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Poetry Radio is produced by WGLT-FM in coordination with Illinois State University's English Department. Each program, between two and five minutes in length, spotlights a single poem, contemporary or classic, framed by a responsive piece of music. It can be heard live Tuesday and Thursday at 10 AM and PM and Sunday at 10 PM (CT) on the WGLT live stream at www.wglt.org or on the air in central Illinois at 103.5 and 89.1 FM.

Current Poetry Radio Podcasts
TitlePodcast DescriptionAuthor/ReaderDuration
Early Forties SongWritten and read by Kay Murphy; music by Fourplay (Lil' Darlin' from Between the Sheets)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:35
The Colony of UsWritten and read by Carrie Etter; music by Dusty Knapp (Glorious from Reflections of Worship)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:00
Elephants Are Different Things to Different PeopleWritten by Carl Sandburg, read by Robert Trites; music by Simple Gifts (Fifth Brew from Time and Again)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:59
Much Madness is Divinest SenseWritten by Emily Dickinson, read by Roberta Trites; music by Yma Sumac (Gopher Mambo from Happy, Texas)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:07
ViolinWritten and read by Joanne Diaz; music by Bill Frisell (Tea for Two from Beautiful Dreamers)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:25
Used BooksWritten and read by Allison Joseph; music by Bill Staines (An Afternoon at Cohan's from October's Hill)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:19
Rebirth RevisitedWritten and read by Peg Kirk; music by Bill Frisell (The Wizard from Disfarmer)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:14
Malcolm XWritten and read by Gwendolyn Brooks; music by Richard Stoltzman (Viderunt Omnes from NY Counterpoint)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:28
If We Must DieWritten by Claude McKay, read by Pearl Cleage; music by Ed McMeen (Mo Ghile Mear from Elixir Strings)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:05
StungWritten by Heid Erdrich, read by Louise Erdrich; music by Lem Genovese (Six Lazzeri Lane from Six Lazzeri Lane)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:08
pity this busy monster man unkindWritten by e.e. cummings, read by Robert Sutherland; music by Doug Hammond (Kone Pone from Folks)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:04
Over TeaWritten and read by Marjorie Agosin; music by Dino Saluzzi (Volver from Volver)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:32
AstersWritten and read by Kathleen Kirk; music by The Bean Pickers Union (Waltz #1 from Potlatch)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:49
Banana PoemWritten and read by John Firefly; music by Garrett List's A1 Band (Rib Crib from Fire and Ice)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:07
The Cockroaches of LiberationWritten and read by Martin Espada; music by John Reischman (Juramento from North of the Border)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:46
The Diameter of the BombWritten by Yehuda Amichai, read by Brian Burt; music by David Grier (Lonely Soldier from Lonely Soldier)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:21
The Honeymoon of Our AttractionWritten and read by Carrie Etter; music by Howard Levy (Slanted Samba from Tonight and Tomorrow)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:02
FlirtationWritten and read by Allison Joseph; music by Bachue (The Phrayes from A Certain Smile)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:09
As You Like It, Act 2, Scene 7Written by William Shakespeare, read by David Marcotte; music by Rolf Lislevand (Ciaccona from Nuove Musiche)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:04:25
An Affinity With the GarbageWritten and read by Janet Burroway; music by The Resophonics (Tanbo Harvest from Last Long Winter)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:29
Life Along the MackinawWritten and read by Marita Brake; music by Simple Gifts (The Wind That Shakes the Barley from Oasis Acoustics 95)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:41
The Place the Musician Became a Bear (for Jim Pepper)Written and read by Joy Harjo; music by Jim Pepper (3/4 Gemini from Dakota Song)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:49
Eagle PoemWritten by Joy Harjo, read by Louise Erdrich; music by Will Brady (Everyday from Solo Guitar)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:24
DisobedienceWritten by A.A. Milne, read by Janice Neuleib; music by Tony Trischka (Soldier's Joy from Heartlands)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:04:11
Poem to Be Placed in the Middle of the Manuscript of Flower PoemsWritten and read by Kathleen Kirk; music by Rickie Lee Jones (Blue Ghazell from Balm in Gilead)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:06
Reenactment, GettysburgWritten and read by Joanne Diaz; music by Martin Simpson (Greystones from True Stories)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:58
OceanWritten and read by Ruth Wantling; music of Howard Hanson performed by the Seattle Symphony (Serenade for Flute, Harp and Strings)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:17
ReligionWritten and read by Gwendolyn Brooks; music by Bill Douglas (Like a Wave of the Sea from Celtic Twilight 5)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:22
LandscapesWritten and read by Janet Burroway; music by Jose Rodriguez (Moments in Life from Moments in Life)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:04:17
One Perfect RoseWritten by Dorothy Parker, read by Roberta Trites; music by Gerry O'Connor (Temple Bar Jam from Myriad)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:22
Sotto Voce / Whatever Keeps You Out of HellWritten and read by Cecil Giscombe; music by Mark Simos (Pony Boy from Race the River Jordan)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:04
Yesterday Down at the CanalWritten by Frank O'Hara, read by Chris Paddock; music by Son Volt (Jodel / Chanty from Wide Swing Tremolo)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:41
Attractions of a MonasteryWritten and read by Carrie Etter; music by Pat Kirtley (Megan Morgan from Acoustic Oasis, Volume 11)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:40
Living On the MoonWritten and read by Kathleen Kirk; music by Ramona Borthwick (Retrospeak from One of Us)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:12
The FishWritten by Marianne Moore, read by Kirsten Zona; music by Grit Laskin (Earthly Concerns from Earthly Concerns)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:36
After KeatsWritten and read by Gabriel Gudding; music by Gerry Grosz / Phil Hawkins Quintet (Remembrance from Oasis Jazz 5)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:40
Ringbang TheoryWritten and read by James Plath; music by Soweto String Quartet (Mbayi Mbayi from Zebra Crossing)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:29
BlueWritten and read by Louise Erdrich; music by Acousticity (Blue Rondo a La Turk from Music for 20 Fingers)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:14
In MindWritten by Denise Levertov, read by Victoria Harris; music by Stefan Grossman (Bidnest Two-Step from Bottleneck Serenade)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:25
The ThikeWritten by Claire Crowther, read by Carrie Etter; music by Gaucho (The Hedgehog Waltz from Deluxe)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:36
Kong Looks Back on His Tryout With the BearsWritten and read by William Trowbridge; music by Matt Catingub (Squib Cakes from In the Land of the Long White Cloud)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:37
SabbaticalWritten and read by Zarina Mullan Plath; music by Joe Craven (Rites of Man from Camptown)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:45
Modus OperandiWritten and read by Peg Kirk; music by Acousticity (In the Mood from Music for 20 Fingers)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:19
Since feeling is firstWritten by e.e. cummings, read by Charlie Harris; music by Eric Bibb (Blacksmith Island from Good Stuff)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:37
My Mother's TortillaWritten and read by Joanne Diaz; music by Dois no Choro (Chorando Baixinho from Asa Branca)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:10
GreenhouseWritten and read by Rose DiMatteo; music by Steve Khan (Backup from Let's Call This)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:33
Liquid PaperWritten by Peter Meinke, read by James Plath; music by the Uptown String Quartet (Calvary from The Uptown String Quartet)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:57
God's GrandeurWritten by Gerard Manley Hopkins, read by Robert Sutherland; music by Thelonious Monk (Pannonica from Criss-Cross)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:23
Early in the MorningWritten by Li-Yong Lee, read by Zarina Mullan Plath; music by Eddie Gomez (Tenderly from Next Future)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:02
Harlem Night SongWritten by Langston Hughes, read by Pearl Cleage; music by The Jazz Mandolin Project (Mandoneon from The Jazz Mandolin Project)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:49
CoyoteWritten and read by Kathleen Kirk; music by Gaucho (Si Tu Savais from Deluxe)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:34
The 1200 N Road Going EastWritten and read by Cecil Giscombe; music by Ramona Borthwick (Eight Winds from One of Us)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:46
HappinessWritten by Carl Sandburg, read by Marita Brake; music by Santiago Jimenez, Jr. (Magdalena from Musica de Tiempos)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:21
Petra GenetrixWritten by Claire Crowther, read by Carrie Etter; music by Acousticity (Blue Rondo a la Turk from Music for 20 Fingers)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:36
Have A Nice DayWritten by Jack Myers, read by Brian Burt; music by Bill Frisell (New Day from Go West)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:04:41
Girl With CatfishWritten and read by Steve Fay; music by Stefan Grossman (Birdnest Two-Step from Bottleneck Serenade)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:19
Wishes For Sonswritten by Lucille Clifton (1936-2010), read by Victoria Harris; music by Orquesta Atipica (Dead Miser Waltz from Tango Dogs)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:07
Homage to My HipsWritten by Lucille Clifton (1936-2010), read by Lucia Getsi; music by Peter Elman (Man in the Middle from Dakota Nights)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:19
The Legal Aid Lawyer Has An EpiphanyWritten and read by Martin Espada; music of Tarrega performed by Evan Marshall (Recuerdo de la Alhambra from The Lone Arranger)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:30
On My Father's Loss of HearingWritten and read by Joanne Diaz; music by Tiempo Libre (Fuga from Bach in Havana)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:16
Belief Is Getting More DifficultWritten and read by Kay Murphy; music by Charles Mingus (Wee from Mingus Moves)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:47
How Beautiful It IsWritten by Robinson Jeffers, read by Ruth Wantling; music by Woody Mann (Slow Motion from Stories)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:57
KeepingWritten and read by Katharine Wright; music by The Soweto String Quartet (Zebra Crossing from Zebra Crossing)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:46
Fat - An AireWritten and read by Janet Burroway; music by The Nice Guy Trio (Fables of Faubus from Here Comes The Nice Guy Trio)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:54
After DisasterWritten and read by Peg Kirk; music by Joel Mabus (A Midsummer Night's Waltz from Omnibus)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:31
CommemorationWritten by Wislawa Szymborska, read by Louise Erdrich; music by Chico Hamilton (Nonchalant from Twelve Tones of Love)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:52
The Terrorist, He's WatchingWritten by Wislawa Szymborska, read by Sandra Steingraber; music by John Lurie (Struggle of Man from Fishing With John)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:04
Mourning Pablo NerudaWritten by Robert Bly, read by Victoria Harris; music by Andreas Vollenweider (Trigon from Kryptos)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:25
Lying in a Hammock at William Duffey's Farm in Pine Island, MinnesotaWritten by James Wright, read by Brian Burt; music by Jackalope (... and then there was wood from Jackalope)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:19
ClarinetWritten and read by Joanne Diaz; music by The Klezmer Conservatory Band (Doyne/Freylekhs from Dancing In the Aisles)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:37
When Love is Like the SkyWritten and read by Rose Dimatteo; music by Edgar Meyer (Smiles and Tears from Work in Progress)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:28
A Train at NightWritten and read by Cecil Giscombe; music by Richard "Groove" Holmes (Night Train from On Basie's Bandstand)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:25
EchologyWritten and read by Janet Burroway; music by Mark Simos (The Word in Edgewise from Race the River Jordan)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:28
Father WilliamWritten by Lewis Carroll, read by Janice Neuleib; music of Rossini, performed by Evan Marshall (William Tell Overture from The Lone Arranger)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:21
Sonnet #29, When, In Disgrace with FortuneWritten by William Shakespeare, read by Eric Uppling; music by Charlie Haden/Hank Jones (I've Got a Robe from Steal Away)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:37
Sonnet #147, My Love is as a FeverWritten by William Shakespeare, read by Rob Cook; music by Miles Davis (Circles from Miles Smiles)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:51
Sonnet #154, The Little Love GodWritten by William Shakespeare, read by Florence Powdermaker; music of Couperin performed by Hamilton Cheifetz (La Tromba from Songs From the Cello)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:23
Moments in LoveWritten and read by Ricardo Cortez Cruz; music by The Green String Quartet (Harlem Nocturne from The String Machine)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:01
BirthWritten and read by Louise Erdrich; music by Bela Fleck and Djelmady Tounkara (Mariam from Throw Down Your Heart)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:01:59
Ebb TideWritten and read by Jim Plath; music by Shahin and Sepehr (One Passion Dance from World Cafe)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:17
At the Bake SaleWritten and read by Peg Kirk; music by Los Cenzontles (Solo Quiero Bailar from American Horizon)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:58
War Memorial, Mannheimer SchlossWritten and read by Brian Burt; music by Bobby Hutcherson (Pastoral from Components)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:25
Returning a RabbitWritten and read by Katherine Wright; music by Steven King and the Acoustic Crew (Doggie E. Boo from Journey to Love)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:10
Brockport SunflowersWritten by William Heyen, read by Rose DiMatteo; music by Scott Joplin, performed by Butch Thompson (Heliotrope Bouquet from Thompson Plays Joplin)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:40
In PassingWritten by Matt Bryden, read by Carrie Etter; music by Howard Levy (Flunky Jazz from Tonight and Tomorrow)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:45
Four Quartets (an excerpt)Written by T.S. Eliot, read by Joy Luke; music by Gideon Freudmann (Cheese Cluster from Banking Left)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:41
Henry's UnderstandingWritten by John Berryman, read by Charles Harris; music by Gary Burton (Decarismo from Astor Piazzolla Reunion)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:02
Fear NotWritten and read by Kathleen Kirk; music by Steve Earle (Brand New Companion from Townes)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:17
In the Pit of Crinoline RufflesWritten and read by Thylias Moss; music by Ira Stein (High Country from Carousel)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:04:48
Try to Praise the Mutilated WorldWritten by Adam Zagajewski, read by Louise Erdrich; music by The Vignola Collective with Mark Kibble (A Minor Idea from Gypsy Grass)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:11
Moving On In the MidwestWritten and read by Peg Kirk; music by John Gorka (Fret One from So Dark You See)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:42
GoodnightWritten and read by Li Yong Lee; music by Seamus McGuire (Captain O'kane from The Wishing Tree)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:04:26
Christmas in Southern CaliforniaWritten and read by Joanne Diaz; music by Hamiet Bluiett (Christmas Song from Makin' Whoopee: Tribute to the King Cole Trio)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:20
Pulp Log, #42Written and read by Barry McKinnon; music by Hugh Hopper (2 P.M. from Hooligan Romantics)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:38
The Green LinnetWritten by William Wordsworth, read by Tessa Moriarty; music by Evergreen Erb (Trillium from Oasis Acoustic Volume 38)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:08
First LightWritten and read by Jim Plath; music by Friends of Dean Martinez (Otra Vez from A Tardecer)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:38
Prairie Style II and Prairie Style IIIWritten and read by Cecil Giscombe; music by Buddy Holly (Buddy's Guitar from Down the Line: Rarities)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:24
Magnetic FieldWritten by Catherine Phil McCarthy, read by Kathryn Kerr; music by Kim Robertson (Since You've Asked, from Searching for Lambs)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:36
Winter of the Deep SnowWritten and read by Dan Guillory; music by Julian Lage (Motor Minder from Sounding Point)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:51
MisoWritten by Matt Bryden, read by Carrie Etter; music by Dale Miller (Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey from Time Goes By)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:51
Signals (for Caitlin)Written and read by James McGowan; music by Fiddlers 4 (Danse Caribe from Fiddlers 4)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:52
What I'd Tell YouWritten and read by Kathleen Kirk; music by Linn Barnes and Allison Hampton (Alchemy from Oasis Classical and Instrumental #3)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:02:28
One Position Ahead of Me on the Unemployment LineSonnet Substantially Like the Words of Fulano Rodriguez, written by Jack Aguerros, read by Martin Espada; music by The New International Trio (Blue Monk from Atomic Theory Records 10th Anniversary Collection)WGLT-FM Public Radio00:03:04

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