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On this episode of "Art Beat" we visit with Waseca native Rachael Hanel. Rachael's memoir "We'll Be The Last Ones To Let You Down" explores her mem...

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  • Added: May 14, 2013
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Quiddity International Literary Journal
A National Poetry Month celebration featuring original works of poetry read by the authors—includes Jonathan Veach’s “Songsmithing,” Donelle Dreese...

  • Added: Mar 28, 2013
  • Length: 18:24
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: Alison Hawthorne Deming
Poet, essayist, and teacher, Alison Hawthorne Deming compares the northeast and southwest landscapes and their different impacts on her writing pro...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 29:02
Caption: Philip Levine
Philip Levine talks about his relationship to New York City as well as Detroit's Diego Rivera murals and their impact on his youth and poetry. He...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 29:01
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Mathew Dickman talks about Mayakovsky's Revolver and language driven poetry. He reads "Gas Station" out of the same collection. Sasha Pimentel sha...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 14:30
Caption: Dorianne Laux
Dorianne Laux discusses the deconstruction of the alphabet as part of her creative process. "What the Body can Say," is read as the poem of the we...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 29:05
Caption: Arthur Sze
Arthur Sze and hosts discuss the Santa Fe and Chihuahuan desert and how vastness comes through in the pace of poems. Sze reads the Poem of the Wee...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 29:01
Caption: CD Wright
CD Wright discusses the evolution of langauge in her poetry collections. Sasha Pimentel reads a Poetic License highlighting the power of line brea...

  • 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: Mark Strand
Mark Strand encourages a return to writing long-hand; he unveils his writing and revision processes. He reads "The Poems of the Spanish Poet" from ...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2013
  • Length: 14:30
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In this episode: "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad, part 6 of 10

  • Added: Feb 26, 2013
  • Length: 29:40
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The Art and Entertainment News That You Want To Know!!! Interviews with Authors, Musicians, Artists, Poets, Or Maybe Just The Guy Down The Street !!!

  • Added: Feb 21, 2013
  • Length: 27:55
Caption: Ray Manzarek, Credit: http://www.raymanzarek.us/
Ray Manzarek talks about his passion for music and poetry and the literary legacy of the Doors.

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  • Added: Feb 21, 2013
  • Length: 07:16
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Caption: LeatherBound Series, Credit: John DiCarlo
A short explanation of how LeatherBound works along with a brief demonstration.

  • Added: Feb 18, 2013
  • Length: 05:26
Caption: LeatherBound Series, Credit: John DiCarlo
A small introduction to leatherbound.

  • Added: Feb 18, 2013
  • Length: 01:01
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Emily St. John Mandel, author of The Lola Quartet, talks about her unique upbringing, moving to New York with no money, and whether social media he...

  • Added: Feb 17, 2013
  • Length: 47:08
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Can you image writing about all those embarrassing and awkward moments in your life, and publishing them into stories for the whole world to read? ...

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  • Added: Feb 05, 2013
  • Length: 20:07
  • Purchases: 1
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Comics creator Charles Burns talks about his latest graphic novel, The Hive, the Tintin comics as inspiration and influence, and the new frontiers ...

  • Added: Feb 04, 2013
  • Length: 04:45
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The innovative comics creator Chris Ware talks about his instant classic, Building Stories -- a complex set of books, pamphlets, posters, and ephem...

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  • Added: Feb 03, 2013
  • Length: 05:10
  • Purchases: 1
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Tammy Brown is the recipient of a 2011-2012 Loft Literary Center Mentor Series Award. She writes regularly for the Minnesota Women's Press and has ...

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  • Added: Jan 29, 2013
  • Length: 03:18
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: The MacDowell Colony, Medal Day 2012
Cathy Byrd recorded this Fresh Talk episode when she visited The MacDowell Colony, a highly regarded New Hampshire retreat for artists, writers and...

  • Added: Jan 28, 2013
  • Length: 12:33
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In this episode: "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad, part 2 of 10

  • Added: Jan 28, 2013
  • Length: 29:50
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In this episode: "Heart of Darkness" by Joseph Conrad, part 1 of 10

  • Added: Jan 28, 2013
  • Length: 29:50