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.
September 29, 1993 - Poet Tracy Barkis reads her poem titled "I Set Myself Free," which addresses violence against her.
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September 29, 1993 - Patricia Weaver Francisco and Signe Nestingen talk about their experiences writing about their rapes as a way to understand their experiences.
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September 30, 1993 - An author talks about ideas and how it has to touch the consumer.
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October 1, 1993 - Aircheck minus Guthrie piece. A look at arts and popular culture with Kathy Wurzer sub as host. 1. Conversation with Maurice Sendak, author of We Are All in the Dumps with Jack and Guy2. Gerald Arpino of Joffrey Ballet on Prince ballet Billboards3. Arts roundtable4. Discussion with author Pam Keesey on Daughters of Darkness: Lesbian Vampire Tales5. Roseanne Arnold advice column6. Los Mundiales
October 1, 1993 - MPR’s Bob Potter interviews Garrison Keillor on bringing back the original A Prairie Home Companion name.
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October 1, 1993 -