October 2, 1993 - A reading of Louise Erdrich's meditation “The Veils," an essay on the literal and figurative symbols of veils for women.
October 2, 1993 - MPR’s Chris Roberts talks Bruce MacDonald about Autumn Poems II anthology. MacDonald reads classic poems “Fern Hill” by Dylan Thomas and “Ephemera” by William Butler Yeats.
October 12, 1993 - MPR’s Euen Kerr talks with Native American poet Jamison Mahto about poetry and cultural misconceptions. Mahto reads "The Blue Apache" from his book “Blues For Franklin Avenue: A Collection of Poetry.”
October 15, 1993 - A Voices from the Heartland Q&A with Duluth poet Barton Sutter. Feature includes Sutter reading of “Taconite Harbor,” and a discussion on his poetry collection “The Book of Names.”
October 20, 1993 - MPR’s Joe Follansbee interviews former Minnesota U.S. Senator Eugene McCarthy who shares a poem on deer hunting, equinox, and views of poets.
October 23, 1993 - Twin Cities poet Michael Dennis Browne reads "Potatoes, October."
October 29, 1993 - Minnesota mystery writer Brian Freeman shares a Halloween story that involves a ghost along the shore of Lake Superior and the sunken ships its waters contain.
October 30, 1993 - Famed horror writer Clive Barker reads his short story “The Departed,” which concerns the tale of a dead woman who can visit the living on Halloween.
November 1, 1993 - A reading from an anthology of poems, “Mouth to Mouth: Poems by Twelve Contemporary Mexican Women,” published in 1993 by Milkweed Editions (Minneapolis, MN). Excerpt is from an introductory narrative and poem written by poet Isabel Fraire.
November 5, 1993 - On this First Friday program, MPR’s Kathy Wurzer presents a story collection that includes: Alison Owings on German women during Third Reich; Helen Rubinstein on family and the Holocaust; Minnesota Orchestra celebrates its 90th birthday; Vickie Abrahamson on trends; MPR’s Euan Kerr report on international Symposium on Electronic Art (ISEA); and Robert Alden Rubin on poetry to read out loud.