February 4, 2024

ARTSPEAK RADIO presents: Dimitri Reyes + Sammy Loren + Kristin Conkright & Jessica Harp

ARTSPEAK RADIO 9:00 AM Wednesdays - Streaming at KKFI.org Produced and Hosted by Maria Vasquez Boyd Wednesday, February 7, 2024 at 9:00am! Mark Manning fills in as host for Maria Vasquez Boyd Mark welcomes Special Guests: Dimitri Reyes + Sammy Loren + Kristin Conkright & Jessica Harp On the eve of the Association of Writers & Writing Programs (AWP) 2024 Conference & Bookfair, February 7-10, here in Kansas City, MO., we'll talk with two writers/organizers participating this year's conference. We also talk with two musicians who will play Killith Faire, a one-night only collaboration of women/femme musicians from the KC & Lawrence areas, at recordBar on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024. At 9:00am Mark welcomes Dimitri Reyes, Marketing & Communications Director at CavanKerry Press. Dimitri Reyes is a Boricua multidisciplinary artist, YouTuber, and educator from Newark, New Jersey. Dimitri’s book, Every First and Fifteenth (2021) is the winner of the Digging Press 2020 Chapbook Award. You can find more of his writing in Poem-a-Day, Vinyl, Kweli, Duende, Obsidian, & Acentos. Educator Dimitri Reyes has experience with early learners and undergraduate school curriculum. A true educator at heart, Dimitri loves teaching so much that when not in the classrooms or lecture halls,…

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