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Summer Potpourri
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Random poems and music for the season-ending program.

  • Added: Jun 23, 2017
  • Length: 52:16
Fathers
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Poetry and music about fathers and fatherhood.

  • Added: Jun 16, 2017
  • Length: 54:30
Art & Artists
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Poetry and music about paintings and painters.

  • Added: Mar 10, 2017
  • Length: 55:19
Random Poems about Music
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Ranging from whimsical to introspective: poetry touched my music.

  • Added: Mar 04, 2017
  • Length: 01:01:30
Pulitzer 100: Natasha Trethewey on Native Guard (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: WGR Special Series
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A conversation with Pulitzer Award-winning poet and former U.S. poet laureate Natasha Trethewey - Maya Angleou's global legacy - Highlights from Fu...

  • Added: Jan 13, 2017
  • Length: 53:56
Pulitzer 100: Natasha Trethewey on Native Guard (half hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: WGR Special Series
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A conversation with former U.S. poet laureate, Pulitzer Prize-winning Natasha Trethewey.

  • Added: Jan 13, 2017
  • Length: 28:58
BHM Special: Natasha Trethewey on Native Guard (promo)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Black History Month specials
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A conversation with Pulitzer Award-winning poet and former U.S. poet laureate Natasha Trethewey - Maya Angleou's global legacy - Highlights from Fu...

Bought by Georgia Public Broadcasting and WNSB


  • Added: Jan 04, 2017
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 2
BHM Special: Natasha Trethewey on Native Guard (hour)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Black History Month specials
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A conversation with Pulitzer Award-winning poet and former U.S. poet laureate Natasha Trethewey - Maya Angleou's global legacy - Highlights from Fu...

Bought by WGTE Public Media, WUGA (part of GPB), Georgia Public Broadcasting, WNSB, Georgia Public Broadcasting and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2017
  • Length: 53:56
  • Purchases: 6
BHM Special: Natasha Trethewey on Native Guard (half)
From: With Good Reason
Series: Black History Month specials
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A conversation with former U.S. poet laureate, Pulitzer Prize-winning Natasha Trethewey.

Bought by WNSB, KRZA, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Jan 04, 2017
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 3
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Author John Berendt
From: New Letters on the Air
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John Berendt, recorded at HEAR/NOW: The Audio Fiction and Arts Festival in Kansas City, discusses his best-selling MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD A...

  • Added: Jun 16, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
The Past American Voice of Poet C.D. Wright
From: New Letters on the Air
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We remember a Past American Voice--Arkansas native and former Rhode Island Poet Laureate, C.D. Wright who died suddenly in early 2016. She authored...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: May 05, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Georgia State Poet Laureate Judson Mitcham
From: New Letters on the Air
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Georgia State Poet Laureate Judson Mitcham shares stories about some of his influences, including the late poets Richard Hugo, William Stafford and...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Apr 13, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
An Impossible Enchantment
From: Rachel Liu
Series: Anthology
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Join us for the perfect bedtime story full of kings, queens, princes, princesses, fairies, merfolk, giant eagles, trained cats, magic, and lessons ...

  • Added: Sep 08, 2015
  • Length: 28:31
Poets Off the Page: Music & Poetry
From: New Letters on the Air
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POETS OFF THE PAGE: POETRY & MUSIC features an interesting look at the works of three different poets who have recently merged their poetry with mu...

Bought by KWMR, WNJR, WNMU-FM, and WJCU


  • Added: Jul 15, 2015
  • Length: 30:30
  • Purchases: 4
Carolyn Kizer: Past American Voice
From: New Letters on the Air
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Women's History Month continues with a tribute to the late Carolyn Kizer, the influential poet who died in October 2014. An unmistakable feminist, ...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Mar 25, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
The Nightfly #2015.15 - Poetry Month Special - April 13-19, 2015
From: WERU
Series: UpFront Soul (formerly The Nightfly with Sanguine Fromage)
Caption: Nikki Giovanni
We'll hear poets- many from the Harlem Renaissance and Black Arts Movements- reading their work, along with poetry set to music, and hip-hop. We'll...

Bought by KZUM, KZUM, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., WJAB, KPIP-LP and more


  • Added: Feb 11, 2015
  • Length: 01:57:59
  • Purchases: 7
Krip Hop
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Leroy Moore
You’ve heard of Hip-Hop, but what about Krip-Hop? That’s the name for the international movement of disabled artists, poets, musicians, and MCs. On...

Bought by WRIR and KVSC


  • Added: Jan 25, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Furious Flowers: Rita Dove and Sonia Sanchez (Special)
From: With Good Reason
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Conversations with celebrated American poets Rita Dove and Sonia Sanchez.

Bought by KUPR low power FM, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KQED, WVAS, WESM 91.3 FM and more


  • Added: Jan 07, 2015
  • Length: 52:58
  • Purchases: 10
Claudia Emerson: Past American Voice
From: New Letters on the Air
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We pay tribute to Pulitzer Prize winner Claudia Emerson, the former Virginia Poet Laureate (2008-10) who died December 4, 2014. Emerson deftly port...

Bought by WABE and WNJR


  • Added: Dec 31, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Furious Flower Honors Rita Dove (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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The most celebrated African American poets in America pay homage to the life’s work of former Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Rita Dove.

Bought by WJCT, WLIW, KVSC, KRDP, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and more


  • Added: Oct 10, 2014
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 6
Furious Flower Honors Rita Dove (Hour Long Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Hour Long Episodes
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The most celebrated African American poets in America pay homage to the life’s work of former Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Rita Dove. An...

Bought by WCNY, Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi), KQED, Accessible Media Inc., Red River Radio Network (E. Texas/Louisiana/Arkansas/Mississippi) and more


  • Added: Oct 10, 2014
  • Length: 53:55
  • Purchases: 8
Sheer Good Fortune: Celebrating Toni Morrison (Half Hour Version)
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Renowned writers, singers, and poets, including Maya Angelou and Nikki Giovanni, paid tribute to Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison with an extravaganza ...

Bought by WORT, WJCT, WTJU, Northwest Public Broadcasting, WCSU-FM and more


  • Added: Feb 21, 2014
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 9
47: The Heartbeat
From: Everything Sounds
Series: Everything Sounds
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A radio drama adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's 'The Tell-Tale Heart.'

  • Added: Feb 06, 2014
  • Length: 36:05
Classical Theater
From: Hold That Thought
Series: People, Places, and Ideas to Explore
Caption: Theater of Dionysus, Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Prof. Timothy Moore describes the historical context of Greek tragedies and shares his own research into the music of ancient Roman comedies.

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Dec 20, 2013
  • Length: 12:39
  • Purchases: 1
Bellwether prize-winning author Naomi Benaron
From: New Letters on the Air
Caption: Naomi Benaron
NAOMI BENARON is a trained scientist, marathon runner, and massage therapist. She is also the author of two award-winning fiction books, LOVE LETTE...

Bought by WJCU


  • Added: Nov 07, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1