The first in a two-part "In-the-Studio" version aired today to kick off Q90.1's newest show, "Report from the Mountains." Station Manager Howard Sharper and I recorded these two "pilot" episodes at the studios of Delta College Public Radio, as I'm currently in Michigan directing The Women of Lockerbie in Bay City.
Poems featured on today's episode were "View from My Window at Ewald's" and "Lighthouse at Manistique." The idea for these first two episodes is to chart my journey from Saginaw, Michigan to my cabin in Montana.
"View from My Window at Ewald's" takes place at my "writing studio" -- Ewald's Bar in Old Town Saginaw. It's my favorite bar in the world. "Ma" and Dee are the most wonderful bartenders to ever crack a PBR (though closely rivalled by Amy at the Owl in Livingston, MT). If you're in the Saginaw area, stop in (it's tucked under the Court St. bridge on Niagara). Tell 'em Frenchy sent you.
The second poem today, "Lighthouse at Manistique," was written while I was in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, one of the most breathtaking regions of the world. It's a good example of living fully, recklessly, and spontaneously -- an absolute requirement for a poet.
Both poems are available in my book The Moon Cracks Open: A Field Guide to the Birds.
Today's musical selection was "Giant Steps" from the 1960 album of the same name by John Coltrane. The players were Coltrane on Tenor Sax, Tommy Flanagan on piano, Paul Chambers on bass, and Art Taylor on drums. The session was recorded in May 1959 and released on Atlantic Records.
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