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Poet Valzhyna Mort Part 1
From: New Letters on the Air
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In part one of this interview, Belarusian poet Valzhyna Mort reads from her early books, including FACTORY OF TEARS, in both English and Belarusian...

Bought by WNJR and WJCU


  • Added: Mar 09, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
The Write Question - Renee Branum
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Writer Renee Branum discusses her brand new novel, "Defenestrate."

Bought by WETS, Yellowstone Public Radio, KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., and Spokane Public Radio


  • Added: Feb 02, 2022
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Write Question - Annie Connole
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Montana author Annie Connole discusses her new book, "The Spring: A Mythic Memoir," and reads from the book.

Bought by KWMR, Yellowstone Public Radio, Spokane Public Radio, and KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash.


  • Added: Sep 23, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
The Write Question - Jamie Harrison
From: KUFM - Montana Public Radio
Series: The Write Question
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Author Jamie Harrison discusses her new book, "The Center of Everything."

Bought by KMRE-LP Bellingham, Wash., Spokane Public Radio, and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Mar 17, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Chekhov Inspired Fiction Writer Catherine Browder
From: New Letters on the Air
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Describing herself as a latecomer to writing, author Catherine Browder discusses her book, NOW WE CAN ALL GO HOME, which pays tribute to Anton Chek...

Bought by GCR (Global Community Radio) and WNJR


  • Added: Feb 04, 2021
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Poet Valzhyna Mort Part 2
From: New Letters on the Air
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Today's classic NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR features poet Valzhyna Mort, whose work gives insight into her native country, Belarus. She shares poetry fr...

Bought by WRKF, WNJR, and WJCU


  • Added: Sep 01, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Primal Surprise
From: Desert Oracle
Series: Desert Oracle Radio
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Let’s go rambling with Ambrose Bierce on this new episode of Desert Oracle Radio. We shall get a few travel tips, too, in case we want to stop off ...

Bought by KFCF FM


  • Added: Apr 17, 2020
  • Length: 28:00
  • Purchases: 1
National Book Award-Winning Poet Mark Doty
From: New Letters on the Air
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We celebrate National Poetry Month with Mark Doty as he discusses his work, including FIRE TO FIRE: NEW AND SELECTED POEMS, winner of the 2008 Nati...

Bought by WJCU


  • Added: Apr 07, 2020
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Milkweed
From: Kathryn Petruccelli
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poem published in Literary Mama September 2019.

  • Added: Sep 20, 2019
  • Length: 01:17
PN 17-13 "Toy Boat" by Ocean Vuong
From: The Poetry Foundation
Series: PoetryNow
Caption: Ocean Vuong
Ocean Vuong remembers Tamir Rice, the 12-year old boy killed by police in Cleveland, OH in 2014.

Bought by KALW, KVNO, KENW, PRX Remix, KALW and more


  • Added: Sep 12, 2017
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 7
GPV35 Book Review - The Belief in Angels
From: Gerald Jones
Series: GetPublished! Radio Book Review Featurettes
Caption: GetPublished! Radio Host Gerald Everett Jones, Credit: La Puerta Productions
Here's Gerald's audio book review of The Belief in Angels by J. Dylan Yates.

  • Added: Mar 06, 2017
  • Length: 02:36
Bob Dylan, The Poet
From: Open Source
Series: Open Source with Christopher Lydon
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Bob Dylan has been singing more than 50 years. But have you ever really stopped to listen to the words?

Bought by Prairie Public, RadioFreePalmer, WCAI / WNAN Cape & Islands, Mass., WMUU-LP, 90.1 WFYI Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 09, 2016
  • Length: 58:30
  • Purchases: 8
Pilgrims & Indians
From: Rob MacClanahan
Series: The Time Traveler
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Will Rogers remarks on the meeting of pilgrims and indians... Mark Twain's later years...

  • Added: Nov 13, 2016
  • Length: 02:44:16
Another Day in the Middle East...
From: Rob MacClanahan
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Jean Bouchebel and his family sweat bullets in an olive grove...

  • Added: Sep 21, 2016
  • Length: 11:51
Poet Dennis Finnell
From: New Letters on the Air
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Winner of the 2012 Bellday Poetry Prize for his fourth book, PIE 8, Dennis Finnell discusses his unique approach to composing this work and how it ...

Bought by WNJR


  • Added: Aug 03, 2016
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 1
Poet and Chinese Translator Jonathan Stalling
From: New Letters on the Air
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As part of Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, we hear from Jonathan Stalling, the first westerner chosen as Beijing University's Poet-in-Reside...

Bought by KQED and XRAY.fm


  • Added: May 18, 2016
  • Length: 30:30
  • Purchases: 2
The Beat:Sharon Chmielarz - "Playing His Heart Out"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Sharon Chmielarz's poems have appeared in numerous literary magazines nationwide. She's also published travel memoirs and three childrens picture b...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2015
  • Length: 01:40
The Beat: Kevin Zepper - "Jean"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Kevin Zepper teaches at Minnesota State University - Moorehead.

  • Added: Dec 23, 2015
  • Length: 01:00
The Beat: Julia Klatt-Singer - "The Things In A Day That Cannot Be Stopped"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Julia Klatt-Singer as described by her son is a long haired, wild eyed, sweater wearing poet and thief.

  • Added: Oct 29, 2015
  • Length: 01:17
The Beat: Kevin Zepper - "A Lavendar Bookmark From The Monastary Of Our Lady Of The Desert"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Kevin Zepper teaches at Minnesota State University - Moorehead.

  • Added: Sep 09, 2015
  • Length: 01:52
The Beat: Sheila Packa - "Burial Mounds And Old Mines"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Sheila Packa lives in northern Minnesota near Lake Superior. She has published three books of poetry. Sheila Packa also edited the acclaimed anthol...

  • Added: Sep 02, 2015
  • Length: 01:46
The Beat: Julia Klatt-Singer - "The Prodigal Son's Daughter"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Julia Klatt-Singer as described by her son is a long haired, wild eyed, sweater wearing poet and thief.

  • Added: Aug 26, 2015
  • Length: 01:50
The Beat: Susan Carol Hauser - "Sweeping"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Our friend, Susan Carol Hauser passed away recently - suddenly, and she will be missed by many. Susan was an award winning poet, essayist and natur...

  • Added: Aug 12, 2015
  • Length: 02:04
The Beat: Doris Stengel - "We Lay A President Down"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Doris Stengel grew up on the North Dakota prairie, and then moved to the woods and lakes of Minnesota. She's been a high school teacher and has men...

  • Added: Aug 05, 2015
  • Length: 01:27
The Beat: Erin Lynn Marsh - "The First Thing You Need To Know About Strawberrys"
From: Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
Series: The Beat
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Erin Lynn Marsh has been published in Sugarhouse Review, Post Road Magazine, and Paper Darts. She holds an MFA from Lesley University in Boston, is...

  • Added: Jun 17, 2015
  • Length: 01:25