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HPPR Arts, Culture & History

Bad Poetry is BACK: Bring Your WORST — Friday, March 3rd at WTAMU in Canyon, TX

High Plains Public Radio | By Jenny Inzerillo

Published March 3, 2023 at 9:35 AM CST

Tonight's the night, so scoop up the scariest stuff you've ever written and share the bad verse with the coolest folks in town. That's right: WTAMU's Dept. of English, Philosophy & Modern Languages presents the BAD POETRY COMPETITION, right when you need it most.

Check out the best of the WORST poets in the Amarillo area tonight at WTAMU's Bad Poetry Contest, starting at 6:30p CT on campus at WT in Canyon, TX. Click here for all the details, and if you missed Dr. Matthew Harrison's EPIC rap battle/poem from his on-air visit to High Plains Morning, YOU'RE IN LUCK! The audio link is at the top of this page. Have fun, spread the word, and BRING IT!

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Jenny Inzerillo

Jenny Inzerillo joined HPPR in 2015 as the host of High Plains Morning, our live music program that airs weekdays at 9 am to noon CST. Broadcasting from KJJP in beautiful downtown Amarillo, she helps listeners wake up with inspired music from our region and beyond. Tune in for new voices in folk/Americana, deep cuts from your favorite artists, soulful tracks from singer/songwriters across the world, and toe-tapping classics dating as far back as the 1920s. Plus, discover underground greats that just might be your new favorite band.

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HPPR Arts, Culture & History

Won't Be Worried Long: Willie Watson Talks "Willie Watson," His New Album Not-So-Full of Old Songs

Taking a morning pause from his band's bonkers tour schedule, folksinger Willie Watson shared some time with HPPR to talk about his self-titled new album, Willie Watson, as well as life on the road performing original music...for the first time in a LONG time.
HPPR Arts, Culture & History

"LIPS" Service: Opportunity School's Jill Goodrich Spreads the Word about LIPS 2024 on 9/21

Jenny Inzerillo

Don't miss this year's LIPS event at AJ Swope Performance Plaza at Arts in the Sunset, featuring Silverada (formerly Mike & the Moonpies), the "working man's country band."
HPPR Arts, Culture & History

Tumbleweed Festival: HPPR returns with 2024 "Gazebo Sessions" on Saturday, Aug. 24

If you're in the Garden City area, come out for LIVE MUSIC & FUN in the Lee Richardson Zoo at this year's Tumbleweed Festival. High Plains Public Radio will be hosting LIVE ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCES from some of the fabulous artists playing this year. Plus, we'll broadcast LIVE from 12-2p CT as Valarie Smith hosts Songbirds, with interviews and sets from Jeff Black, Elexa Dawson & 80 Proof Alice!
HPPR Arts, Culture & History

"There Once Was a Man from Nantucket": WTAMU's Bad Poetry Competition Returns This Friday in Canyon, TX

Jenny Inzerillo

Putrid poets of the Texas Panhandle, tonight's the night! WTAMU's Bad Poetry Contest returns on Friday, March 1st at 6:30pm in the Recital Hall (located in the Fine Arts Complex on Russell Long Blvd.).
HPPR Arts, Culture & History

A Musical Thanksgiving Day Tradition: "The Gratitude Adjustment" Rocks "High Plains Morning" Again

Jenny Inzerillo

Feast your ears on THIS! My Thanksgiving crew is BACK with a wild 2023 playlist full of incantations, revelations, and detonations. Tune in from 9a-12p CT this Thanksgiving Day for another takeover program to celebrate everything we have — especially MUSIC. Thanks for supporting PUBLIC RADIO on the High Plains!