

EP29-Shirley Ancheta, M. Evelina Galang
we feature a Manang from Manilatown, poet, Shirley Ancheta and novelist M. Evelina Galang, who has a newly published collection of short stories entitled When the Hibiscus Falls. We also feature a set of poetry celebrating John Coltrane on the occasion of his birthday, and a spoken word set that includes Dr. Maya Angelou in…

Basketball, Bagoong and Bayanihan in Albany, Georgia
In Albany the Filipino community is holding a basketball tournament with teams from the local Filipino league competing. The tournament is a fundraiser for children in the Philippines, children in need of school supplies. This is one of several basketball tournaments of the Filipino basketball league in the Southern part of the US that has…

This Afternoon on WPVM Radio
Please join host, Martha Cinader, for the Listen & Be Heard Radio Show on WPVM. We will play two interviews from Tony Robles: Shirley Ancheta and M. Evelina Galang. Also, a poetry tribute to John Coltrane on the occasion of his birthday, and as always, some spoken word.

John Coltrane Sunday Morning
Tony Robles recites poem, John Coltrane Sunday Morning in Hamlet, North Carolina, Birthplace of John Coltrane On The Day After His Birthday

Pilgrimage to Hamlet, North Carolina, Birthplace of John Coltrane on His Birthday
Peggy Harris shows Listen & Be Heard Contributor Tony Robles the John Coltrane Mural in Hamlet, North Carolina. Peggy was born and raised in Hamlet and graciously guided Tony to the mural while telling stories of her birthplace and what John Coltrane means to the community.

Think BIG. Start small.
Have BIG plans? AWESOME! Where would you like to begin? THIS one simple question can often derail our plans before we even make a plan! When our dream is so big that we have no way to even imagine the full picture, we often have no idea how to get started moving in the direction of…

EP28-Poetry live from Manilatown, Nora Okja Keller from the Archives
We feature an archival interview from 1997 with Nora Okja Keller about her book Comfort Woman, and Keller reads from the book. Also, interviews by Tony Robles, and poetry from at the Manilatown Heritage Foundation in San Francisco. Martha and Tony talk a bit about the craft and business of writing a short story, and a…

Today on WPVM Radio 3pm
Featuring an archival interview with Nora Okja Keller about her book Comfort Woman, interviews by Tony Robles, and poetry from at the Manilatown Heritage Foundation in San Francisco, talk about the craft and business of writing a short story, and a spoken word set from our new co-producer DJ Jeannie Hopper.
Last Words in Jacksonville
What words would you crave? What would be the crowning sounds you long to hear as ending comes?

Vanessa Lee-Miller, Yvette R. Murray
Tony Robles interviews two poets, Vanessa Lee Miller in Great Britain, and Yvette R. Murray in Charleston, SC. And… some spoken word recordings by Vanessa Lee-Miller, Katherine Dunn, Reg E. Gaines, Q.R. Hand jr., Yvette R. Murray, Avotcja and Lord Buckley..
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