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We continue our celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month with Linda Rodriguez, author of the poetry collection HEART'S MIGRATION. A winner o...

  • Added: Oct 11, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Latino Writers Collective
We kick off National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept.15-Oct.15) with members from the Kansas City Latino Writers Collective, who discuss the importa...

Bought by WJCU


  • Added: Sep 18, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know! Featuring Poet Ruth Nolan and Musician Frankie Hernandez.

  • Added: Jun 17, 2013
  • Length: 58:01
Caption: Billy Collins
Billy Collins talks about seeing poetry come to life through animation, as he works with film-maker Julian Grey. He reads, "Revision" from his late...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Ruben Martinez
Ruben Martinez discusses his latest book, "Desert America," as well as the desert at large. In this dense non-fiction work, the author fraternizes ...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 29:01
Caption: Luis Alberto Urrea
Luis Alberto Urrea discusses his latest book "Queen of America," and his alternating relationship to prose and poetry. He also talks about his expe...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 14:31
Caption: Luis Alberto Urrea
Known for his book THE DEVIL'S HIGHWAY, a Pulitzer Prize finalist for nonfiction, and his American Book Award-winning memoir, NOBODY'S SON, Luis Al...

Bought by WJCU


  • Added: May 10, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
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In this Cutting Edge Special, some of the work of late poet Louis Reyes is highlighted through live performances at WBAI and his show "Perspective"

  • Added: Apr 25, 2012
  • Length: 01:00:03
Caption: Lorraine Lopez
Fiction writer Lorraine Lopez was a 2010 finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award, with her collection HOMICIDE SURVIVORS PICNIC AND OTHER STORIES. She...

  • Added: Jan 12, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
Caption: Jimmy Santiago Baca
He went from illiterate street kid, to world renowned poet. But it was in prison that Jimmy Santiago Baca connected with his Native American and C...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Nov 09, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Writer Julia Alvarez discusses how her life as a reader led to her life as a writer and the rich source material she finds in her family's immigran...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 22:05
  • Purchases: 1
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Author Luis Alberto Urrea talks about the inspiration for and writing of his novel Into the Beautiful North, which takes place from Sinaloa, Mexico...

Bought by KPIP-LP


  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 25:54
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Alberto Rios
Alberto Rios, who grew up in a mixed family on the Arizona-Mexico border, recounts his experiences living between languages and cultures in his mem...

  • Added: Unknown
  • Length: 28:56
Caption: Linda Rodriguez, Credit: Mike Ransdell
We continue our celebration of National Hispanic Heritage Month with Linda Rodriguez, author of the debut poetry collection HEART'S MIGRATION from ...

Bought by WGBH Radio Boston


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  • Length: :00
  • Purchases: 1