In this month’s podcast we introduce you to Nathan D. Horowitz. A writer, poet, devoted educator, translator and proof reader. He earned bachelor of arts degree in English from Oberlin College and a master of arts degree in Applied Linguistics from the University of Massachusetts.
He currently Lives in Baltimore, MD.

Nathan D. Horowitz. A writer, poet, devoted educator, translator and proof reader. He earned bachelor of arts degree in English from Oberlin College and a master of arts degree in Applied Linguistics from the University of Massachusetts. He taught English for some 26 years on three continents to 3000+ students from 57+ countries. He currently Lives in Baltimore, MD.
His ‘Ted Talk’ “Dreaming of Health” is available on https://www.ted.com/talks/nathan_d_horowitz_the_myth_of_the_stolen_eyeballs#t-2690
Four books of his translations from Spanish to English have been published. The first is The Yage Drinker, the autobiography of the last shaman-chief of the Ecuadorian Siekopai/Secoya Nation. The others are collections of short fiction by Ecuadorian writer Abdon Ubidia: City in Winter and Other Stories, Time: Philosophical and Scientific Fictions, and, hot off the e-press, Funventions: A Book of Fantasies and Utopias, available as an e-book on Amazon.
His works are about language, narrative, and cross cultural communication, which create connections among us humans, allowing us to share our experiences. This sharing is not an uncomplicated process, but it may save us one day.

You can visit your website to get to know him better at https://nathandhorowitz.com/ and on social media, his Videos including his Ted Talk can be seen on: Youtube, Vimeo, Bandcamp, Souncloud and My Radio Show.

Jane SpokenWord

Street poet Jane SpokenWord’s performances represent the spoken word as it is meant to be experienced, raw, uncensored and thought provoking. From solos, to slams, duos, trios, and bands, including a big band performance at The Whitney Museum with Avant-Garde Maestro Cecil Taylor which garnered All About Jazz’s Best of 2016. Other collaborations include: Min Tanaka, Miguel Algarin, Beat Poet John Sinclair, her son HipHop musician/producer, DJ Nastee, and her partner in all things, Albey onBass. Combining the elements of spoken word, music, sound and song “Like those of the Jazz poets, the Beats, The Last Poets, Gil Scott-Heron and others – she is usually accompanied by Albey onBass Balgochian’s moaning, groaning, rumbling contrabass – adding double the gut-punch to her words.” (Raoul daGama) To preserve the cultural heritage of wording to document life, and foster a broader collective community, she brings her poetry and spoken word to a diverse set of venues including museums, festivals, libraries, slam lounges, art galleries, clubs, busking street corners and living rooms everywhere. She has authored two books of poetry with art and music by co-author Albey onBass: Word Against the Machine and Tragically Hip. Publications include: TV Baby A collection of Lower East Side artists – OHWOW, Shadow of The Geode, Bonsia Press, Stars in the Fire and Palabras Luminosas – Rogue Scholars Express and We Are Beat in the National Beat Poetry Anthology.

A special thank you to Albey ‘onBass’ Balgochian for the sound engineering in the prelude and postlude of the audio. Albey’s performances range from the Bowery Poetry Club to the Whitney Museum of American Art, his résumé includes many distinguished artists including  Nuyorican Poet Miguel Algarin, Beat Poet John Sinclair, Darryl Jones (Miles Davis, Rolling Stones,) and the Cecil Taylor Trio & Big Band  (“Best of ’05, ’09, ’16” All About Jazz) https://albeybalgochian.com/

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