Patty & Vince Wixon: Poets from Oregon, Keepers of the William Stafford Legacy, Poetry
Patty & Vince Wixon are long-time poets and really fun interesting people. They both taught High School English, and loved teaching. We’ll be talking about poetry and poets, including Poet Laureate William Stafford, who they both knew. We’ll hear some poems and some great music by poet/musicians.
Music by: Warren Barker & Warner Bros. Star Instrumentalists, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell, Emmylou Harris, and Telmary Díaz w/Ignacio Vázquez & Marina.
Podcast: Download (Duration: 58:56 — 135.3MB)
Patty & Vince Wixon are a fantastic couple to have on your show. I listen and learn. They are so well-read, so well educated with such a vast knowledge of current and historic poetry, I’d be embarrassed if they read anything I’ve written. I took a strange path to writing. It was never planned or desired, and very unexpected. I honestly have no idea what I’m doing, without having read the greats to have a foundation to build upon. I don’t know anything about rules or structure, nor do I have a vast library of fancy words in my mind to weave within the poetry. My crumbling spine prevents me from reading so many things I want to, yet I can not ignore the overwhelming inspiration to write when I see images of people who suffer; the homeless, the bullied child, abused wife, children of war-torn nations, soldiers with PTSD, racism and more. It’s a very simple style, but I write with emotion and some people relate to it well. With Paradigms Podcasts, I Listen, and Learn.
I am listening to this whilst doing a lot of mechanical mail-out correspondence and so it was an absolute joy to hear such an interesting selection of poetry.. Vince made me laugh out loud. I particularly loved his poem about not waiting for things to come to you. The music, especially Joni, was perfect. It was truly a heartwarming programme – a rare genuine- gem of an interview which I will listen to again and again..xx* Thanks Baruch xx*