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
At the Kansas City Public Library, Irish author Anne Enright discusses her dark but humorous approach to writing about love, desire, death and fami...
- Added: May 18, 2012
- Length: 00:29:01
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...
- Added: May 10, 2012
- Length: 00:29:01
Discover the poetic variety of Missouri in this National Poetry Month special featuring readings from the Midwest Poets Series by three very differ...
- Added: Apr 26, 2012
- Length: 00:29:01
One of the most important writers of the Black Arts Movement, Sonia Sanchez, reads from her 2010 books, a collection of poetry called MORNING HAIKU...
- Added: Mar 28, 2012
- Length: 00:29:01
In this special anthology, we explore how women writers foster community across boundaries. Novelist Lisa See shares stories about Chinese women wr...
- Added: Mar 21, 2012
- Length: 00:29:01
Debra Brenegan's debut novel, SHAME THE DEVIL, explores the fascinating true story of Sara Payson Willis, who wrote under the pseudonym "Fanny Fern...
- Added: Mar 15, 2012
- Length: 00:29:01
Poet Jeanne Marie Beaumont's books include CURIOUS CONDUCT and PLACEBO EFFECTS, and her 2010 collection, BURNING OF THE THREE FIRES. She assembles...
- Added: Mar 09, 2012
- Length: 00:29:01
Poet James Richardson has called himself an "accidental aphorist," but his well-crafted works are no accident. He reads from his 2010 book, BY THE ...
- Added: Feb 01, 2012
- Length: 00:29:00
Peggy Shumaker, Alaska's State Writer Laureate, 2010-2012, is adept at capturing the beauty of landscapes, both internal and external. She reads fr...
- Added: Jan 25, 2012
- Length: 00:29:00
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: 00:29:00
Poet Michelle Boisseau talks about her collection A SUNDAY IN GOD-YEARS, which examines borders between black and white, free and slave, living and...
- Added: Jan 02, 2012
- Length: 00:29:00
Esteemed poet and translator, Robert Bly, is joined by sitarist David Whetstone in this public reading for the Midwest Poets Series. Bly reads a ...
- Added: Dec 28, 2011
- Length: 00:29:00
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: 00:29:00
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: 00:29:00
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: 00:29:00
Japanese poet and fiction writer Mariko Nagai draws from history and personal experience to explore different types of love and desire, and to depi...
- Added: Nov 02, 2011
- Length: 00:29:00
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: 00:29:01
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson explores the under-reported story of the mass movements of African Americans from the South to t...
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- Added: Oct 19, 2011
- Length: 00:29:00
- Purchases: 1
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: 00:29:00
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: 00:29:00
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 (Admin)
Assistant Producer |
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Annie Walsh (Admin)
Producer |
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