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.
August 5, 1987 -
August 17, 1987 -
August 29, 1987 - Literary agents Jonathan and Wendy Lazear answer listener questions about their work representing fiction and non-fiction writers, and how to attract the attention of an agent.
September 17, 1987 - Joanne Van Oorsouw, writing coordinator at the College of St. Catherine, answers listener questions about the use of language, the sources of phrases and words, etc.
September 26, 1987 - MPR’s Kate Moos reports on Minnesota Poets in the Schools Program (now COMPAS). Includes interviews with John Caddy and Randy Jennings, who describe program. Caddy also reads poem by a fourth grade student at St. Croix Catholic School in Stillwater, entitled “Wolf, Dark of NIght.”
October 17, 1987 - An interview with Carol Bly, author of "Letters from the Country" and a contributor to"Soil and Survival" with Joe and Nancy Paddock.Carol talks about living in rural Minnesota and answers listener questions.
October 24, 1987 -
October 24, 1987 -
November 1, 1987 - Show one of an eight-show series of half-hour programs. Hosts are authors Patricia Hampl and Carol Bly.
November 8, 1987 - Second show of an eight-show half-hour series. Hosts are authors Patricia Hampl and Carol Bly.