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Poetry
Filtering American history through a ‘Brown’ lens
Young's new book, Brown, is colored by memories from his family and childhood, United States history, and black culture.
7 years ago
Philadelphia’s Poet Laureate Raquel Salas Rivera
Guest: Raquel Salas Rivera Philadelphia’s new Poet Laureate ...
Air Date: April 27, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 36:17Philly poet laureate writes verse on Puerto Rican debt
Philadelphia poet laureate, Raquel Salas Rivera, publishes book-length poetry cycle on Puerto Rican debt crisis.
7 years ago
Listen 6:23Writers house in Camden honors ‘haiku king’ Nick Virgilio
Camden's king of haiku poetry - Nick Virgilio - now has a writers house named after him.
7 years ago
Listen 2:50Poetry conveys sense of Philadelphia community
For National Poetry Month, Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn asked listeners to write poems about their communities.
7 years ago
Listen 5:34Syrian-American hip-hop artist bridges rap and Arabic poetry
The Syrian-American poet and hip-hop artist Omar Offendum spent this week in Philadelphia and will perform at the International House this Sunday.
7 years ago
Listen 2:04Poetry, race relations, and MLK
Guests: Tracy K. Smith, Jonathan Rieder, Michael Eric Dyson For today’s Martin Luther King Holiday, we’re goi ...
Air Date: January 15, 2018
Listen 50:28Philadelphia names new poet laureate
Raquel Salas Rivera, a gender-fluid, Puerto Rican writer, has been named Philadelphia's new city poet laureate.
7 years ago
Listen 2:24Poet Nikki Giovanni / Writer Adam Valen Levinson
Guests: Nikki Giovanni, Adam Valen Levinson We begin today’s show listening to Marty’s conversation with poet ...
Air Date: January 1, 2018
Listen 49:37Improving Philly writers with poetry slam-turned game show
An effort at the Community College of Philadelphia to use slam poetry to help improve students' writing skills has become an Emmy-nominated reality TV-style game show.
7 years ago
Listen 1:43NewsWorks Tonight September 25, 2017 – Full Show
Dana DiFilippo reports a local ministry student has been cleared after a case of mistaken identity. Kevin McCorry reports on Pennsylvan ...
Air Date: September 25, 2017
Listen 0:00Local youth poet honored for work exploring African and African-American identity
So how does a local kid become one of the nation’s top youth poets? In Juliet Lubwama’s case, the journey started with ...
7 years ago
New poet laureate Tracy K. Smith
Guest: Tracy K. Smith TRACY K. SMITH ...
Air Date: July 21, 2017
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