Magra Radio

Episode 8 • What of the Night, by Cyrus Lillian, adapted from Djuna Barnes

Episode 7 • Dutchman, by Amiri Baraka

Dutchman was written by Amiri Baraka. This recording features Shelly Parsons as Lula, and Winston Butler as Clay, with a special appearance by Joe Clark as The Drunk. The score was composed and performed by Bob Fraser. Directed by Paul Vangelisti. This performance was first broadcast on KPFK on January 12, 1982. Special thanks to Pacifica Radio Archives for their generous support. Explore their…

Episode 6 • The Aging Comedian as the Letter N, by Bill Mohr

Bill Mohr performs the monologue The Comedian as the Letter N , 2019. Brought to you by Magra Radio, an infrequent broadcast experiment of Magra Books .

Episode 5 • Breathing Space '79, part 2

International anthology of sound poetry by Arrigolora Totino, Carl Stone, Jim Roche, Larry Wendt, Co-Accident, Paul Vangelisti, Adriano Spatola and F. Tiziano, Dominic Alleluia, Giacomo Balla, Fortunato de Pero, Bob Davis, Lily Greenham, Donna Henes, Lawrence Kucharz, Giulia Niccolai, Audio Players, Bill Gaglione, Ed Rossman, E.T. Simon, Tony Gnazzo, Milli Graffi, Julien Blaine, William Moylan

Episode 4 • Breathing Space '79, part 1

An anthology of sound poetry.

Episode 3 • Interview with Dennis Phillips

Dennis Phillips is interviewed by S.E. Pessin about his Magra Books title, Desert Sequence.

Episode 2 • The Dodo, or The School for Night

A Los Angeles Theater of the Ear production of a play by Corrado Costa, translated and directed by Paul Vangelisti. Special thanks to the Pacifica Radio Archive for their generous support on this episode. Explore their extensive collections here: https://www.pacificaradioarchives.org

Episode 1 • An Evening with Jorge Luis Borges

Jorge Luis Borges interviewed in 1976 in Los Angeles at UCLA. Special thanks to the Pacifica Radio Archive for their generous support. Explore their extensive collections here: https://www.pacificaradioarchives.org