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Conversations about ideas and innovations in investigations and imprisonment, the search for justice, and the unexpected intersection of crime and ...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2013
  • Length: 51:30
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Dallas Crow's work has appeared in Tar River Poetry and Poet Lore. His book, "Small, Imperfect Paradise," is due out from Parallel Press this year....

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Jan 30, 2013
  • Length: 02:22
  • Purchases: 1
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Anthony Swann likes music, physical books, coffee houses and he lives with his cat, Samba, in Bemidji, Minnesota. Here, Swann presents his poem, "B...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2013
  • Length: 03:35
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Joyce Sutphen is Minnesota's Poet Laureate. Here Joyce Sutphen recites her poem, "Riding with Emily." The Beat is a daily reminder that, in Minneso...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2013
  • Length: 01:47
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A lyric poem written when Millay was 20 that is best associated with her.

  • Added: Sep 12, 2012
  • Length: 09:44
Caption: Photo by @Doug88888, Flickr
Fernando Palacios, a junior at Capital High School, shares this exquisite poem about addictions to prescription pill.

  • Added: May 04, 2012
  • Length: 03:26
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Nikky Finney, a poet, won the 2011 National Book Award for her work "Head Off & Split." Finney is professor of English and creative writing at the ...

  • Added: Apr 19, 2012
  • Length: 54:02
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Spoken word. It's poetry it's hip-hop and increasingly, it's the chosen means of expression for today's youth. On this edition, to celebrate Nation...

  • Added: Apr 09, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
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People on the street perform Niklaus Faith's "Cardiology" and discuss the importance of one dead bug and the universal desire to move mountains. Fu...

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Mar 21, 2012
  • Length: 02:43
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Quiddity International Literary Journal and Public-Radio Program
Quiddity explores Lincoln through poetry with guest - professor & poet, Dan Guillory, whose works include Living with Lincoln and The Lincoln Poems.

  • Added: Mar 15, 2012
  • Length: 29:00
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Deborah J. Hunter's poem "Jazz on a Diamond-Needle Hi-Fi" is performed live in Central Park by jazz musicians Tin Pan. Full poem below.

Bought by Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jan 19, 2012
  • Length: 02:29
  • Purchases: 1
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Former inmates and activist Mary McAnally read "Stringtown Prison Blues" and discuss their experiences with the penal system. Full transcript of po...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Dec 23, 2011
  • Length: 03:37
  • Purchases: 1
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In the late 1970's, Mary McAnally led a poetry workshop for the inmates at Stringtown Prison in Stringtown, Okla. She taught at the prison twice a ...

Bought by KOSU


  • Added: Dec 12, 2011
  • Length: 10:10
  • Purchases: 1
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In this segment, we bid a fond farewell to Joe Brainard, an acclaimed artist raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We'll hear a communal reading of his poem "...

  • Added: Nov 09, 2011
  • Length: 12:15
Caption: Oklahoma Drought in 2011, Credit: Al Jazeera English
This past July was the hottest month ever on record for Oklahoma, or any other state for that matter. Farmers and ranchers have been hit the hardes...

Bought by KOSU and KOSU


  • Added: Sep 06, 2011
  • Length: 02:32
  • Purchases: 2
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Cleaning Graves in Calvert recounts the ritual of death in small town Texas. Listen as a group of men read Quraysh Ali Lansana's poem and share the...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2011
  • Length: 02:56
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In his poem "Driveway," Ron Padgett wrestles with the city in his skin - Tulsa, Oklahoma. In this segment, we had people on the street read "Drivew...

Bought by KOSU and Public Radio Remix


  • Added: Jul 13, 2011
  • Length: 05:20
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Cicada, Credit: Jeremy Luther
Cicada III is a communal reading of a poem by Oklahoma native Scott Aycock. In addition to Aycock's poem, we bring you a granddaughter's grief and...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2011
  • Length: 02:35
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The Innisfree Poetry Bookstore and Cafe, in its cozy setting on the University Hill, is a place for poetry-lovers. Dedicated only to poetry, this n...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2011
  • Length: 04:03
Caption: Renaissance madrigal composer Phillipe Verdelot, detail from Il Morto da Feltre, by Lorenzo Luzzo
An hour-long program of early music, exploring the poetic forms behind the most popular Renaissance vocal music from Italy, France, and Spain. Grea...

  • Added: Feb 17, 2011
  • Length: 58:58
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Dedicated to the late broadcaster, J.P. McCarthy—Detroit's #1 Irishman—here is a two-hour celebration for St. Patrick's Day. In song, poetry, and p...

Bought by KREV-LP


  • Added: Feb 11, 2011
  • Length: 01:33:41
  • Purchases: 1
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Audio Revolution hosts Shawnelle Chavez and Gabe Rima welcome the Santa Fe Indian School’s Spoken Word team into the studio at KSFR, just back from...

Bought by KRZA, KUNM, and KRZA


  • Added: Feb 09, 2011
  • Length: 28:58
  • Purchases: 3
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An hour-long program featuring performances of songs with lyrics by author Langston Hughes, including recordings by Nina Simone, June Christy, Jame...

Bought by 90.5 WSNC, WUIS, KFAI, WEAA, and WPTC


  • Added: Jan 22, 2011
  • Length: 58:58
  • Purchases: 5
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Champs Not Chumps celebrates National Poetry Month by inviting some of our favorite people to read some of their favorite poems.

  • Added: Jan 20, 2011
  • Length: 29:11
Caption: Peter Marti & Marc Olmsted, Credit: Julie Adler
Interview with Beat poets Marc Olmsted and Peter Marti on their work, their Buddhist leanings and their love for mentor Allen Ginsberg.

  • Added: Mar 15, 2010
  • Length: 55:02