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Sep 15

James Salter

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James Salter has left us, but this video is a good introduction to him in his last years.

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Mar 28

“The Look of Love,” sung by Diana Krall

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One of the classic love songs, written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, and sung by one of the great singers of torch songs in the modern era, Diana Krall.

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Mar 26

“Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” composed by Yip Harburg

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Edgar Yipsel “Yip” Harburg, April 8, 1896-March 5, 1981, was an American songwriter who wrote the lyrics for such classics as “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?,” “April in Paris,” “It’s Only a Paper Moon,” and the Broadway show, Finnan’s Rainbow, …

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Jul 27

“Wanting Sumptuous Heavens” by Robert Bly

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A lovely video from Motionpoems of a poem written and read by Robert Bly.

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Jul 23

Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

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Rachel Carson warned us of the dangers of pesticides and insecticides in our environment back in the early 1960s. I remember being fogged by clouds of insecticide sprayed from the bed of a pickup truck as it wove its way between rows …

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Nov 29

“The Pilgrim is Bridled and Bespectacled,” a poem by Bridget Lowe

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This is a beautiful example of the wonderful videos of poetry created by Motionpoems, a project co-founded by local and nationally-renowned poet, Todd Boss, and animator/producer Angella Kassube. This poem is read superbly by Linnea Mohn, a professional voice actor, also from …

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Nov 20

“Dear Matafele Peinem”

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On 23 September 2014, 26 year old poet Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, from the Marshall Islands, addressed the Opening Ceremony of the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Summit. Kathy was selected from among over 500 civil society candidates in an open, global nomination process …

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Nov 15

Katie Goodman of Broad Comedy

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I didn’t f**k it up. Okay, so maybe I did, a little, but I want to be an unf**ker.

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Hamline University MFA Program
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