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

Dennis Held reads "Coming into His Shop from a Bright Afternoon" by James Galvin

Dennis Held reads a poem by James Galvin
Dennis Held reads "A Passing" by Pattiann Rogers

Dennis Held reads a poem by Pattiann Rogers
Dennis Held reads "Painting the North San Juan School" by Gary Snyder

Dennis Held reads a poem by Gary Snyder
Dennis Held reads "Driving Montana" by Richard Hugo

Dennis Held reads a poem by Richard Hugo
Mery Smith reads "Genesis 2:4 God Rested from all the work He had done"

Mery Smith reads an original poem
Mery Smith reads "Gaps" by Taneum Bambrick

Mery Smith reads a poem by Taneum Bambrick
Mery Smith reads "Letters to your Late Brother"

Mery Smith reads an original poem
Mery Smith reads "Too Lush, I hate these flowers" by Mika Maloney

Mery Smith reads a poem by Mika Maloney
Mery Smith reads her original poem "Women Budding"

Mery Smith reads an original poem
Mike Aleman reads "Miss Dayton's combined 4th, 5th and 6th Grade Class Photo, Rochester, Minnesota, May, 1927”

Mike Aleman reads an original poem