Jon Campbell – Fisher Poet

Mar 02, 2020

The annual Fisher Poets Gathering in Astoria, Oregon is done for another year. What a great weekend it was! One of the talents welcomed back this year after several years away was Jon Campbell – inducted into the Rhode Island Hall of Fame for his musical achievements in his home state, Jon is a delight for audiences, who love his smart, curmudeonly take on the culture of fishing. We’ll hear a song he wrote about the Long Beach Peninsula.

Jon Campbell – Fisher Poet

Jon Campbell – Fisher Poet

The annual Fisher Poets Gathering in Astoria, Oregon is done for another year. What a great weekend it was! One of the talents welcomed back this year after several years away was Jon Campbell – inducted into the Rhode Island Hall of Fame for his musical achievements in his home state, Jon is a delight for audiences, who love his smart, curmudeonly take on the culture of fishing. We’ll hear a song he wrote about the Long Beach Peninsula.

Fisher Poet Mark Alan Lovewell

Feb 28, 2020

Fisher poet, songwriter and musician Mark Alan Lovewell was today’s guest on the Ship Reporrt. He’s from Martha’s Vineyard, and is visiting Astoria for the 23rd Annual Fisher Poets Gathering. I was fortunate to have him as my guest live on the air today He’s a passionate advocate of fishermen and the fishing life. Hear him sing part of his iconic song, “Fishing Boat Sarah,” about what a boat means in the lives of a fishing family.

Fisher Poet Mark Alan Lovewell

Fisher Poet Mark Alan Lovewell

Fisher poet, songwriter and musician Mark Alan Lovewell was today’s guest on the Ship Reporrt. He’s from Martha’s Vineyard, and is visiting Astoria for the 23rd Annual Fisher Poets Gathering. I was fortunate to have him as my guest live on the air today He’s a passionate advocate of fishermen and the fishing life. Hear him sing part of his iconic song, “Fishing Boat Sarah,” about what a boat means in the lives of a fishing family.

Fisher Poets Gathering: Clem Starck

Feb 27, 2020

Award winning poet Clem Starck is another regular at the FPG every year. His imagery grabs listeners and takes them along. This riveting poem, the “Pan Oceanic Faith,” is named for a ship that went down while Starck was a merchant seaman. It’s a haunting tale of survivor guilt and the sense of random fate that can overtake sailors at sea.

Fisher Poets Gathering: Clem Starck

Fisher Poets Gathering: Clem Starck

Award winning poet Clem Starck is another regular at the FPG every year. His imagery grabs listeners and takes them along. This riveting poem, the “Pan Oceanic Faith,” is named for a ship that went down while Starck was a merchant seaman. It’s a haunting tale of survivor guilt and the sense of random fate that can overtake sailors at sea.

Fisher Poets Gathering: Smitty Smith

Feb 26, 2020

Fisher Poet Smitty Harrison Smith was an icon of the event. His eloquent, gritty works inspired many other fishermen and women to write. Here’s his poem, “Crick Robber Gray,” about a special shade of gray favored by commercial fishermen before the days of radar and sonar.

Fisher Poets Gathering: Smitty Smith

Fisher Poets Gathering: Smitty Smith

Fisher Poet Smitty Harrison Smith was an icon of the event. His eloquent, gritty works inspired many other fishermen and women to write. Here’s his poem, “Crick Robber Gray,” about a special shade of gray favored by commercial fishermen before the days of radar and sonar.

Fisher Poets Gathering: Johanna Reichold

Feb 25, 2020

This weekend is the 23rd Annual Fisher Poets Gathering. In honor of Fisher Poets past and present, today we’ll hear a song from the 2008 Gathering, recorded by KMUN radio at the Wet Dog Cafe in Astoria, as part of a CD project where artists agreed to allow their work to appear on an anthology of performances from that year. Johanna Reichold was a standout that year: a passionate woman poet and songwriter who here shares here song about a hellish captain: “The Whole Town Told Me Not to Work for You.”

Fisher Poets Gathering: Johanna Reichold

Fisher Poets Gathering: Johanna Reichold

This weekend is the 23rd Annual Fisher Poets Gathering. In honor of Fisher Poets past and present, today we’ll hear a song from the 2008 Gathering, recorded by KMUN radio at the Wet Dog Cafe in Astoria, as part of a CD project where artists agreed to allow their work to appear on an anthology of performances from that year. Johanna Reichold was a standout that year: a passionate woman poet and songwriter who here shares here song about a hellish captain: “The Whole Town Told Me Not to Work for You.”

Cruise ship coronavirus update

Feb 24, 2020

Today, an update on where things are at with cruise ships and the coronavirus – one of periodic updates you’ll hear on the Ship Report.

Cruise ship coronavirus update

Cruise ship coronavirus update

Today, an update on where things are at with cruise ships and the coronavirus – one of periodic updates you’ll hear on the Ship Report.