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"I'm From"
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Photo by K W Reinsch, Flickr
Carlos Vigil, from the YouthWorks program in Santa Fe, NM, wrote this poem-rap about growing up poor in New Mexico.

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: May 04, 2012
  • Length: 01:47
  • Purchases: 1
Addiction
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Photo by @Doug88888, Flickr
Fernando Palacios, a junior at Capital High School, shares this exquisite poem about addictions to prescription pill.

Bought by XRAY.fm


  • Added: May 04, 2012
  • Length: 03:26
  • Purchases: 1
John Holbrook, author of 'A Clear Blue Sky in Royal Oak
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During this program, John Holbrook talks about and reads poems from his fourth collection, 'A Clear Blue Sky in Royal Oak.'

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Apr 30, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
Episode 3: A Poet's Tree
From: Astoria Sojourner
Series: Handmade Radio
Caption: "Whispers" Tendrilic wires > Reaching for infinity > Connect me to you, Credit: Eric Bishop 2012
In celebration of National Poetry Month, 12 poets are featured with their original works. Stori Sojourner stitches the poems together to create the...

Bought by KUT


  • Added: Apr 30, 2012
  • Length: 25:10
  • Purchases: 1
Words
From: Littleglobe
Caption: Photo by Per Ola Wiberg ~ Powi, Flickr
“My piece is merely a collection of poems I wrote. I made them as personal as possible.” What Ari Rappaport said about his YMP/SFAI Summer Intensi...

  • Added: Apr 18, 2012
  • Length: 04:10
Bigger Than Hip-Hop: Youth Speakin' for Themselves
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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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
Affrilachian Poet Frank X Walker
From: With Good Reason
Series: news features
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The Kentucky poet who coined the term “Affrilachian” has a new collection of poetry. Allison Quantz reports he takes on historical and current racism.

Bought by KENW and West Virginia Public Broadcasting


  • Added: Apr 09, 2012
  • Length: 02:27
  • Purchases: 2
Affrilachian Poets
From: With Good Reason
Series: With Good Reason: Weekly Half Hour Long Episodes
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Appalachia is often imagined as rural and white, but a new wave of African-American writers is challenging the notion of a single Appalachian regio...

Bought by WJCT, WMMT, KUER, KRZA, XRAY.fm and more


  • Added: Apr 09, 2012
  • Length: 28:57
  • Purchases: 9
Hallelujah the Saviors are Here, by Rachel Smith of Louder Than a Bomb 2012
From: YouthCast
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Featuring Louder Than a Bomb 2012 Poetry Finalist, Rachel Smith. When Rachel Smith's older sister was a second-semester high school senior, she an...

  • Added: Apr 04, 2012
  • Length: 11:03
The Voices
From: WTIP
Series: Engaging Youth Through Radio Project
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In this short poem, WTIP youth producer Zack Anderson conveys the flowing together or the ideas, thoughts and sounds that converge in his head as h...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2012
  • Length: :37
Sometimes I Don't Like Writing Poetry
From: WTIP
Series: Engaging Youth Through Radio Project
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Sometimes, just sometimes, words don't do justice. In this short poem, youth producer Michaela Peterson tells a story that reflects these rare mome...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2012
  • Length: 02:57
Simply Stressed
From: WTIP
Series: Engaging Youth Through Radio Project
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Tourists, boyfriends, throat aches. All of these things have left Kaylee Cronberg simply stressed. In this short poem, she recounts her day and sha...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2012
  • Length: 01:04
Seventh Hour
From: WTIP
Series: Engaging Youth Through Radio Project
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In the last hour of the school day, youth producer Emily Terrill's thoughts float out of the window, over the trees, across the roads, to home. In ...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2012
  • Length: 01:10
2:00 A.M.
From: WTIP
Series: Engaging Youth Through Radio Project
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The dark can evoke a lot of different emotions, and for youth producer Cecilia Schnobrich, the darkness of 2:00 A.M. brings back a beautiful memory...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2012
  • Length: 01:20
Night Terrors
From: WTIP
Series: Engaging Youth Through Radio Project
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What passes through our minds in the dark of night can often be scary, frightening, or even horrifying. In this short poem, youth commentator Abby ...

  • Added: Mar 21, 2012
  • Length: 02:53
Cleanliness Is Next To Godliness
From: WTIP
Series: Engaging Youth Through Radio Project
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Have you ever been overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of germs that we encounter on a daily basis? In this short poem, Ashley Berglund shares her th...

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Mar 21, 2012
  • Length: 01:09
  • Purchases: 1
Raggedy Man by James Whitcomb Riley
From: Roy Trumbull
Caption: PRX default Piece image
James Whitcomb Riley (1849 - 1916) was a Hoosier poet who wrote a number of poems for children

  • Added: Mar 19, 2012
  • Length: 03:52
Lincoln through Poetry
From: NPR Illinois
Series: Quiddity
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
Lincoln through Fiction
From: NPR Illinois
Series: Quiddity
Caption: Quiddity International Literary Journal and Public-Radio Program
Abraham Lincoln through Fiction—a conversation with professor and novelist Adam Braver, whose work includes Mr. Lincoln's Wars; also, poetry from D...

Bought by KUCB


  • Added: Mar 14, 2012
  • Length: 29:02
  • Purchases: 1
Sean Hill: Blood Ties and Brown Liquor
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: Realgoodwords
Caption: Sean Hill
Award winning Minnesota Poet Sean Hill joins Heidi Holtan to talk about his book "Blood Ties and Brown Liquor."

Bought by KSRQ


  • Added: Feb 17, 2012
  • Length: 27:00
  • Purchases: 1
Sheryl Noethe, Montana's Poet Laureate
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
Caption: Sheryl Noethe's poetry and an interview with her are in the current issue of Whitefish Review
During this program, Sheryl Noethe describes her experiences riding on buses from her hometown of Missoula, Montana, to other Montana cities where ...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 16, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 1
The Write Question - Lynn Stegner and Russell Rowland - 276
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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During this program Lynn Stegner and Russell Rowland talk about the process of compiling essays and poetry from more than 60 authors from "the west...

Bought by KZMU Moab Community Radio, KWMR, Yellowstone Public Radio, KSJD, Spokane Public Radio and more


  • Added: Jan 24, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 7
Words as the Way to Freedom: Jimmy Santiago Baca
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
Caption: Jimmy Santiago Baca
He went from illiterate street kid, to world renowned poet. But it was in prison that Jimmy Santiago Baca connected with his Native American and C...

Bought by KRZA


  • Added: Nov 09, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Readings about Conflict and Peace, Part 2
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Part 2 of two programs funded by the upcoming 5-part PBS series "Women, War & Peace," which will air on consecutive Tuesday evenings beginning on O...

Bought by Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Sep 30, 2011
  • Length: 30:01
  • Purchases: 1
Transforming the Trauma: Soldiers Stories
From: Making Contact
Series: Making Contact
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Two generations of veterans cope with PTSD—looking to heal themselves and heal the world. Featuring S. Brian Wilson, author of “Blood on the Tracks”

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, KBUT Crested Butte, Colo., KVSC, WMPG, KUFM - Montana Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 28, 2011
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 10

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