A mostly spoken word track episode of PSH Live which included poems mixed with music, audience ambiance, and other sound effects, from Angele Ellis, Daniel Thomas, Jerry Garcia, Ellen Sander, Paul Brucker, Richard Leach, Bill Yarrow and Stephen Mead, as well as live poems read by callers from Birmingham, Alabama, and Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada. Host Rick Lupert also read a few poems from his new collection of travel poetry "Hunka Hunka Howdee!" 

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PSH Live May 2019 Open Poetry Reading

We had a full poetry show today which featured poets from Utah, Canada, Texas, Caliofria, North Carolina, Alabama and Kentuky. We also played a spoken word track from Los Angeles poet area Catopodis. Hosted by Poetry Super Highway's Rick Lupert. Listen to the entire show in the archive and visit us on the web at www.poetrysuperhighway.com/psh

June 2020 Worldwide Open Poetry Reading

Thanks to poets from Utah, East Texas, San Francisco, California, Birmingham, Alabama, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, Louisville, Kentucky, and Sault Ste. Marie, Canada for bringing us poetry from all over today. Thanks also to Jim Knowles from Andover, Massachusetts for giving us the wonderfully noir spoken word track "Testimony" to listen to. Listen to the entire show in the archive. As always, hosted by Poetry Super Highway's Rick Lupert.

May 2020 Worldwide Open Poetry Reading

Another packed Poetry Super Highway Live show today which featured a spoken word track from J. Barret Wolf, as well as poets calling and reading poems from Salt Lake City, Utah, Sault Ste. Marie, Canada, Attleborough, Massachusetts, Birmingham, Alabama, Louisville, Kentucky, Lenoir, South Carolina, Seattle Washington, Bay City, Michigan, Chicago, Illinois, and San Francisco, California. Check out the entire show in the archive. Hosted by Poetry Super Highway's Rick Lupert.

April 2020 Worldwide Open Poetry Reading

We managed to squeeze 13 poets on the air from all over North America reading poetry from Utah, Canada, Pennsylvania, Alabama, California, Missouri, Massachusetts, Arizona, Oregan, Louisiana, and North Carolina. Tune into the rapid-fire poetry in the archive, plus the spoken word track "E-Ticket" which was sent in by Encinitas, California poet Jim Babwe. As always the show was hosted by Poetry Super Highway's Rick Lupert.

March 2020 Worldwide Open Poetry Reading

We had a packed show today featuring poets from Fargo, North Dakota, Sault Ste. Marie, Canada, Elkins, Park PA, Missouri, Birmingham, Alabama, San Francisco, California, and Los Angeles California. In addition to their poems, we featured a spoken word track from Belfast, Northern Ireland poet Colin Dardis. As always the show was hosted by Poetry Super Highway's Rick Lupert.

February 2020 Worldwide Open Reading

Another packed show featuring poets reading their poems from Sioux St. Marie, Canada, Birmingham, AL, Topanga Canyon, CA, Escondido, CA, West Hollywood, CA, The San Francisco Bay Area, North Carolina, and Missouri! As always, hosted by Poetry Super Highway's Rick Lupert.

January 2020 Worldwide Open Reading

Fantastic, and packed show of poetry to end 2019, with poets calling in from Sault St. Marie, Canada, Grenwich, Connecticut, Los Angeles, California, Birmingham, Alabama, Provo, Utah, Redondo Beach, California, Cincinnati, Ohio, Chicago, Illinois, and the San Francisco Bay area.  We also played a spoken word track from Santa Barbara poet Daniel Thomas! As always, hosted by Poetry Super Highway's Rick Lupert.

December 2019 Worldwide Open Poetry Reading

Thanks to our callers from Long Beach, Calfornia and Tacoma, Washington for filling out our open poetry reading. We also played a new spoken word track from Berlin based poet Maroula Blades, along with one from Sunnyvale, California poet Ellaraine Lockie. Hosted by Poetry Super Highway's Rick Lupert.

November 2019 Worldwide Open Poetry Reading

We announced the winners of our 2019 summer poetry contest in this special PSH Live event. This is the only place where we announced the entrants who scored in the top 10 positions, and we were lucky enough to hear from one of our judges as well.

PSH Poetry Contest Winners Announcement

Thanks to our callers from Stanwood, Washington and the San Francisco Bay area of California for calling in and reading poetry! We also played spoken word poem tracks from Paul Brucker and Cliff Bernier. Check out the entire show in the archive and make sure to call in next month and read a poem yourself. As always the show was MC'd by Poetry Super Highway's Rick Lupert.

September 2019 Worldwide Open Poetry Reading

Thanks to poets from Fargo, North Dakota, Provo, Utah, Birmingham, Alabama, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, and Chicago, Illinois who filled out our show with great poetry today. Plus we played a spoken word track from Ellaraine Lockie which is well worth taking a listen to. Hosted by Poetry Super Highway's Rick Lupert.

August 2019 Worldwide Open Poetry Reading

Listen to this fantastic and insightful conversation with 2019 Poetry Super Highway Contest judges Alexandra Umlas, Debbie Hall, and Angele Ellis. Each ot them shared a couple of poems (one of their own, and one by a favorite poet), as well as insights about what they look for when they're reading your poems. If you're considering entering this year's contest, this show is a must listen! Hear from the judges themselves! Enter the contest here.

Conversation with 2019 Poetry Contest Judges

Great show today with poets reading their poems from Sioux St. Marie, Canada, Irontown, Missouri, Upper Marlboro, Marlyand, Soutern California, Austin, Texas and Birmingham, Alabama! We also played a spoken word track from Seattle, Washington poet Ferris Jones. Hosted by Poetry Super Highway's Rick Lupert. 

PSH Live June 2019 Open Poetry Reading

Thanks to poets from Birmingham, AL, Austria (which is not in Hungary), Sioux St. Marie, Canada, New York City, New York, and Covington, Louisiana for calling in and reading poems! We also played the spoken word track "The Snow That Picks" by Belfast, Maine poet Ellen Sander. As always the show was MC'd by Poetry Super Highway's chief orchestrator, Rick Lupert.

PSH Live April 2019 Open Poetry Reading

Poetry Super Highway's monthly live open reading featuring contest announcements, poetry, interview, spoken word tracks and more. Call in and read a poem!