democracyroad

The Poetry Show: Storms

 
 
Enlighten Radio Presents
 
Praise the Rain; it brings more rain.
 
 
The Poetry of storms is high on thematic popularity judging by their presence -- even abundance -- in hundreds of languages. Emily Dickinsen, Mark Van Dorn, Seamus Heany, H.D. (Hilda Doolittle), and Gladys Cardiff give artful and diverse slants on storms. Joy Harjo delivers a magnificent close.
Broadcast Wednesdays, 10 AM on player.enlightenradio.org
Hosts: Janet Harrison, John Case
This Episode Recorded April 8, 2026
Praise the Rain
by Joy Harjo
Praise the rain; the seagull dive The curl of plant, the raven talk— Praise the hurt, the house slack The stand of trees, the dignity— Praise the dark, the moon cradle The sky fall, the bear sleep— Praise the mist, the warrior name The earth eclipse, the fired leap— Praise the backwards, upward sky The baby cry, the spirit food— Praise canoe, the fish rush The hole for frog, the upside-down— Praise the day, the cloud cup The mind flat, forget it all— Praise crazy. Praise sad. Praise the path on which we're led. Praise the roads on earth and water. Praise the eater and the eaten. Praise beginnings; praise the end. Praise the song and praise the singer. Praise the rain; it brings more rain. Praise the rain; it brings more rain.
 
Our Blog   Our Player   Our Podcasts
questions, comments: jcase4218@gmail.com
 

The Last Stop Cafe: Echoes of Dread

 
Enlighten Radio Presents
The Last Stop Cafe: Echoes of Dread
There is a Horrifying Secret in "the new ballroom . . ."
 
 
Broadcast Thursdays 11 AM on player.enlightenradio.org
Hosts: Mike Cuccherini, John Case, James Boyd
 
Special Guest: Michelle Principi
Mike interviews his co-star, Michelle Principi, as they share screening experiences producing "Echoes of Dread", a horror film that has come back -- this time, to REAL LIFE!
This Episode Recorded April 9, 2026 at the Red Caboose Studio, Harpers Ferry, WV
 
Our Blog   Our Player   Our Podcasts
questions, comments: jcase4218@gmail.com
 

Enlighten Radio: The Storytelling Hour: April 6: Families

The Last Stop Cafe: Oscar Rumors

 
Enlighten Radio Presents
The Last Stop Cafe: Oscar Rumors
The Natinals are Lookin HOT
 
 
Broadcast Thrsdays 11 AM, player.enlightenradio.org
Hosts: John Case, James Boyd, Mike Cuccherini
for the showboaters this is the boulevard of broken dreams. For hitchikers, this ride stops at area 51. For heroes this is the Heartbreak Hotel. For losers there's no more of that here.
This Episode Recorded April 2, 2026 at the Red Caboose Studio, Harpers Ferry, WV
 
Our Blog   Our Player   Our Podcasts
questions, comments: jcase4218@gmail.com
 

The Poetry show: April Is The Cruelist Month

 
 
Enlighten Radio Presents
Seize the Time!
April poems golden, April cloudy, Gracious, cruel, tender, rowdy -- some of the many Aprils we thought we knew and the few we could not bear to lose.
Broadcast Wednesdays, 10 AM on player.enlightenradio.org
Hosts: Janet Harrison, John Case
This Episode Recorded April 1, 2026
Let Me Begin Again
by Major Jackson
Let me begin again as a quiet thought in the shape of a shell slowly examined by a brown child on a beach at dawn straining to see their future. Let me begin this time knowing the drumming in my dreams is me inheriting the earth, is morning lighting up the rivers. Let me burn my vanities: old music in the pines, sifters of scotch, a day moon like a signature of night. This time, let me circle the island of my fears only once then live like a raging waterfall and grow a magnificent mustache. Let me not ever be the birdcage or the serrated blade or the empty season. Dear Glacier, Dear Sea of Stars, Dear Leopards disintegrating at the outer limits of our greed; soon we will encounter you only in motivational tweets. Reader, I should have married you sooner. This time, let me not sleep like the prophet who believes he’s seen infinity. Let me run at break-neck speeds toward sceneries of doubt. I have no more dress rehearsals to attend. Look closer: I am licking my lips.
 
Our Blog   Our Player   Our Podcasts
questions, comments: jcase4218@gmail.com
 

The Poetry Show: Spring Arrives

 
 
Enlighten Radio Presents
It is the 152nd Birthday of Robert Frost.
 
It is a season of Fire, Rain and Skunk Cabbage.
mary oliver, emily dickinson, william carlos williams, gillian clarke, robert frost, ww, dh lawrence
 
Robert Frost
I'm going out to clean the pasture spring;I'll only stop to rake the leaves away(And wait to watch the water clear, I may):I sha'n't be gone long.—You come too.
I'm going out to fetch the little calfThat's standing by the mother. It's so young,It totters when she licks it with her tongue.I sha'n't be gone long.—You come too.
Broadcast LIVE Wednesdays, 10 AM on https://player.enlightenradio.org
Hosts: Janet Harrison, John Case
This Episode Recorded March 26, 2025
 
Our Blog   Our Player   Our Podcasts
questions, comments: jcase4218@gmail.com
 

The Last Stop Cafe: This Shit Has No Bottom

 
Enlighten Radio Presents
The Last Stop Cafe: This Shit Has No Bottom
To Hell in a Handbasket
 
 
Thursdays 10 AM on player.enlightenradio.org
Hosts: Mike Cuccherini, John Case, James Boyd
Mike, John and James depart from the sports, entertainment, and recovery culture discussions to take account of the horror show into which this country is being daily transformed.
This Episode Recorded 3/25/2026 at the Red Caboose Studio, Harpers Ferry, WV
 
Our Blog   Our Player   Our Podcasts
questions, comments: jcase4218@gmail.com
 

The Last Stop Cafe: Women’s Soccer Blowout Ed.

 
Enlighten Radio Presents
The Last Stop Cafe: Women's Soccer Blowout Ed.
Big League Women's Soccer Champs!
 
 
Thursdays, 10 AM on www.enlightenradio.org
Hosts: Mike Cuccherini, John Case, James Boyd
Mia Hamm (Two-time World Cup & Olympic Champion) "I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion".
This Episode Recorded Mar 18 at the Red Caboose Studio, Harpers Ferry, WV
 
Our Blog   Our Player   Our Podcasts
questions, comments: jcase4218@gmail.com