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Poetry Radio

Time: Tuesday and Thursday at 10 am and 10 pm with a best-of edition Sunday at 10 pm.
Co-Hosts & Editors: Kirstin Hotelling Zona and Bill Morgan
Producer:
Bruce Bergethon

Since 1992, GLT has collaborated with Illinois State University's English Department to produce Poetry Radio. Each program, between two and five minutes in length, spotlights a single poem, contemporary or classic, framed by a responsive piece of music.

You can hear Poetry Radio on the web. Just click on the poem's title. You may also subscribe to the Poetry Radio podcast.

View a list of all of Poetry Radio's readers from the last 15 years.

 

Recent Episodes

Thu, 8 Jan 2009 : Jazz Dancer written by Cornelius Eady, read by Jim Plath; music by Bajofondo (Pa'Bailar from Mar Dulce)

Tue, 6 Jan 2009 : Dancers in Blue written and read by Zarina Mullan Plath; music by McCoy Tyner and Bela Fleck (My Favorite Things from Guitars)

Sun, 4 Jan 2009 : Evening written and read by Dan Guillory; music by Jim Chappell and Norton Buffalo (Day's End from Nightsongs and Lullabies)

Thu, 1 Jan 2009 : The Westward Journey written and read by Eamon Wall; music by Joel Harrison (Wayfaring Stranger from Free Country)

Tue, 30 Dec 2008: Don't Talk to Strangers written and read by Harry Deutsch; music by Satan and Adam (Watermelon Man from Mother Mojo)

Sun, 28 Dec 2008: The Cult of the Eye written and read by Carrie Etter; music by David Grisman and Julian Lage (In a Sentimental Mood from 100% Handmade Music, Volume V)

Thu, 25 Dec 2008: The Licorice Fields at Pontefract written by Sir John Betjiman, read by Julian Dawson; music of Debussy, performed by Jim Walker and Mike Garson (Dr. "Garson" ad Parnassum from Flight of the Dove)

Tue, 23 Dec 2008: Go, Lovely Rose written by Edmund Waller, read by Tessa Moriarty; music by Keller Williams (Sorry From the Shower One from Home)

Sun, 21 Dec 2008: The Basket written and read by Li-Young Lee; music by Radhika Miller (The Waltzing Tear from Origins)

Thu, 18 Dec 2008: Lives of the Inventors written by Dean Young, read by Matthew Guenette; music by Steve James (Where Shall I Be? from Fast Texas)

Tue, 16 Dec 2008: Post Strange Fruit written and read by Spring Ulmer; music by Taylor Eigsti (Caravan from Come to You)

Sun, 14 Dec 2008: when god lets my body be written by e.e. cummings, read by Beasley Leffew; music by Ancient Future (Nyo Nyo Gde from World Without Walls)

Thu, 11 Dec 2008: Ice Lake written by Peter Covino, read by Jody Lisberger; music by Undertoe (Goin' to TopHill from Walking Down Angell Road)

Tue, 9 Dec 2008 : At the Zoo written by A.A. Milne, read by Janice Neuleib; music of Joaquin Turina, performed by the Empire Brass (La Marchande des Fleurs from Romantic Brass)

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