EPISODE · Mar 29, 2021 · 14 MIN
Episode 1: April is National Poetry Month
from Library Nerds with Words · host Martin Achatz
Library nerd Marty Achatz, Adult Programming Coordinator at Peter White Public Library, gives you the word about the celebration of National Poetry Month at PWPL. This month, two-time U. S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, Natasha Trethewey, will be reading virtually at the library. In addition, poet Ronnie Ferguson will lead a virtual writing workshop on poetic inspiration. And the finalists for U. P. Poet Laureate, as well as the newly-selected U. P. Poet Laureate, will be reading throughout the month. Marty also gives you the word on the book Flight of the Diamond Smugglers by Matthew Gavin Frank. If you have a question you want to ask Natasha Trethewey, please e-mail the question to Marty at [email protected].
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Library nerd Marty Achatz, Adult Programming Coordinator at Peter White Public Library, gives you the word about the celebration of National Poetry Month at PWPL. This month, two-time U. S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, Natasha Trethewey, will be reading virtually at the library. In addition, poet Ronnie Ferguson will lead a virtual writing workshop on poetic inspiration. And the finalists for U. P. Poet Laureate, as well as the newly-selected U. P. Poet Laureate, will be reading throughout the month. Marty also gives you the word on the book Flight of the Diamond Smugglers by Matthew Gavin Frank. If you have a question you want to ask Natasha Trethewey, please e-mail the question to Marty at [email protected].
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