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CREATIVES: “Human Again” with Michael Rhynes and Leroy Barrett

By Felix Teitelbaum

“Human Again” is an emotional and inspiring documentary focusing the Phoenix Players Theatre Group at Auburn Correctional maximum-security prison. ⁠Cinemapolis⁠ will host a free screening of “Human Again” Sunday April 27 at 2:30. The film follows the group as they prepare for an original play combining Shakespearean influences and the actors’ own lived experiences. Michael…

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…

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…

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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