New Letters on the Air
- Location: Kansas City, Missouri
- http://www.newletters.org/radio
New Letters on the Air, public radio's longest-running literary program, is a half-hour program that is produced by New Letters magazine at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Pieces
Poet and editor Wayne Miller reads from his 2011 collection, THE CITY, OUR CITY, and discusses the art of translation. Miller also shares poems fr...
- Added: Nov 23, 2011
- Length: 29:00
Poet and fiction writer Sapphire, best-known for her novel PUSH, which became the award-winning film PRECIOUS, reads from her 2011 novel, THE KID, ...
- Added: Nov 16, 2011
- Length: 29:01
The title our Clarion Award-winning show, "WHEN SHE NAMED FIRE," is taken from an anthology of contemporary poetry by American women. Edited by po...
- Added: Nov 10, 2011
- Length: 29:00
Japanese poet and fiction writer Mariko Nagai draws from history and personal experience to explore different types of love and desire and to depic...
- Added: Nov 02, 2011
- Length: 29:01
Unafraid of incorporating pop culture in his work, Missouri Poet Laureate William Trowbridge is the author of five poetry collections, including TH...
- Added: Oct 28, 2011
- Length: 29:01
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson explores the under-reported story of the mass movements of African Americans from the South to t...
- Added: Oct 19, 2011
- Length: 29:00
- Purchases: 2
Poet Ada Limon, a California native who lived and worked in New York City for years, discusses how magazine copywriting and poetry work together fo...
- Added: Oct 12, 2011
- Length: 29:01
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: Oct 05, 2011
- Length: 29:00
Fiction writer Jaimy Gordon spent over a decade working on her National Book Award-winning novel, LORD OF MISRULE. Gordon reads from the book, set...
- Added: Sep 29, 2011
- Length: 29:01
Poet, critic, and scholar, Evie Shockley, reads from her two poetry collections, A HALF-RED SEA and THE NEW BLACK. She discusses how her work pays ...
- Added: Sep 22, 2011
- Length: 29:00
September is National Library Card Sign-Up Month and to honor that, we present this audio anthology of poets, novelists, and memoirists, including ...
- Added: Sep 15, 2011
- Length: 29:00
Poet, translator, and nonfiction writer Peter Balakian talks with former NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR host, Rebekah Presson Mosby, about his 2010 book, Z...
- Added: Sep 07, 2011
- Length: 29:00
Novelist Arthur Phillips is always tackling new and different subject matter. In this interview he discusses his fifth novel, THE TRAGEDY OF ARTHU...
- Added: Aug 31, 2011
- Length: 29:01
Anne Fortier takes on the tradition of Romeo and Juliet, updated for the 21st century, in her novel JULIET. She talks about writing this, her firs...
- Added: Aug 24, 2011
- Length: 29:00
Oncologist and poet C. Dale Young talks about the influence of medicine upon his creative life, and reads poems from two of his three books, THE SE...
- Added: Aug 17, 2011
- Length: 29:00
Marilynne Robinson discusses her novel HOUSEKEEPING, in front of an audience participating in the NEA's Big Read program. She also talks about her...
- Added: Aug 11, 2011
- Length: 29:00
Novelist Chang-rae Lee, who won six awards for his 1995 debut novel, NATIVE SPEAKER, discusses his 2010 novel, THE SURRENDERED. Set during the Kor...
- Added: Aug 04, 2011
- Length: 29:00
Lisa See, author of PEONY IN LOVE and SNOW FLOWER AND THE SECRET FAN, which is being released as a 2011 summer movie, talks about the role of women...
- Added: Jul 27, 2011
- Length: 29:00
Novelist Richard Russo describes plotting a novel much the way he describes life: a series of choices until only the inevitable is left. He talks ...
- Added: Jul 20, 2011
- Length: 29:00
Whether it’s Nazis, mental illness, or severe weather, novelist Jenna Blum creates situations that allow her to explore characters who overcome gre...
- Added: Jul 18, 2011
- Length: 29:00
People who work with New Letters on the Air
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Angela Elam (Admin)
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Robert Stewart
Editor of New Letters magazine |
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Annie Walsh
Assistant Producer |
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Annie Walsh
Producer |
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Stephanie Hughes (Admin)
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Jamie Walsh (Admin)
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