Yes, again, I've been remiss. I should figure out how my posts from my regular blog can automatically repost here. Because I keep forgetting this one exists...


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Yes, again, I've been remiss. I should figure out how my posts from my regular blog can automatically repost here. Because I keep forgetting this one exists ( Read more... )

After much delay, the next installment of Poetry Planet has hit the ether (now on StarShipSofa No. 256)! The annual Rhysling Award Showcase features the poetry of the award winners in both the Long and the short categories plus the 2nd and 3rd placing poems as well. I must apologize profusely at this stage because the 2nd place long poem failed to ( Read more... )

The next installment of Poetry Planet on StarShipSofa No. 245 will hit the ether today. This one is all about the Moon. These are the show notes.

You'll hear poetry by:

• Geoffrey A. Landis - Geoffrey A. Landis is a scientist with the NASA John Glenn Research Center and a Hugo and Nebula Award winning science-fiction writer. His most recent ( Read more... )

I've been feeling a little lonely on my poetry planet and was wondering if you might be willing to take a brief survey (6 questions) for me? It’s only meant to give me feed-back about listeners, what you think about the show and what you’d kind of content you'd like to hear on it.

Even if you don’t listen to Poetry Planet (even if you never have), ( Read more... )

Time Travel Part 2 on Poetry Planet is available for download! Please head over to StarShipSofa to download it or download it from iTunes!

The poems you'll hear and links to the poets' websites and other publications:

Time Flood, by Mike Allen and Ian Watson - Mythic Delirium
Revenants of the Time Machine, by Ann K. Schwader - Twisted in Dream (weird ( Read more... )

The 5th installment of Poetry Planet has gone live! This one is on the theme of Time Travel and is the first of 2 parts. Find it here.

Poetry by:

Rachel Swirsky, Things to Pack for my Trip Through Time

• Through the Drowsy Dark, from Aquaduct Press

Bruce Boston, Polar Chronologies

• Surrealities,  from Dark Regions

Sandra Lindow, An Introduction to Alternate ( Read more... )

Finally, after many trials and tribulations, the "Coming Home" edition of Poetry Planet has gone live on StarShipSofa Episode No. 208

This is a biggun! With 11 poems and some news it comes in at about 35 minutes of aural delight!

You'll hear poetry by Ann K. Schwader ankh_hpl, Terrie Leigh Relf, Melissa Frederick, Lyn C. A. Gardner, Rachel Swirsky rachel_swirsky, David ( Read more... )

Just a quick update on Poetry Planet No. 4's status. I've been re-recording the poems, putting them in separate files (which seems safer) and collected some interesting SF poetry news. The good news is, that since I've already done these poems once, they seem to be rolling off the tongue easily. Not with the usual three million flubs and ( Read more... )

Amazing, but I finally got it finished. I'm quite pleased with it, except for the occassional pop into the microphone. Poems by tithenai, 2 by csecooney, ravenelectrick, Bruce Boston and Robert Frazier.

Go have a listen:

http://www.starshipsofa.com/blog/2011/09/07/