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Quintessential Listening Poetry Online Radio and YouTube

The mission of the Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio and YouTube podcast (QLPORYT) is to provide a live platform for poets from all backgrounds and locations worldwide to showcase their poetry. This includes emerging, mid-level, and established poets. The podcast conducts conversational interviews with poets delving into the essence of poetry within the realms of the mind, heart, and soul. It also provides a platform for poets to showcase their craft, whether through traditional forms or spoken word poetry. If you would like to be a guest on QLPORYT, please contact the host, Dr. Michael Anthony Ingram, via this site or at maingram@gmx.com

Recent Blog Posts

Quintessential Listening Poetry Online Radio - 2023 Year in Review

Hello everyone, I am sincerely grateful to everyone who made 2023 an exceptional year for Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio (QLPOR). A different kind of poetry podcast, QLPOR is a leading name in the poetry podcast world, QLPOR captur…

Exclusive Interview with the host and producer of Quintesential Listening: Poetry Online Radio

It is no secret to those who know me that I do not like talking about myself. I enjoy interviewing others (over 400 poets as of this writing), but I rarely consent to being interviewed, especially on camera. Several months ago, noted poet Kat Busch,…

The Day The World Caught Fire, September 11 2001: A Poetry Remembrance Program

Hello Everyone, This year, on Monday, September 11, 2023 the Quintessential Listening Poetry Online Radio (qlpor.com) podcast will host a poetry remembrance program titled The Day The World Caught Fire. This program will commemorate the 22nd anniver…

About the Host

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Dr. Michael Anthony Ingram

Spoken Word Artist

Dr. Ingram is a retired university professor and social change activist. A Washington DC resident, he is committed to employing the arts, specifically poetry, to disseminate information and raise awareness about issues related to power, identity, and oppression. Widely known as The Counseling Poet, he has gained an international reputation as a spoken word artist and performance poet. A Pushcart poetry prize nominee, Dr. Ingram has traveled extensively, reciting his works and conducting workshops on building cultural competency and empathy skills through poetry and metaphor.