Twice 5 Miles Radio
Twice 5 Miles Radio is an hour-long interview show that digs beneath the surface with people with much to say and the courage to say. The show's title (Twice 5 Miles) comes from a link in Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem Kubla Khan. I am a poet, storyteller, educator, and manuscript coach with an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. With over 20 years of experience, I’ve taught workshops on writing, creativity, and public speaking worldwide, drawing from a background that includes memorizing 600+ poems and performing poetic storytelling globally. My latest book, 100 Days: A Poetic Memoir After Cancer, was published by 3: A Taos Press in May 2023. I’ve also co-authored How to Read for an Audience and Write What You Don’t Know: Ten Steps to Writing with Confidence, Energy, and Flow. Through The Imaginative Storm Writing Project, co-created with Allegra Huston, I guide writers to unlock their creativity and craft impactful, dynamic work. As co-founder of The Artist’s Way Creativity Camp with Julia Cameron, I’ve taught creativity courses for over two decades. Julia describes me as “a quick, curious mind with a humanist eye for poetic detail and an important force for change.” I’ve also served as director of The Taos Storytelling and Poetry Festivals and host Twice 5 Miles Radio, a podcast broadcast in Asheville and Taos and streamed on SoundCloud.
Show episodes
Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio. I'm your host, James Navé. Today, I'm going solo with a show divided into three parts. Join me on a journey through poetry, performance, and politics. I begin by telling how I launched my career as a performance poet and founded Poetry Alive!, a theater company that presented poetry perf
Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio. I’m your host, James Navé. My guest today is the extraordinary Jessie Kanelos Weiner—painter, illustrator, author, and stand-up comedian—who has built a creative life in Paris. We first met at a writing workshop years ago and recently reconnected to discuss her evolving artistic journey.
Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio, I’m your host, James Navé. Today, I’m thrilled to be in conversation with my longtime friend, the one and only Regie Cabico—a poet, performer, and spoken word legend whose impact on the literary world is undeniable. Regie and I first crossed paths in 1994 at the National Poetry Slam in A
Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio. I'm your host, James Navé, (www.jamesnave.com). Today, I'm joined by writing coach and author Cynthia Morris (www.originalimpulse.com). Cynthia's mission is to empower writers—especially those who feel time or self-doubt working against them—to craft books that make an impact. I've been
What Belongs? A spoken-word poem by James Navé At the end of the day, cats sing in red hills. Capture what belongs. Electricity came and went in those mad, mad days, all those years ago, when girls and boys found their way. What belongs? What belongs? Bill and Tinker belong—somewhere in a story, somewhere beyond whe
Welcome to Twice 5 Miles Radio—I’m your host, James Navé. My guest today is novelist, journalist, and mental health advocate Nova Wallace. Nova, a regular participant in our Imaginative Storm Writing Prompt sessions, brings a unique blend of storytelling passion and professional insight as a PR consultant for creative
