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Podcast title New Letters on the Air
Website URL http://www.newletters.org/onth...
Description You've found the weekly podcast of the public radio literary program "New Letters on the Air." Listening to "New Letters on the Air" is like eavesdropping on intimate conversations with favorite writers who reveal secrets about their creative methods, read a few favorite passages, and inspire the listener's imagination.
Updated Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:26:40 -0500
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Category Literature
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1. Sarah Dunant
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Description: Historical novel writer Sarah Dunant talks about she applies her background writing thrillers to write more literary books. The author of the bestselling novel, THE BIRTH OF VENICE, she talks about...

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2. When She Named Fire
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Description: We kick off Women's History month with readings from the new anthology of contemporary poetry by American women, When She Named Fire. Edited by poet Andrea Hollander Budy, the anthology features 461...

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3. Lucille Clifton
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Description: New Letters on the Air pays tribute to National Book Award-winning poet Lucille Clifton, who passed away on February 13, 2010. The author of numerous books of poetry, children's prose and verse...

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4. Phyllis Becker
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Description: A great promoter of poetry in Kansas City, Phyllis Becker serves on the board of The Writers Place and is coordinator of the Riverfront Reading Series. Her own publications include the 2008 book, ...

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5. Natasha Trethewey
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Description: For Black History Month, we'll hear from Natasha Trethewey, winner of the 2007 Pulitzer Prize, who talks about growing up as a bi-racial child in the South, and the importance of history in the...

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6. Cave Canem Anthology
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Description: For Black History Month, NEW LETTERS ON THE AIR features the work of younger poets whose first books were published as a result of winning the Cave Canem Poetry Prize, including Natasha Tretheway,...

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7. Steve Lopez
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Description: http://www.newletters.org/radio. L.A. Times columnist Steve Lopez became immortalized on the silver screen when Robert Downey, Jr., portrayed him in the 2009 movie THE SOLOIST, based upon Lopez'...

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8. Aimee Nezhukumatathil
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Description: http://www.newletters.org/radio. Poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil is a first-generation American, whose parents are from India and the Philippines. She pays tribute to them with quirky, yet highly visual...

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9. Michelle Boisseau
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Description: http://www.newletters.org/radio. Poet Michelle Boisseau talks about her collection A SUNDAY IN GOD YEARS, which examines borders between black and white, free and slave, living and dead, and wrestles...

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