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 Vietnam War, and his poetry about that experience. Hansen also reads numerous poems.
May 22, 1992 - On this Voices from the Heartland segment, Minnesota author Barton Sutter reads his essay on Lake Superior, titled “God.”
May 25, 1992 - MPR’s Paula Schroeder interviews author Martha Hellander about her book "The Wild Gardener: The Life and Selected Writings of Eloise Butler." Hellander shares various biographical details on Butler and the creation of The Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary in Minneapolis.
June 5, 1992 - MPR’s Kitty Eisle interviews Howard Sivertson, a Grand Marais artist and author of "Once Upon an Isle: The Story of Fishing Families on Isle Royale." Sivertson details the past of Isle Royale fishermen.
July 3, 1992 - Barton Sutter reads his essay “Boundary Waters Canoe Park.” Sutter recalls the travails to get into Boundary Waters being far more trecherous than the wild.
August 28, 1992 - On this segment of Voices from the Heartland, Minnesota writer Laurie Allmann reads an essay on the North Shore islands.
September 4, 1992 - Garrison Keillor hosts a special broadcast at the MPR State Fair booth. Keillor presents quite a collection of Minnesota poets.
September 19, 1992 - Eileen Myles poet reads her political poem "An American Poem."
January 15, 1993 - Author Anthony Signorelli reads "Pretend You Live in a Room" by poet William Stafford.
January 15, 1993 - Wisconsin poet Thomas R. Smith reads his poem "Contempt."