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Poet and aphorist James Richardson
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From: New Letters on the Air
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 NUMBERS: POEMS AND ...
Alaska's State Writer Laureate, 2010-2012, Peggy Shumaker
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From: New Letters on the Air
Peggy Shumaker, Alaska's State Writer Laureate, 2010-2012, is adept at capturing the beauty of landscapes, both internal and external. She reads from her poetry collection ...
PEN/Faulkner Award Finalist Lorraine Lopez
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From: New Letters on the Air
Fiction writer Lorraine Lopez was a 2010 finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award, with her collection HOMICIDE SURVIVORS PICNIC AND OTHER STORIES. She's also published three ...
Poet Michelle Boisseau
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From: New Letters on the Air
Poet Michelle Boisseau talks about her collection A SUNDAY IN GOD-YEARS, which examines borders between black and white, free and slave, living and dead, and wrestles with ...
National Book Award-winning poet and translator, Robert Bly
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From: New Letters on the Air
Esteemed poet and translator, Robert Bly, is joined by sitarist David Whetstone in this public reading for the Midwest Poets Series. Bly reads a variety of poems, including ...
Poet, editor, and translator, Wayne Miller
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From: New Letters on the Air
Poet and editor Wayne Miller reads from his 2011 collection, THE CITY, OUR CITY, and discusses the art of translation. Miller also shares poems from his 2006 book, ONLY THE ...
Poet and fiction writer, Sapphire
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From: New Letters on the Air
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, which follows the son of ...
When She Named Fire
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From: New Letters on the Air
The title our Clarion Award-winning show, "WHEN SHE NAMED FIRE," is taken from an anthology of contemporary poetry by American women. Edited by poet Andrea Hollander Budy, ...
Japanese poet and fiction writer, Mariko Nagai
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From: New Letters on the Air
Japanese poet and fiction writer Mariko Nagai draws from history and personal experience to explore different types of love and desire, and to depict characters facing ...
Missouri poet William Trowbridge
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From: New Letters on the Air
Unafraid of incorporating pop culture in his work, poet William Trowbridge, the author of five poetry collections, including THE COMPLETE BOOK OF KONG, shares poems from his ...
Related Pieces
Piece Description
The American Library Association designates September as library card sign-up month for students, so we've created this audio anthology of poets, novelists, and memoirists, who talk about how they found inspiration and refuge in the libraries of their youth. Judith Ortiz Cofer, Junot Diaz, Esmeralda Santiago, E.L. Doctorow, Anne Lamott and others tell stories about the importance of libraries to their development as writers and to our culture as a whole.
Broadcast History
Uploaded in a slightly different form to public radio stations via to PRSS' Content Depot on 9/11/2009.
Timing and Cues
PROMO: Next time on New Letters on the Air... What is beautiful about a world of books? We look at this question with Junot Diaz and other American authors as they reflect on their childhood libraries. "American Sanctuaries," on the next New Letters on the Air...
UPLINK DATE: 09/04/2009
PROGRAM LENGTH: 29:00 minutes
INCUE: (music) "Our public libraries are often taken for granted..."
OUTCUE: "...(music) Oh, and thanks to you, too, for listening to NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR."
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Modern Jazz Samba | Kevin MacLeod | Royalty Free Music. | incompetech.com | 00:00 | |
| Frost Waltz | Kevin MacLeod | Royalty Free Music. | incompetech.com | 00:00 | |
| Come Together | Studio Cutz | Solo Piano Magic. | Studio Cutz Production Library | 00:00 | |
| Bright Wish | Kevin MacLeod | Royalty Free Music. | incompetech.com | 00:00 | |
| Backed Vibes (clean) | Kevin MacLeod | Royalty Free Music. | incompetech.com | 00:00 |
Additional Credits
New Letters on the Air is a production of the University of Missouri-Kansas City and the quarterly literary magazine NEW LETTERS. Partial financial support also comes from the Missouri Arts Council, a state agency.
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