May 1, 1992 - American author and poet David Mura discusses being Japanese American, his writing, and the Asian American Renaissance Conference. Asian artists Li-Young Lee, Brenda Wong Aoki, Walter Liu are mentioned in segment.
May 1, 1992 - MPR’s Marlana Benzie-Lourey talks with St. Cloud poet Bill Meissner about the characters within his poetry. Meissner also reads numerous poems, including from his book Hitting into the Wind.
May 5, 1992 - MPR’s Kitty Eisele interviews Alfred Depew, an American-born Canadian short story writer and journalist. Depew details the process and drama of his character development.
May 12, 1992 - MPR’s Kim Hodgson interviews St. Paul mystery writer Kate Green about how writing and genres. Hodgson also talks about her 1992 book, Shooting Star.
May 15, 1992 - On this Voices from the Heartland episode, MPR’s Marlana Benzie-Lourey talks with central Minnesota poet Jerry Hansen about his time serving during the Vietnam War and his poetry about that experience. Hansen also reads numerous poems.
January 27, 1996 - MPR’s Greta Cunningham interviews author Carol Shields about her award-winning works, research, and the business of writing.
December 12, 2001 - A Midmorning broadcast of Talking Volumes event with Minnesota poet Robert Bly and MPR’s Katherine Lanpher, held at the Woman's Club of Minneapolis.
December 24, 2001 - MPR’s Marisa Helms reports on the popularity of Magnetic Poetry, a literary novelty has grown into a $7 million dollar a year company in Northeast Minneapolis. What started as a time-consuming obsession for Minnesota songwriter Dave Kapell is now a staple on the American refrigerator.
August 27, 2002 - The Gag Family: German-Bohemian Artists in America explores how Minnesota-born artist Wanda Gag transformed children's literature and illustrating in the 1920's. Julie L'Enfant, professor at the College of Visual Arts in St. Paul, discusses her book with MPR’s Greta Cunningham.
September 27, 2002 - On this Word of Mouth episode, a look at the current environment of poetry. Contains a State of the Arts report with interviews and readings, including Louis Alemayehu reading his poem, Crazy Eyes, No Boundaries.