April 8, 1993 - MPR’s Mike Maus interviews Zimbabwean novelist Shimmer Chinodya and others talk about writing coming out of war and Zimbabwe independence.
April 8, 1993 - MPR’s Mike Edgerly interviews unknown gentleman about exhibit of material from renowned American poet James Wright, including diaries and correspondence with W. H. Auden, John Crowe Ransom, and Theodore Roethke.
April 8, 1993 - MPR’s Kate Moos reads James Wright’s beloved poem “A Blessing.” The poem is based on an actual experience James Wright had whilst driving home one late afternoon with his friend Robert Bly, a fellow poet. They pulled off the highway and stopped to admire two ponies.
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April 9, 1993 - On this Voices from the Heartland segment, Minnesota author Barton Sutter reads his essay on Duluth weather, titled “April Fools.”
April 12, 1993 - A Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from the Grand Casino Mille Lacs near Garrison, Minnesota. First hour of program highlights American Indian casinos…what some term as the ‘New Buffalo.’ MPR’s Catherine Winter interviews Leonard Prescott, chairman of Little Six Inc.; Charlie Berg, state senator and chair of Minnesota Senate Gaming Regulation Committee; Bernita Churchill, elected legislative official for Mille Lacs Tribe; and Doug Twait, commissioner of public affairs for Chippewa Tribe. Group discusses benefits, concerns, and issues of gambling in Minnesota.
April 12, 1993 - Continuation of a Mainstreet Radio special broadcast from the Grand Casino Mille Lacs near Garrison, Minnesota highlighting American Indian casinos…what some term as the ‘New Buffalo.’ In this second hour of program, MPR’s Catherine Winter interviews Leonard Prescott, chairman of Little Six Inc.; Charlie Berg, state senator and chair of Minnesota Senate Gaming Regulation Committee; Bernita Churchill, elected legislative official for Mille Lacs Tribe; and Doug Twait, commission of public affairs for Chippewa Tribe. Group discusses benefits, concerns, issues of gambling in Minnesota, and answer listener questions.
April 12, 1993 - Deborah Jiang-Stein is starting a workshop for women writers in prison.