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Discussing poetry with William Stafford
May. 11, 1979 The poet and professor talks about his influences - not other poets, but his mother and his childhood in Kansas. Studs plays a clip from an earlier interview with Stafford.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations
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Discussing Kang's novel "The Grass Roof", his life in Korea, and Korean culture ; program 2, part 1
Dec. 8, 1966 Please note, some copyrighted material has been removed from the original program.
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Discussing Kang's novel "The Grass Roof", his life in Korea, and Korean culture ; program 1, part 1
Dec. 8, 1966 Please note, some copyrighted material has been removed from the original program.
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Discussing Irish poet and novelist James Joyce with Myron Myers
Feb. 26, 1988 Myers performed in a recording of the musical setting "Pomes Penyeach Settings of Poetry by James Joyce."
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Discussing Carl Sandburg and his wife Lilian Steichen with their daughter, poet Helga Sandburg.
Jan. 5, 1977 The author of A Great and Glorious Romance joins Studs to discuss her search into her parents' past, including their families' roots in Sweden and Luxembourg.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations
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Discussing a collection of poems "Voices From The Ho Chi Minh Trail: Poetry of America and Vietnam, 1965-1993" the author, poet Larry Rottmann and novelist Larry Heinemann
Mar. 24, 1994 Both Rottmann and Heinemann are Vietnam veterans.
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Derek Walcott discusses poetry and his play "Dream on Monkey Mountain"
Apr. 11, 1972 Colonial West Indies & Caribbean poet Derek Walcott talks about the traditions of poetry not purely being just the written words. Poetry, says Walcott, is also oral poetry that's found in folk songs, folk tales and calypso music. Walcott's play, "Dream on Monkey Mountain" is about Makak, an old hermit who lived on Monkey Mountain his whole life, and was now being kicked off the mountain.