Poetry Moment

Poetry Moment

Monday through Friday at 9am on KPBX (91.1 FM)

Hosted by Jim Tevenan

Presented by Spokane Public Radio, Poetry Moment is a program that showcases myriad poems as read by poets and poetry lovers from across the Inland Northwest — and occasionally beyond.

Poetry Moment airs one poem on KPBX each weekday at 9am; a single reader curates the entire week’s worth of poetry. Sometimes the poems are the reader's own, and sometimes they're written by poets whose work they admire and want to share with listeners.

Since its start in 2018, Poetry Moment has featured readers ranging from the Washington State Poet Laureate and popular local slam poets to listeners who simply want to give voice to a few of their favorite pieces.

Are you interested in reading for Poetry Moment too? If so, e-mail us at kpbx@kpbx.org.

Latest Episodes

Heather Cahoon reads "The Hawk Who Wears an Owl's Face"

A dreamlike tableau as a northern harrier takes wing
Heather Cahoon reads "She Sang to Me Once at a Place for Hunting Owls" by dg nanouk okpik

A hike with ancestral landmarks and mythologies as its waypoints
Heather Cahoon reads "Where Wild Tea Grows" by Lois Red Elk

The symbiosis of rugged stone and tender plants yields Wahpe Wastemna
Heather Cahoon reads "From a Tin Box" by Mandy Smoker Broaddus

The dental remnants of an elk become a percussionist, confidant and singer
Heather Cahoon reads "Orb Weavers"

A walker is captivated by something pretending to be what it is not
Maya Jewell Zeller reads “Retrospect”

Maya Jewell Zeller reads an original poem
Shawn Vestal reads “When the Van Broke Down” by Nance Van Winckel

Shawn Vestal reads a poem by Nance Van Winckel
Kate Lebo reads “I, too, sip from the flask” by Nance Van Winckel

Kate Lebo reads a poem by Nance Van Winckel
Laura Read reads “Trying to Contact Neil Diamond”

Laura Read reads an original poem
Sam Ligon reads “Goodnight” and “We Ate the Law” by Nance Van Winckel

Sam Ligon reads two poems by Nance Van Winckel