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February 24, 2013

 

cotton field

“There Was A Cotton Field In Sardis, Alabama”

Mitchell L H Douglas reads "Second Child," "Sorrows: A Fret in Three Chords," and "There Was a Cotton Field in Sardis, Alabama."

February 17, 2013

 

kyle dargan

“State Of The Union” By Kyle Dargan

Kyle Dargan reads "State of the Union," "A House Divided," and "Barcode."

February 11, 2013

 

Mitchell Douglas

Mitchell L H Douglas Reads “House Top”

Douglas reads "House Top," "Al Green was a Preacher," and "Guiding Star Missionary Baptist Church, Reverend E E Herd, Pastor."

December 16, 2012

 

nandi comer

Poetry By Nandi Comer

Comer reads "Learning to Role Our Tongues," "On Coming Home to Teach," and "Car Slams into House."

November 18, 2012

 

johnson v. jeffries

More From The Big Smoke By Adrian Matejka

Adrian Matejka reads poems from his 2013 book The Big Smoke, which examines iconic prizefighter Jack Johnson.

November 11, 2012

 

adrian matejka

Poetry And Conversation With Adrian Matejka

Adrian Matejka reads from his forthcoming book and speaks with us about the source material for this project and his recent visit to Jack Johnson's gravesite.

November 4, 2012

 

jack johnson

Adrian Matejka Reads From The Big Smoke

Adrian Matejka reads from his 2013 book The Big Smoke, which explores through poetry the life and myth of prizefighter Jack Johnson.

May 27, 2012

 

Loblolly pine

Loblolly Pine In A Field Of Hollyhocks By Vievee Francis

Vievee reads "Anteater at the Dallas Zoo," "Still Life with Summer Sausage, a Blade, and No Blood -- East Texas, 1980," "Pity the Swine," and "Loblolly Pine..."

April 29, 2012

 

Vievee Francis

Poetry and Conversation With Vievee Francis

Vievee reads poems from her book Horse In the Dark and discusses her family ties to West Texas and its influence in this collection of work.

April 8, 2012

 

Vievee Francis

Horse In The Dark By Vievee Francis

Vievee Francis reads a selection of poems from her new book.

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