Stephen Ira's guest appearances

Stephen Ira

The Deerfield Public Library Podcast

Sick Day with Dan Fishback

Elie Wiesel

Julian Gewirtz

Richard Rothstein

Chris Claremont

Jenny Johnson

Eileen Myles

Xandria Phillips

Richard Blanco

Randall Mann

William Hazelgrove

Justin Tranter

Ellen Bass

Carl Phillips

Andrea Cohen

Jeffrey Brown

OwlTail

Jacob Riis

Jacob Riis Memorial Beach

Stephen Ira is a writer and performer. Favorite appearances, in various roles, include Poetry (Chicago), Fence, tagvverk, the Poetry Project Newsletter, La Mama Etc, the Sundance Film Festival, and the Philly Trans Wellness Conference. Copyright © 2022 by Stephen Ira. Originally published in Chasers (New Michigan Press, 2022). Text of today’s poem and more details about our program can be found at: deerfieldlibrary.org/queerpoemaday/ Find books from participating poets  in our library's catalog.  Queer Poem-a-Day is directed by poet and teacher Lisa Hiton and Dylan Zavagno, Adult Services Coordinator at the Deerfield Public Library. Music for this second year of our series is the first movement, Schéhérazade, from Masques, Op. 34, by Karol Szymanowski, performed by pianist Daniel Baer. Queer Poem-a-Day is supported by generous donations from the Friends of the Deerfield Public Library and the Deerfield Fine Arts Commission. Queer Poem-a-Day is a program from the Adult Services Department at the Library and may include adult language. 

Stephen Ira is a writer and performer. Favorite appearances, in various roles, include Poetry (Chicago), Fence, tagvverk, the Poetry Project Newsletter, La Mama Etc, the Sundance Film Festival, and the Philly Trans Wellness Conference. Copyright © 2022 by Stephen Ira. Originally published in Chasers (New Michigan Press, 2022). Text of today’s poem and more details about our program can be found at: <a href="https://deerfieldlibrary.org/queerpoemaday/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">deerfieldlibrary.org/queerpoemaday/</a> Find books from participating poets <a href="https://dpl-encore.deerfieldlibrary.org/iii/encore/search/C__Squeer%20poem%20a%20day__Orightresult__U?lang=eng" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> in our library's catalog</a>.  Queer Poem-a-Day is directed by poet and teacher <a href="https://www.lisahiton.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lisa Hiton</a> and Dylan Zavagno, Adult Services Coordinator at the Deerfield Public Library. Music for this second year of our series is the first movement, Schéhérazade, from Masques, Op. 34, by Karol Szymanowski, performed by pianist <a href="http://danielbaerpiano.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daniel Baer</a>. Queer Poem-a-Day is supported by generous donations from the <a href="https://deerfieldlibrary.org/friends-of-the-library/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Friends of the Deerfield Public Library</a> and the <a href="https://www.deerfield.il.us/456/Fine-Arts-Commission" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Deerfield Fine Arts Commission</a>. Queer Poem-a-Day is a program from the Adult Services Department at the Library and may include adult language.

Queer Poem-a-Day: Jacob Riis Memorial Beach by Stephen Ira

Dan searches for representation and finds only Yolanda Hadid on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills; he also talks to poet Stephen Ira about living in Iowa, Stephen's childhood perspective on 9/11 and the War in Iraq, that "weird abortion performance art scam girl," and the erotic Watchmen fan fiction novel Stephen wrote in high school. Plus: Stephen reads his poem, "Night Of The Chaser 2: Last Minute Business." "Sick Day" is a listener supported podcast so please check out Dan's Patreon Page. Website: http://danfishback.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/dangerfishback Instagram: http://instagram.com/dangerfishback Facebook: http://facebook.com/danfishbackofficial

Dan searches for representation and finds only Yolanda Hadid on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills; he also talks to poet <a href="https://twitter.com/supermattachine" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stephen Ira</a> about living in Iowa, Stephen's childhood perspective on 9/11 and the War in Iraq, that "weird abortion performance art scam girl," and the erotic Watchmen fan fiction novel Stephen wrote in high school. Plus: Stephen reads his poem, "Night Of The Chaser 2: Last Minute Business." "Sick Day" is a listener supported podcast so please check out Dan's <a href="http://www.patreon.com/danfishback" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon Page</a>. Website: <a href="http://danfishback.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://danfishback.com</a> Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/dangerfishback" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/dangerfishback</a> Instagram: <a href="http://instagram.com/dangerfishback" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://instagram.com/dangerfishback</a> Facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/danfishbackofficial" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://facebook.com/danfishbackofficial</a>

"...And Then At The End He Bottoms" with Stephen Ira - Ep. 15