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Ashes, Paper & Beans: Writing & Poetry broadcasts weekly on CHSR, Fredericton’s not-for-profit campus-based community radio station. We broadcast at 97.9 FM in the greater Fredericton area of New Brunswick, and worldwide via webcast. Donations are always welcomed. Tax receipts can be issued, if desired. Ashes, Paper & Beans: Writing & Poetrybrings you a special blend of Canadian and international writers performing their words/works plus arts coverage. Since its first broadcast in 1995, the show and Joe Blades have received four CHSR Barry Awards: Spoken Word (1996, 2006, 2008) and Favourite Interviewer (1999–2000), as well as a Certificada de reconocimiento (2000) from the Academia Iberoamericana de Poesía/Asociación Prometeo de Poesía, Madrid, España. Ashes, Paper & Beans features live and recorded author / artist / editor / translator / publisher interviews and readings + recorded panels / lectures / workshops + published CD, cassette and vinyl spoken word recordings from authors / spoken word/audio art artists everywhere + book reviews + writing competition info + poetry, drama, fiction, nonfiction, comedy, spoken word / performance / music hybrids and more . . . In the summer of 2005, Ashes, Paper & Beans became CHSR’s longest-running live member-produced program. Joe Blades is the author of five published poetry books and editor of ten books. Living in Fredericton since 1990, he is also a visual artist, book publisher and arts community activist. Authors touring through Fredericton, their publishers or publicists, may contact Joe Blades via email or by post to arrange interviews including live phone interviews. Ashes, Paper & Beans welcomes review / promotional copies of relevant books and spoken word (slam, dub, etc.) audio recordings, media releases on author tours, writing competitions, calls for submissions, and other writing-related stuff. Ashes, Paper & Beans Box 596 Stn A Fredericton NB E3B 5A6 Canada P.S. I've heard that the show is also being rebroadcast some mornings (Monday & Friday @ 7 am). Past programming: APB 2001, APB 2002, APB 2003, APB 2004, APB 2005, APB 2006APB 2007.

Our 2008 programming:
30 Sept, 7–8 pm. Guest: GG-winning poet Don Domanski.

23 Sept, 7–8 pm. A previously recorded episode.

16 Sept, 7–8 pm. A previously recorded episode.

9 Sept, 7–8 pm.

2 Sept, 7–8 pm. A previously recorded episode.

26 Aug, 7–8 pm.

19 Aug, 7–8 pm.

12 Aug, 7–8 pm. Bob Holman's "Lounge Chair", R.C. Weslowski's "i've been thinking / it's about time", "Bridges" by Utah Phillips & ami difranco, "longstoryshort" by Sekou Sundiata, "Intro to Smoke (A Novel)" by R. Murray Schafer, Go Now (chapters 1 & 2) by Richard Hell, "Vive le (for Henri Chopin)" by Paul Dutton, et « Pandore » par Mitsiko Miller.

5 Aug, 7–8 pm. A previously recorded episode.

29 July, 7–8 pm. A previously recorded episode.

22 July, 7–8 pm. One Canadian poetry CD in its entirety: Shaking Hands with the Night (Pendas Productions by Katerina Fretwell.

15 July, 7–8 pm. Ultraeye (Blue Orange Publishing) by Richard Rathwell. Writer members of Fredericton's BlackTop MotorCycle Gang: Biff Mitchell; Joe Blades; Todd Arsenault; Vivian Unger; Yolande House.

8 July, 7–8 pm. Three Canadian spoken word or poetry CDs. The first feature was Bowen Island's Heather Haley's new "spoken word songs" CD Princess Nut (RPW Records) under the moniker Aural Heather, with the tracks: "How to Remain", "Whore in the Eddy", "Three Blocks West of Wonderland", "Window Seat", and "Habit". Second feature was the soon-to-be-released poetry and jazz Global Warming CD collaboration by Toronto poet Sharon Singer and musician Bob Mover: "Becalmed", "Global warming", "carny Boy", "Rock-a-Bye Baby", "Degrees of Closeness", and "Sea Creatures". Third was a sound poetry and music collaboration, SoundSpoke: Anne Anglin, Bill Gilliam, Penn Kemp, Rick Sacks CD The Late Nite Lingue Lounge, Distillery Jazz Festival, Toronto, May 2004 (Pendas Productions, 2004) with "from Bone Poem", "Side Kicks", "The Shadow", "Side Show", and "Declination". Show ended with the short poem "When Summer Comes" by Lem Snow from Tall are the Tales: Newfoundland Stories and Recitations (Pigeon Inlet Productions).

1 July, 7–8 pm. Canada Day episode: Biff Naked's "Canadians". Live interview-riff with Biff Mitchell on the upcoming Maritime Writers' Workshop and on things writing and arts related. Verbomotorhead's "Fat Summer".

24 June, 7–8 pm. James Reaney & "The Ducks". "Filthy Words" & "Occupation: Foole" by George Carlin; "Beat the Drum" by Christoher Stewart; "Sin Tax" by Penn Kemp; "Howl" & "Invisible Wings II" by Geode Music + Poetry; "Pome Poem" by bpNichol; "WISH (for bp)" by Gerry Shikatani; and, from Ultraeye by Richard Rathwell, "The Whale" & "Revelations from the Whale".

17 June, 7–8 pm. The Grey Islands (Rattling Books) by John Steffler (ISBN 978-0-9737586-0-3). Narrated by John Steffler and (in order of appearance) Frank Holden, Janis Spence, Deidre Gillard-Rowlings and Darryl Hopkins. "Support the Poet" song by Mark Kozub.

10 June, 7–8 pm. Writing Home Reading of 2 Feb 2008 featuring Faye Heavyshield, Alma Brooks, Biff Mitchell, Elaine Mercier, Carol Collicutt, Nela Rio w/ her poem "Paix" (Peace), Jo-Anne Elder and Faye King. Oh, What a Life", by Ivan Coyote & Rae Spoon. Poem tracks off the Unheard of . . . Tupperware Sandpiper Spoken Word CD: "Wouldn't You Like to fly" by Noelle Trkulja, "Word From the Girl at the Bus Stop" & "Job" by Monica S. Kuebler, "The Physical World" by Bruce McRae, "The Edge of Night" by Jeanette Lynes.

3 June, 7–8 pm. The Grey Islands (Rattling Books) by John Steffler (ISBN 978-0-9737586-0-3). Narrated by John Steffler and (in order of appearance) Frank Holden, Janis Spence, Deidre Gillard-Rowlings and Darryl Hopkins.

27 May, 7–8 pm. "Ghetto Defendant" by Allen Ginsberg & The Clash, on vinyl. "Big Sky Alberta" by Sheri-D Wilson. "Berlin Suite" by reg e. gaines. "The Healing Poem" by Michael Lally. "Adventures of Ralph Melish" & "The Cheese Shop" by Monty Python. "149th & 3rd" by reg e. gaines. "The Phone-in" by Monty Python.

20 May, 7–8 pm. "Poetry And All That Jazz" by Jack Kerouac & United Future Organization. Live interview with, and reading by, Vagabond Trust writers' group members Katie Brown, Ryan Griffith, Corenski Nowlan and Jordan Trethewey. "Winter" by Kevin Matthews.

13 May, 7–8 pm. Recorded @ HJ&B interview by Joe Blades with performing songwriter Thom Swift, incl "Healing Man" song. Partial recording of a Fredericton reading by Alberta poet Yvonne Trainer. "Airplane Paula" by Sheri-D Wilson w/ Russell Broom.

6 May, 7–8 pm. Monty Python's "Wide World of Novel Writing". Live interview with actor Lita Llewellyn. Six pieces by J. Nichole Noël off her 2005 CD Verse . . . The Power of the Spoken Words in Music: "The Gift", "The Essence of Sweet Music", "Adultery of the Mind", "Parent and Child—A Love Unlike Any Other", "Let Not Our Voices Go Unheard", and "Silent is the Bird Without a Song".

29 April, 7–8 pm. "Down the Two Mile Hill" by Ivan Coyote & Rae Spoon. From the 8th Multicultural-Multilingual International Poetry Reading (recorded 15 mars 2008 @ Gallery ConneXion, F'ton). "N.I.Gel Freestyle" by Pocket Dwellers.

22 April, 7–8 pm. The 15 March 2008 Fredericton presentation-launch at Gallery Connexion of Latinocanadá: A Critical Study of Ten Latin American Writers of Canada (McGill-Queen's University Press) by Montreal author Hugh Hazelton with Fredericton author Nela Rio and Jo-Anne Elder as emcee. Ivan Coyote's "Something About The Light". "Opo-Wa Gitchi Manitou" song by Wabistan.

15 April, 7–8 pm. "He Sings" by Fortner Anderson + tape/head. "Elvis has left the Building" and "Old Man of the Sea" by Gerard Beirne. "Play" by Kevin Matthews. "No Showcase Up Here" by Ivan E. Coyote. "The Mine is Closed" song by Ray Spoon. "Song of Freedom" by J. Nichole Noël. Pat Leech and Carson Butts, both editors for QWERTY magazine, were in the fishbowl for the second half of the show for an interview and readings of their own writings and pieces by other writers published in the latest issue of Qwerty. "The Piano has been Drinking (but not Me)" by Tom Waits.

8 April, 7–8 pm. 8th International International Multicultural-Multilingual Poetry Reading at Gallery Connexion, Fredericton, NB, on 15 March 2008: Jo-Anne Elder, emcee; readers included Yvonne Muzira, Joe Blades, M. Travis Lane, Alice Fay King, Carlos Morales, Josh Taylor, Giovanni Milani, Biff Mitchell, Eugenia Dietrich, Cecilia Brooks, Dawn-Aeron Wason, Carolina Dietrich, Hugh Hazelton, and Jo-Anne Elder. Two tracks by J. Nichole Noël: “Dead Man Walking Down the Aisle” and “My Name is Nigel”.

1 April, 7–8 pm. The 2 Feb Writing Home Reading @ Gallery Connexion emceed by Jo-Anne Elder, featuring Bonnie Devine, Nela Rio, Joe Blades, Jo-Anne Elder and Faye Heavyshield. "He Sings" by Fortner Anderson + tape/head. "Songs of Freedom" by J. Nichole Noël.

25 March, 7–8 pm. BlackTop MotorCycle Gang. "Ring the Black Bell" by Sleepy Driver. John Heinstein read Andrew Titus poems. We discussed the 2007 & 2008 Voice of the People Read-a-Thons, Poetry Slams & BlackTop MotorCycle Gang "reading raids" to happen 27 & 29 March in Fredericton. Eric Gale performed several of his songs including "Dedication Rag" and "Close-Up View (The Tattoo Song)". Biff read from a story-on-progress. Joe Blades read from his manuscript "The Book That Doesn't Close". "My Skin" by J. Nichole Noël.

18 March, 7–8 pm. "Somewhere Suite" by Jack Gabel off his CD Dog Star. Interview with Cyberpunk Biff Mitchell of the BlackTop MotorCycle Gang talking potato: potatoes and poetry slams; pesticides and Robbie Burns; presentations and films; small press fairs and “reading raids”; Maritime Writers' Workshop and Read-a-Thons. I read my poem "school-free storm day". Biff read him piece "The Road to the End of the World". I read my NB & PEI report for the League of Canadian Poets March newsletter.

11 March, 7–8 pm. Dramatic Filmmakers Panel (Silver Wave 2007) w/ Joel Thompson, Steve Doiron, Danny Thebeau, Dawn Boyd, Michael Aronson. Fredericton arts & readings news. Poems from Guantánamo introduced and read by Joan Kjaer & David Hamilton.

4 March, 7–8 pm. Rebroadcast of a previous episode.

26 Feb, 7–8 pm. Rebroadcast of a previous episode.

19 Feb, 7–8 pm. Rebroadcast of a previous episode.

12 Feb, 7–8 pm. Rebroadcast of a previous episode.

5 Feb, 7–8 pm. Rebroadcast of a previous episode.

29 Jan, 7–8 pm. Rebroadcast of a previous episode.

22 Jan, 7–8 pm. Excerpt from the Multilingual Reading of the Side by Side Festival of Literary Translation / Côte à Côte festival de traduction littéraire 2007 featuring various artists/poets/readers including Jean Babineau, Euge Dietrich, Jesse Ferguson, Nela Rio, Hugh Thomas, Whitefeather & son Eliah. Fredericton arts news, press releases, emails, and PSAs. I read the Robert Burns poem "To A Mouse, On Turning Her Up In Her Nest With The Plough, November, 1785" for his birthday anniversay this coming Friday, 25 January. Opening segment of The Grey Islands (Rattling Books) by John Steffler (ISBN 978-0-9737586-0-3). Narrated by John Steffler and (in order of appearance) Frank Holden, Janis Spence, Deidre Gillard-Rowlings and Darryl Hopkins.

15 Jan, 7–8 pm. Recordings by Joan Kjaer and David Hamilton of five poems from the anthology Poems from Guantánamo: The Detainees Speak (University of Iowa Press, 2007), edited by Marc Falkoff. Poems by Jumah al Dossari and other detainees. Three Koluskap Stories from the Wolastoqiyik, narrated in Wolastoqiyik: "Izignapogos, The Half-Stone Man" told by Gwen Bear; "Koluskap and His Brother, Malsum" told by Roseanne Clark; "Koluskap and the Giant Beaver" told by Gwen Bear. "Talking Tourism" by Nova Scotia-based blues-storyteller Morgan Davis. "The Gift" and "The Essence of Sweet Music"—off J. Nichole Noël's 2005 CD Verse . . . The Power of the Spoken Word in Music (The Write Words Production & Publishing). The opening of Michael Winter's 2004 novel The Big Why about American painter and adventurer Rockwell Kent, unabridged MP3 CD audiobook edition published by Rattling Books (2007), as narrated by Robert Joy.

8 Jan, 7–8 pm. Guest: performing songwriter Yves St-laurent. The show started with "So Far" and ended with "Not So Very Far" off his demo CD Trains, Blues & Guitars. The rest of the show was an interview interspersed with live performances of his "Song About Memphis", "Here Comes My Girl", and "The Underwear Song".

1 Jan, 7–8 pm. "Emergency" by Hugh Hazelton. BlackTop Motorcycle Gang writers' group members John Heinstein & Biff Mitchell joined me on air. The show included poems read by John and me, and Biff reading his story-prose poem "One-Eyed Josephine" while getting his hair cut and his head shaved by John live on radio.