The Beat
Series produced by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
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.
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Brian Beatty is a Minneapolis poet, who's work has appeared in numerous print and online publications. He's also hosted a literary podcast for mnar...
- Added: Jun 10, 2015
- Length: 01:37
Sharon Chmielarz has been published in literary magazines nationwide. Chmielarz has published travel memoirs and three children's picture books. An...
- Added: Jun 10, 2015
- Length: 01:27
Donald Dass, a Duluth poet, says about himself that he's a lifelong bon-vivant easing into geezerhood while examines he the mystery, whimsy and fru...
- Added: Jun 10, 2015
- Length: 01:29
Farhia Omar is a Minneapolis based artist who was born in Somalia. When she isn't writing poetry and stories she's designing jewelry.
- Added: Jun 10, 2015
- Length: 01:19
John Pula was raised in Kelliher, Minnesota and is currently in exile working as an engineer in Florida, plotting his return to Minnesota. He enjoy...
- Added: Jun 10, 2015
- Length: 01:26
Julie Gard is a prose poet that lives in Duluth and teaches writing at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. She writes about art, travel, family, ...
- Added: Jun 10, 2015
- Length: 01:30
Larry Gavin teaches English at Faribault High School. He's had three collections of poetry published by Red Dragonfly Press and he's a nationally ...
- Added: Jun 10, 2015
- Length: 02:35
Lorie Yourd from Bemidji is a retired educator. She's an arts advocate and is the current chair of the board at Bemidji Community Arts Center.
- Added: Jun 10, 2015
- Length: 01:19
Jim Johnson is the current and former poet laureate of Duluth not many poets laureate can say that. He's taught for three plus decades in the
Dulu...
- Added: Jun 10, 2015
- Length: 01:56
Francis Larson holds an MA in English as a second language with an interest in arts integration and language acquistion and he currently teaches Fr...
- Added: Jun 10, 2015
- Length: :50
Margaret Hasse is a Twin Cities consultant, working primarily in the arts and art education. She's published four books of poetry and has received ...
- Added: Jun 10, 2015
- Length: 02:20
Dani Pieratos is office manager for the Bois Forte Reservation Housing Division. Her degree from Stanford University is in Native American studies....
- Added: Jun 10, 2015
- Length: 02:01
Susan Carol Hauser is a poet, essayist, and natural history writer who recently retired from her position at Bemidji State University. She's won th...
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- Added: May 21, 2015
- Length: 01:14
- Purchases: 1
Julie Hathaway grew up on farm in southeastern Minnesota, and currently lives in Rochester. She's been writing for as long as she can remember, but...
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- Added: May 21, 2015
- Length: 02:05
- Purchases: 1
James C. Henderson is a graduate of Metropolitan State University's Creative Writing program, and Hamline University's MFA program. He lives in New...
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- Added: May 21, 2015
- Length: 02:47
- Purchases: 1
Gwen Nell Westerman, an enrolled member of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate, is professor in english and director of humanities at Minnesota State Unive...
- Added: May 21, 2015
- Length: 02:06
Alex Stolis has been a janitor, a counselor, a waiter, a bartender, a housekeeper, a salesman, a cook, a criminal, and has been, and a never was. T...
- Added: May 21, 2015
- Length: 01:48
Gary Lee Joyner is a musician, visual artist, and poet from the Twin Cities. The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minnesota poetry matters, and Mi...
- Added: May 21, 2015
- Length: 02:22
Mark Christensen is a published author, and a long time educator. He is Professor of English at Bemidji State University where is particular intere...
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- Added: May 15, 2015
- Length: 01:49
- Purchases: 1
Seth Bjornrud is a paraprofessional in Sara Breeze's class at Schoolcraft Learning Community.
- Added: May 15, 2015
- Length: 01:40
