John Ashbery - John Ashbery, one of America's most acclaimed poets, reads from his Selected Poems in
Jean Auel - The author of a popular trilogy of novels set in pre-history, THE CLAN OF THE CAVE BEAR,
Russell Banks - Banks, author of CONTINENTAL DRIFT and many other books, reads "The Gully" from his
Thomas Berger - Berger, author of LITTLE BIG MAN and NEIGHBORS, reads a story and talks about writin
James Bogan - Bogan, poet and folk humorist of the Missouri Ozarks, reads litanies and lists in Whit
Dee Brown - Brown, author of BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE, reads and talks about his research and w
John Ciardi - This memorial to Ciardi, author of more than 35 books and long-time poetry editor of T
Jane Cooper - Cooper reads from her prize-winning book SCAFFOLDING: NEW AND SELECTED POEMS and from
Robert Day - Day reads from an essay about attempting to make his novel THE LAST CATTLE DRIVE into a
Ann Deagon - Deagon is a professor of classics and author of several books of fiction and poetry. He
Stephen Dobyns - Poet, novelist, and screenwriter Stephen Dobyns reads poems from his collection CEM
Nancy Du Plessis - Du Plessis presents a performance piece from her NOTES FROM THE MOROCCAN JOURNALS
Dan Gerber - Gerber reads poems from his book SNOW ON THE BACKS OF ANIMALS.
Reginald Gibbons - Gibbons, former editor of TriQuarterly, reads poems from his books The RUINED MOT
Arthur Gregor - Gregor, often ranked with the European symbolist poets, reads from EMBODIMENT AND OT
Lola Haskins - Florida poet Lola Haskins reads from CASTINGS. Texas poet Pattiann Rogers reads poems
Pattiann Rogers - Florida poet Lola Haskins reads from CASTINGS. Texas poet Pattiann Rogers reads po
Steve Heller - An O. Henry Award-winning fiction writer, Heller reads "The Railroad Feast," a short
Colette Inez - Inez, author of THE WOMAN WHO LOVED WORMS and EIGHT MINUTES FROM THE SUN, reads poems
Janet Kauffman - Kauffman, an award-winning fiction writer, reads poems from THE WEATHER BOOK and ta
W.P. Kinsella - Kinsella, author of SHOELESS JOE, reads from THE IOWA BASEBALL CONFEDERACY and talks
Etheridge Knight - Knight began writing poetry in the 1960s when he was incarcerated at Indiana Stat
Philip Levine - In this program, Philip Levine, a National Book Award winner in poetry for his book
as McGrath was honored at the 1986 Associated Writing Programs conference. Readings are by the autho
Judith Minty - Feminist poet Judith Minty refers to the bear as her "totem" because it appears frequ
Arno Karlen - Karlen, a New York writer, reads dramatic poems about historical and literary figures,
John Frederick Nims - Nims, the distinguished Chicago poet, translator, and critic, reads poems and
James Reiss - Two-time first-prize winner from the Academy of American Poets, Reiss reads poems from
William Pitt Root - William Pitt Root reads poems from two of his books: FAULTDANCING and REASONS FO
John Schultz - Schultz is a Chicago autho who wrote THE TONGUES OF MEN. He reads a story set during
Lore Segal - Segal, an Austrian-born novelist, reads from HER FIRST AMERICAN and talks about her wor
Anthony Sobin - Sobin reads from THE SUNDAY NATURALIST, which contains poems about the visual arts a
Gladys Swan - Author of ON THE EDGE OF THE DESERT, Swan reads "Flight," a short story.
Robert Taylor Jr. - Robert Taylor Jr. plays the fiddle and reads from his "unusual" novel FIDDLE AND
Ruth Whitman - Whitman reads poems about women in history from her books TAMSEN DONNER: A WOMAN'S JO
Harold Witt - Witt, the author of over 10 books, reads poems from WINESBURG BY THE SEA and other wor
Al Young - Poet, novelist, and nonfiction writer Al Young reads the story "Green Onions, Booker T. a
Paul Zimmer - Zimmer is the former director of the University of Iowa Press and author of eleven poe
gram features excerpts from a 1986 poetry reading and a 1989 interview by Rebekah Presson, when they
nguage Poets. In this archive 1986 program, he reads from his Selected Poems with selections ra
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