MinneCulture Hearts Poetry - Airs April 17th

MinneCulture Hearts Poetry from KFAI
Come celebrate National Poetry Month with the crew of MinneCulture producers. While looking over their collective body of work, I realized it wouldn't even be possible to fit all of their stories into a one-hour episode. I'll air as many as I can though! We'll hear some of our best stories about Minnesotan poets Danez Smith, Linda LeGarde Grover, Sun Yung Shin, David Mura, Anthony Ceballos, and others. Alongside profiles of Twin Cities spoken-word-scene giants Adina Burke and Danny Klecko, plus Nicholle Ramsey, who has redefined the Winona poetry scene. We'll hear from poet song-writers Dessa and Brian Laidlaw too. This episode features stories from Emily Bright, Britta Greene, Britt Aamodt, Jared Goyette, Diane Richard, Sylvia Thomas, and sound artist Dixie Treichel.

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