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Philly Loves Poetry - June 2026
Moonstone Arts presents a cordial, yet confrontational interview at Philly Loves Poetry
with Charles Carr and Diane Sahms. How Diane's new and experimental approach to poetry
in her newest book --of an octopus: an achite|x|tural awareness of words
was met as a threat to traditional and outdated schools of poetry.
Television Interview, 2026 - Part 1
Conducted by Marilyn Klimcho on the Poets' Pause program broadcast on BCTV.
Marilyn discusses Diane Sahms's unique approach to poetry in her newest book
--of an octopus: an achite|x|tural awareness of words
Television Interview, 2026 - Part 2
Conducted by Marilyn Klimcho on the Poets' Pause program broadcast on BCTV.
Marilyn continues to discuss Diane Sahms's unique approach to poetry in her newest book
--of an octopus: an achite|x|tural awareness of words
Princeton, NJ at Cafe Improv
May 23, 2026:
A Reading from 9th book, of an octopus: an archite|x|tural awareness of words
The Five-Two
Audio only, May 4th, 2026:
A Reading of the poem, no. 9 [state of affairs, america]
Stone Soup Reading Series
April 22, 2026:
Zoom from Boston, MA
A Reading from 9th book, of an octopus: an archite|x|tural awareness of words
Cervena Barva Press Reading Series
October 15th, 2025:
Zoom from Somerville, MA
A Reading at 30:50 from 9th book, of an octopus: an archite|x|tural awareness of words
Princeton, NJ at Cafe Improv
September 27, 2025:
A Reading from newer poems
and from 9th book, of an octopus: an archite|x|tural awareness of words
Viewless Wings Poetry Podcast
Five Poets Recite: Peter Carellini, t.m. thomson, Edward Sankey,
Diane Sahms @ 9:36, and Tobi Alfier
February 2024:
A Reading of the poem, Crow in Variations
Philly Loves Poetry Episode Info: 76 - 12 September 2023
Moonstone Arts presents poetry and discussion with Host, Charles S. Carr
and Diane Sahms
Princeton, NJ at Cafe Improv
September 23, 2023:
A Reading from Blues, Prayers & Pagan Chants
Poetry@Pen and Pencil
June 5, 2022:
Banshee of the Broken
Cold Moon Speaks
Danny
There's Tony
Winter Solstice
Summer Solstice
Secret Languages
Doggone Blues
My Lover's Blues
Banishment of Blues
Dem Dare Blues
Princeton, NJ at Cafe Improv
March 26th, 2022:
Thorns & Roses, a baseball poem
Mercury Grand Marquis
Something Apple for mom
Vaporous
Hobo's wandering wind song
Shoes
Secret Languages
Two poems from COVID-19 2020 A Poetic Journal
Untouchables
There's Tony
Cricket
Princton, NJ at Cafe Improv
National Poetry Month - April 27th, 2019:
Banshee of Broken
Camellia Japonica, eve of your birthday
Blue Heron, spiritual vessel
Iris understanding Umbra
As long as a heart is beating someone is always alive
2018, Television Interview
Conducted by Marilyn Klimcho on the Poets' Pause program broadcast on BCTV
Beacon, NY / Hudson Valley Poets at the Howland
Art Center
December 14, 2018:
Villanelle: As long as a heart is beating someone is always alive
Detached from the body of wind
The way in which something is woven
Loretta and Pauline
Dark-eyed Juncos
Moonlight Sonata
Everyone has their own hallelujah
The Handheld Mirror of the Mind
Point Pleasant, NJ at Crushed Beneath Poetry
September 7, 2017
A villanelle - As long as a heart is beating someone is always alive
Princton, NJ at Cafe Improv
March 25th, 2017:
Choruses of Crickets Sing Me
Listening
VivaldiÃs violins
Dark-eyed Juncos
Pennsylvania
Pen and Pencil Club
March 20, 2016
from Night Sweat
Faces of the Moon over Philadelphia
Laundry
Aluminum
Under the Nights Forever Falling
Two Stones
from LightÃs Battered Edge
Absence
Repeatedly waking to music
Pennsylvania
Princton, NJ at Cafe Improv
January 24,2015:
Modern Day Flossie
Delaware River
Detached from the body of wind
The Singing Butler
Princton, NJ at Cafe Improv on the 16th Anniversary of my father's death
April 27, 2013:
Machines, Machines, Monstrous Machines
Daisy
Winds of Injustice
My Lover
The Tom and Doug Show
Three Poems: Flame, Perspective, & Zone out
Read by Thomas Florek