How we got through 2017: staying, leaving, crying, laughing, writing 2017 was a fun, rigorous, informative year for the producers, editor, and host of The Record. Here are some of the segments we couldn’t forget. Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong
The hidden story of Marys who defied the constraints of their time Bill Radke talks with poetry correspondent Elizabeth Austen about Seattle-based poet and science teacher Melinda Mueller’s poem “Covert Acts.” The three... Elizabeth Austen
Mapping the streets of Seattle in poetry Seattle is a city that’s been shaped by technology, from Boeing to Microsoft to Amazon. But there’s a new digital presence influencing how we see the... Bill Radke Adwoa Gyimah-Brempong
Liberals: This poet wants you to rethink that 'stay vigilant' idea In the immediate wake of President Trump's inauguration, Seattle poet Jamaica Baldwin wrote a series of poems, including "Vigilant," excerpted below.... Elizabeth Austen
Marginalized find community in Seattle with slam poetry Bill Radke speaks with Ian Martinez and Elisa Chavez about identity and slam poetry. The duo are members of the Rain City Poetry Slam . They will be... Matt Martin Bill Radke
One poet's take on translating news of the world for her kids My daughter asks me to explain but my words falter. Think about the Syrian civil war and refugee crisis. The seemingly endless cycle of violence between... Elizabeth Austen
Seattle poet on how we're all living with a diagnosis of 'human frailty' Six years ago Seattle poet Tara Hardy was blindsided by a mysterious chronic illness. It nearly killed her. She talks with KUOW's Elizabeth Austen about... Elizabeth Austen
An embarrassment of riches from Seattle poetry month Yes, poetry month is over. But how about some more poetry anyway? We’ve collected readings from the Seattle Arts & Lectures poetry series over the... John O'Brien
Returning to mother's village with poet Jane Wong Bill Radke and KUOW poetry correspondent Elizabeth Austen discuss an excerpt of "Pastoral Power," a sprawling, image-driven poem by local poet Jane Wong... Elizabeth Austen
Two short poems from Seattle's juvenile jail CHICAGO ON THE SOUTH SIDE By a young man in juvenile detention, age 15 Everybody should know that when I was younger I was at school one day, I went... a young man and a young woman in juvenile jail
