Poetry Spoken Here

The brainchild of poet Charlie Rossiter and his son Jack Rossiter-Munley, Poetry Spoken Here is an online resource for the finest poetry, read and performed. 

Poetry Spoken Here Host, Charlie Rossiter, caught contemplating deep poetic mysteries.

Poetry Spoken Here Host, Charlie Rossiter, caught contemplating deep poetic mysteries.

CHarlie Rossiter, Host 

Charlie Rossiter has a long history of writing and promoting poetry.  In Albany, NY in the 1990s, he was host/producer of Poetry Motel a local television program that featured poets being interviewed and reading from their work, which ran for over 100 episodes.  In 2000 he co-founded and hosted www.poetrypoetry.com a website that features poetry reviews, commentary, and live recordings of poems by the poets who wrote them.  He spearheaded an all-day poetry reading on the grounds of the Washington Monument in Washington, DC, and has organized events for 100,000 Poets For Change. Charlie has been awarded an NEA fellowship for poetry, and his books are available  at  www.foothillspublishing.com where descriptions and sample poems may be perused.

Poetry Spoken Here Producer/Technical Director, Jack Rossiter-Munley, gazing into the distance.

Poetry Spoken Here Producer/Technical Director, Jack Rossiter-Munley, gazing into the distance.

Jack ROSSITER-Munley, Producer/Technical Director

Jack Rossiter-Munley is a writer, editor, and podcast producer. He has an MS in journalism from the Columbia School of Journalism where he was a duPont Fellow. Jack assembles each podcast and provides the music heard on Poetry Spoken Here. He also maintains Poetry Spoken Here's ever-growing digital presence, co-hosts Close Talking, a poetry analysis podcast and is the founder of the digital media company Cardboard Box Productions, Inc.