Materials created/edited/published by Archive team as an assigned project during remote work period in 2020
December 26, 1990 - On this Midday program, a documentary on Iceland satirical poet Kristjan Niels Julius, followed by an interview with author Barry Lopez.
December 26, 1990 - Mainstreet Radio’s John Biewen profiles Icelandic North Dakota poet Kristjan Niels Julius. Segment includes interviews about the poet and readings of his work.
December 29, 1990 - MPR’s Paula Schroeder interviews Native American activist Clyde Bellecourt, who talks about Red Road Pow Wow, spirituality, and education of younger generation.
February 7, 1991 - MPR’s Bill Wareham profiles new Minnesota Twin, and St. Paul native, Jack Morris. Includes comments from Morris on his transition from Detroit Tigers to Minnesota Twins.
February 16, 1991 - MPR’s Chris Roberts reports on local Black Teens for Advancement (BTA) protest in the St. Paul skyways. Roberts speaks with numerous young protestors, who share stories of discrimination when using skyways.
March 15, 1991 - MPR’s Beth Friend profiles St. Paul poet and essayist David Mura. Mura is interviewed about his experience getting a writing grant and moving to Japan for a year.
March 22, 1991 - MPR’s Tom Fudge profiles Vietnamese musician Ann Que. The Fridley teenager plays the dan tranh and dan bau as a way to preserve a cultural eastern tradition.
April 26, 1991 - MPR’s Beth Friend interviews Greek nature poet Olga Broumas, who discusses her viewpoint on poetry and teaching. Feature also includes readings of poems “The Massacre” and “The Bird,” from her book “"Perpetua."
May 24, 1991 - Guthrie Theater actress Sally Wingert reads the Meridel Le Sueur essay, "I Was Marching.”
May 24, 1991 - MPR’s Marlana Benzie presents a report from Hibbing on the 50th birthday of former hometown resident Robert Allen Zimmerman, better known as the legendary Bob Dylan.