Interview with Rudolfo Anaya. Sunday, September 16th, 2012.

44: Rudolfo Anaya, who is best known for his 1972 book “Bless Me, Ultima,” talks about the El Paso premiere of the movie based off this classic novel. Anaya speaks about his struggles to get one of the first Chicano literary text published, and how public education has supported and barred Chicano literature. Benjamin Alire Saenz reads the Poem of the Week – Lucille Clifton’s “At Last We Killed the Roaches.” This week’s Poetic License comes from Laurie Ann Guerrero, who reflects on a San Antonio poet who inspires her (“San Antonio is a Poem.”)

Interview with Eugene Gloria. Sunday, September 9th, 2012.

43: Eugene Gloria talks about his latest book “My Favorite Warlord.”  A visit to Kyoto re-incarnated a different book idea into his latest collection. The show also discusses the new millennium shifts in the publishing industry.

http://www.eugenegloria.com/

Benjamin Alire Sáenz shares his memories of Ciudad Ciudad Juárez in today’s Poetic License.

Interview with Patrick Rosal. Sunday, September 2nd, 2012.

41: Patrick Rosal, author of “Boneshepherds” and “My American Kundiman” talks about how his latest collection negotiates anger by love, and both Saenz and Rosal honor Baldwin’s work as a teacher for such navigation. Rosal’s Uncle Charlie was as influential to his work as Neruda and Philip Levine and the guest reads a poem from “Boneshepherds” – “Bienvenido: Santo Tomas,” for his Uncle Charlie.  www.patrickrosal.com. 

                             (Photo credit Peter Dressel)

This week’s Poetic License comes from Daniel Chacon.

Interview with Dan Chaon. Sunday, June 24th, 2012.

38: Dan Chaon talks about his recent book “Stay Awake,” his early interest in writing, and how writers such as Stephen King, Peter Straub, and Ray Bradbury led him to his current path. 

The Poem of the Week is by newly-appointed U.S. Poet Laureate, Natasha Trethewey.  Daniel reads “Theories of Time and Space.”

And this week’s Poetic License is by writer Anthony Bonds, whose latest work, “The Moonflower King” was published with Calypso Editions, a cooperative press.  Bonds discusses the difference between a cooperative press and a traditional publisher.