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Bent Toward Hope
From: Laura Joyce Davis
Series: Shelter in Place
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In this very special Story Saturday edition, Laura talks with award-winning author Kirin Khan, who began this time of sheltering in place in a fire...

  • Added: May 27, 2020
  • Length: 48:44
The Write Question - Juliet Cutler - 410
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Juliet Cutler discusses her memoir "Among the Maasai." She also reads a short passage.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Dec 30, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
What We're Reading: Rucha Ambikar from Bemidji
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: What We're Reading
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Rucha Ambikar is a professor of sociology at Bemidji State University. Hear our talk about books and reading, what a childhood in India filled with...

  • Added: Oct 27, 2019
  • Length: 13:51
The Write Question - Kisha Schlegel - 380
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Kisha Schlegel discusses her collection of essays, "Fear Icons." She also reads short passages from the book.

Bought by Spokane Public Radio and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Jun 05, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Write Question - Stephanie Land - 412
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Stephanie Land discusses her memoir, "Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive." She also reads a few short passages.

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


  • Added: Feb 20, 2019
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 5
R2AC Artist Fellow: Carol Ann Russell
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Area Voices
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Carol Ann Russell recently received an Artist Fellowship from the Region 2 Arts Council

  • Added: Nov 28, 2018
  • Length: 19:59
National Writers Series: Alice Walker
From: Interlochen Public Radio
Series: National Writers Series
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Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist, poet, and essayist Alice Walker talks with Detroit Free Press columnist Rochelle Riley.

Bought by WKAR and WDET Detroit Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 09, 2018
  • Length: 54:31
  • Purchases: 2
The Write Question - Margot Kahn and Maya Jewell Zeller - 387
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Editor and author Margot Kahn, along with contributor Maya Jewell Zeller, discuss the anthology "This Is The Place: Women Writing About Home." They...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Oct 29, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
305: Rethinking David Foster Wallace / 306: Check Your Privilege, 9/8/2018
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Series: To the Best of Our Knowledge
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HOUR ONE: "Rethinking David Foster Wallace" - David Foster Wallace was one of the most brilliant writers of his generation. But is reading him diff...

  • Added: Sep 07, 2018
  • Length: 01:58:58
PN 17-51 "I Told You I Was Sick" by Elaine Kahn
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Elaine Kahn, poet
Elaine Kahn meditates on care, loss, and the uncertainty of the future.

Bought by Raven Radio, KALW, KHSU, and KENW


  • Added: May 31, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
PN 17-49 “Pomegranate” by Mary Cisper
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Mary Cisper, poet
Mary Cisper mediates on loss and grief after the death of her former husband.

Bought by KHSU, KALW, and KENW


  • Added: May 21, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Poet Bonnie Bolling
From: New Letters on the Air
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Bonnie Bolling, the mother of four grown sons, has been the editor-in-chief of VERDAD magazine since 2006, and now, she and her husband divide the...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: May 16, 2018
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
PN 17-45 “Hello Kitty Virgin Mary” by Feliz Lucia Molina
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Feliz Lucia Molina, poet
Feliz Lucia Molina remembers her life as a child while growing up in the San Fernando Valley.

Bought by KUER, PRX Remix, KENW, and KALW


  • Added: Apr 16, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 4
PN 17-36 "No People in It" by Emily Skillings
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Emily Skillings, poet
Emily Skillings writes a tribute to poet John Ashbery who died in September of 2017.

Bought by KALW and KENW


  • Added: Feb 19, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
PN 17-35 “What Jimmy Taught Me” by Harmony Holiday
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Harmony Holiday, poet
Harmony Holiday meditates on her biracial heritage and the legacy of her parents.

Bought by WSLR, KALW, and KENW


  • Added: Feb 12, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
PN 17-34 "The Demon" by Jennifer Firestone
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Jennifer Firestone, poet
Jennifer Firestone recounts the state of dementia in a loved one.

Bought by KALW and KENW


  • Added: Feb 02, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
PN 17-26 "The Other Side" by Jennifer Foerster
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Jennifer Foerster, poet, Credit: Richard Bluecloud Castaneda
Jennifer Foerster imagines encountering her younger self on a walk through the streets of Vienna.

Bought by KALW, KHSU, and KENW


  • Added: Dec 11, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
PN 17-24 "after noise" by Sueyeun Juliette Lee
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Sueyeun Juliette Lee, poet
Sueyeun Juliette Lee mediates on loss and its aftermath.

Bought by KALW and KENW


  • Added: Nov 27, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Write Question - Jamie Harrison - 295
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Jamie Harrison discusses her new historical novel, The Widow Nash. She also reads passages from the book.

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


  • Added: Sep 29, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Past American Voice of Judith Ortiz Cofer
From: New Letters on the Air
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We begin National Hispanic Heritage month with the Past American Voice of Judith Ortiz Cofer, who influenced and mentored Latina writers around the...

Bought by RadioStPete Florida


  • Added: Sep 20, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
PN 17-14 “Who’s That” by Ana Božičević
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Ana Bozicevic, poet
Ana Božičević explores the feelings and emotions of spring.

Bought by KALW, KENW, and KHSU


  • Added: Sep 18, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
Interview w/ Pulitzer-prize winning author ALISON LURIE
From: Out of Bounds
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The legendary Lurie talks about her new book "Reading for Fun" and discusses favorite novels and well-know authors she has known.

  • Added: Sep 13, 2017
  • Length: 29:00
PN 17-11 "Nursery" by Kiki Petrosino
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Kiki Petrosino, poet
Kiki Petrosino imagines an escape from a fairy house.

Bought by KUER, PRX Remix, KENW, KHSU, and KALW


  • Added: Aug 30, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 5
PN 17-10 “Mom Betty Addresses the Nature of Proportion” by Eileen R. Tabios
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Eileen Tabios, poet
In the voice of her mother, Eileen Tabios reflects on the accomplishments and tragedies of her mother’s children.

Bought by KALW, KHSU, and KENW


  • Added: Aug 17, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 3
PN 17-09 "Goodwill, Buffalo NY" by Kimberly Lyons
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Kimberley Lyons, poet
Kimberly Lyons interrogates the purchase of second-hand clothes and the writing of poetry.

Bought by KALW and KENW


  • Added: Aug 14, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 2