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KJJP-FM 105.7 FM serving Amarillo/Canyon and the central Texas Panhandle will be off the air on Monday from about 7am until 3pm. This shutdown is required while repairs are made to guy wires on the Channel 10 tower used by KJJP. During this outage you can continue listening to HPPR via its digital streams (see the player above) or through the HPPR mobile app.

Seth Wieck

HPPR Poets on the Plains, Featured Poet

Seth Wieck's forthcoming collection of poetry Call Out Coyote will be published by Wiseblood Books in 2026. His stories, essays, and poetry can be read in the Broad River Review, Local Culture, and Front Porch Republic, where he serves as a contributing editor. He also serves on the advisory board of the Center for the Study of the American West. He lives in Amarillo, Texas with his wife and three children. You can find his website at www.sethwieck.com/.

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Poets on the Plains: On Stratford-upon-Nothing

Chera Hammons

Hi. I’m Chera Hammons, a poet from Amarillo, Texas, here for Poets on the Plains. It’s a beautiful morning and the birds are singing. I’m so happy to share a poem with you today by fellow Texas Panhandle poet Seth Wieck.