June 2, 2023, 5-6pm – second hour of a two hour show.

With the ninth year of the Poets @ Artfest multiday outdoor poetry festival coming in less than a month, I’m going into the first year’s archives and pulling readings from it.

In the second hour, from the first year Poets @ Artfest 2015, you’ll hear readings by Jennifer Londry, Jason Heroux, and Carolyn Smart from the first day of the festival that year. This hour, as well, will include a bit of music and information.

June 2, 2023, 4-5pm – first hour of a two hour show.

With the ninth year of the Poets @ Artfest multiday outdoor poetry festival coming in less than a month, I’m going into the first year’s archives and pulling readings from it.

In the first hour, from the first year Poets @ Artfest 2015, you’ll hear readings by Elizabeth Greene and Brent Raycroft from the first day of the festival that year. The hour will include a bit of music and information.

May 26, 2023, 5-6pm, second hour of a two-hour show featuring, from again the May 2nd open mic reading in that monthly series at The Elm Café, you’ll hear readings Sofie Vlaad, Abbie Miolee, Brent Raycroft, Margaret Makura, Nyasha, Sarah Emtage, Michael Casteels, Christine Bode, Billie, Remi Miller, Meg Freer, Jack Williams, Bob Mackenzie, Derek Morley, Alanna Veitch, Eric Folsom, Cory Tokay, Brad Ashurst, and Bruce Kauffman.

May 26, 2023, 4-5pm – first hour of a two hour show featuring, from the May 2nd “and the journey continues” open mic reading in that monthly series at The Elm Café, you’ll hear readings in the round by Abbie Miolee, Brent Raycroft, Sofie Vlaad, Stephanie Elms, Sarah Emtage, Michael Casteels, Christine Bode, Billie, Remi Miller, Leo Roberts, Meg Freer, Bob MacKenzie, Michael Luoma, Jack Williams, Madison Cuddon, Derek Morley, Alanna Veitch, Eric Folsom, Cory Tokay, Brad Ashurst, and Bruce Kauffman. You’ll also hear an audio recording by Joel Giroux.

May 19, 2023, 5-6pm – second hour of a two hour show featuring first the remainder (15 minutes) of the event featured in the first hour and then a selection of pieces put together for the second hour. Included will be a collaborative performance piece by Susan McMaster, Sarah McCabe, and Liam Elliot, followed by 4 pieces from the Al Purdy Songbook.

May 19, 2023, 4-5pm – first hour of a two hour show featuring, from a September 28, 2022 KWF event that has not been aired on this show, you’ll hear Tricia Knowles in discussion with Heather O’Neill around her book, ‘When We Lost Our Heads’. Heather also read from the book and there was a Q&A after. The event does run a few minutes into the second hour.

May 12, 2023, 5-6pm – second hour of a two hour show featuring, in the first 10 minutes the remainder of the KWF that began in the first hour (please refer to that description). Following that you’ll hear, from an April 27th book launch reading event at Novel Idea Bookstore, you’ll hear Bruce Geddes reading from and launching his new book, “Chasing the Black Eagle.”

May 12, 2023, 4-5pm – first hour of a two hour show featuring from an October 1, 2022 KWF event (Late Check-out: Whodunit?) that had not been aired on this show, you’ll hear KWV Artistic Director Aara Macauley in discussion with Nita Prose about her book, “The Maid.” Included were her reading and a Q&A. The event does run a few minutes into the second hour.

May 5, 2023, 5-6pm – second hour of a two hour show featuring, from an April 20th book launch reading event at Novel Idea Bookstore, you’ll hear Leanne Lieberman reading from and talking about her latest young adult novel, “Cleaning Up.”

May 5, 2023, 4-5pm – first hour of a two hour show featuring, from a March 14th Kingston book launch/reading event held at Novel Idea Bookstore, you’ll hear the launch of the latest book by military historian Arthur W. Gullachsen. His book – “Volume Two of ‘Bloody Verrières: The I. SS-Panzerkorps Defence of the Verrières-Bourguebus Ridges.” A Q&A followed the reading.