The Beat
Series produced by Northern Community Radio - KAXE & KBXE, Minnesota
A daily reminder that, in Minnesota poetry matters, and Minnesota poets prove that every day.
This series features short poems by writers that have some connection to Minnesota. Some of these poets are alive, some are not. Some are well known, some are not.
Programming is supported by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.
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Todd Boss grew up on a cattle farm in Wisconsin, and lives now in St. Paul. His two books of poetry have won rave reviews from all over. His second...
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- Added: Feb 20, 2014
- Length: 02:27
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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: Feb 20, 2014
- Length: 01:48
Ben Westlie graduated from Bemidji State University in 2006 with a BFA in Creative and Professional Writing. He's published three chapbooks of poet...
- Added: Feb 20, 2014
- Length: 01:41
Ryan Vine is a Duluth poet. He is a Professor of English at the College of St. Scholastica. And Ryan Vine has been widely published including in su...
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- Added: Feb 16, 2014
- Length: 02:03
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Emily Brisse's place based work has appeared in publications like Orion, The Writer's Chronicle, and Minnesota Conservation Volunteer. She teaches ...
- Added: Feb 16, 2014
- Length: 01:42
Dean Brooks graduated from Bemidji State University in 2012 with a degree in Creative Writing. He looks for inspiration in dusty corners, early mor...
- Added: Feb 16, 2014
- Length: 02:48
Anthony Swann Has written a novel about jazz people in the Twin Cities in the early 1960's. He like physical books and coffeehouses. And Anthony Sw...
- Added: Feb 16, 2014
- Length: 01:46
Anne Woster is a professional photographer and a barista in Duluth and has dabbled in writing since she was a child. She's recently fallen in love...
- Added: Feb 16, 2014
- Length: 02:46
Tim J. Brennan has been a secondary English teacher for over 30 years. He writes, golfs and plays husband in Austin, MN. The Beat is a daily remi...
- Added: Feb 16, 2014
- Length: 02:22
Brian Laidlaw is a graduate of the University of Minnesota MFA program in poetry. He lives in the Twin Cities, and teaches songwriting at McNally S...
- Added: Feb 16, 2014
- Length: 01:42
Sharon Harris is a member of the Jackpine Writer's Block, and a native of Park Rapids. She has published three books of poetry. The Beat is a daily...
- Added: Feb 16, 2014
- Length: 01:25
Larry Gavin teaches English at Faribault High School. He's had three collections of poetry published by Red Dragonfly Press and he's a nationally k...
- Added: Feb 16, 2014
- Length: 01:53
Teresa Evangeline spends her days on a little piece of land along the Pine River observing and experiencing the beauty of the world. Then, through ...
- Added: Feb 16, 2014
- Length: 01:27
Mike Finley says about himself, "I'm a Minnesotan who has been writing forever. I seem to write poems that are simultaneously anxiety provoking and...
- Added: Feb 16, 2014
- Length: 02:16
Marsh Muirhead, a writer, dentist, flight instructor, and much else besides, lives near Bemidji, MN on the banks of the Mississippi with his dog, S...
- Added: Feb 16, 2014
- Length: 02:47
Anna Ingalls is a sophomore at Bemidji High School she enjoys writing poetry and especially poetry about the natural world. The Beat is a daily rem...
- Added: Feb 16, 2014
- Length: 01:27
Susan Carol Hauser is a poet, essayist, and natural history writer who recently retired from her position at Bemidji State University. She's won th...
- Added: Feb 16, 2014
- Length: 01:54
We're featuring youth poetry in Janurary. Nikki Anderson-Weir is a 10th grade at Bemidji High School with a passion for photography. She plays te...
- Added: Feb 16, 2014
- Length: 01:15
In December at Schoolcraft Learning Community near Bemidji student teacher Anna Brown worked with Sara Breeze's 6th and 8th grade classes writing p...
- Added: Feb 16, 2014
- Length: 02:04
In December at Schoolcraft Learning Community near Bemidji student teacher Anna Brown worked with Sara Breeze's 6th and 8th grade classes writing p...
- Added: Feb 16, 2014
- Length: 01:55
