Discussing the books "Moon Crossing Bridge: Poetry" (published by Graywolf Press) and "Portable Kisses" (published by Capra Press) with poet Tess Gallagher. Program includes an excerpt of a 1986 interview with Gallagher and Raymond Carver.

Discussing Illinois, its prairies, rivers and cities through music and poetry with singer and poet Marita Brake and documentary photographer Rhondal McKinney.

Discussing the book of poetry "Civil Blood" (published by Milkweek) with the author Jill Breckenridge.

Discussing the book of poetry "How To Be Lucky" (published by Blue Stem Press) with the author Jill Breckenridge.

Discussing the book "Against Forgetting: Twentieth-Century Poetry of Witness" (published by Norton) with author and poet Carolyn Forche.

Discussing the book "The Angel of History" (published by HarperCollins) with poet and author Carolyn Forche.