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Robert Sward on Artist on Art Radio Show

Sep.14.2011
Robert Sward on Artist on Art Radio Show

In anticiaption of the publication by Red Hen Press of his newest book, New & Selected Poems 1957-2011, Robert Sward will be interviewed by Artist on Art radio host, Nada Miljkovic, September 26, 2011 from 12:00-12:30pm. 

The broadcast can heard live on the radio in the Monterey Bay Area at KZSC 88.1FM and online at KZSC.org by pressing the red button below 'Now Playing' in the upper right hand corner of the site.

The show will be podcast and available on the Artist on Art website as well as in the iTunes store in the Podcast catgegory. You can see and hear a previous show with Robert Sward and his partner, mult-media artist, Gloria K. Alford.

Gloria created the painting entitled, 'Words, Words,...

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Oct.24.2011 - 5:15 pm
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY REVIEW
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New and Selected Poems, 1957–2011Robert Sward. Red Hen (CDC, dist.), $24.95 (210p) ISBN 978-1-59709-261-6Lighthearted at times, but with the weight of grief, indifferent to...
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Sep.08.2011 - 5:02 pm
Advance Copies of New and Selected Arrive!
Announcing the publication of “New & Selected Poems 1957-2011”, work culled from my newest and best, including both previously unpublished poems and selections from my 20+...
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Aug.06.2011 - 5:56 pm
New Robert Sward videos in anticipation of the publication, 'New and Selected Poems, 1957-2011', by Red Hen Press this Oct.
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Please see the two new videos of my reading the poems, 'Iowa' and 'God Is In The Cracks.'
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Jul.07.2011 - 4:41 pm
My Video Shoot with Nada
by Nada Miljkovic. Publicity Photo for forthcoming book, New and Selected Poems, Red Hen Press, 2011
Nada Miljkovic and I had a video shoot on June 30, 2011 to create promotional material for my upcoming book, New and Selected Poems, Red Hen Press, 2011.  Coming soon, new videos...
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Comments from Robert

Aug.08.2011 - 4:05 pm
In response to: Robert Sward reads his poem 'God Is In The Cracks'
God is in the Cracks
Thank you!
Nov.28.2010 - 11:20 pm
In response to: Stories, jottings, Journal
wooers and wooees
Bonnie, I think you're right. Of course we're all --myself included-- playing the wooer on some occasions and the wooee...
Nov.28.2010 - 2:49 pm
In response to: Stories, jottings, Journal
Surfing, sharks
Ron, I'd like to hear more about your experiences re: "various types and their (shark) attack habits." _And_ your...
Sep.01.2010 - 3:10 pm
In response to: End of Summer Blog
Franzen's Freedom
A little MORE into it now... so, friend, what do you think?
Sep.01.2010 - 3:06 pm
In response to: Franzen's Freedom
Franzen's Freedom
Well, a little more into it now... what do _you_ think?

Writing

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Article: Iowa Writers' Workshop (1956-1967) - Robert Sward
Article: Coeleen Kiebert: Inspiration Made Manifest - by Robert Sward
Article: The Hitler Collection, The Rape of Europa: Art Stolen, Art Rescued (movie review by Robert Sward)

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Nov.30.2011
New and Selected Poems, 1957-2011
Published by Santa Cruz Weekly
Outsider Dog  Robert Sward throws his voice, and fetches it By Stephen Kessler   When Robert Sward arrived in Santa Cruz in 1985, he instantly became the area’s most...
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Image Gallery: Pictures after getting the new book from Red Hen Press
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Video: Robert Sward reads his poem 'This is a Father'
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Video: Robert Sward reads his poem 'A Man Needs a Place to Stand'
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What Robert is saying on ...

  • Just back from reading at Bookshop Santa Cruz--with three fellow poets, Maggie Paul, Tom Marshall and Debra Spencer... annual event sponsored by Poetry Santa Cruz.
  • "customer" because I've run out. I'm needing copies of my own book...
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  • New & Selected Poems, 1957 - 2011

    New and Selected Poems: 1957 - 2011 is culled from Robert Sward’s newest and best works, including both previously unpublished poems and selections from his 20+ books of poetry. It is the definitive Sward collection, exhibiting throughout his signature style: outwardly zany ...

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These are such, sad, generous poems--peopled with characters it's impossible not to love, especially Robert's podiatrist-Jewish-Rosicrucian father with his wisdom that bridges dualities expounding on the feet and the soul, sex and death, the broken and the whole. In one poem, Robert asserts, In a world of 'No, dogs are a Yes.' And in the world of poetry, this book is a resounding Yes. Read it when you're happy, but especially read it when you're depressed. You'll find yourself joining in with the many dogs in these poems, saying, 'Woof, woof f----in' woof!”
—Ellen Bass

About Robert

Guggenheim Fellow, chosen by Lucille Clifton for a Villa Montalvo Literary Arts Award, author of more than 20 books, including Four Incarnations (Coffee House Press), Heavenly Sex,  God is in the Cracks and The Collected Poems (now in its 2nd printing),...
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