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PN 16-03 "Decoy Gang War Victim" by Carmen Gimenez Smith
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Carmen Jimenez Smith
Carmen Giménez Smith reads a poem in response to a photograph by the 1970s East Los Angeles art collective Asco.

Bought by KALW, KVNO, KALW, KENW, PRX Remix and more


  • Added: Nov 29, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 7
The Write Question - Mark Sullivan - 299
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Mark Sullivan details the story of real life forgotten war hero, Pino Lella and draws parallels with his own life. He also reads a short segment fr...

Bought by KWMR, Yellowstone Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Oct 25, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Interview w/ poet ELIZABETH ALEXANDER about her memior "The Light of the World"
From: Out of Bounds
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Award-winning poet Elizabeth Alexander talks movingly about her memoir "The Light of the World" about her husband's sudden death at age 50.

  • Added: Sep 14, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
Meditation
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Poetry and music which takes refuge in imagination and mindfulness.

  • Added: Sep 09, 2017
  • Length: 55:17
U.S. Poet Laureate (2012-14) and Mississippi Poet Laureate (2012-16) Natasha Trethewey
From: New Letters on the Air
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Guest editor of BEST AMERICAN POETRY 2017, Natasha Trethewey talks about her her first creative non-fiction book, BEYOND KATRINA: A MEDITATION ON T...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass. and WNJR


  • Added: Sep 08, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Write Question - Jennifer Finley - 320
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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An emotional interview where Jennifer Finley talks about overcoming oppression through writing and coming back to herself following a divorce. She ...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, KSJD, KWMR, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Sep 05, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
Poets Olivia Stiffler and the late James Tolan
From: New Letters on the Air
Caption: James Tolan
Olivia Stiffler and the late James Tolan, whose new books were released in summer 2017 after his death in March, discuss their unique mentorship ...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
"The Glass Castle" author Jeannette Walls
From: New Letters on the Air
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Former celebrity journalist Jeannette Walls discusses her hardscrabble childhood which she depicted in her memoir THE GLASS CASTLE, now an August 2...

Bought by WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WMUU-LP, and WFIU


  • Added: Aug 18, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Stephen Most -- Documentary Filmmaker: Stories Make the World Parts One & Two
From: Barry Vogel
Series: Radio Curious
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Radio Curious visits with Stephen Most, author, playwright, and documentary film maker, who shares his life's experiences and stories in the new bo...

Bought by KVMR


  • Added: Aug 09, 2017
  • Length: 58:02
  • Purchases: 1
The Write Question - Michael McGriff - 289
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Michael McGriff talks about his artistic process and reads from two collections of poetry. He also discuses his translation of the Swedish Nobel Pr...

Bought by Spokane Public Radio, Yellowstone Public Radio, KWMR, and KSJD


  • Added: Aug 07, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Write Question - Kevin Canty - 286
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
Caption: 'The Underworld' by Kevin Canty
Kevin Canty discusses his novel, 'The Underworld,' along with the nature of the human experience and Canty's own creative process. He also reads fr...

Bought by KSJD, Spokane Public Radio, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Aug 03, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Award-Winning Fiction Writer Antonya Nelson
From: New Letters on the Air
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Antonya Nelson is the author of eleven books of fiction. She talks about her most recent books: the novel BOUND which covers growing up in Wichita,...

Bought by WMUU-LP and WNJR


  • Added: Jul 19, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
A Safe Place For Queer Voices
From: KFAI Minneapolis
Series: 10,000 Fresh Voices
Caption: John Medeiros and Andrea Jenkins, co-curators of the series. , Credit: Uche Iroegbu
Queer Voices reading series creates a safe space for LGBTQIA+ writers to share their writing. KFAI's Dixie Treichel attended a reading and produce...

  • Added: Jul 13, 2017
  • Length: 03:30
Poet Rodney Jones
From: New Letters on the Air
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A National Book Critics Circle Award winner, Rodney Jones reads from and talks about the shaping of his book of selected poetry, SALVATION BLUES: O...

Bought by WNJR and WMUU-LP


  • Added: Jul 12, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
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
Four Quartets
From: WBAA
Series: What's New
Caption: Norman Rockwell's Sharp Harmony, Credit: Ebay
We’ll feature four modern masterpieces for string quartet by Walter Mays, John Adams, Andrzej Panufnik, and John Corigliano on this episode of What...

Bought by KMUN, WETS, KMUN, KVNO, WETS and more


  • Added: Jun 22, 2017
  • Length: 01:58:00
  • Purchases: 7
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
Poetry of The Night
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Poems and music suited to the mystery and beauty of the night.

  • Added: Jun 09, 2017
  • Length: 56:34
Pessoa & Cavafy
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Excerpts from Rachel Cohen's essay "Lost Cities" and segments of poetry by Fernando Pessoa and Constantine Cavafy examine the allure of one's home ...

  • Added: May 26, 2017
  • Length: 53:20
Essayist and poet Dave Smith on memory, creative writing and hunting dogs...
From: New Letters on the Air
Caption: Dave Smith
In the other half of this conversation with Dave Smith, the author of more than 20 books of poetry, essays, memoir and fiction, he talks about the ...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: May 24, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
More Words & Music
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Poetry set to music, once again.

  • Added: May 05, 2017
  • Length: 58:16
Spirit (EDITED 2023)
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Poetry and music that explores the spiritual dimensions of being alive.

  • Added: Apr 14, 2017
  • Length: 53:46
I'll Remember April
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
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Poetry and music about the emergence of spring.

  • Added: Apr 07, 2017
  • Length: 52:07
Words & Music
From: Will Duchon
Series: Words & Music
Caption: Words & Music, Credit: by Mystie Chamberlin
Poetry and sonnets in several musical settings.

  • Added: Apr 01, 2017
  • Length: 53:28
First Poet Laureate of Belfast Sinéad Morrissey: Part 1
From: New Letters on the Air
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When Sinead Morrissey won the 2013 T.S. Eliot Poetry Prize for her fifth book, PARALLAX, her work was then published in the U.S. pulling from all f...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Mar 24, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1

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