The Beat

Series produced by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota

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A daily reminder that, in Minnesota poetry matters, and Minnesota poets prove that every day.

This series features short poems by writers that have some connection to Minnesota. Some of these poets are alive, some are not. Some are well known, some are not.

Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.


852 Pieces

Order by: Newest First | Oldest First
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Erin Lynn Marsh has been published in Sugarhouse Review, Post Road Magazine, and Paper Darts. She holds an MFA from Lesley University in Boston, is...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2012
  • Length: 01:32
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Marsh Muirhead is a writer, a dentist, and a flight instructor. He is a winner and twice a finalist of The Great American Think Off. And he is the ...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2012
  • Length: 01:52
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LouAnn Shepard Muhm is a widely published poet and teacher living in northern Minnesota. She has been featured in the mnartists.org series "What Li...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2012
  • Length: 01:29
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Sean Hill is a poet who grew up in Georgia and lives in Bemidji, Minnesota. His first book "Blood Ties and Brown Liquor has been compared to first ...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2012
  • Length: 02:24
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Sean Hill is a poet who grew up in Georgia and lives in Bemidji, Minnesota. His first book "Blood Ties and Brown Liquor has been compared to first ...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2012
  • Length: 01:54
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Sean Hill is a poet who grew up in Georgia and lives in Bemidji, Minnesota. His first book "Blood Ties and Brown Liquor has been compared to first ...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2012
  • Length: 02:12
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Sean Hill is a poet who grew up in Georgia and lives in Bemidji, Minnesota. His first book "Blood Ties and Brown Liquor has been compared to first ...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2012
  • Length: 02:13
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Sean Hill is a poet who grew up in Georgia and lives in Bemidji, Minnesota. His first book "Blood Ties and Brown Liquor has been compared to first ...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2012
  • Length: 01:54
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Joyce Sutphen is Minnesota's Poet Laureate. Here Joyce Sutphen recites her poem, "Guys Like That." The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minnesota...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2012
  • Length: 02:10
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Sonya Kosler is a poet who lives in Dent, Minnesota. She belongs to the Lakes Area Story Guild, the National Storytelling Network, and the Northlan...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2012
  • Length: 02:07
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Katie Hae Leo is an actor, and a widely published and award winning poet living in Rochester, Minnesota. Here Katie Hae Leo recites her poem titled...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2012
  • Length: 02:11
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Lorie Yourd is a retired educator and a dedicated advocate for the arts living in the Bemidji area. Here she reads her poem "Montana Log Cabin Cafe...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2012
  • Length: 02:01
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Sharon Harris is a member of the Jackpine Writer's Block, and a native of Park Rapids. She has published three books of poetry. Here Sharon Harris ...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2012
  • Length: 01:59
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John Berryman was a widely known poet, and teacher at the University of Minnesota. This is a recording of John Berryman reading his poem titled "Th...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2012
  • Length: 02:25
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James Wright, was an internationally acclaimed poet who taught at the University of Minnesota for a time. This is a recording of James Wright readi...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2012
  • Length: 02:53
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Mary Finch is an essayist, Newspaper Columnist, and a poet living in Deer River, Minnesota. The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minnesota poetry...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2012
  • Length: 01:44
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Robert Bly refers to Louis Jenkins, poet from Duluth, as the contemporary master of prose poetry. The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minnesota...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2012
  • Length: 02:14
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Robert Bly refers to Louis Jenkins, poet from Duluth, as the contemporary master of prose poetry. A daily reminder that, in Minnesota poetry matte...

  • Added: Aug 17, 2012
  • Length: 02:35
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A daily reminder that, in Minnesota poetry matters, and Minnesota poets prove that every day.

  • Added: Aug 10, 2012
  • Length: 02:14
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A daily reminder that, in Minnesota poetry matters, and Minnesota poets prove that every day.

  • Added: Aug 10, 2012
  • Length: 02:44