The Poets

Clarence Barbee is a multi-talented individual known for his literary achievements. As the author of two distinct works, "Chicken Soup and a Shot of Jack" and his debut poetry book "Fire Molten and Ash," he showcases his versatility and creativity.  With a background as a spoken word artist, he has mastered the art of weaving words into evocative pieces that resonate with emotions....

The Poets is 1 year old! Thank you all very much for your ears, and your support. — Dennis Mulherin appears once more on The Poets to share an excerpt from his upcoming book, "The Face Across the Fire" which he plans to submit for publication. We chat about his process writing the book, challenges and lessons, and the ways poetry informed the process. Dennis has another poetry collection u...

Sunshine Salmon joins me to chat about her poetry, "you" and "I" perspectives, alliteration, her journey into van life and the various addresses featured in her work. We also talk about her journey there and back again from Denver, and her upcoming move to Salt Lake City. Sunshine is in the process of creating a collection of poetry to be announced in greater detail at a later date...

I'm joined by Hamudi, a Palestinian-American poet sharing work about Palestine, the ongoing war and genocide, love, memories, the ocean, death, and much more. Really a wonderful set of poems in this one. We talk about liberation in our lifetime, avoiding apathy, and continuing the conversation and the fight against oppression. Catch Hamudi before he moves to LA at the upcoming Poets for Palest...

From Henrico, Virginia (near Richmond), BG brings a hip-hop flow to spoken word conveying messages of peace, resistance, justice, and eroticism. BG also lived for a time near D.C. (Silver Spring, MD) and in Chicago for 6 years. BG has a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and a Masters degree in Public Administration. BG currently runs a small business and also works at a nonprofit home energy efficie...

Poet, photographer, filmmaker, Simon Shah has been a performer on the Denver scene for over two decades.  A former language arts teacher, he currently works as a photojournalist for a national weather station. Simon has two collections of poetry, “Miasmic as Me” and “The Last Love Letters,” both of which can be found on Amazon.  He is currently working on several exciting sci-fi projects and a col...

Poet and philosopher Jonathan Jansikok shares and discusses his poems, his process, writing poetry in Paris, his take on our collective future, death, and much more. Jonathan is available to contact via email at jonathanjansikok@gmail.com Two of the poems Jonathan shares in this feature are set to be published by The Opiate Magazine, and which can be read here and here . — Forgive the strange soun...

Sofia Marie Race joins the show to chat about Russian literature and poetry, her travels, languages, and the personal nature of her own poetry. We also chat about her work in film and the overlap between movies, cinematography, and poetry. IG @sofia.marie.race — Questions? Comments? Want to be featured? Email thepoetspodcast@gmail.com

Q returns, and with him Zahria Sage appears on the show for the first time to share and discuss poetry, her recent arrival in Denver, creating fantasies in the day-to-day, and much more. — Questions? Comments? Want to be featured? Email thepoetspodcast@gmail.com — Find Zahria on Facebook: Zahria Hull and see the episode page on thepoets.co for a business card for her company, Zahria's Future,...

Join us on episode 75 of The Poets for a conversation between friends. Talented poets and lovely humans all, Ezra Bram, Faith Diaz, and Racine Frank return to the show to discuss nature, community, art in capitalism, inner knowing, and more. — Racine Frank began writing poetry in December 2019 during her time as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ethiopia. She started by writing haikus and then branched i...

Em Dorman is a poet, comedian, activist, and the creator of Poets for Palestine, a monthly event "to share about the complexities of grief, love, and loss." In this feature Em shares poetry detailing their journey through self-discovery involving love, loss, sobriety, and celibacy. We discuss that journey, as well as family, queerness and gender, sobriety and celibacy, the divine feminine,...

Eli is a queer Colorado poet, parent, hiker, gardener, singer-songwriter, urban farmer, tiler and contractor.  They've had poems published in multiple zines and reviews including Spit Poet Zine, Dark Moon Zine, and South Broadway Ghost Society. Their book, Treat Me Like You Treat the Earth, sold out after publication in 2019 and is slated for re-publication this year.  Their self-published cha...

Faith Diaz; event host, performer, story teller & writer, originally born in Bronx, NY, has spent most of her life moving from place to place. Her hope is to continue sharing the stories that matter, from people who do even more so. When she is not petting her Corgi, Sunny, she can be found lying in the sunlight, attempting the continued discovery of self, or just eating Mint Chocolate Chip Ic...

Gabriel Gravagno is a composer and jazz drummer on the front range. He has hosted the Friday jam session at the Mercury Café since 2020, and has been an active member of the Denver music scene his whole life, starting his musical journey by taking Violin lessons from his mother as a child, becoming a songwriter and drummer in his teens, and beginning to play jazz and pursue drums and composing ser...

Tony V is a streamer, stoner, and self-proclaimed local poet based in Denver, CO. Tony appears at the Friday night open mic at the Mercury Cafe, and has two collections in the works, one of poetry and one of short stories. Find Tony on Instagram  ⁠⁠@tony_v_poetry⁠⁠ , and TikTok  ⁠⁠@zanaro420⁠ — Questions? Comments? Want to be featured? Email thepoetspodcast@gmail.com

This statement is false: the Pseudobiography of M. Derek Pauls Paul Derek is dead. Long live Derek Pauls. Paul Derek had an exquisite if brief existence, beginning with his birth in Denver. Born mulatto to a dead mostly White dad in a mostly White city, Paul Derek was socially programmed, like everybody else, to see Blacks like himself as Lesser and Other. And his experience of familial molestatio...

Stone (they/them) is a poet based out of Denver, Colorado. They can be found on social media as @persephone_stone, but they can also be found wherever there are disco balls and mocktails. They explore themes of sobriety, queerness, and love in all forms. As well as a poet, they are a photographer, comedian, and cat parent. Instagram — Questions? Comments? Want to be featured? Email thepoetspodcast...

Welcome back to the show, the one and only Sleepy. Sleepy is a dreamer the spirit world has decided to keep wide awake. With no other options to escape reality, he’s infiltrated the poet community in Denver to talk shit, build community, and help create a world that doesn’t need escaping from. Learn more about the Blackbird Renaissance:  Instagram   Youtube   Discord Picture by  @absolutemoment —...

Ryan is a poet who was born someplace, lives somewhere else and writes primarily about some things but not other things — and most of all, he absolutely despises any sort of mystery or vaguery. He doesn't have patience for that sort of silliness. Not one bit. In this episode: 1. Speechless (0:22) 2. Milk Soap (2:38) 3. Note to Self (2:47) 4. In Miami (8:26) 5. Swimming in a Tar Pit (10:11) 6....

Grim Vorhees is a Chicago Born, Denver Based Creative that is exploring and experience art in whatever form manifests in his present moments. A community leader that strives to curate evolutionary environments that promote love, respect, and courage to be authentically yourself. His brand Good Vibes Only is one of the many platforms he uses to connect with people of all backgrounds who share his p...

Marcus Aguirre aka MarcusThaPoet joins The Poets to share music, poetry, and deep thought. We talk about his poetry, songwriting, improv, performance style and development, finding heritage, the Earth, mushrooms, love, and so much more. Find Marcus streaming on all platforms under the name MarcusThaPoet and find him on IG , TikTok , and Snapchat @MarcusThaPoet. You can listen to Marcus' song N...

Chasing immortality #kingofcongress Welcome back Moses Graytower to the show. Buckle up, folks—we ended up down the rabbit hole in the best way on this one. Check out Moses' album ⁠Congress⁠ and find him around town at open mics like the Corner Beat on Monday nights and the Mercury Cafe on Fridays and other nights. Also, a correction—at one point in the conversation I say Steven Kotler worked...

William Howell is an artist and musician in Denver. He's spent most of his life doing nothing, which continues to be the main source of inspiration for his art.  If you're interested in his upcoming projects, you can find him on Instagram @runofthewill. — In this episode: 1. Highway (0:22); 2. Into Blue (3:43); 3. Love Poem to My Trumpet (4:49); 4. Questions no. 5 (6:48); 5. Prison Visit (...

Philip Tran is a queer poet from Denver, collage artist, paper engineer, florist, handyman, roller derby initiate, and emcee who regularly hosts events and variety shows, and 4th Friday’s hosting the long running weekly poetry open mic at The Mercury Cafe. He is also a dad joke connoisseur. Find his podcast “From My Open Mic” on Spotify for live recordings. In 2023 he launched Bound By The Beat, a...

Jonny Schreiber loves to create and engage with art in all of its forms and can be described as a poet, musician, comedian, DJ, storyteller, (aspiring) author, (passable) dancer, and (extremely mediocre to below average) drawer (is that even a word??). He likes to think that he is extremely talented at following detailed recipes to cook meals for his friends and family, having abstract existential...