All Pieces for New Letters on the Air

 
Poet and MacArthur "Genius" Ben Lerner
From: New Letters on the Air
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In this archive program, Ben Lerner, who was recently named a 2015 MacArthur "Genius" Fellow, discusses his first two books, THE LICHTENBERG FIGURE...

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  • Added: Jan 27, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Poet and Professor Ellen Bryant Voigt
From: New Letters on the Air
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A 2015 MacArthur "Genius" Fellow Ellen Bryant Voigt talks with fellow poet and professor, Michelle Boisseau, about her collection HEADWATERS. Voigt...

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  • Added: Jan 21, 2016
  • Length: 30:30
  • Purchases: 1
Poet Dean Young
From: New Letters on the Air
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As a poet, teacher, and heart transplant recipient, Dean Young realizes that mankind's greatest achievements are the intangible ones. Young, the a...

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  • Added: Jan 14, 2016
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Poet and Novelist Philip Lee Williams
From: New Letters on the Air
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Philip Lee Williams talks about how science, literature, music and visual art have helped shape his writing life. In this first half of a two part ...

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  • Added: Dec 18, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Poets Greg Field and Denise Low
From: New Letters on the Air
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We conclude Native American Heritage Month with Greg Field and Denise Low. Drawing upon their Native heritage, Greg Field reads from his 2014 book ...

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  • Added: Dec 02, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Crime Novelist Linda Rodriguez
From: New Letters on the Air
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National Novel Writing Month and Native American Heritage month come together again in the work of Linda Rodriguez. She talks about how her mystery...

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  • Added: Nov 18, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Chilean-American author Marjorie Agosin
From: New Letters on the Air
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The author of the 2015 International Latino Book Award-winning young adult novel, I LIVED ON BUTTERFLY HILL, Marjorie Agosín has always felt outsid...

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  • Added: Oct 01, 2015
  • Length: 30:30
  • Purchases: 2
Pulitzer Prize-Winner and MacArthur Genius Fellow Junot Díaz
From: New Letters on the Air
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With nearly a decade between his first short story collection, DROWN and his Pulitzer Prize winning novel THE BRIEF WONDROUS LIFE OF OSCAR WAO, Jun...

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  • Added: Sep 22, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
American Book Award-winning Poet Nikki Giovanni
From: New Letters on the Air
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The infamous poet Nikki Giovanni reads from her recent books, CHASING UTOPIA, BICYCLES, and ACOLYTES and discusses the influence of history, commun...

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  • Added: Sep 17, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Vermont Poet Laureate Sydney Lea
From: New Letters on the Air
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Vermont Poet Laureate (2011-2015), Sydney Lea reads for the Writers Series sponsored by the literary magazine, PLEIADES at the University of Centra...

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  • Added: Aug 13, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 4
Poets Off the Page: Music & Poetry
From: New Letters on the Air
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POETS OFF THE PAGE: POETRY & MUSIC features an interesting look at the works of three different poets who have recently merged their poetry with mu...

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  • Added: Jul 15, 2015
  • Length: 30:30
  • Purchases: 4
Poet, Translator, and Educator Xánath Caraza
From: New Letters on the Air
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Xanath Caraza likes to use poetry to showcase some of Mexico's linguistic and cultural diversity, drawing inspiration from Afro-Mexican history, La...

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  • Added: Jun 12, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Poet and Trail Supervisor Christian Barter
From: New Letters on the Air
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Working as a trail supervisor for Maine's Acadia National Park, Christian Barter isn't your typical poet. He talks about the mentorship he received...

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  • Added: Jun 04, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
Korean Born Author Maija Rhee Devine
From: New Letters on the Air
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As part of Park University's Ethnic Voices Poetry Series at the Kansas City Public Library, Maija (May-jah) Rhee (ree) Devine recounts how her extr...

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  • Added: May 29, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3
Pulitzer Prize-winning Novelist Jane Smiley
From: New Letters on the Air
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Jane Smiley discusses her 2014 book, SOME LUCK, the first in a trilogy that follows an Iowa farm family for more than a century. Smiley talks about...

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  • Added: May 20, 2015
  • Length: 30:30
  • Purchases: 2
Philip Levine: Past American Voice
From: New Letters on the Air
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We begin National Poetry Month by remembering the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, Philip Levine, who died on February 14, 2015 at the age of 87 at his...

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  • Added: Apr 09, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Carolyn Kizer: Past American Voice
From: New Letters on the Air
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Women's History Month continues with a tribute to the late Carolyn Kizer, the influential poet who died in October 2014. An unmistakable feminist, ...

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  • Added: Mar 25, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 1
J. California Cooper: Past American Voice
From: New Letters on the Air
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Short Description: We honor the life of the playwright and American Book Award-winning fiction writer J. California Cooper, who passed away Septemb...

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  • Added: Feb 20, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 2
Playwright Christina Anderson
From: New Letters on the Air
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We revisit up-and-coming playwright, Christina Anderson. A native of Kansas City, Kansas, her plays have been produced around the country--from Ne...

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  • Added: Feb 05, 2015
  • Length: 30:00
  • Purchases: 2
African-American Poet Angela Jackson
From: New Letters on the Air
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In this public reading entitled "Love Letters to Generations," Angela Jackson shares some of her work, including a reading from her first novel, th...

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  • Added: Jan 22, 2015
  • Length: 29:00
  • Purchases: 3

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