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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
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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 ...

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  • Added: Mar 26, 2015
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 1
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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: Feb 26, 2015
  • Length: 02:14
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Dean Brooks graduated from Bemidji State University in 2012 with a degree in Creative Writing. He looks for inspiration in dusty corners, early mor...

  • Added: Feb 26, 2015
  • Length: 02:06
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Kevin Zepper is an Associate Professor of English at Minnesota State University - Moorehead. He was recently awarded a writing residency at Starry ...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2015
  • Length: 02:38
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Sheila Packa lives in northern Minnesota near Lake Superior. She has published three books of poetry. Sheila Packa also edited the acclaimed anthol...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2015
  • Length: 02:15
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Mike Finley says about himself, "I'm a Minnesotan who has been writing forever. I seem to write poems that are simultaneously anxiety provoking and...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2014
  • Length: 01:25
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Danny Klecko runs a bakery in Saint Paul. Many of his poems are written while he bakes for capitol city. The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minn...

  • Added: Nov 28, 2014
  • Length: 01:54
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Marlys Guimaraes, a registered nurse is a member of the Jack Pine and League of Minnesota poets. Her work has appeared in the "Talking Stick", "The...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2014
  • Length: 02:31
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Kathryn Kysar has published two books of poetry. She's received fellowships and residencies from the Minnesota State Arts Board, the National Endow...

  • Added: Oct 22, 2014
  • Length: 02:57
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Dean Brooks graduated from Bemidji State University in 2012 with a degree in Creative Writing. He looks for inspiration in dusty corners, early mor...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2014
  • Length: 02:29
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Kevin Zepper teaches at Minnesota State University - Moorehead. The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minnesota poetry matters, and Minnesota poets...

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  • Added: Sep 04, 2014
  • Length: 02:18
  • Purchases: 1
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Aaron Wenger is a retired educator. He is an engineer that became an educator. He is KAXE's staff physicist, and a poet. A daily reminder that, in ...

  • Added: Aug 13, 2014
  • Length: 02:32
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Ann Niedringhaus is a Duluth poet who has been widely published in journals and anthologies. She belongs to a Duluth writers group that is currentl...

  • Added: Jul 17, 2014
  • Length: 01:35
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Ellie Schoenfeld, in her own words, is a poet from Duluth who has never once been a trapeze artist in real life. The Beat daily reminder that, in M...

  • Added: Jun 06, 2014
  • Length: 03:45
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(Our first daily reading for June:) A famous, enigmatic personality stood before the King and Queen of England and refused the honor of knighthood....

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  • Added: May 29, 2014
  • Length: 01:40
  • Purchases: 1
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Ryan Vine is a Duluth poet. He is a Professor of English at the College of St. Scholastica. And Ryan Vine has been widely published including in su...

  • Added: May 29, 2014
  • Length: 02:07
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Named 2013 Song Writer of the Year by "CityPages" in Minneapolis, Eric Pollard is the Grand Rapids native behind the band "Actual Wolf". His debut ...

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  • Added: Apr 18, 2014
  • Length: 03:09
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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: Feb 21, 2014
  • Length: 03:09
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When we hear the word "museum," many of us think about the cool marble edifices we visited as children. Although many public and private museums ha...

  • Added: Oct 31, 2013
  • Length: 10:58
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While waiting for the sunlight of a bright new, less-needful day to wake all of us from our collective buying frenzy, there are a few steps we can ...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2013
  • Length: 09:31
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Throughout the ages, humankind has gazed deeply within, searching for answers to the certain eternal questions: Who am I? Where do I belong? How do...

  • Added: Oct 18, 2013
  • Length: 06:09
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Filipina woman meets husband on Christian dating site and moves to small town North Dakota. She says their relationship is more than mail order bri...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2013
  • Length: 07:09
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As a child in the 1930s, Irwin predicted he would travel to the moon ... at a time when anything written on the topic was clearly labeled "science ...

  • Added: Aug 10, 2011
  • Length: 03:00