/tags/poets-poetry Poets & Poetry en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-04-26/something-people-are-innately-drawn-to-celebrating-national-poetry-month-with-wolverine-farm April is National Poetry Month – and to celebrate, we're talking with the owner of Wolverine Farm in Fort Collins, who left his 'day job' more than 20 years ago to devote his life to bringing a love of literature and poetry to Northern Colorado. Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-04-26/something-people-are-innately-drawn-to-celebrating-national-poetry-month-with-wolverine-farm In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole, Ariel Lavery /station-news/2024-04-04/help-us-celebrate-national-poetry-month-heres-how KUNC and In The NoCo are celebrating National Poetry Month by asking our listeners to contribute 8-word poems, or “octaves,” inspired by life in Northern Colorado. All you’ll need is your voice, your phone, and your poetry muse! Thu, 04 Apr 2024 18:50:10 GMT /station-news/2024-04-04/help-us-celebrate-national-poetry-month-heres-how Jennifer Coombes, Nikole Robinson Carroll /show/kuncs-colorado-edition/2022-11-18/colorado-edition-midterm-election-debrief-and-the-fight-to-preserve-one-of-fort-collins-oldest-mexican-restaurant On this episode of Colorado Edition, we’re looking at a midterm election debrief and the property dispute over one of Fort Collins’ oldest restaurants — Pobre Pancho’s. Fri, 18 Nov 2022 18:34:20 GMT /show/kuncs-colorado-edition/2022-11-18/colorado-edition-midterm-election-debrief-and-the-fight-to-preserve-one-of-fort-collins-oldest-mexican-restaurant /show/kuncs-colorado-edition/2021-11-03/climate-action-feminist-thought-a-chat-with-poet-camille-dungy This year's One Book One Boulder selection, All We Can Save, illuminates the voices of women who are passionate about climate action and solutions. Contributor Camille Dungy shares her insight into climate literature as well as her contributions to the book. Wed, 03 Nov 2021 20:27:31 GMT /show/kuncs-colorado-edition/2021-11-03/climate-action-feminist-thought-a-chat-with-poet-camille-dungy Rae Solomon, Erin O'Toole /show/kuncs-colorado-edition/2021-11-03/colorado-edition-2021-election-results-climate-literature Today on Colorado Edition, we talk to three guests about the results from Colorado’s recent election and why the three statewide ballot measures ultimately failed. And, we speak to an environmental poet about the intersection of literature and climate action. Wed, 03 Nov 2021 19:21:15 GMT /show/kuncs-colorado-edition/2021-11-03/colorado-edition-2021-election-results-climate-literature Colorado Edition /show/kuncs-colorado-edition/2020-01-16/i-was-just-a-cowboy-that-wrote-poetry-poet-reflects-ahead-of-gathering Cowboys are synonymous with the West and Colorado's agricultural heritage. And this weekend, an event in our area celebrates that lifestyle through… Thu, 16 Jan 2020 12:00:00 GMT /show/kuncs-colorado-edition/2020-01-16/i-was-just-a-cowboy-that-wrote-poetry-poet-reflects-ahead-of-gathering Colorado Edition /arts-life/2018-03-21/denvers-first-puppet-slam-to-bring-audiences-behind-the-felted-curtain Katy Williams is used to having to explain her work.“I’ll tell people I’m a puppeteer and they’re like, ‘Oh, so like The Muppets?’” Williams said. “And… Wed, 21 Mar 2018 11:00:00 GMT /arts-life/2018-03-21/denvers-first-puppet-slam-to-bring-audiences-behind-the-felted-curtain Stacy Nick /npr-news/2016-02-07/denver-broncos-triumph-in-super-bowl-50-a-live-blog-in-haiku The Broncos beat the Carolina Panthers on the strength of their defense. It was the biggest football game of the year — so we covered it with the littlest poems we can think of: haiku. Sun, 07 Feb 2016 21:25:00 GMT /npr-news/2016-02-07/denver-broncos-triumph-in-super-bowl-50-a-live-blog-in-haiku Colin Dwyer /education/2015-08-17/one-colorado-dropout-who-found-her-voice-through-poetry Being a teenager is hard enough - but when you’ve dropped out of high school and are dealing with depression, self expression can be hard. For 17-year-old… Mon, 17 Aug 2015 11:00:00 GMT /education/2015-08-17/one-colorado-dropout-who-found-her-voice-through-poetry KUNC Staff /2014-10-27/75-years-of-colossal-poets-and-live-literature-at-nycs-92nd-street-y Writer Cynthia Ozick attended readings at the Y in the 1950s. "You saw these icons standing in a blaze of brilliant spotlight," she says, "and you felt that you were at the crux of all civilization." Mon, 27 Oct 2014 20:22:00 GMT /2014-10-27/75-years-of-colossal-poets-and-live-literature-at-nycs-92nd-street-y Tom Vitale