"Crimes Against The Lyric" By James Tate
James Tate has become one of the most beloved contemporary American poets.
Feb 27, 2011•5 min
Focus on Flowers
Focus on Flowers is a weekly podcast and public radio program about flower gardening hosted by master gardener Moya Andews.
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Tree Pollination
Since trees are well and truly rooted to their spot, they must rely on other agents to help them cross pollinate, or they must self pollinate.
Feb 24, 2011•2 min
Stage And TV Actress Sandra Duncan
Stage director Murray McGibbon interviews English actress Sandra Duncan.
Feb 22, 2011•49 min
Retrospective: Early Music America Competition Winners, pt. 2
Harmonia marks the 25th anniversary of Early Music America with a look at its past competition winners. Part two looks at the accomplishments of the Concord Ensemble, Masques, and Plaine & Easie. Jordi Savall continues his exploration of traditional music from Scotland and Ireland in the featured release Celtic Viol II.
Feb 21, 2011•59 min
"A Sound From The Earth" By William Stafford
On this podcast I read William Stafford's poems: "With Kit, Age 7, At the Beach," "A Sound From the Earth," and "People of the South Wind."
Feb 20, 2011•6 min
A Few Facts About Trees
As well as living longer than any other organism on our planet, trees can grow into the largest organisms.
Feb 17, 2011•2 min
Music of the Renaissance with Trulla de Bozes and Doulce Mémoire
Spanish consort songs (Passacaille) and Italian dances (Dorian).
Feb 17, 2011•5 min
Richard Cecil's "CNN.com Valentine"
On this edition of The Poets Weave, Richard Cecil reads his poems "CNN.com Valentine" and "Pep Talk."
Feb 13, 2011•5 min
Broadcast Journalist Lara Logan
Owen Johnson interviews 60 Minutes correspondent Lara Logan and plays two of her favorite pieces of music.
Feb 11, 2011•48 min
L'Orfeo Baroque Orchestra and La Symphonie du Marais
Baroque orchestral dance music by J.C.F. Fischer (CPO) and Michel-Richard Delalande (Harmonia Mundi).
Feb 10, 2011•5 min
Tap Roots: The Deeper The Better For Drought Tolerance
It is hard to transplant plants with taproots, so look for small new plants or offsets near an established plant and dig a deep circle around them.
Feb 10, 2011•2 min
Sex Advice Columnist Dan Savage
Annie Corrigan interviews author, blogger, and sex advice columnist Dan Savage.
Feb 08, 2011•54 min
More Poems By The "Cold Poet" Meng Chiao
"When he pours his libation of tears to the ghosts in the stream / The ghosts gather, a shimmer on the waves." -- Meng Chiao
Feb 06, 2011•5 min
Contour Planting Slows Runoff And Reduces Erosion
Contour planting is also popular along highways, in public parks, and in private gardens as a method of conserving water and avoiding water pollution.
Feb 03, 2011•2 min
Sportscaster Dick Enberg
Owen Johnson interviews veteran sportscaster and IU alumnus Dick Enberg.
Jan 31, 2011•52 min
"A Story That Could Be True" And Other Poems By William Stafford
Stafford won numerous awards for his poetry and wrote influential books of essays about writing poetry.
Jan 30, 2011•6 min
Flower Names As Feminine Names
Many of the people I know who do have flower names are mature women, though it does seem there is a resurgence in these flower-related names for baby girls.
Jan 27, 2011•2 min
New Music/Early Music: The New Brandenburgs, pt. 3
A continuation of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra’s commissions of new works inspired by the Brandenburg concertos of J.S. Bach, The Cardinall’s Musick completes their Byrd Series, and Jordi Savall explores music around Dimitrie Cantemir.
Jan 24, 2011•59 min
Poems From the Late T'ang
Meng Chiao, know as the "cold poet" (T'ang Dynasty, China), wrote of the remote high mountains and a retreat from civilization.
Jan 23, 2011•6 min
Poet, Essayist, Farmer, And Novelist Wendell Berry
Shana Ritter hosts this interview with an American man of letters, academic, cultural and economic critic, and farmer Wendell Berry.
Jan 21, 2011•56 min
Hoya Rhymes With Moya
Hoya plants enjoy indirect light and weekly watering, with fertilizer every second week.
Jan 20, 2011•2 min
More Poems From A Branch Will Not Break By James Wright
"This cold winter Moon spills the inhuman fire Of jewels Into my hands." --James Wright
Jan 16, 2011•5 min
Former Senator Birch Bayh
Perry Metz interviews former Senator Birch Bayh in his Washington, D.C. office, where he continues to monitor court cases about equal opportunity.
Jan 14, 2011•58 min
Music of the Americas with the Boston Camerata
Patriotic and devotional music from early America as well as music from New Spain.
Jan 14, 2011•7 min
Winter Views
Garden designers suggest that a third of garden plants should be evergreen so that there is winter interest.
Jan 13, 2011•2 min
Retrospective: Early Music America Competition Winners, pt. 1
Harmonia marks the 25th anniversary of Early Music America with a look at its past competition winners. Part one of two looks at the accomplishments of Ensemble La Rota, Asteria, and the Catacoustic Consort. Jordi Savall and Le Concert des Nations perform in featured release of music from the time of Louis XV.
Jan 10, 2011•59 min
"Snowy" By Maura Stanton
“In the bleak Mid-winter, snow is falling, snow on snow” --Christina Rossetti
Jan 09, 2011•5 min
Cats And House Plants
Look for the following symptoms if you suspect a cat has been poisoned: vomiting, diarrhea and a staggering gait.
Jan 06, 2011•2 min
From James Wright's Book The Branch Will Not Break
The experimental, largely free verse poems in The Branch Will Not Break by James Wright shocked readers at the time and helped change American poetry.
Jan 02, 2011•6 min
The King's Consort and ORLANDOviols
Henry Purcell's complete odes & welcome songs (Hyperion), and a debut recording of music for viol consort (Lunaris).
Dec 30, 2010•5 min
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