Black Mountain Institute (BMI) Podcast #42: Kay Ryan Reading - 11/05/09

In this episode, Kay Ryan -- the 2009 U.S. Poet Laureate -- gives the opening reading at the 2009 Vegas Valley Book Festival. Ryan's poetry collections include _The Niagara River_, _Say Uncle_, and _Elephant Rocks_. She has received fellowships from the NEA and the Guggenheim Foundation and was awarded the 2004 Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. This event was co-sponsored by the City of Las Vegas Office of Cultural Affairs and Nevada Humanities and took place November 5, 2009 in the Fifth Street School auditorium in Las Vegas, NV.