How one Seattle poet fights climate change What will it take for Seattle to become climate-friendly? That's The Burning Question this month on KUOW. In this interview, reporter David Hyde put the... David Hyde
What I learned from my feminist mom Set on the boardwalk at Ocean City, New Jersey, Kevin Craft's poem "Matinee" considers the trajectory of his mother's life, and its effect on his own. Elizabeth Austen
Son of Medicare: Attack of the Machines As we begin another new year in these United States of America, it’s an opportune time to listen in to the creative voices of descendants of the... John O'Brien
'Black Courage': A young poet's words to her son Angel Gardner started writing while living in a group home as a child. She wasn’t into therapy, but sometimes she wasn’t into writing in her journals... Katherine Banwell
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... 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... 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
