February 5, 1993 - On this segment of First Friday, MPR’s Maja Beckstrom profiles barn poetry. An inspiration of New York poet Mark Mendel back in 1982, the poetry resides on the side of Goodhue County Road 6, outside of Red Wing, Minnesota.
March 11, 1993 - Gary Harm, grand-nephew of Minnesota artist and children’s book author Wanda Gag, reads “Millions of Cats.”
March 26, 1993 - Hibbing native and second-generation Korean American author Marie Myung-Ok Lee reads from her new book "Finding My Voice."
April 1, 1993 - Minnesota author Michael Fedo recalls a childhood memory of April Fools’ Day in a story reading.
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 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.
April 9, 1993 - On this Voices from the Heartland segment, Minnesota author Barton Sutter reads his essay on Duluth weather, titled “April Fools.”
April 16, 1993 - MPR’s Mike Edgerly interviews Phantom Poet, who shares his frustration with winter. Phantom Poet also reads a poem about spring.
April 23, 1993 - MPR’s Mike Maus interviews Minnesotan author Marie Lee on her young adult novel If It Hadn’t Been for Yoon Jun. Following a reading segment, Lee discusses the struggles of integrating her Korean and American identities and of feeling different than most other adolescents in her youth.
May 3, 1993 - MPR’s John Biewen profiles Minneosta poet Bill Holm after his heart attack. Holm talks about his health, his time in China, writing, and disdain for strict nutrition.