00 / 00 A conversation with Sterling Plumpp BROADCAST: Oct. 6, 1983 | DURATION: 00:24:58 Synopsis The poet and UIC professor speaks about his upbringing in Mississippi and how he came to be a part of a new wave of Chicago poets.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations Details Broadcast Date Oct. 6, 1983 Duration 24 minutes, 58 seconds Topics Poetry African American History & Culture People Authors, Writers Tags WFMT (Radio station : Chicago, Ill.) Plumpp, Sterling, 1940---Interviews Plumpp, Sterling, 1940- Mojo hands call, I must go. African American poets--20th century--Interviews Audiotapes Radio programs Plumpp, Sterling, 1940-,-- interviewee Related Programs Interviewing former "Porgy & Bess" cast members William Warfield and Etta Moten Barnett along with choral conductor Dr. Eva Jessye Jun. 11, 1985 Interviewing Martha [Weinman] Lear Nov. 3, 1963 Louis Untermeyer reads from and discusses "The Library of Great American Writing" ; part 1 Dec. 31, 1959 Discussing and reading poetry from the books "The Fact of a Doorframe: Poems Selected and New, 1950-1984" and "Sources" with Adrienne Rich Jul. 17, 1985 Interviewing Nicaraguan authors Ernesto Cardenal and Roberto Vargas May. 10, 1985 Discussing the book "Travels with Alice" with the author, humorist and poet Calvin Trillin Oct. 27, 1989