon talks about The Tribunal Project. We persist in resisting book banning.| Listen & Be Heard Network
The Mind is neither large nor small; it is located neither within nor without. It should not be thought about by the mind nor be discussed by the mouth. Ordinarily, it is said that we use the Mind to transmit the Mind, or that we use the Mind to seal the Mind.| Listen & Be Heard Network
Sonny Rollins is one of the towering masters of American music, a virtuoso of the saxophone, and an unequaled improviser whose live performances are legendary| Listen & Be Heard Network
Black Mystery School Pianists and Other Writings is a collection of essays and prose poems from acclaimed pianist and visionary Matthew Shipp.| Listen & Be Heard Network
Elizabeth has a BA in Media Arts and a Masters in Transformative Arts, the study of creative expression for healing, connection, and growth. She is also a certified Group Leader in The Amherst Writing Method. Before launching TIWP in 2013, Elizabeth worked for over a decade as a graphic designer and art director in the advertising industry.| Listen & Be Heard Network
Julie Ezelle Patton is the author of The Flower Poem (Tender Buttons, 2024), Notes for Some (Nominally) Awake (Portable Press at Yo-Yo Labs, 2007), and “Car Tune” & Not So Bella Donna (Belladonna*, 2003).| Listen & Be Heard Network
Judy Talaugon is a Chumash and Filipina Land Protector from the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. She is the daughter of farmworkers and immigrant leaders.| Listen & Be Heard Network
Jonathan Thirkield is a poet and digital artist. He is the author of two collections—Infinity Pool and The Waker’s Corridor.| Listen & Be Heard Network
Listen & Be Heard Remix Volume Two: a timely blend of our guests reading from their work, highlights from previous episodes, and a few surprises.| Listen & Be Heard Network
Listen & Be Heard Remix Volume One: a timely blend of our guests reading from their work, and other highlights from previous episodes.| Listen & Be Heard Network
MOSAB ABU TOHA is a Palestinian poet, short-story writer, and essayist from Gaza. His first collection of poetry, Things You May Find Hidden in My Ear, was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry and won the Palestine Book Award, the American Book Award, and the Walcott Poetry Prize. Abu Toha is also the founder of the Edward Said Library in Gaza, which he hopes to rebuild. He recently won an Overseas Press Club Award for his “Letter from Gaza” columns for The New...| Listen & Be Heard Network
