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Words in the AirNothing by Connie WanekRead by Susan James
Production and Sound Design by Kevin Seaman2024-11-2101 min
Front Porch Book ClubMarshmallow CloudsIt's children's book month and our 2023 is a gem: Marshmallow Clouds, written by Ted Kooser and Connie Wanek and illustrated by Richard Jones. The book features 30 poems that celebrate finding wonder through imagination and are loosely categorized by the four classical elements: Fire, Water, Air, and Earth. These are poems to be savored and enjoyed over and over.
2023-12-0630 min
Sleeping with HeatherEP 9: Thanksgiving Wishes and Pumpkin PiePoetry featured in tonights episode:
"The Partial Explanation" by Charles Simic
A poignant piece that delves into the mysteries of life, inviting listeners to ponder the unexplained and the partially understood aspects of our existence.
"Rural Delivery" by Charles Simic
Simic's evocative imagery captures the essence of rural life, bringing forth a sense of nostalgia and simplicity.
"But I, Too, Want to Be a Poet" by Fanny Howe
This poem is a reflective exploration of the desire to create and express through the medium of poetry.
"First Formal" by Sharon Olds
Olds's narrative poem weaves a tale of youthful...2023-11-2254 min
Fat Joy with Sophia ApostolParenting In The Age Of Diet Culture -- Virginia Sole-SmithCaring for kids in the age of diet culture is hugely challenging because in all arenas of kids’ lives, they’re exposed to anti-fat bias. Virginia Sole-Smith (she/her) talks us through how to equip our children to recognize anti-fatness when they experience it at school, on their sports teams, and at the doctor’s office.Virginia Sole-Smith is the author of Fat Talk: Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture and The Eating Instinct: Food Culture, Body Image and Guilt in America. As a journalist, she has reported from kitchen tables and grocery stores, graduated from beauty...2023-02-221h 02
Words by WinterA Door She Can't Find, with Connie WanekSend us a textA listener writes in about a dream she keeps having. She's in a house she doesn't recognize, looking for a door she can't find.Words by Winter: Conversations, reflections, and poems about the passages of life. Because it’s rough out there, and we have to help each other through.Original theme music for our show is by Dylan Perese. Additional music composed and performed by Kelly Krebs. Artwork by Mark Garry. Today’s poem, “The Accordion” by Connie Wanek, is read with kind permission of the poet and...2021-04-0608 min
Deeply Rooted - Because Everything In Life Is SpiritualEpisode 147: Introduction to new poets: day 4This episode is part of a series introducing you to work of 5 poets: Lucille Clifton, Charles Simic, Carol snow, Connie wanek and Don Paterson.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/robin-norgren/support2021-03-0905 min
Journey Daily with a Compelling PoemAmaryllisBrilliant Amaryllis-red can help brighten the gray landscape of winter. Connie Wanek is the author of four books of poetry and one book of short prose. Her work has appeared in Poetry, The Atlantic Monthly, The Virginia Quarterly Review, Quarterly West, Poetry East, Prairie Schooner, and Missouri Review. She co-edited, with Joyce Sutphen and Thom Tammaro a comprehensive historical anthology of Minnesota women poets, called To Sing Along the Way (New Rivers Press, 2006) Her many awards include the Willow Poetry Prize, the Jane Kenyon Poetry prize and Ted Kooser, Poet Laureate of the United States (2004-2006) named...2020-03-1205 minJourney Daily with a Compelling PoemAbstractStories can survive years beyond the people who record them. Connie Wanek is the author of four books of poetry and one book of short prose. Her work has appeared in Poetry, The Atlantic Monthly, The Virginia Quarterly Review, Quarterly West, Poetry East, Prairie Schooner, and Missouri Review. She co-edited, with Joyce Sutphen and Thom Tammaro a comprehensive historical anthology of Minnesota women poets, called To Sing Along the Way (New Rivers Press, 2006) Her many awards include the Willow Poetry Prize, the Jane Kenyon Poetry prize and Ted Kooser, Poet Laureate of the United States (2004-2006) named...2020-03-0907 min
Millennial Poets SocietyMPS Ep 36: Chicken SaladIn this episode Marguerite and Emily ask the age old question: how do cats drink water (and more importantly, does Delilah know what she’s doing)? Join them as they discuss chimken nuggets, babyhood, and midwestern names. Don’t grow cold in a corner, warm up for the weekend with your favorite roommates!
Email Who’s to Say submissions to millennialpoetssociety@gmail.com
Featured Poets: Connie Wanek, William Carlos Williams
Special thanks to Zach Adkins for the intro and outro music.
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AWP PodcastMake It New(s): A Reading and Conversation with Jeffrey Brown, Ted Kooser, and Connie Wanek, Sponsored by Copper Canyon Press2016-01-271h 10