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The Poets Weave with Host Jenny Kander: A Production of WFIU Public Radio

The Poets Weave is a weekly five-minute program of poetry reading hosted by local poets Jenny Kander and Christopher Citro. The Poets Weave airs Sundays at 11:46 a.m. on WFIU HD1.

June 22, 2008

Irish Political Verse

 
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Host Jenny Kander reads a selection of Irish poems that speak of dreams and the need for change: The Mother by Patrick Pearse, Arthur O’Shaughnessy’s Ode, and Icarus by Valentin Iremonger.

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Jenny Kander

Jenny Kander, Originally from Johannesburg, South Africa, Jenny Kander moved to Bloomington in 1992. She received a Masters degree from the University of South Africa, and practiced as a grief counselor for 25 years before retiring in 1994 to focus on writing poetry. In 1999, Jenny began presenting The Poets Weave for WFIU. In her free time, Jenny enjoys writing, gardening, and knitting.
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