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CREATIVES: Mike Baggetta of MSSV

By Felix Teitelbaum

Guitarist Mike Baggetta calls his band MSSV a post-genre power trio—and this band does pack a punch. Baggetta is joined in the band by Mike Watt of the Minutemen and Firehose, and Stephen Hodges who played with Tom Waits on several albums, as well as with Mavis Staples, Wanda Jackson, and Jonathan Richman. Baggetta spoke…

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Poetry & Reggae: Interviews w Kwame Dawes and Ishion Hutchinson

By Ava Berardi

Jacob White of “Jamaican Clash” presents two important interviews examining the intersection of poetry, liberation, and reggae music. Kwame Dawes is the Poet Laureate of Jamaica as well as reggae scholar and the author of over 30 books. He’s done award-winning reporting on AIDS in Haiti. Ishion Hutchinson is the author of three poetry books and has won the…

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The Undiscovered Country: Quentin Lewis, Poet

By Felix Teitelbaum

Here in Central New York we’re surrounded by people we rarely see or hear: people who are imprisoned. Hear the voices of poets who are transforming their lives from within prison walls on “The Undiscovered Country: Voices Over the Wall” with your host Michael Rhynes.  Copies of a hand-bound chapbook featuring Quentin’s poems can be purchased…

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Robert Brooks and the State of New York’s Prisons

By Felix Teitelbaum

What’s happening inside NY’s prisons? In December corrections officers beat Robert Brooks until he died in Marcy Correctional Facility where he was imprisoned. Just days ago another inmate, Messiah Nantwi, was allegedly also beaten to death at Midstate Facility. Prison guards across the state have striking since February 17 in violation of the Taylor Law.…

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