This collection encompasses 50-plus years of interviews, readings, speeches, and reports on the vibrant literary scene in Minnesota. Not only home to giants F. Scott Fitzgerald and Sinclair Lewis, our state has an array of incredible contemporary poets, novelists and playwrights. Their words make up majority of this collection.
Repeatedly being named the “Most Literate City in the United States,” the Twin Cities has played host to numerous visiting national writers via book tours, festivals, and lectures. Many recordings of these are also included.
This project was funded by the National Historical Publications & Records Commission.
July 5, 1993 -
July 9, 1993 - Author Jim Northrup reads from his book "Walking the Rez Road."
July 9, 1993 - MPR’s Liz Hannon interviews author Jim Northrup about his book, "Walking the Rez Road." Northup also speaks about oral tradition and the Vietnam War.
July 9, 1993 -
July 14, 1993 -
July 16, 1993 - Published 1992, G. P. Putnam's Sons
July 16, 1993 -
July 17, 1993 - MPR’s Chris Roberts reports on the poetry scene in the Twin Cities by visiting local performance venues. Roberts interviews organizers and poets and gets their take on Minnesota’s poetry revival.
July 17, 1993 -
July 21, 1993 - Author William Least Heat Moon speaks at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He is a best selling author, his books include "Blue Highways: A Journey Into America" and "PrairyErth (A Deep Map)".